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I.C.E. News Releases

Top Stories: Last Week

10/27/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA


NARCOTICS


4 charged after ton of marijuana seized from boat in Long Beach
Omar Quintero, 28, of Los Angeles, Miguel Angel Quintero Jr., 38, also of Los Angeles; Eliasib Ventura, 34, of Alhambra; and Jonathan Ventura, 31, of Pomona, were taken into custody Tuesday afternoon and were named in a one-count criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court.



10/27/2016

HOUSTON, TX

FINANCIAL CRIMES


Dozens indicted in multimillion dollar Indian call center scam targeting US victims
The co-conspirators allegedly used “hawalas,” in which money is transferred internationally outside of the formal banking system, to direct the extorted funds to accounts belonging to U.S.-based individuals. According to the indictment, these individuals were expecting the hawala transfers but were not aware of the illicit nature of the funds. The co-conspirators also allegedly kept a percentage of the proceeds for themselves.



10/24/2016

BOSTON, MA

FINANCIAL CRIMES

Massachusetts fraudster pleads guilty to billion dollar pyramid scheme
Overall, the nearly two million people who participated in TelexFree made 96% of their compensation, not from selling the company’s VOIP service, but from ad-posting and recruiting others to join.



10/24/2016

FORT WORTH, TX

HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING

6 indicted in child sex trafficking conspiracy – face life in prison if convicted
Each of the defendants acted as a “pimp” and is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking: Chad Johnson, a/k/a “Ocho Hood Fame,” 24, Diwone Nobles, a/k/a “Pooh,” 32, Audry Lane, a/k/a “Spud,” 29, Deon Bonner, a/k/a “Spanish Fly,” 26, Stanley Johnson, a/k/a “Pee Wee,” 24, and Katelyn Michelle Ward, a/k/a “KD,” 24.



10/24/2016

WASHINGTON, DC

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Federal authorities warn against dangers of decorative contact lenses
With Halloween rapidly approaching, federal law-enforcement authorities are issuing a consumer warning against dangerous counterfeit contact lenses and unapproved decorative contact lenses illegally sold at retail outlets and online that can cause eye infections, conjunctivitis and impaired vision.

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10/28/2016

MIAMI, FL



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE returns Lebanese man convicted on terrorism-related charges
Maroun Sleiman Saade, 64, departed Miami International Airport Wednesday night, escorted by ERO officers and arrived Thursday at Beirut Hariri International Airport.


10/28/2016

NEW YORK, NY



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


New York pair charged with trafficking of counterfeit goods
Daye Dong, 49, and Hongyu Chen, 48, are charged with importing counterfeit goods from China into the United States with the intent to distribute and sell the counterfeit products to retailers in New York City and elsewhere.



10/28/2016

BOSTON, MA



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Boston man sentenced to 28 years for attempting to kill man he thought was cooperating with authorities
Jaquan Casanova aka “Cass,” “Joffe,” “Joffy,” and “Joffy Joe,” 24, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 28 years in prison and five years of supervised release.



10/28/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


2 Los Angeles-area men among those charged in scheme to smuggle $3 million in military aircraft parts and defense items to Iran
Zavik Zargarian, 52, of Glendale, and Vache Nayirian, 57, of Lakeview Terrace, were taken into custody Wednesday morning by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).




10/28/2016

DALLAS, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE Dallas officers return Mexican man wanted for murder
Arcenio Esparza-Perez, 40, was transported by bus to the U.S. Mexico border at Laredo, Texas, and transferred to Mexican authorities Oct. 28.



10/27/2016

LUBBOCK, TX



NARCOTICS


3 Lubbock, Texas, residents arrested on fentanyl-related charges
Sidney Caleb Lanier, 36, was arrested at his home on 154th Street. Jessica Christine Holl, 28, and Jamie Marie Robertson, 32, were arrested at their apartment on 4th Street. A date and time for their initial appearances has not been set yet.



10/27/2016

NEW HAVEN, CT



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Connecticut man indicted for sex trafficking minors
Jason Prawl, aka “Boots,” 28, of Bridgeport, Connecticut made a first appearance Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford and entered a plea of not guilty to the charges.



10/27/2016

CONCORD, NH



NARCOTICS


New Hampshire woman sentenced to 10 years for conspiracy to distribute heroin
Jaclyn Hilow, age 29, of Winchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph A. DiClerico, Jr. Hilow previously had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin.




10/27/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA



NARCOTICS


4 charged after ton of marijuana seized from boat in Long Beach
Omar Quintero, 28, of Los Angeles, Miguel Angel Quintero Jr., 38, also of Los Angeles; Eliasib Ventura, 34, of Alhambra; and Jonathan Ventura, 31, of Pomona, were taken into custody Tuesday afternoon and were named in a one-count criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court.



10/27/2016

HOUSTON, TX



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Dozens indicted in multimillion dollar Indian call center scam targeting US victims
The co-conspirators allegedly used “hawalas,” in which money is transferred internationally outside of the formal banking system, to direct the extorted funds to accounts belonging to U.S.-based individuals. According to the indictment, these individuals were expecting the hawala transfers but were not aware of the illicit nature of the funds. The co-conspirators also allegedly kept a percentage of the proceeds for themselves.



10/27/2016

PROVIDENCE, RI



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Rhode Island man sentenced to 2 years for sex trafficking girls
Cristian Garcia, 21, of Providence, Rhode Island, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for sex trafficking children and was also ordered to serve 5 years supervised release upon completion of his prison term. A co-defendant in this matter, Mackenzy Scott, 20, of Providence, pleaded guilty on September 20, 2016, to conspiracy to sex trafficking children.



10/27/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


Iranian national pleads guilty to conspiracy to illegally export aviation products
Mansour Moghtaderi Zadeh, 56, pleaded to one count of conspiracy to unlawfully export goods, technology, and services to Iran without the required license, and to defraud the United States.




10/26/2016

HONOLULU, HI



OPERATIONAL


Honolulu Police Department receives $1.3 million in forfeited funds seized in multiagency internet gambling probe
“But those efforts are even more gratifying when we’re able to take money originally generated by illicit activities and harness it to combat crime. The Honolulu Police Department is a vital partner for HSI, and all of the federal law enforcement agencies in this community, and we’re delighted to be able assist the Department with its public safety mission.”


10/26/2016

DALLAS, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainee passes away at a West Texas hospital
Olubunmi Toyin Joshua, 54, had been detained at the Rolling Plains Detention Center in Haskell, Texas.



10/26/2016

BLAINE, WA



OPERATIONAL


ICE HSI Blaine: The epicenter of border investigations
As home to one of the largest commercial ports of entry on the United States-Canada border, Blaine and its surrounding region is a picturesque blend of land and sea where citizens of both countries have the option to move around by car, boat, plane and train. Because of that, the area presents a unique challenge to HSI Blaine special agents and border patrol counterparts as they work to combat criminal activity.



10/26/2016

NEW YORK, NY



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


New York-area charities receive 30,000 jackets following seizures by ICE HSI
The jackets, seized by HSI in 2015, will eventually end up at nearly 100 local charities. In an event held Tuesday by the NCDA’s office, representatives from the charitable organizations, including The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Long Island, arrived with their empty trucks ready to be filled. Special agents from HSI New York were on hand to deliver the goods.




10/25/2016

NEWARK, NJ



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES


New York man charged with conspiracy to commit murder for hire
Joshua Craig Rowling, 18, of Richmondville, New York, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit murder for hire, one count of possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, one count of unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of possession of a silencer.



10/25/2016

PHILADELPHIA, PA



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


British national sentenced for illegally exporting sensitive technologies to Syria
Ahmad Feras Diri, age 43, of London, was sentenced to a 37-month term of imprisonment, a $100 special assessment, and ordered to forfeit $45,698 to the government. Diri was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in London on March 14, 2013, and extradited to the United States on charges filed in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.



10/25/2016

BURLINGTON, VT



FINANCIAL CRIMES


4 Canadian men charged in Vermont ATM fraud scheme
Mathieu Baaklini, 21, Ben salma, 21, and Brandon Lo, 24, all of Laval, Quebec, and Nicolau Manfredi, 21, of Montreal, were each charged with conspiracy to fraudulently use access devices resulting in the receipt of more than $1,000 in cash.



10/25/2016

BEAUMONT, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former East Texas teacher sentenced to 5 years in prison for receiving child pornography
Gary Alan George, 56, pleaded guilty April 5 to receiving child pornography and was sentenced Oct. 25 to 60 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield. George was indicted by a federal grand jury May 6, 2015.




10/25/2016

PHILADELPHIA, PA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Pennsylvania man charged with possession of child pornography
If convicted, Jeffrey Curtis Drexler, 27, faces a maximum possible sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, with a 10-year minimum mandatory term of incarceration, a $250,000 fine, five years up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.



10/24/2016

BOSTON, MA



NARCOTICS


Canadian man pleads guilty in Massachusetts to drug trafficking
David Nguyen, 40, of Toronto, Canada, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute MDMA (aka “ecstasy” or “mollie”) and marijuana; and one count of conspiracy to launder money. Nguyen was indicted in January 2014, arrested in Canada in May 2014 and extradited to the United States in October 2016 after he temporarily surrendered to the United States.



10/24/2016

BOSTON, MA



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Massachusetts fraudster pleads guilty to billion dollar pyramid scheme
Overall, the nearly two million people who participated in TelexFree made 96% of their compensation, not from selling the company’s VOIP service, but from ad-posting and recruiting others to join.

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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 10.26.2016
  FBI Deploys Cyber Experts to Work Directly with Foreign Partners
  The Bureau is working to combat the global cyber threat by placing cyber assistant legal attachés (ALATs) in FBI offices in strategic locations around the world.
  
• 10.24.2016
  Combating the Growing Money Laundering Threat
  The FBI has placed a renewed emphasis on investigations targeting the middlemen who facilitate the movement of billions of dollars in illicit funds around the globe each year.
  
• 10.19.2016
  Online Cyber Training for Law Enforcement First Responders
  The FBI and its partners have developed the Cyber Investigator Certification Program to help ensure first responders have a working knowledge of how to survey and secure electronic evidence at a crime scene.
  
• 10.18.2016
  LEOKA Report Released
  The FBI's annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) report covers the 41 felonious deaths, the 45 accidental deaths, and the 50,212 line-of-duty assaults of officers during 2015.

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DEA NEWS

Americans Flock to National Drug Take Back Day

OCT 28 (WASHINGTON, D.C.)

Six years after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Americans continue to turn out in large numbers to rid their homes of unused medications, including controlled prescription drugs (CPDs) such as painkillers, tranquilizers, and stimulants.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

OCT 28 (NEWARK) 12,000+ Pounds of Prescription Meds in New Jersey Turned In OCT 28 (SAN DIEGO) San Diego Area Prescription Take Back Numbers Released OCT 28 (CONCORD, N.H.) Haverhill Resident Guilty of Drug Conspiracy OCT 28 (BOSTON) Three Bristol-Based Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty OCT 28 (SEATTLE) Record Prescription Drug Haul in Pacific Northwest Take Back

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A.T.F. Press Releases


MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2016

Leader of Baltimore County Heroin Distribution Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2016

Franklinville Man Sentenced on Gun Charge Violating Supervised Release
Field Division:New York Field Division


Macclenny Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison on Drug and Firearms Charges
Field Division:Tampa Field Division


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016

Activity in the United States Attorney's Office
Field Division:Denver Field Division


Orlando Man Charged with Carjacking and Firearms Offenses
Field Division:Tampa Field Division


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016

Twenty-Four Charged with Methamphetamine Distribution, Illegal Firearms Charges
Field Division:Louisville Field Division


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016

Firearms Dealer Gets Over Five Years in Prison for Selling More Than 200 Guns to Drug Dealer, Other Criminals in South Jersey
Field Division:Newark Field Division


Tonawanda Man Sentenced on Multiple Gun and Drug Charges
Field Division:New York Field Division


MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016

Jacksonville Woman Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking by Force, Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine, and a Firearm Offense
Field Division:Tampa Field Division


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge
Field Division:New York Field Division


Niagra Falls Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Field Division:New York Field Division


Syracuse Man Sentenced for Burglary of Nedrow Gun Store
Field Division:New York Field Division


South Jersey Couple Sentenced for Conspiring to Set Fire to Historic Diner
Field Division:Newark Field Division


Defendant Frequently Traveled by Truck to Glendale, Arizona to Pick up Coolers with Methamphetamine Hidden in Them
Field Division:Denver Field Division

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	9 registered sex offenders arrested for violations during Trick-or-Treating in Milwaukee County
	Law enforcement conducts home checks of sex offenders during Halloween Trick or Treat times
	Portsmouth Murder Suspect Captured in New Jersey
	Man implicated in shooting arrested
	Suspect in Friday night standoff facing 7 attempted murder charges
	'Violent' NH Heroin Ring Busted: ICYMI
	Malheur refuge listed for rent on Craigslist. Price: $0

JUSTICE NEWS



Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns and Corruptly Endeavoring to Impede the Internal Revenue Laws
Friday, October 28, 2016




Investigation into the Death of Mikhail Lesin Has Closed
Friday, October 28, 2016




Two California Men Among Those Charged in Scheme to Smuggle Military Aircraft Parts and Defense Items to Iran
Friday, October 28, 2016


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