ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending July 31, 2015
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ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending July 31, 2015
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July 29, 2015 – The route to locating child predators is often through identification of their victims
ICE is combating child sexual exploitation through many methods, including the Victim Identification Program (VIP), launched in late 2011. The VIP is a simple idea that combines traditional investigative techniques with the robust and growing technology of HSI’s Cyber Crimes Center (C3). Full Story
July 27, 2015 – ICE arrests 27 convicted criminal aliens in North Texas during 4-day operation
Twenty-seven convicted criminal aliens were arrested in North Texas during a four-day initiative that ended Sunday which was conducted by local officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story
July 24, 2015 – ICE officers deport Mexican man wanted for aggravated murder
A Mexican fugitive wanted for aggravated murder was deported and turned over to law enforcement authorities. Full Story
July 23, 2015 – ICE provides security support for 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
To help ensure the safety of the participants, volunteers and spectators, officials from ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) will be on hand to provide security support throughout the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles. Full Story
July 24, 2015 – ICE, CBP seize illegally imported ancient Roman coins
One hundred and ninety ancient Roman coins that were illegally imported into the United States from the United Arab Emirates were seized by officials from HSI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Full Story
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I.C.E. News Releases
07/31/2015
WILMINGTON, DE
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Registered sex offender sentenced to over 21 years in prison
Rogelio “Roger” Cordero, 58, of New Castle, Delaware, will also be required to continue to register as a sex offender in any jurisdiction in which he lives, works or attends school.
07/31/2015
SCRANTON, PA
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Pennsylvania man gets over 16 years in federal prison for child pornography
Rickie Sitler previously pleaded guilty to using a four-year-old child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing images, admitting to committing the crime between late November and early December 2014.
07/31/2015
COLUMBUS, OH
CHILD EXPLOITATION
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Hilliard man sentenced to 216 months in prison for producing images of child pornography
Jeremiah R. Malfroid, 34, of Hilliard, Ohio pleaded guilty to production of child pornography on April 2, 2015.
07/31/2015
GLYNCO, GA
OPERATIONAL
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International students graduate from elite federal law enforcement program
The students, 12 from Honduras and 12 from the Dominican Republic, graduated Friday following training hosted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which has successfully trained hundreds of international law enforcement officials from about a dozen countries.
07/31/2015
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT
Oklahoma City man to serve 51 months in prison for illegally smuggling firearm shell casings to Iran and possessing opium with intent to distribute
According to court records, on July 2, 2014, Majid Iranpour Mobarekeh, 45, illegally sent and exported 450 firearm shell casings from the United States to the Republic of Iran.
07/30/2015
NEWARK, NJ
CHILD EXPLOITATION
New Jersey man indicted for sexual exploitation of a child
Felix Restitullo, 40 of Jersey City, New Jersey, is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of child pornography.
07/30/2015
NEW YORK, NY
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Long Island educator and coach pleads guilty to receiving child pornography
Kevin Barry O’Connell, 54, pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography at his residence in Patchogue, New York. He faces a minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000.
07/30/2015
SHREVEPORT, LA
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
Honduran aggravated felon in Louisiana pleads guilty to illegally reentering US
Timoteo Gonzalez-Leiva, 42, of Honduras, was encountered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in January following the completion of his prison sentence for a battery conviction in Caddo Parish.
07/30/2015
TUCSON, AZ
OPERATIONAL
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Tucson special agents capture long-sought Phoenix murder suspect
Ivan Alonso Samaniego-Valenzuela, 43, Mexico, was arrested July 23 for an outstanding warrant for the May 2000 murder of Juan Lara Salazar, 33.
07/30/2015
HELENA, MT
NARCOTICS
Law enforcement operation to take down Montana-Canadian drug smuggling organization wins national award
The award, known as the National OCDETF Outstanding Investigation Award, is for Operation “White Rhino,” which involved investigating a large-scale cocaine and ecstasy smuggling organization that trafficked drugs across the U.S.-Canada border.
07/30/2015
LOS ANGELES, CA
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Man who allegedly posed as federal immigration agent to fleece detained aliens’ relatives charged with theft
Gregory J. Chavez, 51, was taken into custody Wednesday at his Porter Ranch residence and is being held on $1.2 million bond pending his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Chavez is charged with 40 felony counts, including residential burglary, grand theft by false pretense and attempted grand theft by false pretense.
07/30/2015
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
ICE arrests 30 convicted criminal aliens in Oklahoma during 4-day operation
Thirty fugitive or convicted criminal aliens were arrested in or around Oklahoma City, or around Guymon, Oklahoma, during a four-day initiative that ended Sunday, and was conducted by local officers from ICE ERO.
07/29/2015
KANSAS CITY, MO
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Nevada man pleads guilty in Missouri to multi-million dollar piracy scheme
Arunachalam Annamalai, 48, a resident of Las Vegas, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty to charges that he participated in the software piracy conspiracy. Annamalai is the owner and operator of Vegascart LLC.
07/29/2015
WASHINGTON, DC
CHILD EXPLOITATION
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The route to locating child predators is often through identification of their victims
A lot of child pornographers are drawn to the Tor, or the Onion Router. It’s very difficult to track and identify child predators going through the Tor because the network is routed through thousands of relays across the globe and, therefore, identities are masked.
07/29/2015
TYLER, TX
FINANCIAL CRIMES
Louisiana man convicted in East Texas of Nigerian mail fraud scheme
Heesham Broussard, 38, from Lake Charles, Louisiana, also known as Sudan, was found guilty by a jury for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, two counts of mail fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft following a four day trial before U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider.
07/29/2015
DENVER, CO
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Arkansas man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for traveling to Colorado to engage in illicit sexual conduct with children
After serving his prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore also ordered Donnie Waldo Jr., 48, of Dover, Arkansas, to serve 10 years on supervised release. The defendant, who appeared at the hearing in custody, was remanded at its conclusion.
07/29/2015
NEW YORK, NY
NARCOTICS
ICE HSI investigation leads to 34 arrests for narcotics, firearms offenses
Several of those arrested were members of the Bloods and Crips gangs. The defendants allegedly made numerous narcotics purchases, including heroin and cocaine, and weapon purchases during the course of the investigation. Some of the defendants face charges for narcotics conspiracy as well as possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Both of these charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.
07/29/2015
LUBBOCK, TX
CHILD EXPLOITATION
West Texas man faces up to 20 years in federal prison for possessing prepubescent child pornography
Michael Patrick Redente, 40, of San Angelo, Texas, who remains on bond, faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date was not set.
07/29/2015
DALLAS, TX
HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING
Dallas man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sex trafficking teenage runaways
Ladestro Douglas, aka “Derek Douglas,” 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to 15 years in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. He must also register as a sex offender, and he was ordered to pay one of his victims, Jane Doe #1, $136,000 in restitution.
07/28/2015
ABILENE, TX
CHILD EXPLOITATION
2 West Texas men face up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in separate cases to possessing prepubescent child pornography
David Scott Fikani, 61, from Abilene, who remains on bond, pleaded guilty to a one-count indictment charging possession of prepubescent child pornography. Michael Cleo Ivy, 36, also from Abilene and who is also on bond, pleaded guilty to the same offense.
07/28/2015
LUBBOCK, TX
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
ICE arrests 14 convicted criminal aliens in West Texas during 4-day operation
Fourteen convicted criminal aliens were arrested in Lubbock during a four-day initiative that ended Sunday which was conducted by local officers from ICE ERO.
07/28/2015
GRAND FORKS, ND
NARCOTICS
Colombian man arrested in Central America for operating criminal enterprise from Canadian prison
Daniel Vivas Ceron, 34, of Colombia, was charged with the following crimes: conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and controlled substance analogues resulting in serious bodily injury and death; conspiracy to import controlled substances and controlled substance analogues into the US resulting in serious bodily injury and death; aiding and abetting the distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death; money laundering conspiracy and; operating a continuing criminal enterprise.
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