Top Stories: Last Week


06/08/2018

WASHINGTON, DC

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Former defense contractor sentenced to 6 years in prison for engaging in commercial sex with a minor in the Philippines
On April 19, James Marvin Reed, 62, pleaded guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.


06/08/2018

GREENSBORO, NC

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL

ICE arrests previously deported child sex offender in North Carolina
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested a previously deported Mexican national and convicted child sex offender Thursday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Alejandro Cortez-Lezo, an unlawfully present Mexican national, was arrested outside his Greensboro residence Thursday morning by a Greensboro-area ICE Fugitive Operations Team.


06/07/2018

HOUSTON, TX

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Former Houston-area sheriff's deputy sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison for producing, possessing child pornography
Andrew Craig Sustaita, 31, from Spring, Texas, who was a former Harris County sheriff's deputy, pleaded guilty March 15 to producing and possessing child pornography.


06/06/2018

WASHINGTON, DC

CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


ICE and DOJ return Christopher Columbus letter to Spain
The letter, originally written in 1493, was stolen from the National Library of Catalonia in Barcelona and sold for approximately $1 million.


06/06/2018

NEW YORK, NY

CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE HSI New York investigation leads to total of 65 years’ incarceration for production of child pornography
Gregory John Schaffer, 39, of Bayonne, NJ, was previously found guilty on all three counts of an indictment charging him with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He was convicted following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares, who imposed the sentence Tuesday in Newark federal court.

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I.C.E. News Releases


06/08/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former defense contractor sentenced to 6 years in prison for engaging in commercial sex with a minor in the Philippines
On April 19, James Marvin Reed, 62, pleaded guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.



06/08/2018

CAIRO, EGYPT



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainee passes away in transit to home country
Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General and the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility were notified of the incident.



06/08/2018

GREENSBORO, NC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests previously deported child sex offender in North Carolina
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested a previously deported Mexican national and convicted child sex offender Thursday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Alejandro Cortez-Lezo, an unlawfully present Mexican national, was arrested outside his Greensboro residence Thursday morning by a Greensboro-area ICE Fugitive Operations Team.


06/07/2018

HOUSTON, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former Houston-area sheriff's deputy sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison for producing, possessing child pornography
Andrew Craig Sustaita, 31, from Spring, Texas, who was a former Harris County sheriff's deputy, pleaded guilty March 15 to producing and possessing child pornography.




06/07/2018

SPRINGFIELD, MO



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Previously convicted Missouri sex offender sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor
Jeffrey Raymond Everett Jr., 23, of Reeds Spring, Missouri, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 25 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Everett to spend the rest of his life under supervised release after he completes his prison sentence.



06/06/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


ICE and DOJ return Christopher Columbus letter to Spain
The letter, originally written in 1493, was stolen from the National Library of Catalonia in Barcelona and sold for approximately $1 million.



06/06/2018

NEW YORK, NY



CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE HSI New York investigation leads to total of 65 years’ incarceration for production of child pornography
Gregory John Schaffer, 39, of Bayonne, NJ, was previously found guilty on all three counts of an indictment charging him with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He was convicted following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares, who imposed the sentence Tuesday in Newark federal court.



06/06/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Los Angeles man sentenced to 10 years in prison for traveling to Thailand and sexually abusing young boys
Paul Alan Shapiro, 71, a retired auto dealership employee, pleaded guilty one day before he was set to go on trial on July 24, 2017. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Shapiro will serve 10 years in federal prison, 20 years of supervised release following his prison sentence, and will pay $20,000 total to two victims, both of whom are citizens of the Kingdom of Thailand.




06/06/2018

GREAT FALLS, MT



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Montana woman sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
Michelle Andra Joyner, 46, from Dearborn, Montana, was sentenced June 6 by U.S. District Judge Brian Morris, to 300 months in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release.



06/01/2018

JACKSON, MS



NARCOTICS


11 indicted in multi-state drug trafficking case following ICE HSI investigation
According to court documents, the indictments resulted from an extensive Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation dubbed Operation Highlife. The Mississippi-based drug trafficking organization is charged with distributing more than 40 kilograms of methamphetamine, more than 3 kilograms of cocaine and over 100 pounds of marijuana illegally smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico across numerous states to include Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee and California.



06/01/2018

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


3-month review shows how New York City's failure to honor immigration detainers leads to hundreds of dangerous criminals released
Within the three months, from January to mid-April this year, ICE prepared more than 440 detainers against aliens booked by NYPD or NYDOC.



06/01/2018

ATLANTA, GA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Georgia man indicted for child pornography production, distribution in Atlanta-area sextortion scheme
Benjamin Jenkins, a/k/a “Rei,” a/k/a “Reithe8th,” a/k/a “Dani Domo, was indicted by a federal grand jury May 23 and ordered held in federal custody pending trial in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.




05/31/2018

LOS ANGELES, CA



NARCOTICS


Inland Empire man who admitted selling fentanyl analogue that resulted in overdose death sentenced to 26 years in federal prison
Adam Scott Caward, 33, received the 26-year sentence from United States District Judge John A. Kronstadt after admitting that he sold and possessed acetyl fentanyl.



05/31/2018

MANALAPAN, NJ



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Monmouth County man charged with production of child pornography
Angelo Curato, 26, is charged by complaint with one count of producing visual depictions of a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Curato is expected to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Dunn Wettre in Newark federal court.



05/31/2018

JACKSONVILLE, FL



WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT


Honduran nationals sentenced for wire fraud, illegally employing workers
Anyi “Angie” Artica-Romero, 33, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Milton Noel Romero, 35, who has been in custody for about 14 months, was sentenced to time served. The defendants were also ordered to forfeit more than $800,000 in illegal proceeds from the scheme. The court also ordered the defendants to pay more than $31,000 in restitution.



05/29/2018

GREAT FALLS, MT



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Montana man sentenced to nearly 42 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
Timothy Allen Weaver, 36, from Dearborn, Montana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Morris, to 500 months in federal prison, a lifetime of supervised release, and $3,000 in restitution to the victim.




05/25/2018

EL PASO, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainee from Honduras passes away in New Mexico hospital
Hernandez is the sixth detainee to pass away in ICE custody in fiscal year 2018, which began Oct. 1, 2017.



05/25/2018

ATLANTA, GA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Salvadoran MS-13 gang member wanted on murder, terrorism charges
Juan Saravia-Salamanca, an unlawfully present Salvadoran national, was located and arrested by an ICE ERO Fugitive Operations Team outside his Raleigh, N.C., residence Dec. 12, 2017, after the government of El Salvador informed ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) National Gang Unit Nov. 21, 2017, that it had issued a warrant for Mr. Saravia-Salamanca’s arrest.



05/25/2018

DALLAS, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE Dallas deports Nigerian who had his US citizenship revoked after sexually abusing a 7-year-old before he was naturalized
Deportation officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed Emmanuel Olugbenga Omopariola, 61, to Nigeria May 24. He had been in ICE custody in the Dallas area since his arrest on April 18, 2018, when he surrendered himself at the ERO Dallas Field Office.



05/25/2018

CHICAGO, IL



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 156 criminal aliens and immigration violators during Operation Keep Safe in Chicago area
Of the 156 arrested, 74 had criminal convictions. One hundred forty-seven men and nine women were arrested; they range in age from 19 to 64 years old.




05/25/2018

EAGLE PASS, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


39 illegal aliens discovered in South Texas human smuggler 'stash house'
In addition to the 39 illegal aliens administratively arrested on immigration violations, HSI special agents also criminally arrested one U.S. citizen who is a suspected human smuggler; he has been federally charged with human smuggling.



05/24/2018

NEW YORK, NY



NARCOTICS


Bronx man charged following NY BEST investigation
Richard Laugel is charged with the unlawful possession of firearms silencers, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison; possession with intent to distribute narcotics, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; and the unlawful possession of firearms with defaced serial numbers, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.



05/23/2018

BOSTON, MA



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


MS-13 member nicknamed "Animal" sentenced to 40 years in murder, RICO probe
Joel “Animal” Martinez, was sentenced for racketeering conspiracy involving the murder of a 15-year-old boy in East Boston as a result of the HSI Boston investigation.



05/23/2018

ATLANTA, GA



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE HSI Atlanta combats female genital mutilation at world's busiest airport
HSI Atlanta’s outreach is an extension of Operation Limelight USA, a pilot program designed by HSI’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) to bring awareness to FGM and deter its practice. The program is a U.S. based version of the United Kingdom’s Operation Limelight at Heathrow Airport conducted by the Metropolitan Police Service and Border Force.




05/23/2018

KALISPELL, MT



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES


Montana man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for export and firearm violations
Eric Daniel Doyle, a 37-year-old former Kalispell resident, admitted to supplying buyers from Europe, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada with firearms and ammunition magazines when he was interviewed by law enforcement in September 2014. In about February 2014, Doyle began selling firearms on a website to people in other countries.

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