ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending June 5, 2015
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ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending June 5, 2015
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Special Agent Gussoni and his fiancée rescued a man from a burning vehicle
June 3, 2015 – Ontario man named on ICE Top 10 Most Wanted list
An Ontario man is the latest fugitive to be added to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE)Most Wanted list. ICE is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading directly to the man's arrest. Full Story
June 5, 2015 – ICE, US Marshals arrest 27 international fugitives with Interpol alerts
Twenty-seven criminal foreign fugitives with active Interpol alerts were arrested across the United States last week by ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). Full Story
June 3, 2015 – Alabama fugitive wanted on child pornography charges captured in Texas
On June 3, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced the capture of a convicted Alabama sex offender wanted on a federal arrest warrant issued in June 2014 for receipt of child pornography in the Northern District of Alabama. Full Story
June 4, 2015 – Con Edison contractor arrested in $6.9 million bribery and kickback scheme
Federal agents arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Rudell & Associates, Inc., June 4 for allegedly providing more than $6.9 million in bribes and kickbacks to supervisors of Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Ed). Full Story
June 5, 2015 – ICE special agent in Arizona rescues man from burning vehicle
On May 30, HSI Special Agent Jeremiah (Goose) Gussoni and his fiancée Amber Bass rescued a man from a burning vehicle, saving his life. Full Story
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I.C.E. News Releases
06/05/2015
WASHINGTON, DC
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ICE special agent in Arizona rescues man from burning vehicle
Gussoni and his fiancée Amber Bass, a nurse practitioner, were driving along I-10 in Cochise County, Arizona, on their way to have lunch with a retired HSI special agent May 30. Traffic began to slow, and when they came around the bend, the couple saw why. A Jeep had flipped over, was on its roof and smoke was pouring out of it.
06/05/2015
NEW YORK, NY
FINANCIAL CRIMES
Businessman sent to prison for $53 million tax scheme
William Anthony Huff, 53, was a businessman who orchestrated a $53 million fraud on the IRS and other schemes, spanning four states, involving tax violations, bank bribery, fraud on bank regulators, and the fraudulent purchase of an insurance company.
06/05/2015
TRENTON, NJ
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
12 New Jersey men indicted in alleged cargo theft ring worth $1.5 million
The indictment resulted from a lengthy investigation titled “Operation Midnight Run” by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the New Jersey State Police - Interstate Theft North Unit and the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice - Specialized Crimes Bureau.
06/05/2015
WASHINGTON, DC
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
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ICE, US Marshals arrest 27 international fugitives with Interpol alerts
Those arrested are from 13 different countries and wanted for crimes abroad. Of the 27, five are wanted for homicide, two for kidnapping, one for raping a child and one for human sex trafficking.
06/05/2015
MISSOULA, MT
CONTRABAND
Washington state man sentenced to more than 6 ½ years in federal prison for meth crime, ordered to forfeit $278,000
Chief District Court Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Mark Irvin Roberts, 50, of Newport, Washington, to 78 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and $5,000 in restitution, in addition to forfeiting $278,370 in connection with the offense.
06/05/2015
HOUSTON, TX
HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING
Final smuggler responsible for an overcrowded Houston stash house that held 115 smuggled aliens was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison
Benjamin Granados-Lupian, 32, from Mexico, pleaded guilty to smuggling charges about one month after his arrest. He was convicted of conspiracy to harbor and transport illegal aliens and using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The following five co-conspirators were convicted of the same charges: Jose Aviles-Villa, 32, Antonio Barruquet-Hildeberta, 46, Jonathan Solorzano-Tavila, 30, Jose Cesmas-Borja, 26, and Eugenio Sesmas-Borja, 20.
06/04/2015
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
FINANCIAL CRIMES
$1.3 million in stolen funds returned to Philippines
The investigation of Major General Carlos Flores Garcia, former comptroller of the Philippine Armed Forces, began in 2004. General Garcia was suspected of using his official position to illegally accept commissions, bribes, kickbacks, gifts and other benefits in connection with government contracts and projects he oversaw as comptroller.
06/04/2015
SAN ANTONIO, TX
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
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ICE San Antonio deports Salvadoran MS-13 gang member wanted for aggravated extortion
On June 4, ICE deported Alfredo Napoleon Portillo-Coreas, 25, onboard a charter flight coordinated by ICE’s Air Operations (IAO) Unit. He was released to the custody of El Salvador’s Policia Nacional Civil (PNC).
06/04/2015
BEAUMONT, TX
CHILD EXPLOITATION
East Texas man sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to entice a child
Raymond Edward Russ Jr., 47, of Kountze, Texas, was sentenced June 2 by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield to 120 months in federal prison for coercion and enticement involving the sexual exploitation of a child. Russ was indicted by a federal grand jury June 24, 2014; he pleaded guilty to the charges Oct. 17.
06/04/2015
NEW YORK, NY
FINANCIAL CRIMES
Con Edison contractor arrested in $6.9 million bribery and kickback scheme
Rodolfo Quiambao, 71, of Queens, New York allegedly bribed Con Ed supervisors in exchange for receiving lucrative contracts from the public utility services provider. Quiambao’s arrest is the latest part of the government’s continuing investigation of bribery and kickback schemes involving employees of Con Ed.
06/04/2015
SEATTLE, WA
WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT
Washington apple orchard fined millions following ICE audit
Under the settlement agreement, Broetje Orchards does not admit to any criminal wrongdoing, but does acknowledge HSI auditors found that it continued to employ unauthorized workers after being advised by ICE those employees did not have permission to work in the United States.
06/04/2015
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING
Former Texas deputy constable pleads guilty to alien smuggling
Luis Enrique Guevara, 44, of Brownsville, Texas, entered his guilty plea June 4 in federal court admitting he transported three illegal aliens in a Nissan Pathfinder.
06/03/2015
PROVIDENCE, RI
HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING
Providence resident indicted for allegedly sex trafficking 14 year-old girl
Paul J. Monteiro, aka “Peezy,” 29, of Providence, received a three-count indictment charging alleged transportation of a 14-year-old Rhode Island girl to New Jersey for the purpose of engaging in commercial sexual activity.
06/03/2015
NEWARK, NJ
FINANCIAL CRIMES
New Jersey attorney charged with structuring cash deposits
Magdy Fouad Anise, aka Michael Anise, 51, of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, was charged with structuring cash transactions to avoid reporting requirements and structuring more than $100,000.
06/03/2015
DETROIT, MI
CONTRABAND
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Ontario man named on ICE Top 10 Most Wanted list
In October 2013, Khaophone Sychantha, 32, aka Kao, whose last known residence was Lakeshore, Ontario, was charged in a four-count federal indictment with distribution of a controlled substance following an ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) probe.
06/03/2015
HUNTSVILLE, AL
CHILD EXPLOITATION
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Alabama fugitive wanted on child pornography charges captured in Texas
Matthew C. Harbin, 29, of Arab, Alabama, was arrested Tuesday in Cameron County, Texas, while living under an assumed identity.
06/02/2015
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
TRANSNATIONAL GANGS
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ICE, Department of State kick off international anti-gang conference
This year’s participants include federal and state prosecutors, investigators, prison officials and military personnel from throughout Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. The training, led by instructors from the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, is designed to enhance the ability of law enforcement personnel to respond to and identify potential threats posed by gang members and their associates who operate throughout the region.
06/02/2015
LOUISVILLE, KY
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Kentucky teacher charged with enticing minor, producing child pornography
Patrick Newman, 33, appeared June 2 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin. He is charged with engaging in unlawful online communications with a 13-year-old male (“John Doe”) using the social media applications VINE and KIK. Newman illegally used a means or facility of interstate commerce to knowingly persuade, induce, entice or coerce John Doe to engage in sex.
06/02/2015
NEWARK, NJ
CHILD EXPLOITATION
New Jersey man sentenced to 5 years in prison for receiving child pornography
Lucas J. Reinmann, 35, of Boonton, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty, on Jan. 15, 2015, to one count of knowingly receiving images of child pornography over the internet.
06/02/2015
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CHILD EXPLOITATION
ICE arrests 2 men for possession of child pornography
Hector Diaz-Luciano, 44, of Yauco, and Juan Ortiz-Rios, 37, of Gurabo, were arrested Friday and Monday, respectively, following an HSI investigation that revealed they used a peer-to-peer (P2P) network to download sexually explicit images and videos depicting child pornography.
06/02/2015
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
CHILD EXPLOITATION
Southeast Texas man sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing child pornography
George Deleon, 65, of Cuero, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison, the statutory maximum, which is to be immediately followed by 15 years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty to the charges March 2.
06/01/2015
DALLAS, TX
FINANCIAL CRIMES
4 indicted in Dallas for money laundering conspiracy
Latonya Lanette Carson, 41, Ricardo Garth Solomon, 49, and Smith Olsola Akin, 32, made their initial appearances in federal court and each remains in custody. A detention hearing is set for June 1 for Carson. Another defendant, Segun Edomwonyi, aka “Benny O. Prince,” 49, is still at large.
06/01/2015
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FINANCIAL CRIMES
ICE arrests 3 on bank fraud charges
The charges stem from schemes used by Alejandro Mayendia-Blanco, Orlando Mayendia-Diaz and Nell Blanco-Casasnovas to obtain money from mortgage lending institutions.
06/01/2015
NEWARK, NJ
CHILD EXPLOITATION
NJ man pleads guilty to taking cellphone pictures while sexually abusing 2 children
Justin Kinney, 26, of Newark, pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child pornography. Kinney was previously arrested and charged by federal complaint on April 20, 2014.
