Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Jan. 31, 2014

I.C.E. News Release

FEBRUARY 3, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 30, 2014 – Federal agencies seize more than $21.6 million in fake NFL merchandise during 'Operation Team Player'

Federal officials teamed with the National Football League Jan. 30 to announce the record-breaking results of a nationwide law enforcement effort aimed at combatting counterfeit sports merchandise. Full Story

Jan. 27, 2014 – HSI repatriates 15th century manuscript to the Italian government

A leaf from the Missal of Ludovico da Romagnano, a 15th century manuscript known as the San Lorenzo, was repatriated to the Italian government Jan. 27 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Full Story

Jan. 28, 2014 – Homeland Security Investigation's takedown of criminals in the Caribbean featured on the Travel Channel

Two episodes of Border Rico, broadcast on the Travel Channel Jan. 28, show HSI special agents on the front lines in Puerto Rico, arresting and disrupting drug trafficking and criminal organizations. Full Story

Jan. 30, 2014 – Mexican national sentenced in Wisconsin for illegally re-entering US

A previously deported Mexican national was sentenced Jan. 29 to six months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story

Jan. 30, 2014 – Arrests made throughout Texas, Louisiana following RICO indictment of 32 in employment referral conspiracy involving Chinese restaurants

A task force of federal, state and local law enforcement Jan. 30 began arresting 32 defendants charged with racketeering and immigration violations throughout Texas and Louisiana. Full Story

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F.B.I. Breaking News

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New York: Doctor sentenced to prison for role in $15 million Medicare fraud scheme.
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Memphis: Three plead guilty in connection with $18 million Ponzi scheme.
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Washington: Man gets 12 years in oxycodone conspiracy that led to overdose death.

D.E.A. TOP STORY

Baltimore Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
FEB 03 (BALTIMORE)
U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Garnett Gilbert Smith, a/k/a Abdule Jones a/k/a Brian Slack, age 44, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 25 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
The sentence was announced by Assistant Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Baltimore District Office; United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Commissioner Anthony W. Batts of the Baltimore Police Department; Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein; and Colonel George F. Johnson IV, Superintendent of the Maryland Natural Resources Police.READ MORE MORE TOP STORIES


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Court Permanently Enjoins Georgia Tax Return Preparer and Her Company
Monday, February 3, 2014
A federal district judge in the Atlanta Division for the Northern District of Georgia permanently barred Joan Leger and her company from preparing federal income tax returns for others on Jan. 31, 2014, the Justice Department announced today.
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Leader of $28.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
Monday, February 3, 2014
A Florida man who had been the owner and operator of multiple physical therapy rehabilitation facilities pleaded guilty today for his role in organizing and leading a $28.3 million Medicare fraud scheme.
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Roxbury Correctional Institution Sergeant Convicted of Obstructing Justice
Friday, January 31, 2014
The Justice Department, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and the FBI announced that Josh Hummer, a sergeant at the Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, Md., was convicted today by a federal jury of obstructing justice during the investigation of an assault against an inmate.
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Leader of Alleged Sports Betting Ring Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges
Friday, January 31, 2014
Joseph Vito Mastronardo Jr., 63, of Meadowbrook, Pa., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise.
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Queens, N.Y., Doctor Sentenced for His Role in $15 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Friday, January 31, 2014
A Queens, N.Y., medical doctor was sentenced today to serve 12 months and a day in prison for his role in a scheme that fraudulently billed Medicare more than $15 million.
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