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I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week


09/28/2016

NEW ORLEANS, LA

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Rwandan wanted for genocide
Leopold Munyakazi, 67, entered the U.S. in 2004 on a business visa. In November 2006 the government of Rwanda issued an international arrest warrant charging Munyakazi with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and negation to genocide.


09/27/2016

WASHINGTON, DC

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 51 individuals during 6-day operation in VA, DC
Of the 51 individuals arrested, 47 had previously been convicted of crimes like grand larceny and rape. Three of the four remaining individuals have pending charges against them; one is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice. One person was issued a final order of removal by an immigration judge in January 2015, making him a priority for civil immigration enforcement.


09/26/2016

SANTA ANA, CA

NATIONAL SECURITY

Orange County man sentenced to 30 years for conspiring to join ISIL
Nader Elhuzayel, 25 of Anaheim, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter. The sentencing followed Elhuzayel’s conviction in June at the conclusion of a two-week trial that ended with a federal jury returning guilty verdicts against Elhuzayel and his co-defendant Muhanad Badawi. In addition to the terrorism counts, the jury also found Elhuzayel guilty of committing 26 counts of bank fraud and found Badawi guilty of one count of financial aid fraud.


09/26/2016

NASHVILLE, TN

OPERATIONAL


ICE Nashville hosts first-ever forensic lab training with Tennessee law enforcement agencies
HSI Nashville hosted the first-ever training for state and local agencies to include the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Metro Nashville Police Department, the Transportation Security Administration and others.


09/26/2016

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Southeast Texas 'babysitter' sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
Rosa Linda Ganceres, 54, of Mathis, Texas, was sentenced to the maximum term of 360 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos. She was also sentenced to serve 10 years of supervised release, and must register as a sex offender.

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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 10.03.2016
  National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2016
  During National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the FBI and its partners encourage everyone to reflect on the universe of cyber threats and on doing your part to secure your own devices, networks, and data.
• 09.29.2016
  Houston Animal “Crush” Cases Were First Under Federal Statute
  The sentencing of a Houston man for videos of brutality against small animals brings to a close the first successful prosecutions under a little-known 2010 federal statute.
• 09.26.2016
  Latest Crime Statistics Released
  The Crime in the United States, 2015 report reveals an increase in violent crime and a decrease in property crime when compared to 2014 data.
• 09.23.2016
  Documentary Screening Stresses Opioid Addiction Dangers
  Director James Comey participated in a panel discussion on opioid addiction following the screening of the documentary 'Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict' at Georgetown University.

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DEA NEWS

U.S. and Chinese Drug Enforcement Agencies Meet on Synthetic Opioid Efforts

SEP 29 (WASHINGTON)

This week the heads of the national drug-control agencies for the United States and the People’s Republic of China, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg and Director General (DG) Hu Minglang from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of the Ministry of Public Security, met at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia to address the flow of deadly synthetic drugs to the United States and discuss future opportunities for collaboration in our ongoing and mutual fight against a growing drug threat. This meeting follows an announcement by America’s President Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping during the G20 Summit held earlier this month in Hangzhou, China that the U.S. and China will continue to work together to address the illicit supply of fentanyl and its related compounds.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

SEP 30 (LEXINGTON, Ky.) U.S. Attorney, DEA and Lexington, Ky. Police Announce New Partnership SEP 30 (LEXINGTON, Ky.) Man Receives Sentence for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Death SEP 30 (ALBANY, N.Y.) Guilty Verdict in Major Drug Trafficking Case SEP 29 (HARTFORD, Conn.) Former Wesleyan Student Sentenced to Prison SEP 29 (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) Drug Ring Shut Down

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A.T.F. Press Releases

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

16 Defendants Indicted on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
Field Division:Atlanta Field Division


Hyde Street Shooting Investigation Leads to Arrest of New York Man on Gun and Drug Crimes
Field Division:Boston Field Division


ATF AND PUEBLO POLICE DEPARTMENT ARREST TWO FOLLOWING JAIL MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT
Field Division:Denver Field Division


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Columbia Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


LRGP Member Sentenced on RICO Charge and Drug Charges
Field Division:New York Field Division


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Grand Jury Indicts Mexican Man for Drug Distribution, Illegal Weapons Possession
Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Springfield Man Indicted for Heroin, Illegal Firearm
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


Eight Defendants Charged in Elmira Heroin Trafficking Ring
Field Division:New York Field Division


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Federal Racketeering Indictment of 24 Alleged Members of Baltimore "Murdaland Mafia Piru" Bloods Gang
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


Springfield Man Indicted for Illegal Firearms
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


Vice Lords Associate Pleads Guilty to Obtaining and Disclosing Private Hospital Information of Victims and Their Families
Field Division:Detroit Field Division


Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Prison
Field Division:New Orleans Field Division


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Bomb Data Center Releases 2015 Arson Incident Report
Field Division:Headquarters


Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


San Jose Resident Sentenced To Eight Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
Field Division:San Francisco Field Division

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	Fugitive charged with murder jailed after 10 months at large
	Two suspected child molesters arrested
	Swarm of officers arrest two-fisted gun suspect from Macon Family Dollar robbery
	Wanted: Adrian Williams is a suspect in three separate shootings, all from the same day
	Escaped Parolee Arrested at NLR Hotel
	Authorities: Oneida County's Most Wanted Man in Custody
	16-year-old charged in Montgomery homicide
	$1,500 reward for Warren sex offender
	Fugitive of nearly 4 decades captured in northwest Ohio
	U.S. Marshals Hunting 4 Sex Offenders In Pittsburgh Area
	Man Sought In Toms River Bank Robbery Captured In Friend's Bathroom

News from CBP

October 3, 2016 | Local Media Release
CBP Seizes Smuggled Currency at Presidio Port of Entry

October 3, 2016 | Local Media Release
New Orleans CBP Air Crew Detects and Leads Rescue of 15 in Gulf of Mexico

October 3, 2016 | Local Media Release
CBP Seizes $34K in Unreported Currency at BWI


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C.B.O. Media Releases

CBP Air and Marine Assists Border Patrol in N.M. after Agent is Assaulted
Monday, October 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseSUNLAND PARK, N.M. –The El Paso Branch of Air and Marine Operations (AMO) assisted in the apprehension of an undocumented immigrant who allegedly assaulted a Border Patrol agent near Mt. Cristo Rey, in New Mexico. The incident began when Border...
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CBP Seizes $34K in Unreported Currency at BWI
Monday, October 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseBALTIMORE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport seized $34,030 Saturday from a Nigerian couple for violating federal currency reporting...
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New Orleans CBP Air Crew Detects and Leads Rescue of 15 in Gulf of Mexico
Monday, October 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseNEW ORLEANS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) efforts in the Gulf of Mexico led to the rescue of 12 Cuban migrants on a make-shift raft and 3 fisherman on a disabled vessel. CBP Air & Marine Lead Rescue...
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CBP Seizes Smuggled Currency at Presidio Port of Entry
Monday, October 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleasePRESIDIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Presidio port of entry seized $68,422 Thursday afternoon. The money was discovered hidden within the front dashboard of the vehicle. Two U.S. citizens were arrested. CBP...
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Open Donations Acceptance Program FY 2017 Proposal Submission Period
Monday, October 3, 2016 | National Media ReleaseThe FY 2017 proposal submission period is now open until 5 P.M. EST on November 11, 2016. This submission period applies to proposals that are expected to cost more than $3 million (e.g. new facilities, major renovations, expansions, or other large-...
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CBP continues to seize millions of illegal counterfeits in Puerto Rico
Monday, October 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations announced today that 206 seizures where made of counterfeit products, valued at $1.5 million (MSRP), which were illegally imported into Puerto Rico via...
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CBP Air and Marine Operations Tampa Marine Unit Performs Life-Saving CPR
Monday, October 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseTAMPA, Fla. – A marine crew from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations, Tampa Marine Unit performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation to save a woman’s life after finding her unconscious on a vessel after nearly drowning on...
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Convicted Sex Offenders
Friday, September 30, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass and Carrizo Springs stations arrested a two convicted sex offenders in separate occasions who had been previously removed. “This is another excellent example of our agents’...
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Mobile Passport Control Expands to Houston Airports
Friday, September 30, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseHOUSTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced the expansion of Mobile Passport Control (MPC) to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Houston William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). With the addition of IAH and HOU,...
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CBP Seizes $23K in Unreported Currency at Washington Dulles International Airport
Friday, September 30, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseSTERLING, Va. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), at Washington Dulles International Airport seized over $23,000 from a South Africa-bound traveler on Thursday for violating federal currency reporting...
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Port of Brownsville CBP Officers Host Embracing Diversity Celebration
Thursday, September 29, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port of Brownsville hosted a multicultural diversity celebration titled, “Embracing Diversity,” at the Veterans International Bridge. “Our diversity at CBP makes us stronger and allows our...
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CBP Officers Seize over $650K in Heroin at the Laredo Port of Entry
Thursday, September 29, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a significant amount of alleged heroin, valued at more than $650,000, in two enforcement actions. “This seizure is a great example of teamwork and the enforcement...
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CBP hace disponible vía Internet la solicitud y pago de la I-94 para viajeros en puertos terrestres
Thursday, September 29, 2016 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON – Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy las mejoras realizadas a la página en de Internet I-94 que permite la solicitud y pago en línea del formulario I-94, previo a ingresar al...
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CBP Retires Beagle After 5 Years of Service
Thursday, September 29, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseJAMAICA, NY — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees at John F. Kennedy International Airport said goodbye CBP Agriculture K-9 Jasper, an eight-year-old beagle, who spent almost six years with CBP at JFK. JFK CBP Agriculture K-9 Jasper“...
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Man Found Lost at Sea Repatriated with Assistance from CBP Officers in Florida
Thursday, September 29, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseKEY WEST, Fla. - A Costa Rican man who reportedly had been lost at sea for days was rescued by a private tanker and CBP personnel provided additional assistance until he could be repatriated. CBP personnel in Key West with rescuedCosta Rican manThe...
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CBP Makes Online I-94 Application, Payment Available to Travelers Arriving at a Land Port of Entry
Thursday, September 29, 2016 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced an enhancement to the I-94 website today, which allows travelers to apply and pay for their I-94 online prior to arriving at a land port of entry. Travelers can speed up their entry...
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CBP Officers at the Hidalgo Port of Entry Seize Nearly $250K in Cocaine
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized alleged cocaine valued at $247,860 during an enforcement action. Packages containing 32 pounds ofcocaine seized by CBP...
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Guidance for Travelers for the 2016 Sukkot Holiday
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection reminds travelers of guidance related to the annual Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The travel period for the holiday is from Oct. 8 through Oct. 31. The holiday begins after sundown on Oct. 16 and ends after...
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美国海关和边境保护局公布有关签证更新电子系统的更多细节
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | National Media Release华盛顿—美国海关和边境保护局（CBP）今天宣布，自11月29日起，所有持中华人民共和国护照和10年期 签证的旅客必须在签证更新电子系统（EVUS）进行登记才能赴美旅行。EVUS是一个在线系统，供持有10 年期B1/B2、B1或B2（访问者）签证的中华人民共和国公民更新其个人基本信息，以便赴美旅行。登记的费用为8美 元，登记的有效期为两年，或者截至旅客获得新的护照或者签证之时，以两者之中先到期者为准。 美国海关和边境保护局局长R. Gil Kerlikowske指出：“...
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Brownsville Port of Entry CBP Officers Seize $319,436 in Narcotics at Los Indios International Bridge
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseLOS INDIOS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Los Indios International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged heroin and methamphetamine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $319,436, hidden...
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CBP Announces Additional Details about the Electronic Visa Update System
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today all People’s Republic of China passport holders carrying a 10-year visa will be required to have a valid Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) enrollment when traveling to the United...
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Mobile Passport Control Expands to Boston Logan International Airport
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseBOSTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Logan International Airport (BOS) today announced the expansion of Mobile Passport Control (MPC) to BOS. BOS becomes the 18th airport to offer MPC for CBP processing. Mobile Passport is the first...
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Border Patrol Finds Meth in Vehicle’s Hidden Compartment
Monday, September 26, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseNILAND, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 111 checkpoint, arrested a man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine on Saturday. The incident occurred at approximately 9:45 a.m., after a 24-year-old man approached...
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U.S Customs and Border Protection Receives Intellectual Property Crime Investigations College Award
Monday, September 26, 2016 | National Media ReleaseWashington –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was awarded the 2016 International Intellectual Property Crime Investigations College (IIPCIC) Award for the Agency’s outstanding commitment to public/private sector partnerships in the fight...
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CBP Agricultural Specialists at Miami International Airport Intercept Potentially Devastating Pest
Monday, September 26, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseMIAMI - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists working at Miami International Airport seized dozens of figs from a passenger arriving on a flight from Jordan last month. After suspecting the passenger’s fruit might be...
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I.C.E. News Releases


10/03/2016

CLEVELAND, OH

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


Bosnian husband, wife repatriated after more than decade-long immigration fraud probe
Ratko Maslenjak, 57, a former Cleveland-area resident and his wife, Divna Maslenjak, 53, arrived in Belgrade, Serbia, Oct. 1, via commercial aircraft. ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers witnessed the pair’s departure from JFK International Airport and confirmed their arrival with Serbian authorities.



09/30/2016

WASHINGTON, DC

FINANCIAL CRIMES


ICE, Chile National Customs Service sign agreement establishing trade transparency unit
This agreement brings the total HSI TTU international partners to 14.



09/30/2016

TAMPA, FL



WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT


3 Florida companies become IMAGE members
Three Florida companies became the latest employers to be certified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) employment compliance program called IMAGE at a ceremony Thursday.



09/29/2016

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Peruvian citizen wanted for fraud
Jesus Godofredo Aguilar Guillen, 50, a criminally-convicted alien illegally present in the United States and the subject of an Interpol warrant for fraud, was taken into ICE custody on Aug. 18,. Aguilar Guillen was wanted by Peruvian authorities for fraud and had illegally re-entered the United States after being deported in 2004.




09/29/2016

MCALLEN, TX



NARCOTICS


Mexican man sentenced in South Texas to 6 ½ years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine
Manuel Ivan Reina-Ruiz, from Sonora, Mexico, has been sentenced to 78 months imprisonment by a U.S. District judge in McAllen.



09/28/2016

GRAND ISLAND, NE



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainee passes away at Nebraska hospital
A Guatemalan man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed away of an apparent heart attack Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska.



09/28/2016

ROCKFORD, IL



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Illinois woman sentenced to 55 months in federal prison for mail fraud
Patty Cordoba, 44, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, was sentenced Sept. 28 by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala, Northern District of Illinois, to 55 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.



09/28/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


British man who came to US to have sex with pre-teen boys pleads guilty, agrees to 13-year prison sentence
Paul Charles Wilkins, 70, of Littleport in East Cambridgeshire, England, a dual U.S.-United Kingdom citizen, was charged earlier this year in a four-count indictment with traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct; attempted sex trafficking of children; transportation of child pornography; and possession of child pornography.




09/28/2016

NEW ORLEANS, LA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Rwandan wanted for genocide
Leopold Munyakazi, 67, entered the U.S. in 2004 on a business visa. In November 2006 the government of Rwanda issued an international arrest warrant charging Munyakazi with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and negation to genocide.



09/28/2016

SPRINGFIELD, MO



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Missouri man indicted for receiving, distributing child pornography
Michael V. Lucas, 31, of Springfield, Missouri, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury. This indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed against Lucas Sept. 21.



09/28/2016

MCALLEN, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


South Texas man pleads guilty to downloading hundreds of child pornography videos and images
Jorge Trevino-Blanco, 27, from McAllen, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez who accepted the plea and set sentencing for Dec. 8. At that time, Trevino-Blanco faces a minimum of five and up to 20 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 fine.



09/27/2016

PHOENIX, AZ



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Convicted human smuggler who held teen for ransom sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison
Pedro Chavez-Bautista, 35, pleaded guilty June 28 to one count of human smuggling. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow, who also ordered the defendant, who had been imprisoned since December, to serve an additional eight months for violating the conditions of his supervised release.




09/27/2016

ORLANDO, FL



NATIONAL SECURITY


Woman sentenced for acting as illegal agent for a foreign government
According to the plea agreement, Amin Yu, 55, of Orlando, from at least 2002 to February 2014, at the direction of co-conspirators working for Harbin Engineering University (HEU, a People’s Republic of China (PRC)-controlled entity) PRC, obtained systems and components for marine submersible vehicles from companies in the U.S.



09/27/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 51 individuals during 6-day operation in VA, DC
Of the 51 individuals arrested, 47 had previously been convicted of crimes like grand larceny and rape. Three of the four remaining individuals have pending charges against them; one is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice. One person was issued a final order of removal by an immigration judge in January 2015, making him a priority for civil immigration enforcement.



09/27/2016

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Southeast Texas man pleads guilty to producing child pornography
Law enforcement learned that Jesus Villalobos, 31, from Corpus Christi, had been communicating via cellphone text messages and a social media application with an 11-year-old girl in February.



09/26/2016

DALLAS, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


2 Mexican men wanted for homicide and rape deported by ICE Dallas officers
Lazaro Gerardo Rascon-Balbastro, 26, and Abelardo Ibarra-De La O, 26, were both transported by bus to the U.S. Mexico border at Laredo, Texas, and transferred to Mexican authorities Sept. 26.




09/26/2016

SANTA ANA, CA



NATIONAL SECURITY


Orange County man sentenced to 30 years for conspiring to join ISIL
Nader Elhuzayel, 25 of Anaheim, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter. The sentencing followed Elhuzayel’s conviction in June at the conclusion of a two-week trial that ended with a federal jury returning guilty verdicts against Elhuzayel and his co-defendant Muhanad Badawi. In addition to the terrorism counts, the jury also found Elhuzayel guilty of committing 26 counts of bank fraud and found Badawi guilty of one count of financial aid fraud.



09/26/2016

NASHVILLE, TN



OPERATIONAL


ICE Nashville hosts first-ever forensic lab training with Tennessee law enforcement agencies
HSI Nashville hosted the first-ever training for state and local agencies to include the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Metro Nashville Police Department, the Transportation Security Administration and others.



09/26/2016

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Southeast Texas 'babysitter' sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
Rosa Linda Ganceres, 54, of Mathis, Texas, was sentenced to the maximum term of 360 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos. She was also sentenced to serve 10 years of supervised release, and must register as a sex offender.



09/26/2016

NEWARK, NJ



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


New Jersey IT CEO charged with defrauding worker visa program
Sowrabh Sharma, 31, of New York, is charged – along with SCM Data Inc., a New Jersey corporation, MMC Systems Inc., a Virginia corporation, and Shikha Mohta, 33, of Jersey City, New Jersey, the head of finance for the companies – with one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and to obstruct justice and one count of conspiracy to harbor aliens.




09/26/2016

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Mexican man sentenced to almost 4 years in federal prison for human smuggling resulting in serious bodily injury
Mario Rodriguez-Gomez, 25, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos. He is also expected to face deportation proceedings following his release from prison.



09/23/2016

EL PASO, TX



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Jury convicts El Paso attorney in connection with multi-million dollar fraud, money laundering scheme
Marco Antonio Delgado (aka Marco Delgado Licon), 50, was found guilty on three counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, and nine counts of engaging in monetary transactions of criminally derived property.

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JUSTICE NEWS



Hospital Chain Will Pay over $513 Million for Defrauding the United States and Making Illegal Payments in Exchange for Patient Referrals; Two Subsidiaries Agree to Plead Guilty

Monday, October 3, 2016




Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates Delivers Remarks Before Justice Forum in Atlanta

Monday, October 3, 2016




Department of Justice Awards $119 Million to Hire Community Policing Officers

Monday, October 3, 2016

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