I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week 11/6/17
Top Stories: Last Week
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
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.
11/01/2017
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.
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.
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I.C.E. News Releases
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.
10/31/2017
SCRANTON, PA
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Pennsylvania man charged with producing child pornography, online enticement of a minor and transferring obscene material to a minor
An indictment against Omar Santiago-Muniz, 27, was unsealed Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the charges of producing child pornography, online enticement of a minor and transferring obscene material to a minor.
10/31/2017
NEW YORK, NY
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
ICE removes man that escaped from jail in the Dominican Republic
Ofracio Perez-Jose, 55, was escorted by ERO deportation officers to Santo Domingo, via a commercial flight, and transferred to the custody of Dominican law enforcement authorities.
10/30/2017
MILWAUKEE, WI
HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING
Owner of Milwaukee-area gas stations charged with forced labor trafficking
According to the indictment, between 2009 and 2011, Harshinder Bhatia, 58, forced and threatened an Indian national woman to work causing her to believe that if she did not perform such labor and services, she would suffer serious harm. The indictment charges that this crime involved aggravated sexual abuse and was furthered by Bhatia possessing the victim’s passport.
10/27/2017
WASHINGTON, DC
NARCOTICS
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ICE highlights role in combating opioid supply in Northern Virginia
Acting Executive Associate Director Derek Benner led today’s briefing, where he announced that HSI’s Cyber Crimes Center will expand its efforts to offer investigative support and dark net training to state, local, and international partners. Benner also discussed plans to enhance training focused on illicit payment networks and financial transactions associated with fentanyl smuggling and distribution.
10/27/2017
PHOENIX, AZ
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
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Phoenix officers remove Honduran national for attempted murder charge
Guilber Noe Sevilla-Rozales, 28, was transferred to the custody of Honduran authorities by ICE officers at the Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
10/26/2017
JENA, LA
OPERATIONAL
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ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Jena takes care of business
The busy LaSalle U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center opened in the fall of 2007. Located in Jena, Louisiana, a town that covers about five square miles, it functions as an ICE-dedicated detention center with a maximum capacity of 1,320 beds.
10/26/2017
NEWARK, NJ
NARCOTICS
Guatemalan man admits to smuggling heroin covered in chocolate
Jacobo Leonel Orellana-Estrada, 21, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one count of possession with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin.
10/25/2017
NEW YORK, NY
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
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ICE removes Guatemalan national wanted for murder
Rigoberto Gonzalez-Aragon, 66, was returned to Guatemala City, via an ICE Air Operations charter flight, and transferred to the custody of Guatemalan law enforcement authorities.
10/25/2017
NEW YORK, NY
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
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Convicted felon among 3 men released into the community after ICE detainers ignored
On Oct. 24, Garcia-Taveras was arrested by the New Jersey State Police (NJSP). ERO deportation officers were notified of the arrest by the ICE Law Enforcement Support Center, and arrested Garcia-Taveras in Newark, New Jersey, on the 2014 federal re-entry after deportation charges, which are currently pending in U.S. District Court. He is in U.S. Marshals Service custody.
10/24/2017
DALLAS, TX
DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD
Former Dallas-area school district human resources director sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for conspiracy to falsify immigration documents
Victor Leos, 63, of Garland, Texas, pleaded guilty in May 2017 to one count of conspiracy to commit false statements in connection with immigration documents. Leos was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on Jan. 28, 2018.
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