Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending January 1, 2016

I.C.E. News Release

OPERATIONAL

01/04/2016

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending January 1, 2016






December 21, 2015 – Child predator arrests, human trafficking highlight most viewed articles of 2015

From major arrests to policy and procedure updates, the diverse activities of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) four main directorates are reflected in the most viewed stories on ICE.gov. As 2015 draws to a close, we took a look back at the top ERO, HSI and M&A stories of the year. Full Story

December 22, 2015 – DHS releases end of fiscal year 2015 statistics

The Department of Homeland Security released its end of Fiscal Year 2015 statistics which reflect the Department’s immigration enforcement efforts that prioritize convicted criminals and threats to public safety, border security, and national security. Full Story

December 18, 2015 – Phoenix ICE officers remove twice-deported Mexican man who faces murder charges

A Mexican national arrested in a targeted enforcement action four months ago, who is wanted in his native country for his role in an aggravated homicide, was turned over to Mexican law enforcement officials at the Nogales Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry by officers from ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story

December 21, 2015 – ICE seeks public’s help to identify grocery store skimming suspect

Special agents with ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are seeking the public's help to identify a man suspected of planting a so-called "skimming" device at a Bay Area grocery store. Full Story

December 21, 2015 – Former Houston-area teacher sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for receiving child pornography

A former Houston-area teacher was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison following his conviction for receiving child pornography. Full Story

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I.C.E. News Releases

12/24/2015

APPLE VALLEY, CA

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL

ICE detainee passes away after suffering heart attack
Jose Manuel Azurida-Hernandez, 54, was transferred from the Adelanto Detention Facility to the hospital Dec. 19 after experiencing chest pains.


12/23/2015

PHILADELPHIA, PA

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL

Mexican national charged with re-entry after multiple deportations
Jose Alberto Guadalupe-Ascencion, 30, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, was charged by indictment that alleges on or about Dec. 3, 2015, Guadalupe-Ascencion, an alien, and native and citizen of Mexico, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States.



12/23/2015

PHILADELPHIA, PA



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Pennsylvania man sentenced to 5 years for $3 million UPenn fraud scheme
Kenneth Kapikian, 58, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty June 10, 2015, to six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. His co-defendant, Dennis Gagliardi, of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.


12/23/2015

NEW YORK, NY



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Alleged celebrity hacker nabbed after undercover operation
HSI special agents arrested Alonzo Knowles, 23, of Freeport, Bahamas, after a meeting with an HSI undercover special agent in New York.


12/23/2015

PHILADELPHIA, PA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Man admits to secretly filming minors in his bathroom
According to the court documents, a minor found a camera hidden underneath the sink in Kevin Rebbie’s, 56, bathroom. The Limerick Township Police Department was contacted and a search warrant was later executed on Rebbie’s home.


12/22/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


DHS releases end of fiscal year 2015 statistics
Overall, the Department apprehended 406,595 individuals nationwide and conducted a total of 462,463 removals and returns. The U.S. Border Patrol reported 337,117 apprehensions nationwide, compared to 486,651 in FY 2014.



12/22/2015

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE Newark removes convicted British sex offender
Andrew Peter Ferris, 39, was wanted by British authorities for failing to serve a 21-month prison term for sex crimes committed in the U.K.


12/22/2015

NEWARK, NJ



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


2 New Jersey MS-13 gang members charged with conspiracy to kill witness
Juan Pablo Escalante-Melgar, aka Humilde, 26, and Elmer Cruz-Diaz, aka Locote, 27, both of Union City, New Jersey, are charged with one count each of conspiring to kill an individual to prevent them from communicating with a law enforcement officer.


12/21/2015

SAN FRANCISCO, CA



FINANCIAL CRIMES


ICE seeks public’s help to identify grocery store skimming suspect
The dark-haired suspect is seen in video captured by a surveillance camera at the Walnut Creek Safeway in September removing a skimming device from under his jacket and installing it at a checkout stand.


12/21/2015

HOUSTON, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former Houston-area teacher sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for receiving child pornography
Scott Burns, 46, of Alvin, was sentenced to 97 months in prison and to 12 years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lynn N. Hughes. Burns will also be required to register as a sex offender. He pleaded guilty to the charges May 18.



12/21/2015

JACKSONVILLE, FL



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes convicted airline hijacker to Lebanon
Saado Mohamed Ibrahim, 47, of Lebanon, was convicted of air piracy and sentenced to 20 years in prison on Aug. 18, 1997 after forcing his way into the cockpit of Iberia Flight 6621 en route from Madrid to Havana July 26, 1996, and threatening to blow it up.


12/21/2015

NEW YORK, NY



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


ICE seizes thousands of counterfeit North Face jackets
Haryash Paul, 64, of Hicksville, New York, who operates Manhattan-based Glamour Line Inc. and is associated with a Jericho-based business known as TRB Designs and Resources Inc, is accused of smuggling counterfeit North Face merchandise with a value in excess of $2 million.


12/21/2015

FRESNO, CA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


2 California men sentenced for possessing child pornography
Steven Christopher Montes, 26, of Visalia, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to seven years in prison, followed by a 10-year term of supervised release, for possessing sexually explicit videos of minors.


12/21/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


Child predator arrests, human trafficking highlight most viewed articles of 2015
From major arrests to policy and procedure updates, the diverse activities of ICE’s four main directorates, HSI, ERO, M&A and OPLA are reflected in the most viewed stories on ICE.gov. As 2015 draws to a close, here’s a look back at the top ERO, HSI and M&A stories of the year.



12/21/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending December 18, 2015
ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending December 18, 2015


12/21/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


HSI regional attaché receives award from Korean Supreme Prosecutor’s Office
Taekuk Cho, who earlier this year received an award from Korea’s president, was recognized at a formal ceremony for assisting Korea with some of the nation’s highest profile cases.


12/18/2015

PHOENIX, AZ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Phoenix ICE officers remove twice-deported Mexican man who faces murder charges
Federico Calderon-Aguilar, 37, was repatriated under tight security, escorted by members of ERO's operations coordination team. Upon arriving at the port of entry, Calderon was transferred to the custody of Mexican law enforcement.


12/18/2015

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Santa Claus impersonator arrested in southeast Texas for alleged distribution of child pornography
Reynaldo Ramirez, 37, of Corpus Christi, had allegedly downloaded more than 1,000 images of child pornography ranging in ages from toddlers to pre-teens, according to information in the criminal complaint..



12/18/2015

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Southeast Texas man pleads guilty to distributing child pornography
Billy Joe Moreno, 43, of Corpus Christi, faces a minimum of five and up to 20 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine.


12/18/2015

CONCORD, NH



CHILD EXPLOITATION


New York man sentenced in New Hampshire to 20 years for child pornography
Phillip Binder, 43, of Woodside, New York, was sentenced on one count of producing and transporting child pornography.


12/18/2015

NEW YORK, NY



NARCOTICS


Cartel leader extradited from Mexico to face international cocaine trafficking charges
Mexican authorities arrested Tirso Martinez-Sanchez, 51, of Mexico, on Feb. 2, 2014, based on a federal arrest warrant.


12/18/2015

DALLAS, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Dallas man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for transporting child pornography
Rex Sistos, 38, from Dallas was sentenced Dec. 18 by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to 240 months in federal prison.



12/18/2015

BOSTON, MA



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


Chinese national pleads guilty in Boston to supplying Iran with materials to make weapons-grade uranium
Sihai Cheng, aka Chun Hai Cheng or Alex Cheng, 35, and a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiring to commit export violations and smuggle goods from the United States to Iran, and four counts of illegally exporting U.S. manufactured pressure transducers to Iran.





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Man with extraditable warrant for sex offenses
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