I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week 11/13/17
I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week
11/08/2017
HOUSTON, TX
TRANSNATIONAL GANGS
22 South Texas gang members indicted for multiple violent crimes
Those arrested during the Nov. 7 enforcement actions include: Houston residents Giovani Alecio, aka Whiteboy, 26, Victor Javiel Gonzalez, 29, Maria Angelica Moreno-Reyna, aka Patty, 51, Gabriela Gonzalez-Flores, aka Gabby, 46, Eddie Torres, aka Monterrey 38, Jose Luis Moreno, aka Lucky, 23, Gilberto Espinoza Garcia, 49, Hector Reyna, aka Pantera, 26, Jimmy Mejia Chavez, 33, and Grisel Salas, aka Cris, 34, from Donna, Texas; and Jose Ruben Palomo-Martinez, 48, from Mission, Texas. Those arrested in the Houston area made their initial appearances in federal court Nov. 8 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Johnson.
11/07/2017
SAN ANTONIO, TX
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
South Texas ICE officers remove Honduran criminal wanted for double murder
Santos Ventura Meija-Mendez, 24, was flown to Honduras onboard a charter flight coordinated by ICE’s Air Operations (IAO) Unit. Upon arrival, Meija-Mendez was turned over to Honduran authorities.
11/07/2017
SAN JUAN, P.R.
CONTRABAND
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ICE, ATF, PRPD arrest 22 for firearms trafficking
Those arrested also face charges for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. During the investigation and leading up to Wednesday’s arrests, authorities seized 35 firearms, including 20 pistols and 15 rifles, including five machine guns.
11/06/2017
WASHINGTON, DC
OPERATIONAL
2 cartel members sentenced to life prison terms in slaying of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata and attempted murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila
The defendants, Jose Emanuel Garcia Sota, aka Juan Manuel Maldonado Amezcua, aka “Zafado,” 36, of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and Jesus Ivan Quezada Piña, aka “Loco,” 29, of Matamoros, Mexico, are among seven Mexican nationals who were extradited to the United States on federal charges in this case. They were found guilty by a jury on July 27, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and sentenced by the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth.
11/06/2017
NEW YORK, NY
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
ICE arrests 5 after being released despite active detainers
Since January, ICE arrests comprise over 70 percent convicted criminals. Of the remaining individuals not convicted of a crime, approximately 70 percent have either been charged with a crime, are an immigration fugitive, or have been removed from the United States and illegally re-entered.
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I.C.E. News Releases
11/09/2017
HOUSTON, TX
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
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Veterans Day Spotlight: HSI Houston Special Agent Norman Green
Green began his military career in December 1985 as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army. As he reflects on Veterans Day, he thinks of service to the nation and the opportunity to pay tribute to his fellow soldiers who served with him.
11/09/2017
NEW YORK, NY
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Queens man charged with producing child pornography by using social media to direct the abuse
A criminal complaint against Keith Liwang, 26, was unsealed Thursday with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announcing the charges of conspiracy to produce child pornography. Liwang is alleged to have directed women on Facebook to abuse children and send him photographs of the abuse in exchange for cash.
11/09/2017
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Previously convicted sex offender from Southeast Texas pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
Adam Thomas Simington, 31, from Corpus Christi, on Nov. 9 pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.
11/09/2017
NEW YORK, NY
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
ICE arrests 25 on Long Island during Operation Secure Streets
In the course of Operation Secure Streets, ERO deportation officers apprehended 25 individuals, 24 of whom have been convicted of violations concerning the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. One individual, who was arrested for immigration violations, did not have a DUI-related conviction. Each was taken into custody and is currently being detained pending the completion of removal proceedings.
11/08/2017
HOUSTON, TX
TRANSNATIONAL GANGS
22 South Texas gang members indicted for multiple violent crimes
Those arrested during the Nov. 7 enforcement actions include: Houston residents Giovani Alecio, aka Whiteboy, 26, Victor Javiel Gonzalez, 29, Maria Angelica Moreno-Reyna, aka Patty, 51, Gabriela Gonzalez-Flores, aka Gabby, 46, Eddie Torres, aka Monterrey 38, Jose Luis Moreno, aka Lucky, 23, Gilberto Espinoza Garcia, 49, Hector Reyna, aka Pantera, 26, Jimmy Mejia Chavez, 33, and Grisel Salas, aka Cris, 34, from Donna, Texas; and Jose Ruben Palomo-Martinez, 48, from Mission, Texas. Those arrested in the Houston area made their initial appearances in federal court Nov. 8 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Johnson.
11/08/2017
MIAMI, FL
HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING
Colombian national extradited to the US to face charges for encouraging and inducing aliens to come to the US
Carlos Emilio Ibarguen Palacios, 26, is charged along with three others in a Jan. 6, indictment with one count of conspiracy to encourage and induce aliens to come to the Unites States as well as three counts of encouraging and inducing aliens to come to the United States.
11/07/2017
SAN ANTONIO, TX
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
South Texas ICE officers remove Honduran criminal wanted for double murder
Santos Ventura Meija-Mendez, 24, was flown to Honduras onboard a charter flight coordinated by ICE’s Air Operations (IAO) Unit. Upon arrival, Meija-Mendez was turned over to Honduran authorities.
11/07/2017
SAN JUAN, <acronym title="Google Page Ranking">PR</acronym>
CONTRABAND
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ICE, ATF, PRPD arrest 22 for firearms trafficking
Those arrested also face charges for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. During the investigation and leading up to Wednesday’s arrests, authorities seized 35 firearms, including 20 pistols and 15 rifles, including five machine guns.
11/06/2017
WASHINGTON, DC
OPERATIONAL
2 cartel members sentenced to life prison terms in slaying of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata and attempted murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila
The defendants, Jose Emanuel Garcia Sota, aka Juan Manuel Maldonado Amezcua, aka “Zafado,” 36, of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and Jesus Ivan Quezada Piña, aka “Loco,” 29, of Matamoros, Mexico, are among seven Mexican nationals who were extradited to the United States on federal charges in this case. They were found guilty by a jury on July 27, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and sentenced by the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth.
11/06/2017
NEW YORK, NY
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
ICE arrests 5 after being released despite active detainers
Since January, ICE arrests comprise over 70 percent convicted criminals. Of the remaining individuals not convicted of a crime, approximately 70 percent have either been charged with a crime, are an immigration fugitive, or have been removed from the United States and illegally re-entered.
11/03/2017
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Former Minnesota high school teacher sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography
Joshua Noble, 39, was charged by felony information on April 17, 2017, and pleaded guilty on June 29, 2013, to one count of distributing child pornography. Noble was sentenced Nov. 2 before Judge Ann D. Montgomery. He was also sentenced to 10 year term of supervised release, $26,000 in restitution to the victims, and he must pay a $5,000 special assessment to the Domestic Trafficking Victims Fund.
11/03/2017
FARGO, ND
CHILD EXPLOITATION
North Dakota man sentenced to 22 years in federal prison following his guilty plea to child pornography charges
Alexander Robert McManus, 56, of Jamestown, North Dakota, was sentenced Nov. 3 before Judge Ralph R. Erickson following his guilty plea to one count of receiving materials containing child pornography and two counts of possessing materials containing child pornography.
11/03/2017
LUBBOCK, TX
NARCOTICS
Drug trafficking leader sentenced in West Texas to more than 10 years in federal prison
Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings sentenced Leopoldo Herrera-Gandara, aka “Polo,” 33 of Arch, New Mexico, to 121 months in federal prison. Herrera-Gandara pleaded guilty in August to one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
11/03/2017
BOSTON, MA
WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT
Massachusetts restaurateur sentenced for multiple fraud schemes
Hazrat Khalid Khan, 58, a Pakistani national residing in Middletown, New York, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and one year of supervised release, and will be subject to deportation proceedings upon completion of his sentence. Khan was also ordered to pay restitution of $2,343,155 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and $27,863 to two insurance companies he defrauded.
11/03/2017
NEWARK, NJ
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
ICE removes Costa Rican citizen wanted for rape in Costa Rica
Ramon Castillo-Muñoz, 50, was placed in ICE custody June 31 and deported from the United States Nov. 2.
11/03/2017
CHICAGO, IL
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
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ICE Chicago deportation officers remove man wanted for murder in Mexico
On Sept. 8, 2017, Jose Antonio Cordova-Rodriguez, 33, was arrested outside his Chicago residence by special agents and officers with ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Chicago, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.
11/02/2017
PHOENIX, AZ
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
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Phoenix officers repatriate a Mexican national wanted for homicide
Jorge Luis Malaga-Estrada, 32, was transferred to the custody of Mexican authorities through the Nogales DeConcini Port of Entry by ERO officers with the Phoenix field office.
11/02/2017
SAN ANTONIO, TX
FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
Former US Army recruiter from San Antonio sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for straw purchasing firearms for Gulf Cartel
Julian Prezas, 37, from San Antonio was sentenced Nov. 2 by U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia to 200 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and he must pay a $600 special assessment fee. On Dec. 12, 2016, Prezas pleaded guilty to five counts of making a false statement during the purchase of firearms and one count of attempting to export into Mexico defense articles on the U.S. Munitions List without obtaining a license or written authorization.
11/02/2017
DALLAS, TX
NARCOTICS
Dallas man sentenced to more than 47 years in federal prison for 2015 armed assault on federal officers
In April 2017, following a four-day trial, Victor Manuel Solorzano, 32, of Dallas, was convicted of the following charges: one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; two counts of assault of a federal officer; and two counts of using, carrying, brandishing and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
11/01/2017
EL PASO, TX
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS
ICE removes ex-Colombian army commander accused of executing 5 people
Retired Lt. Col. Oscar Gomez Cifuentes, 53, was implicated in five killings in Colombia that allegedly occurred while he was the commander of Infantry Battalion 43 Efrain Rojas Acevedo. These allegations relate to a disputed report stating that five persons were killed by the battalion during a confrontation at a Colombia ranch in November 2007.
11/01/2017
GREAT FALLS, MT
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Montana man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography
U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris sentenced Manuel David Orozco, 42, to 120 months in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and a $5,100 special assessment. When he was arrested, Orozco was a Tier I sex offender, because he had been convicted of sex offenses against children in the state of Oregon.
10/31/2017
EL PASO, TX
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
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ICE El Paso arrests man from India after he completes his 10-year prison sentence for inducing a young girl to have sex
Jerald Peter Dsouza, 58, a citizen of India, was arrested by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers after he was released from the Reeves County Detention Complex (RCDC) where he was serving a 10-year sentence for using the internet to induce a minor, who he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, to engage in criminal sexual activity.
10/31/2017
LAREDO, TX
CONTRABAND
South Texas man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for drug trafficking
Arturo Valladolid Jr., 43, from Laredo, was sentenced Oct. 31 by U.S. District Marina Garcia Marlolejo to 240 months in prison, and to a 10-year term of supervised release. Valladolid pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges Oct. 18, 2016.
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