Thread: I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week Date 4/9/18

Top Stories: Last Week


04/06/2018

NEW YORK, NY

TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


HSI and local partners travel to El Salvador to talk MS-13 enforcement across borders
HSI’s El Salvador country team led an agenda focused on cross border collaboration and joint U.S./Salvadoran efforts on the ground that included the participation of the Salvadoran Attorney General, Douglas Melendez and the Director General of the Policia Nacional Civil, Howard Agusto Cotto. The U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, Jean Manes, and other enforcement partners, participants discussed first-hand issues of gang-violence, insecurity, economic difficulties in El Salvador and their impact on the U.S., as well as our interagency team’s continued effort to confront those problems.


04/05/2018

SAN ANGELO, TX

CONTRABAND


Latest 'BEST' task force established in West Texas
The new “West Texas Panhandle Border Enforcement Security Task Force,” (BEST) based in San Angelo, is designed to formalize and enhance already-existing relationships with local, state, federal and tribal law enforcement agencies to combat Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO). This latest BEST task force extends from Crockett and Sutton counties in central Texas all the way north to the southern border of Oklahoma.


04/04/2018

SAN JUAN, P.R.

FINANCIAL CRIMES

ICE arrests reggaeton singer for bulk cash smuggling
On April 2, Carlos Efrén Reyes-Rosado, aka Farruko, 27, traveled by helicopter from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. When Reyes-Rosado filled out the CBP 6059B customs declaration form, he indicated that he was not carrying more than $10,000.


04/04/2018

NEW YORK, NY

FINANCIAL CRIMES

Con Ed contractor sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment for bribery, tax evasion charges
Rodolfo Quiambao, the former President and CEO of the engineering and electrical design firm Rudell & Associates, Inc. (Rudell), was sentenced for his role in a scheme to pay bribes and kickbacks to supervisors at Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Ed) in exchange for receiving lucrative contracts and other benefits from the public utility services provider. Quiambao was also sentenced to pay a $125,000 fine and more than $4.5 million in restitution to the IRS. At the time of his guilty plea in March 2016, Quiambao agreed to forfeit $1 million in criminal proceeds.


04/02/2018

FORT WORTH, TX

HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING

3 men convicted in North Texas for roles in sex trafficking multiple underage girls
The jury convicted Pierre Lagrone, aka “P” or “Pedro,” 33, on one count of conspiracy to sex traffic children, four counts of sex trafficking children, and one count of possessing child pornography. Herman Sanders, aka “Pooh,” 29, was convicted on one count of conspiracy to sex traffic children, one count of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. Demarcus Davis, aka “Zigg,” 25, was convicted on one count of sex trafficking children.

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I.C.E. News Releases


04/06/2018

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Twice removed Jamaican national sentenced to 151 months in federal court, following state conviction for attempted murder of a police officer
Ronald Greenland, 55, initially entered the United States lawfully in 1972, but lost that status due to multiple criminal convictions in Connecticut, Florida, and New York. On February 23, 2007, an immigration judge ordered Greenland deported to Jamaica. On February 26, 2009, ICE removed Greenland to Jamaica. Greenland unlawfully reentered the U.S. at an unknown place, on an unknown date, following his deportation.



04/06/2018

NEW YORK, NY



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


HSI and local partners travel to El Salvador to talk MS-13 enforcement across borders
HSI’s El Salvador country team led an agenda focused on cross border collaboration and joint U.S./Salvadoran efforts on the ground that included the participation of the Salvadoran Attorney General, Douglas Melendez and the Director General of the Policia Nacional Civil, Howard Agusto Cotto. The U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, Jean Manes, and other enforcement partners, participants discussed first-hand issues of gang-violence, insecurity, economic difficulties in El Salvador and their impact on the U.S., as well as our interagency team’s continued effort to confront those problems.



04/05/2018

SAN JUAN, <acronym title="Google Page Ranking">PR</acronym>



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former Puerto Rican police officer sentenced to 22 years for possession, production of child pornography
On March 12, 2015, HSI special agents arrested Gabriel Rodriguez-Pacheco, 33, of Yauco, for persuading, enticing and coercing two female minors, 16 and 17 years of age, to engage in sexually explicit conduct, namely the lascivious exhibition of their genital areas, for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct.



04/05/2018

WILMINGTON, DE



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Delaware man sentenced to nearly 4 years in child pornography case
John B. Alwood, 54, of Lewes, Delaware, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release.




04/05/2018

SAN ANGELO, TX



CONTRABAND


Latest 'BEST' task force established in West Texas
The new “West Texas Panhandle Border Enforcement Security Task Force,” (BEST) based in San Angelo, is designed to formalize and enhance already-existing relationships with local, state, federal and tribal law enforcement agencies to combat Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO). This latest BEST task force extends from Crockett and Sutton counties in central Texas all the way north to the southern border of Oklahoma.



04/04/2018

SAN JUAN, <acronym title="Google Page Ranking">PR</acronym>



FINANCIAL CRIMES


ICE arrests reggaeton singer for bulk cash smuggling
On April 2, Carlos Efrén Reyes-Rosado, aka Farruko, 27, traveled by helicopter from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. When Reyes-Rosado filled out the CBP 6059B customs declaration form, he indicated that he was not carrying more than $10,000.



04/04/2018

NEW YORK, NY



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Con Ed contractor sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment for bribery, tax evasion charges
Rodolfo Quiambao, the former President and CEO of the engineering and electrical design firm Rudell & Associates, Inc. (Rudell), was sentenced for his role in a scheme to pay bribes and kickbacks to supervisors at Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Ed) in exchange for receiving lucrative contracts and other benefits from the public utility services provider. Quiambao was also sentenced to pay a $125,000 fine and more than $4.5 million in restitution to the IRS. At the time of his guilty plea in March 2016, Quiambao agreed to forfeit $1 million in criminal proceeds.



04/04/2018

SPRINGFIELD, MA



NARCOTICS


Suspects arrested on drug trafficking charges following ICE HSI, state probe
Anibal Collazo, 24, of Springfield, Massachusetts and Berney Bermudez, 39, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, were arrested Tuesday after local authorities seized a kilo of cocaine with an approximate street-level value of $80,000 in their possession.




04/04/2018

MCALLEN, TX



NARCOTICS


South Texas man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for being a habitual drug trafficker
Carlos Guerrero, 45, from San Juan, Texas, was sentenced March 26 by U.S. District Judge Ricardo H. Hinojosa to serve 240 months. The court found Guerrero to be a leader/organizer within the drug trafficking organization.



04/04/2018

PORTLAND, OR



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Portland man sentenced for selling counterfeit Nike sneakers online
James Pepion, of Portland, was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to four months in prison followed by three years supervised release for selling counterfeit Nike sneakers online and laundering his proceeds.



04/02/2018

FORT WORTH, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


3 men convicted in North Texas for roles in sex trafficking multiple underage girls
The jury convicted Pierre Lagrone, aka “P” or “Pedro,” 33, on one count of conspiracy to sex traffic children, four counts of sex trafficking children, and one count of possessing child pornography. Herman Sanders, aka “Pooh,” 29, was convicted on one count of conspiracy to sex traffic children, one count of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. Demarcus Davis, aka “Zigg,” 25, was convicted on one count of sex trafficking children.



03/30/2018

AMARILLO, TX



NARCOTICS


Panhandle Texas man sentenced to nearly 18 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine
Jose Santillan, 25, of Amarillo, Texas, has been in custody since his arrest in April 2017. Santillan was convicted in December 2017, following a three-day trial, on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine.




03/30/2018

DALLAS, TX



NARCOTICS


Previously deported Mexican man sentenced in Dallas to 10 years in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution conspiracy
Diego Morales-Ramirez, 25, a citizen of Mexico was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to 120 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in August 2017 to one count of possession with intent to distribute a schedule II controlled substance (50 grams or more of methamphetamine).



03/29/2018

NEW YORK, NY



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


Joint Operation nets 24 transnational gang members, 475 total arrests under Operation Matador
A total of 475 individuals were arrested during this ongoing enforcement effort, most of which were confirmed as gang members and affiliates. The most prominent gangs with arrests during this operation were MS-13 with 274 arrests and the 18th street gang with 15 arrests. This operation yielded 227 total criminal arrests and 248 administrative arrests.



03/29/2018

PHILADELPHIA, PA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Philadelphia couple charged with sex trafficking of a minor
Shyniquah Lightner, 26, and Malik Hudson, 21, were charged by indictment in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to the aforementioned violations.



03/29/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


Man who concealed service in military unit involved in Srebrenica Massacre sentenced for immigration fraud
Milan Trisic, 55, who was residing in Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced by Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. of the Western District of North Carolina. Trisic previously pleaded guilty on Dec.18, 2017, to possession of unlawfully obtained documents. Pursuant to an Order issued by Judge Coburn, upon completion of his term of imprisonment, Trisic will be transferred to ICE custody for removal to Bosnia and Herzegovina.




03/28/2018

LAS VEGAS, NV



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


4 alleged MS-13 gang members charged in connection with murder
Josue Diaz-Orellana, 22, Luis Reyes-Castillo, a/k/a “Molesto,” 24, David Perez-Manchame, a/k/a “Herbi” and “Walter Melendez,” 19, and Miguel Torres-Escobar, 20, are charged with assault with intent to commit murder, kidnapping, and discharging a firearm during, and in relation to a crime of violence.



03/28/2018

NAIROBI, KENYA



OPERATIONAL


ICE HSI Nairobi TCIU executes successful search and seizure
The enforcement action was the culmination of an investigation of an illegal tax and customs diversion scheme involving the diversion of petroleum tankers, prior to exiting Kenya to Uganda, and other neighboring countries.



03/27/2018

CHICAGO, IL



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES


3 men charged with brandishing firearms to rob Chicago-area jewelry store
Tobias Diggs, 24, of Chicago, Marvon Hamberlin, 39, of Chicago, and Joshua McClellan, 29, of Oak Lawn, Illinois, are charged with robbery and robbery conspiracy; transporting stolen goods; and using, carrying, and brandishing firearms during a crime of violence.



03/27/2018

MIAMI, FL



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 271 across the state of Florida, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
Those arrested represented 36 countries throughout the world, including: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Anguilla, Bahamas, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Chile, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Jamaica, Kuwait, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Spain, Turkey, and United Kingdom.




03/27/2018

DALLAS, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 89 in North Texas and Oklahoma areas during 3-day operation targeting criminal aliens and immigration fugitives
Aliens arrested during this operation are from the following 10 countries: Mexico (59), Guatemala (12), Honduras (, Colombia (3), Nigeria (2), El Salvador (1), Laos (1), Nicaragua (1), Pakistan (1) and Vietnam (1).



03/26/2018

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Honduran national wanted for murder
Hector Banegas Hernandez departed the U.S. Thursday from Louisiana and was turned over to Honduran law enforcement authorities upon his arrival in Honduras.


03/23/2018

SAN JUAN, <acronym title="Google Page Ranking">PR</acronym>



CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE arrests Toa Baja man on child exploitation charges
HSI special agents assigned to the CEIG in San Juan arrested Reinaldo Rentas-Ortiz, 52, of Toa Baja, following an investigation that revealed that he allegedly attempted to produce child pornography and attempted to sexually entice and transport, with the intent to engage in criminal sexual conduct, what he thought was a 13-year-old female minor.


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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 04.05.2018
  Fugitive Sought in 1996 ValuJet Crash
  The FBI announced a reward and released age-progressed images of fugitive Mauro Ociel Valenzuela-Reyes in connection with the 1996 fatal crash of ValuJet Flight 592 in the Florida Everglades.
• 04.03.2018
  Operation Disarray
  The nationwide law enforcement action was part of a recently launched DOJ initiative to disrupt the sale of opioids online and was the first operation of its kind to occur simultaneously in all 50 states.
• 03.29.2018
  Stolen Identities
  Four men who hacked the computer servers of mortgage brokers used the personal information they stole from customers to open unauthorized lines of credit and drain victims’ retirement accounts.
• 03.27.2018
  Terrorists Thwarted
  Two New York men who planned to travel to Syria to fight with ISIS—or conduct attacks domestically if they could not get there—were arrested by the FBI and sentenced on terrorism charges.

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DEA NEWS

Sinaloa Cartel Trafficker Sentenced

APR 6 (SAN DIEGO)

Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficker Jesus Manuel Salazar-Nunez was sentenced to 135 months in prison today and five years of supervised release for his role in a drug trafficking cell responsible for shipping methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico for importation into San Diego.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

APR 09	(ST. LOUIS) Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty in 100 Pound Meth Conspiracy
APR 05	(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) Man Sentenced to 11 Years on Drug Conspiracy Charges
APR 05	(SANTA ANA, Calif.) Three Men Face Federal Narcotics Charges
APR 05	(NEW YORK) Six Charged in Multi-State Cocaine Trafficking Scheme
APR 04	(WASHINGTON) New Orleans Area Woman Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Possess Oxycodone by Fraud

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A.T.F. Press Releases


FRIDAY, APRIL 06, 2018

Takoma Park Man Sentenced to 14 and a Half Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


THURSDAY, APRIL 05, 2018

New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Robbery Charges

Field Division:Boston Field Division


Three Gang Members Agree to Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charges Related to Firebombing of African-American Residences

Field Division:Los Angeles Field Division


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 04, 2018

South Texas Gang Member Ordered to Prison

Field Division:Houston Field Division


Lone Female Armed Robber Heads to Prison

Field Division:Houston Field Division


Federal Jury Convicts Fort Worth Man on Drug and Firearm Charges

Field Division:Dallas Field Division


Felon Charged with Possessing Gun and Ammunition

Field Division:Philadelphia Field Division


TUESDAY, APRIL 03, 2018

Lockport Felon Indicted for Possessing Stolen Firearm

Field Division:New York Field Division


Bullet Casings and Gun Tracing Connect Crime Scenes & Gang Members

Field Division:Los Angeles Field Division


MONDAY, APRIL 02, 2018

Gainesville Men Convicted of Distributing Crack Cocaine

Field Division:Atlanta Field Division


Columbus Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Crime

Field Division:Louisville Field Division

U.S. Marshals News

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April 04, 2018 - Last night, “Fugitive of the Week”, James Labombard, 42, surrendered to the Nashua Police Department. Mr. Labombard had been featured as the “Fugitive of the Week” on March 28, 2018. Labombard was wanted on an outstanding Nashua Police Department warrant for failing to maintain his sex offender registration...read more April 03, 2018 - The U.S. Marshals are asking for the public’s help to locate Raymond “RJ” McLeod, who is wanted for murder. McLeod may be using aliases of Matt or Mateo, and is believed to be on the run in Central America or Mexico...read more April 03, 2018 - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Phillip Smith, 42, in Wilkes-Barre, PA. On August 27, 2017, the Pittston Police Department conducted an investigation into rape allegations. It is alleged that Smith had sexual encounters with a minor on multiple occasions in August of 2017...read more April 03, 2018 - U.S. Marshal Don O’Keefe of the Northern District of California is proud to announce the arrest of Manuel Rodriguez, 27, who was wanted by the Ukiah Police Department for murder...read more

JUSTICE NEWS

One Member of Gangster Disciples Pleads Guilty to Rico Conspiracy
Friday, April 6, 2018


Transportation Operator Sentenced to 14 Months for Defrauding the State Department
Friday, April 6, 2018


Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Southeast Asia
Friday, April 6, 2018


Attorney General Sessions Names David Muhlhausen Executive Director of Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry
Friday, April 6, 2018


Former Police Officer Indicted for Deprivation of Civil Rights and Falsification of Records
Friday, April 6, 2018


Department of Justice and Health and Human Services Return $2.6 Billion in Taxpayer Savings From Efforts to Fight Healthcare Fraud
Friday, April 6, 2018


Attorney General Announces Zero-Tolerance Policy for Criminal Illegal Entry
Friday, April 6, 2018


Justice Department Continues Enforcement Actions Across the Country to Stop and Punish Dishonest Tax Return Preparers
Friday, April 6, 2018


Former Vessel Captain Convicted of Discharging Oily Waste Into the Ocean
Thursday, April 5, 2018



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