ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Oct. 17, 2014
I.C.E. News Release
10/20/2014
ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Oct. 17, 2014
Oct. 14, 2014 – HSI, Colombian authorities rescue 55 sex trafficking victims, all minors
An international undercover law enforcement operation culminated on Oct. 11 with the arrests of 12 individuals involved in sex trafficking and the rescue of 55 sex trafficking victims, all minors. Full Story
Oct. 10, 2014 – Second vice president of Equatorial Guinea agrees to relinquish more than $30 million of assets purchased with corruption proceeds
According to court documents, Nguema Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, received an official government salary of less than $100,000 but used his position and influence as a government minister to amass more than $300 million worth of assets through corruption and money laundering, in violation of both Equatoguinean and U.S. law. Through intermediaries and corporate entities, Nguema Obiang acquired numerous assets in the United States that he is agreeing to relinquish in a combination of forfeiture and divestment to a charity for the benefit of the people of Equatorial Guinea. Full Story
Oct. 10, 2014 – ICE deports Bulgarian Interpol fugitive convicted of raping a minor
A Bulgarian national, who is wanted in his home country following his conviction for raping a 14-year-old girl, was deported Tuesday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story
Oct. 10, 2014 – Former corrections officer convicted of possessing child pornography
A former Jacksonville corrections officer was found guilty on Oct. 8 of four counts of possession of child pornography. This case was investigated by ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in conjunction with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office's (JSO). Full Story
Oct. 10, 2014 – School about to start for children at the Artesia Family Residential Center
October 13 was the first day of school for about 200 children housed at the Artesia Family Residential Center (AFRC) in New Mexico, a facility operated by ERO. Full Story
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