Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Jan. 10, 2014

I.C.E. News Releases

JANUARY 10, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Jan. 10, 2014

Jan. 7, 2014 – 106 defendants indicted in Social Security disability fraud costing federal taxpayers hundreds of millions

Following an extensive investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies – including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) – the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicted 106 defendants for massive fraud against the federal Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (SDDI) program that resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars from federal taxpayers. Full Story

Jan. 7, 2014 – ICE removes Dominican murderer

A Dominican national convicted of murder in his native country was deported Tuesday by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).Full Story

Jan. 8, 2014 – Ukraine-based hardcore child pornography website founder pleads guilty

A Ukrainian man who founded and ran an international, hardcore child sexual abuse website pleaded guilty to running a child exploitation enterprise Wednesday and agreed to a 30-year prison term. The guilty plea resulted from an investigation by ICE’s HSI. Full Story

Jan. 8, 2014 – Ga. man sentenced for illegal shipment of industrial machines to Iran

A Georgia man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday for conspiring to send water-jet cutting machines to Iran in violation of the U.S. trade embargo. The sentencing follows a joint investigation by ICE’s HSI and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement.Full Story

Jan. 10, 2014 – El Paso convicted predator arrested again on child pornography charges

A convicted sex offender, who is also required to register as a sex offender for life, remains in federal custody after his arrest Wednesday on child pornography charges. Full Story

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http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/140...shingtondc.htm

F.B.I. Breaking News
01.13.14
Baltimore: Former U.S. Army soldier gets seven years in attempt to join al Shabaab.
01.13.14
Washington: Three traders charged with manipulating yen LIBOR.
01.13.14
Cincinnati: Career criminal who robbed store, shot clerk sentenced to 29 years.

D.E.A. TOP STORY

DEA Official Appointed Vice-Chair to Newly Created National Commission On Forensic Science
JAN 10 (WASHINGTON)
The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced appointments to a newly created National Commission on Forensic Science.
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LATEST NEWS

JAN 10	(MIDLAND, Texas) Federal and State Authorities Indict 35 Individuals
JAN 10	(ORLANDO, Fla.) Orange County Pharmacist Charged With Illegally Distributing Pain Medications
JAN 08	(MIAMI) Operation Snake Oil Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced
JAN 08	(HOUSTON) Mexican Man Gets Significant Sentence for Cocaine Conspiracy
JAN 08	(ATLANTA) National Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization Dismantled

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A.T.F. NEWS

• Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Member of Bronx Narcotics Organization with Murder
  Posted on 01/13/14
  Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas J. Cannon, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”), and William J. Bratton, the Police Commissioner for the City ...
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• 01/13/14
  Rapid City Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm
• 01/13/14
  Cresco Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years in Prison for Possession of Homemade Bomb
• 01/13/14
  Clearwater Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Drug Distribution
• 01/13/14
  West Texas Man Sentenced To Federal Prison

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Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	Johnson County Father and Son Arrested By U.S. Marshals
	U.S. Marshals apprehend suspect in Central City killing
	Man accused of indecency with a child, sex assault
	Texas fugitive is in custody after 25 years on the run
	Marshals round up Erie fugitives
	Memphis man arrested on 14-year-old warrant
	Head of U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force in Youngstown retires
	Local man arrested in Lubbock after chase across Texas

Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud and Identity Theft
Monday, January 13, 2014
Nakia Jackson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of aggravated identity theft for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division, U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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Court Rejects Banking Associations’ Challenge to Regulations Addressing Offshore Tax Avoidance
Monday, January 13, 2014
Today the District Court in the District of Columbia dismissed a challenge filed by the Florida Bankers Association and Texas Bankers Association challenging 2012 amendments to the Department of the Treasury’s interest-reporting regulations.
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Disc Jockey in Puerto Rico Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exlpoitaton of Three Minors
Monday, January 13, 2014
A former disc jockey for area high school parties pleaded guilty today in the District of Puerto Rico to producing child pornography.
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Attorney General Announces $8.3 Million to Support Victims of Boston Marathon Bombings
Monday, January 13, 2014
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) today announced a $8,355,648 grant to organizations providing direct support to assist the victims, witnesses and first responders involved in the events surrounding the Boston Marathon bombings in April 2013.
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Three Former Rabobank Traders Charged with Manipulating Yen Libor
Monday, January 13, 2014
Two former Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) Japanese Yen derivatives traders and the trader responsible for setting Rabobank’s Yen London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) were charged as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into the manipulation of LIBOR.
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• HSI San Juan announces FY 2013 statistics for Pue... 1/13/2014 - San Juan, <acronym title="Google Page Ranking">PR</acronym>
• HSI arrests Vieques man on child sexual exploitat... 1/13/2014 - San Juan, <acronym title="Google Page Ranking">PR</acronym>
• NJ man sentenced to 3 years in prison on child po... 1/13/2014 - Trenton, NJ
• Violent offender indicted for re-entry... 1/10/2014 - Philadelphia, PA
• Registered sex offender pleads guilty in east Tex... 1/10/2014 - Tyler, TX
• A 46-year-old east Texas man pleads guilty to sex... 1/10/2014 - Tyler, TX

Updating the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP): Partnering for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

January 13, 2014
1:24 pm

Posted by Suzanne Spaulding, Acting Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate

Protecting and ensuring the continuity of critical infrastructure in the United States is essential to our nation's national security, public health and safety and economic prosperity. At the same time, growing interdependencies across the systems that control our infrastructure, particularly information and communications technologies, have increased vulnerabilities across a range of physical and cyber threats that can include extreme weather, aging infrastructure, industrial accidents, or acts of terror.

In the face of this evolving risk environment, President Obama issued an Executive Order and Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) in February 2013, underscoring the need for our nation to think broadly about the way we manage critical infrastructure, not just in terms of physical measures but also focusing on security and resilience across these important and often interdependent systems.

Today, I had the opportunity to host a call with critical infrastructure owners and operators and stakeholders from around the country to discuss a key piece of the PPD. Working collaboratively with our partners from across all levels of government, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and academia, we have updated the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). NIPP 2013 is based on a set of priorities, developed together by the public and private sectors, that integrates cyber and physical security to better protect our nation’s critical infrastructure.

It describes a shared vision in which physical and cyber critical infrastructure remain secure and resilient, while vulnerabilities are reduced, potential impacts are minimized, threats are promptly identified and disrupted, and response and recovery efforts hastened. The goals outlined in NIPP 2013 reflect expected outcomes from a proactive and inclusive partnership among all levels of government and the private and non-profit sectors to leverage existing capabilities and develop new capabilities to strengthen security and resilience by more effectively assessing and managing risks, and enhancing national preparedness.

Members of the critical infrastructure community who participated in helping to craft this important plan are vital partners that have enabled progress toward our shared objective and on which we will continue to rely going forward. Together, our continued commitment and cooperation will be important to reduce risk and ensure the security and resiliency of our nation’s critical infrastructure.

To learn more about the NIPP 2013, please visit www.dhs.gov/nipp.

http://www.dhs.gov/blog/2014/01/13/u...rotection-plan

News for U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CBP at the Hidalgo and Anzalduas International Bridges Seize Close to $4 Million in Narcotics
01/14/2014 12:25 PM EST
Hidalgo/Mission, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Hidalgo and Anzalduas International Bridges seized approximately $3,900,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana in three separate, unrelated incidents this weekend from two Reynosa,Tamaulipas, Mexico men and a woman from Edinburg, Texas. (more)

CBP Officers at El Paso Port Seized 35 Pounds of Heroin
01/14/2014 12:25 PM EST
El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 35.5 pounds of heroin Saturday. The estimated street value of the seized contraband is $1,136,000."This is an enormous seizure," said CBP El Paso Port Director Hector Mancha. (more)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $410,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry
01/14/2014 12:25 PM EST
Brownsville, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge this weekend discovered cocaine valued at approximately $409,600 hidden within a Chrysler PT Cruiser."This load of narcotics has been stopped by our frontline CBP officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry. (more)