I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week


08/18/2017

NEWARK, NJ

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports Chinese man wanted for multimillion dollar loans scam
Ziming Zhou, 47, entered the United States lawfully on May 6, 2014, in Los Angeles s a non-immigrant visitor for pleasure with authorization to remain in the country until Nov. 5, 2014. Zhou failed to depart within the allotted time frame. On Feb. 11, 2016, ERO Newark arrested Zhou at his place of residence.


08/17/2017

WASHINGTON, DC

CHILD EXPLOITATION


INTERPOL, ICE seek public’s help to identify unknown female suspect in child sex abuse and exploitation case
At the request of ICE-HSI, INTERPOL Washington caused the issuance of an INTERPOL Blue Notice for the unidentified subject. Blue Notices are published by INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization, for the purpose of tracing, locating, and seeking information on persons of interest in criminal investigations. They are disseminated to law enforcement officials in all 190 member countries of INTERPOL.


08/17/2017

NEWARK, NJ

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes murder suspect wanted in the Dominican Republic
Kelbin Alberto Perez De Los Santos, 36, entered the United States lawfully on July 15, 2016, in New York, as a non-immigrant visitor for pleasure, with authorization to remain in the United States for a temporary period not to exceed January 14, 2017. On February 21, 2017, ERO Newark arrested Perez upon determination that he was wanted in the Dominican Republic for homicide.


08/15/2017

COLUMBUS, OH

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Members of central Ohio clique of MS-13 charged, arrested
A federal grand jury charged 10 individuals with conspiracy to commit extortion, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and use of a firearm during a crime of violence in an indictment returned July 27. Five other individuals were arrested and charged in criminal complaints with federal immigration-related crimes. Two of the 15 remain fugitives.

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I.C.E. News Releases



08/18/2017

MIDLAND, TX

OPERATIONAL

Former West Texas sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for extortion
David Oscar Limon, 47, was also ordered to pay a $13,200 fine and perform 100 hours of community service while on three years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.



08/18/2017

NEWARK, NJ

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports Chinese man wanted for multimillion dollar loans scam
Ziming Zhou, 47, entered the United States lawfully on May 6, 2014, in Los Angeles s a non-immigrant visitor for pleasure with authorization to remain in the country until Nov. 5, 2014. Zhou failed to depart within the allotted time frame. On Feb. 11, 2016, ERO Newark arrested Zhou at his place of residence.



08/18/2017

SAN ANTONIO, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Central Texas man charged with possessing, distributing and producing child pornography
Kenneth Lee Briggs, 43, from Kyle, Texas, was arrested after a criminal complaint was filed in federal court on Aug. 16. On Thursday, he made his initial appearance in U.S. Magistrate Court in Austin, Texas.



08/18/2017

DETROIT, MI



NATIONAL SECURITY


Convicted terrorist stripped of citizenship, ordered deported for failing to disclose ties to deadly bombing
Rasmieh Yousef Odeh, 70, lost her United States citizenship, and will be deported from the United States for having obtained her United States citizenship unlawfully, Daniel L. Lemisch, acting United States Attorney announced.




08/17/2017

ORLANDO, FL



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


2 Largo ministers, both convicted felons, indicted for illegal reentry
Anner Javier Maldonado-Reyes, 39, of Largo, and Maria Guadalupe Maldonado, 38, of Largo, are both citizens of Honduras. According to the indictments, Anner Maldonado-Reyes, who has operated under several aliases over the years, including “Jose Martinez-Reyes,” “Juan Martinez,” and “Pedro Vargas-Monteramos,” has previously been removed from the U.S. on at least two occasions: February 1999 and February 2008.



08/17/2017

DALLAS, TX



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


2 North Texas residents sentenced to at least 10 years in federal prison for identity theft and money laundering scheme
Smith Olsola Akin, 34, of Plano, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in May 2016. Judge Lynn sentenced Akin to 135 months in federal prison.



08/17/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



CHILD EXPLOITATION


INTERPOL, ICE seek public’s help to identify unknown female suspect in child sex abuse and exploitation case
At the request of ICE-HSI, INTERPOL Washington caused the issuance of an INTERPOL Blue Notice for the unidentified subject. Blue Notices are published by INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization, for the purpose of tracing, locating, and seeking information on persons of interest in criminal investigations. They are disseminated to law enforcement officials in all 190 member countries of INTERPOL.



08/17/2017

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes murder suspect wanted in the Dominican Republic
Kelbin Alberto Perez De Los Santos, 36, entered the United States lawfully on July 15, 2016, in New York, as a non-immigrant visitor for pleasure, with authorization to remain in the United States for a temporary period not to exceed January 14, 2017. On February 21, 2017, ERO Newark arrested Perez upon determination that he was wanted in the Dominican Republic for homicide.




08/17/2017

LOS ANGELES, CA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE National Pistol Team takes on the world
The WPFG is a biennial Olympic-style athletic event held over a period of 11 days with competitions in more than 60 sports, open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel from around the world.



08/17/2017

PHOENIX, AZ



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Phoenix-area man sentenced for selling fraudulent identity documents
Luis Carlos-Reyes, 37, an illegal alien from Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver. Carlos-Reyes pleaded guilty March 29 to two counts of aggravated identity theft.



08/17/2017

EL PASO, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


HSI El Paso special agents discover 23 illegal aliens, 250 pounds of marijuana in tractor-trailer; driver and passenger arrested on criminal charges
The driver, Comothial Harper, 44, a U.S. citizen from Bainbridge, Georgia, was arrested and charged with transporting illegal aliens for financial gain. Gerardo Aguilar-Roque, 35, one of the passengers, was arrested and charged with possession with the intent to distribute marijuana.



08/17/2017

TUCSON, AZ



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Illinois man arrested by HSI in Arizona sentenced for attempting to travel to Mexico to have sex with children
Asael Rodriguez-Alvarado, 21, of North Chicago, Ill., was sentenced Aug. 10 by U.S. Chief District Judge Raner C. Collins. Rodriguez-Alvarado pleaded guilty March 9 to one felony count of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual activity. Upon completion of his sentence, Rodriguez-Alvarado will be on supervised release for the rest of his life and required to register as a sex offender.




08/16/2017

SAN ANTONIO, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


South Texas federal grand jury charges tractor trailer driver with transporting illegal aliens for financial gain resulting in death
James Matthew Bradley Jr., 60, faces the following charges in the five-count indictment: one count of conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens for financial gain resulting in death; one count of transporting illegal aliens resulting in death; one count of conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens for financial gain resulting in serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy; one count of transporting illegal aliens resulting in serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy; and, one count of possessing a firearm by a convicted felon.



08/16/2017

PHILADELPHIA, PA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports Mexican man wanted for manslaughter and murder
Gregorio Gaytan-Estrada, 33, entered the United States unlawfully on April 8, 2005, near Columbus, New Mexico. On the same date, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) apprehended Gaytan, and he voluntary returned to Mexico through the Columbus, New Mexico, Port of Entry.


08/16/2017

DALLAS, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


North Texas man sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for racketeering, cyberstalking and promoting prostitution
Joshua William Jackson, 29, from Wichita Falls, Texas, pleaded guilty in January to one count of using a facility of interstate commerce in aid of a racketeering enterprise, one count of illegally receiving a firearm by a person under indictment, and one count of cyberstalking. Jackson has been in custody since his arrest in April 2016.



08/16/2017

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


2 Oklahoma City residents sentenced to 20 and 4 years in federal for child sex trafficking
Maurice Morlee Johnson, 37, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced Aug. 16 to 20 years in federal prison. In a related case, Tonya Gay Gum, 44, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced the same day to four years in federal prison. Both were convicted of conspiracy to commit child sex trafficking.




08/15/2017

COLUMBUS, OH



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Members of central Ohio clique of MS-13 charged, arrested
A federal grand jury charged 10 individuals with conspiracy to commit extortion, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and use of a firearm during a crime of violence in an indictment returned July 27. Five other individuals were arrested and charged in criminal complaints with federal immigration-related crimes. Two of the 15 remain fugitives.



08/15/2017

HOUSTON, TX



WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT


Houston-area restaurant joins ICE 'IMAGE' program
Joe Neel McGovern, owner of Pappa Yolk’s Grill, located at 5824 Spencer Highway in Pasadena, Texas, has volunteered his company to enter into the IMAGE program. The new partnership was marked by a ceremony Wednesday at the HSI Houston office.



08/15/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes sexual predator to the United Kingdom
ERO deportation officers escorted Robert John Dando, a 53-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom, as he departed the United States via a commercial flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Heathrow Airport in London.



08/15/2017

NORFOLK, VA



NARCOTICS


Operation Hardest Hit targets Portsmouth heroin traffickers
According to the indictment, law enforcement began investigating Leroy Perdue and his drug trafficking organization (Perdue DTO) in early 2016 following the heroin overdose death of a young resident of Chesapeake. With the participation of nearly two dozen confidential human sources, law enforcement infiltrated the Perdue DTO and made 10 undercover controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl. On June 22, the investigative team arrested Rhadu Schoolfield in Norfolk with 800 grams of heroin after he returned from a trip to New York.




08/14/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Statement from ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan on latest human smuggling incidents in Texas
“We will not let up in our efforts to disrupt and dismantle the illicit pathways used by transnational criminal organizations and human smuggling facilitators.”



08/14/2017

TULSA, OK



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Oklahoma minister sentenced to 57 months in federal for using a computer to view child pornography
This sentence was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Loretta F. Radford, Northern District of Oklahoma. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gregory K. Frizzell also sentenced Ronald Eugene Robinson, 62, of Tulsa, to 10 years of supervised release following his release from prison.


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