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08/12/2016

WASHINGTON, DC

OPERATIONAL


HSI Deputy Assistant Director to appear in upcoming CNN documentary
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) Patrick “PJ” Lechleitner will be featured in an upcoming documentary that will air on CNN on Sunday, Aug. 14.


08/12/2016

DALLAS, TX

NARCOTICS

Dallas-area drug trafficker sentenced to serve more than 35 years in federal prison on conspiracy and money laundering convictions
Jose Guerrero, aka “J.D.,” 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to serve a total of 425 months in federal prison.



08/10/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE removes ex-member of Guatemalan special forces linked to 1980s massacre
Santos Lopez Alonzo, 64, arrived in Guatemala at around noon local time on board an ICE Air Operations charter removal flight and was immediately turned over to Guatemalan law enforcement officials. The former member of an elite Guatemalan army unit known as the Kaibiles is wanted in his native country on criminal charges for his role in the Dos Erres massacre.


08/09/2016

DALLAS, TX

FINANCIAL CRIMES

2 individuals indicted in North Texas on tax and mortgage-fraud offenses
Chukwuma Jonas Osuagwu, 43, of Dallas, is charged along with codefendant, James W. Mitchell, 34, of Boston, in a 12-count indictment, unsealed Aug. 9, with tax and mortgage fraud offenses.


08/08/2016

FORT WORTH, TX

HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING

Federal jury convicts Fort Worth woman of forced labor, harboring illegal aliens
Olga Sandra Murra, 64, aka “Olga Sandra Capon-Meneses,” was convicted of two counts of forced labor and two counts of harboring an illegal alien. Each forced labor count carries a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. Each harboring count carries a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.

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I.C.E. News Releases



08/12/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


HSI Deputy Assistant Director to appear in upcoming CNN documentary
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) Patrick “PJ” Lechleitner will be featured in an upcoming documentary that will air on CNN on Sunday, Aug. 14.



08/12/2016

DALLAS, TX



NARCOTICS


Dallas-area drug trafficker sentenced to serve more than 35 years in federal prison on conspiracy and money laundering convictions
Jose Guerrero, aka “J.D.,” 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to serve a total of 425 months in federal prison.



08/11/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Los Angeles man pleads guilty to obscenity charge for sending photo in response to ad to have sex with 13-year-old girl
Joshua Paul Crouch, 28, pleaded guilty Aug. 10 to attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor. As a result of the guilty plea before U.S. District Judge John F. Walter, Crouch faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison when he is sentenced Oct. 24.



08/10/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE removes ex-member of Guatemalan special forces linked to 1980s massacre
Santos Lopez Alonzo, 64, arrived in Guatemala at around noon local time on board an ICE Air Operations charter removal flight and was immediately turned over to Guatemalan law enforcement officials. The former member of an elite Guatemalan army unit known as the Kaibiles is wanted in his native country on criminal charges for his role in the Dos Erres massacre.




08/09/2016

DALLAS, TX



FINANCIAL CRIMES


2 individuals indicted in North Texas on tax and mortgage-fraud offenses
Chukwuma Jonas Osuagwu, 43, of Dallas, is charged along with codefendant, James W. Mitchell, 34, of Boston, in a 12-count indictment, unsealed Aug. 9, with tax and mortgage fraud offenses.



08/08/2016

FORT WORTH, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Federal jury convicts Fort Worth woman of forced labor, harboring illegal aliens
Olga Sandra Murra, 64, aka “Olga Sandra Capon-Meneses,” was convicted of two counts of forced labor and two counts of harboring an illegal alien. Each forced labor count carries a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. Each harboring count carries a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.



08/05/2016

COVINGTON, KY



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Kentucky man sentenced to 20 years in prison for distributing child pornography
Paul Morris, 40, of Dayton, Kentucky, was sentenced Aug. 3 by U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar to 20 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release.



08/05/2016

BOISE, ID



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Twin Falls man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
In pleading guilty, Stephen Roy Walker, 43, admitted he transported 462 digital images and 42 digital videos containing child pornography from Texas to Idaho, and that he possessed the images while living in Idaho. Walker further admitted that 78 of the images containing child pornography, and four of the videos, depicted one of three children living with him at the Old Towne Lodge.




08/05/2016

NEW YORK, NY



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


MS-13 members plead guilty to murder of 19-year-old man on Long Island
In recent court proceedings, defendants Milton Contreras and Jose Osmin Rubio pleaded guilty to murder of the 19-year-old victim, fellow gang member Sidney Valverde. In the past month, two additional defendants, Byron Lopez and Oscar Welman Espinoza-Merino, had also pled guilty and admitted their participation in the murder.



08/04/2016

TYLER, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former East Texas church pastor sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography
Chad Calhoun, 33, of Longview, Texas, was convicted by a federal jury Dec. 10, 2015, for receiving and possessing child pornography. He was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider Aug. 3. Upon his release from custody, Calhoun must also serve a term of supervised release of 10 years and will be required to register as a sex offender.



08/04/2016

NEW YORK, NY



NARCOTICS


Members of Queens-based drug trafficking crew indicted for heroin trafficking conspiracy, kidnapping, firearms offenses
“Drugs and guns are a deadly combination and every seizure makes our community safer. These arrests and indictments demonstrate our relentless pursuit to remove drug traffickers from our streets,” said HSI New York Special Agent in Charge Angel M. Melendez. “The safety of our communities is one of HSI’s top priorities. HSI and our state, federal, and local law enforcement partners pool information and resources to target drug smuggling and related criminal elements.”



08/04/2016

SOUTH BEND, IN



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Authorities seize more than 3,000 counterfeit items in northern Indiana
The counterfeit merchandise seized included shoes, hats, purses, various clothing items and other luxury accessories. These items were found to be imitations of name-brand merchandise, such as: Nike Air Jordan, Michael Kors, Timberland, North Face, Polo, NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB.




08/04/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


We are DHS
Last week, more than 2,600 personnel from the Department of Homeland Security ensured the safety and security of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. They started their work only hours after completing the same task at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.



08/04/2016

DALLAS, TX



PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY


Former ICE HSI employee faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing government property
Dwight Horton, 51, a resident of Grand Prairie, Texas, appeared in federal court Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renée Harris Toliver and pleaded guilty to a felony Information charging one count of theft of government property.



08/03/2016

PECOS, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former West Texas elementary school teacher pleads guilty to federal child pornography charges
Javier Carlos Arteta Franco, 58, residing in Fort Stockton, faces between five and 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receiving and possessing child pornography. By pleading guilty, he admitted that from December 2014 to August 2015, he used a file-sharing program to download to his personal computer videos and images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.



08/03/2016

PHOENIX, AZ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports 2 fugitive foreign murder suspects recently captured in Arizona
One of the murder suspects, Francisco Inestroza-Martinez, 35, is a former Honduran police officer wanted in his native country on a homicide related charge. Inestroza was repatriated to Honduras on board a charter flight coordinated by ICE’s IAO. The second fugitive repatriated Wednesday, Jesus Balderama-Vega, 55, is the subject of a criminal warrant issued in 2006 by authorities in the Mexican state of Sinaloa charging him with the shooting death of a 55-year-old man that occurred the year before.




08/03/2016

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT


2 New Mexico businesses join ICE IMAGE program
IMAGE is a voluntary program that allows private industry to partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reduce unauthorized employment and the use of fraudulent identity documents. ICE is striving to achieve the highest level of workforce integrity throughout the country by coordinating closely with industry partners.



08/03/2016

DENVER, CO



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


4 Colorado men charged in counterfeit Denver Broncos merchandise scheme
The charges allege that Marc Alan Misko, 62, Mitchell Jay Misko, 62, David Brian Henrichsen, 51, and Glenn Ford, 63, operated a business selling counterfeit sports merchandise at the Mile High Flea Market from Nov. 14, 2006 to Jan. 10, 2015. The merchandise was falsely marked and identified as official merchandise for the Denver Broncos and other Denver professional and college teams as well as teams based in other cities throughout the country.



08/02/2016

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Oklahoma man sentenced to serve more than 27 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
According to court records, in July 2014, Donnie Ray Schultz, 45, of Del City, Oklahoma, began engaging in sex acts with the then 14-year-old girl, whom he met through a religion class he taught at a Del City church. According to those records, the sex acts occurred between July 2014 and November 2015.



08/02/2016

PHILADELPHIA, PA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainer filed against Honduran national accused of raping a child
Ramon Aguirre-Ochoa, 45, is charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, indecent assault on person less than 13, indecent exposure, and simple assault. He is currently being held at Curran Frommhold Correctional Facility on a $500,000 bail.




08/02/2016

NEW YORK, NY



NARCOTICS


Former top leaders of Venezuela’s anti-narcotics agency indicted for trafficking drugs to the US
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) is charging Nestor Luis Reverol Torres, the former general director of Venezuela’s ONA and former commander of Venezuela’s National Guard, and Edylberto Jose Molina Molina, the former sub-director of ONA and currently Venezuela’s military attaché to Germany, for trafficking drugs to the United States while they served for the ONA.



08/02/2016

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Convicted NM sex offender facing federal child pornography charges
Timothy J. Martin, 32, from Taos, New Mexico, was released to a halfway house pending trial and will be under pretrial supervision and other conditions of release.



08/01/2016

SHERMAN, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former North Texas elementary school principal sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for sexually enticing children
Oscar Figueroa, 47, of Carrollton, Texas, was convicted by a federal jury April 1 for attempting to coerce and entice minors. He was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison Aug. 1 by U.S. District Judge Amos L Mazzant. Figueroa was also ordered to pay fines and assessments totaling $17,600. Upon his release from custody, Figueroa will also serve 10 years of supervised release and he will be required to register as a sex offender.



08/01/2016

SPRINGFIELD, IL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Illinois man sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor
Jeffrey Parkhurst, 59, of Springfield, was sentenced Aug. 1 by U.S. District Judge Colin S. Bruce, Central District of Illinois, to 132 months in federal prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release. Parkhurst was convicted by a federal jury March 31.

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DEA Announces Actions Related to Marijuana and Industrial Hemp

AUG 11 (WASHINGTON)

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A.T.F. Press Releases


FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2016

ATF NRT Concludes West Virginia Fire Investigation
Field Division:Louisville Field Division


Cherry Hill Gang Member Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


California Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Bank Robbery, Discharging Firearm
Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Federal Investigation Targets Violent Crime in Bernalillo County
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2016

Man Sentenced to 49 Months for Possessing Molotov Cocktails
Field Division:New York Field Division


ATF activates National Response Team to Silver Spring, MD
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


Phenix City Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Gun and Drug Charges
Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Third Man Indicted for Armed Robbery Conspiracy
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


TUESDAY, AUGUST 09, 2016

Two KCK Men Sentenced to 12 Years in Conspiracy to Rob Drug House
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


Member of Cherry Hill Group Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


ATF releases 2016 Report on Firearm Commerce in the United States
Field Division:Headquarters


MONDAY, AUGUST 08, 2016

Kingsmen Motorcycle Club Member Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy
Field Division:New York Field Division


Baltimore Felon Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Gun
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


Albuquerque Man Agrees to 12 Year Prison Sentence for Discharging Firearm during Attempted Robbery of Restaurant
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division

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