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I.C.E. News Releases

Top Stories: Last Week

11/03/2016

SAN JUAN, P.R.

CONTRABAND


ICE, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 1,786 kilograms of cocaine
During the arrest of Sandy Hernandez Monday, HSI special agents found more than $30,000 in cash, three weapons and approximately 1,786 kilograms of cocaine. Of the six persons in the indictment, three were arrested while the others are awaiting extradition from the Dominican Republic.



11/01/2016

CHARLOTTE, NC

TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


Charlotte-area MS-13 gang members sentenced to life in prison following ICE HSI investigation
Miguel Zelaya, 22, an unlawfully present Honduran national, and Luis Ordonez-Vega, 37, a Guatemalan national, were both sentenced to life in prison Monday by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. A federal jury in Charlotte previously convicted both men in April on conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity (RICO), murder in aid of racketeering, use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death.



11/01/2016

NEW YORK, NY

HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING

ICE HSI investigation leads to arrest of 6 in US, Mexico in international sex trafficking scheme
Over a two-day period, authorities arrested four defendants in Mexico and two in Queens, New York, as part of a coordinated bilateral law enforcement action. The six defendants are Raul Romero-Granados, aka Chicarcas and El Negro, 32; Isaac Lomeli-Rivera, aka Giro, 34; Efrain Granados-Corona, aka Chavito and Cepillo, 41; Alan Romero-Granados, aka El Flaco, 24; Pedro Rojas-Romero, 37; and Emilio Rojas-Romero, 34. Juan Romero-Granados, aka Chegoya and El Guero, remains a fugitive.



11/01/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes former Orange County taxi driver convicted of terrorism charges
Ahmed Nasir Tahlil Mohamud, 41, formerly of Anaheim Calif., was repatriated on board commercial flights escorted by Los Angeles-based ERO deportation officers as far as Nairobi, Kenya. After arriving in Nairobi, the deportation officers transferred Mohamud to a non-stop flight bound for Mogadishu and Somali authorities subsequently confirmed his arrival.



10/31/2016

WASHINGTON, DC

CONTRABAND


Law enforcement agencies around the world collaborate on international Darknet marketplace enforcement operation
“Operation Hyperion” was initiated by U.S. federal law enforcement, the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States) and members of Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, as the first step in developing a more unified global law enforcement response to the growing usage of the Darknet by individuals seeking to buy and sell illicit drugs and other illegal goods and services.

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I.C.E. News Releases

11/04/2016

CLEVELAND, OH

CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


14th century Italian manuscript transferred to ICE following probe
The Master of Dominican Effigies, an important illuminator, created an illuminated manuscript known as Codex D sometime between 1335 and 1345. Codex D, essentially a type of hymnal, is parchment with leather binding and contained seven illuminated pages.



11/04/2016

SAN JUAN, P.R.

CONTRABAND


Former Puerto Rico TSA employee indicted, arrested for drug trafficking
The indictment, unsealed Friday, alleges that from on-or-about 2008, Jose Cruz-Lopez smuggled kilogram quantities of cocaine while employed as a TSA officer at the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport (LMMIA) in San Juan.



11/04/2016

DETROIT, MI

CHILD EXPLOITATION


Electronic-detection K9 "Ruger" a 'game-changer' in fight against child predators
During a search for evidence, Ruger is led by his handler and uses his sense of smell to locate electronic devices. He ‘indicates’ he has found something by sitting down. Amazingly, he is able to find the exact location of electronic equipment. He is also able to indicate where equipment was previously. He is awarded with his favorite treat: a yellow tennis ball.



11/04/2016

SYRACUSE, NY

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Central New York man pleads guilty to distribution of child pornography
Richard S. Buffham, 49, of Oswego, New York, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge Norman A. Mordue. Buffham, who was ordered detained pending sentencing, faces a minimum sentence at least five years and up to 20 years imprisonment on each of the distribution counts.




11/04/2016

HOUSTON, TX

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE Houston officers deport Salvadoran gang member wanted for aggravated extortion and drug possession
Edwin Antonio Torres, 27, was flown to El Salvador Nov. 4 onboard a charter flight coordinated by ICE’s Air Operations (IAO) Unit. Upon arrival, Torres was turned over to officials from El Salvador’s Civilian National Police (PNC).



11/03/2016

SAN JUAN, P.R.

CONTRABAND


ICE, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 1,786 kilograms of cocaine
During the arrest of Sandy Hernandez Monday, HSI special agents found more than $30,000 in cash, three weapons and approximately 1,786 kilograms of cocaine. Of the six persons in the indictment, three were arrested while the others are awaiting extradition from the Dominican Republic.



11/03/2016

TUSCON, AZ

NARCOTICS


16 arrested in multiagency operation targeting Tucson-based heroin trafficking ring
More than 100 law enforcement personnel from a dozen federal, state, and local agencies participated in the operation. Overall, investigators served a total of 32 state arrest warrants at 12 locations around the Tucson metropolitan area. Sixteen defendants are now in custody.

11/03/2016

TAMPA, FL

DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD

Mexican national sentenced for making false claim to US citizenship
According to court documents, Jose Avianeda-Espinoza, 44, a citizen of Mexico, fraudulently used a U.S. citizen’s identity for nearly 17 years to obtain a number of government identifications and to avoid deportation.



11/03/2016

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Bay Area woman arrested for allegedly selling counterfeit cosmetics
During a search of the woman’s residence, HSI special agents recovered counterfeit lipsticks, hair styling products, eyelash adhesive, powder compacts, eye shadow, eye liner, as well as electronic curlers and straighteners.



11/02/2016

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Costa Rican citizen wanted for rape against a minor
Jose Alberto Orozco-Ramirez, 48, was the subject of an Interpol warrant for rape against a minor. He entered ICE custody May 26. Orozco-Ramirez was originally admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant B-2 visitor June 3, 2003, but exceeded his stay.



11/02/2016

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



NARCOTICS


Mexican man sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine
Nieblas-Ruelas and co-defendant Massiel Segoviano-Fierro, 25, also a Mexican national illegally residing in the United States, were arrested in November 2015. They were charged Nov. 23, 2015, by criminal complaint with conspiracy and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in Bernalillo Country New Mexico.



11/02/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


ICE makes impressive showing at the 2016 Secretary's Awards
The purpose of the event was to honor 745 DHS employees from across the country for their extraordinary work and professional excellence. Deputy Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas joined Secretary Johnson for the formal and elaborate ceremony.




11/02/2016

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


2 US Army soldiers charged in southeast Texas with human smuggling
Marco Antonio Nava Jr., 19, and Joseph Edmond Cleveland, 25, both of El Paso, made their appearances Nov. 2 before U.S. Magistrate Judge B. Janice Ellington.



11/01/2016

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



NARCOTICS


NM man receives enhanced 7 ½-year federal prison sentence for heroin trafficking resulting in a death
Allen Goossen, 30, of Farmington, New Mexico, must also serve three years of supervised release after he’s released from prison. Goossen was convicted for possessing 12 grams (0.4 ounces) of heroin.



11/01/2016

BOISE, ID



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Idaho man sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on child pornography charges
Stephen Roy Walker, 43, pleaded guilty Aug. 4, admitting to transporting 462 digital images and 42 digital videos containing child pornography from Texas to Idaho.



11/01/2016

DEL RIO, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Southwest Texas sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography
Daniel Vicuna, 21, from Del Rio, Texas, pleaded guilty to the charges Dec. 11, 2015, and was sentenced Oct. 26 by U.S. District Judge Alia Moses to 109 months imprisonment.




11/01/2016

CHARLOTTE, NC



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


Charlotte-area MS-13 gang members sentenced to life in prison following ICE HSI investigation
Miguel Zelaya, 22, an unlawfully present Honduran national, and Luis Ordonez-Vega, 37, a Guatemalan national, were both sentenced to life in prison Monday by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. A federal jury in Charlotte previously convicted both men in April on conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity (RICO), murder in aid of racketeering, use or carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death.



11/01/2016

NEW YORK, NY



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


ICE HSI investigation leads to arrest of 6 in US, Mexico in international sex trafficking scheme
Over a two-day period, authorities arrested four defendants in Mexico and two in Queens, New York, as part of a coordinated bilateral law enforcement action. The six defendants are Raul Romero-Granados, aka Chicarcas and El Negro, 32; Isaac Lomeli-Rivera, aka Giro, 34; Efrain Granados-Corona, aka Chavito and Cepillo, 41; Alan Romero-Granados, aka El Flaco, 24; Pedro Rojas-Romero, 37; and Emilio Rojas-Romero, 34. Juan Romero-Granados, aka Chegoya and El Guero, remains a fugitive.



11/01/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes former Orange County taxi driver convicted of terrorism charges
Ahmed Nasir Tahlil Mohamud, 41, formerly of Anaheim Calif., was repatriated on board commercial flights escorted by Los Angeles-based ERO deportation officers as far as Nairobi, Kenya. After arriving in Nairobi, the deportation officers transferred Mohamud to a non-stop flight bound for Mogadishu and Somali authorities subsequently confirmed his arrival.



10/31/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



CONTRABAND


Law enforcement agencies around the world collaborate on international Darknet marketplace enforcement operation
“Operation Hyperion” was initiated by U.S. federal law enforcement, the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States) and members of Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, as the first step in developing a more unified global law enforcement response to the growing usage of the Darknet by individuals seeking to buy and sell illicit drugs and other illegal goods and services.




10/31/2016

NEWARK, NJ



FINANCIAL CRIMES


6 charged for role in $100 million international money laundering scheme
The defendants are charged with the transfer of funds through dozens of shell companies in the United States and Mexico as part of a scheme to fraudulently obtain tax refunds from the government in Mexico.



10/31/2016

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA



CONTRABAND


Iowa man sentenced to 28 ½ years in federal prison for conspiracy to smuggle guns to Lebanon
Ali Afif Al Herz, 51, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, previously pleaded guilty to multiple counts that included the following crimes: conspiring to deal in firearms without a license, conspiring to illegally ship firearms in interstate and foreign commerce, conspiring to commit money laundering, violating the Arms Export Control Act, and possessing firearms after having previously been convicted of a crime of domestic violence.






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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 11.07.2016
  Break-In Netted Burglary Crew $2.5 Million in Jewels
  A group of friends who referred to themselves as the Jedi Knights committed several hundred home break-ins up and down the East Coast during 2011 and 2012.
• 11.03.2016
  Transportation Official Sentenced in Red-Light Camera Corruption Case
  A former Chicago assistant transportation commissioner is serving a 10-year sentence for his role in a long-running corruption scheme involving the city’s red-light camera contracts.
• 11.01.2016
  A Primer on DarkNet Marketplaces
  The DarkNet provides anonymity to criminals who set up online marketplaces for nefarious purposes, but the FBI and its partners are working to disrupt the operations and infrastructure of these illicit sites.
• 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.

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DEA NEWS

Twelve Arrested for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, Meth and Cocaine

NOV 03 (SEATTLE)

Eleven people were arrested yesterday in Washington and Nevada in connection with a large drug smuggling and distribution ring operating in four western Washington counties. An additional person was already in immigration custody. The arrests coincided with the execution of 24 court-authorized search warrants for properties located in King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Yakima, and Franklin Counties. The searched locations included a restaurant in Everett, an auto body shop in Sedro Wooley, and a car dealership in Mount Vernon, Washington. Defendants made their initial appearances in U.S. District Court in Seattle today. Those arrested in Nevada will make their initial appearances there before being transferred to the Western District of Washington.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

NOV 07	(NEW YORK) Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Bronx Murder
NOV 04	(COLUMBUS, Ohio) Former Police Officer Sentenced for Extortion
NOV 03	(DALLAS) Drug Traffickers Receive Prison Sentences
NOV 03	(DEL RIO, Texas) Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison
NOV 03	(HOUSTON) Jury Convicts Man of Trafficking Cocaine

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A.T.F. Press Releases


MONDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2016

Sebring Resident Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Dealing Firearms on Facebook
Field Division:Miami Field Division


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2016

Local Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison on Charges Involving an Armed Assault on Arch Property
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2016

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


Multi-Agency Operation in Fresno Results in 28 Arrests for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
Field Division:San Francisco Field Division


Middleburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Ammunition
Field Division:New York Field Division


Buffalo Man Senteced for Conspiracy to Commit Arson
Field Division:New York Field Division


Harrisburg Man Indicted For Possession of A Short-Barreled Shotgun
Field Division:Philadelphia Field Division


Harrisburg Man Indicted on Federal Drug Trafficking and Firerams Charges
Field Division:Philadelphia Field Division


Milford Resident Sentenced to 10 Years On Bath Salts and Gun Charges
Field Division:Boston Field Division


Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Offenses
Field Division:New Orleans Field Division


Baltimore Man Ordered to Pay $1 Million in Restitution for Obstructing Firefighters' Efforts to Fight CVS Fire During Baltimore Riots
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2016

17 Gang Members, Felons and Their Associates Arrested for Firearm- and Drug-Related Charges Following ATF-LAPD Joint-Agency Takedown in San Fernando Valley
Field Division:Los Angeles Field Division


Jury Convicts KC Man of Illegal Firearm, Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


Jury Convicts Kc Man of Illegal Firearm, Faces At Least 15 Years In Prison
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


ATF National Response Team Arrives to Assist Apartment Development Fire Investigation in Oakland
Field Division:San Francisco Field Division


Grand Jury Returns Indictments
Field Division:St. Paul Field Division


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2016

Sedalia Man Pleads Guilty to Meth, Illegal Firearm
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


Leaders of Violent Bloods Street Gang Admit Racketeering Conspiracy
Field Division:Newark Field Division


Maryland Man Exiled to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


Leaders of Violent Bloods Street Gang Admit Racketeering Conspiracy
Field Division:Newark Field Division


MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2016

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

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	Former Maui corrections officer arrested for sexual assault
	Sentencing set for man who fired at police
	Yuma's Most Wanted 11-7-16
	Person of interest captured in Newark triple slaying that left three more injured
	Person of interest sought in Sunday Rainbow City slaying
	Family, friends of missing South Elgin teen hold vigil, pray for her safe return
	Fugitive focus: Pryscilla Shantyl Littleswallow
	MSU student killed in attempted robbery, police say
	Cave Springs Hires A New Police Chief
	Joint Operation Targeting Tucson-Based Heroin Trafficking Ring
	2 Texas 10 Most Wanted sex offender list arrests
	Wanted felon from Kansas picked up in South Dakota

JUSTICE NEWS



Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 28 States on Election Day
Monday, November 7, 2016




Statement by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on the Passing of Attorney General Janet Reno
Monday, November 7, 2016




Two Pakistani Nationals Sentenced for Conspiring to Illegally Ship Pharmaceuticals into the United States
Friday, November 4, 2016


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