Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending April 3, 2015

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04/06/2015

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending April 3, 2015





April 2, 2015 — Former Ohio man featured on Operation Predator App pleads guilty to child exploitation

A former Columbus-area man, who surrendered to authorities shortly after being featured on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Operation Predator App pleaded guilty April 2 to child exploitation charges. Full Story

April 1, 2015 — ICE partners with Honolulu Museum of Art to recover antiquities from India

Representatives from the Honolulu Museum of Art Wednesday transferred seven rare antiquities to the custody of ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) after an ongoing international smuggling probe by HSI determined the objects had likely been looted from India and brought to the U.S. illegally.Full Story

April 2, 2015 – ICE removes Portuguese national wanted for domestic violence

A 58-year-old man wanted in his home country of Portugal was removed April 2 by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story

March 31, 2015 — ICE Women's History Month spotlight: HSI Office of Intelligence AD Patricia Cogswell

Women's History Month Spotlight highlights the contributions of women to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security. Full Story

April 2, 2015 — ICE removes Trinidad national convicted of weapons violations

A Trinidad and Tobago man who served nearly 10 years in federal prison for illegally obtaining machine guns and silencers in Florida was removed from the United States April 1 by ERO officers. Full Story

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F.B.I. Breaking News
04.06.15
San Francisco: E-Commerce executive charged with fixing prices of items sold on Amazon.
04.03.15
Atlanta: CEO arrested for running multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme.
04.03.15
Philadelphia: Woman arrested in attempt to travel to Syria to join ISIL.

D.E.A. TOP STORY

DEA Issues Nationwide Alert on Fentanyl as Threat to Health and Public Safety
MAR 18 (WASHINGTON)

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today issued a nationwide alert about the dangers of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues/ compounds. Fentanyl is commonly laced in heroin, causing significant problems across the country, particularly as heroin abuse has increased. This alert was issued through the multi-agency El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) to all U.S. law enforcement.

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D.E.A. LATEST NEWS

APR 02	(ORLANDO, Fla.) Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years
APR 02	(DAYTON, Ohio) Couple Indicted on Marijuana and Money Laundering Charges
APR 02	(COLUMBUS, Ohio) Four Members of Ohio Gang Charged with Murder
APR 01	(MANHATTAN, NY.) Nine Members of Major Narcotics Ring Indicted
MAR 31	(ORLANDO, Fla.) Former Titusville Police Officer Sentenced

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A.T.F. NEWS

• Stockton Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison on Federal Firearm Charges
  
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  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Austin Reed, 42, of Stockton, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to seven years and eight months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
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• 04/06/15
  Washington Pa., Man Charged with Stealing Firearms from Route 19 EZ-Cash Pawn Shop
• 04/03/15
  Bonne Terre, Missouri Man Sentenced on Multiple Drug & Weapons Charges
• 04/03/15
  Defendant found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court in Connection with 1994 Murder of 16 Year-Old Girl
• 04/02/15
  Federal Grand Jury Indictments

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U.S. Marshals Service News

Convicted Child Rapist Captured Hiding In Bedroom in Kentucky

April 01, 2015 - This morning, the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Kentucky arrested a man who had been wanted for more than a year on a Failure to Appear charge in Dinwiddie, Virginia. That charge stemmed from a 2013 conviction of Rape. Douglas “Scott” McBride jumped bond ... read more

U.S. Marshals Ask the Public to Use Text Messaging to Report Non-Compliant Sex Offenders

April 01, 2015 - The United States Marshal Service in the Northern District of Iowa is asking the public to share important public safety information anonymously with Marshals by sending them a secure text message about sex offenders who are suspected of violating the requirements of the Iowa Sex Offender ... read more

Greensboro U.S. Marshals Arrest Alleged Ex-Boyfriend in Connection with Teen Homicide

March 31, 2015 - On March 28, 2015, Tierra Hall was found dead behind a house in Durham, North Carolina. Hall was last seen on March 27th, and investigators believe she was killed that afternoon. On March 30th, warrants were issued for Kelton Breshon Fox for First Degree Murder by ... read more

U.S. Marshals Escapee Captured in Washington, D.C.

March 31, 2015 - Escapee Wossen Assaye is back in U.S. Marshals custody. Assaye was captured today in Washington, D.C., following his escape from Inova Fairfax hospital, where he was in custody, while being treated for injuries suffered in an apparent suicide attempt while at the William G. Truesdale Detention ... read more

Task Force Working Together Leads to Arrest of AZ Homicide Suspect in Stokes County, NC

March 31, 2015 - On March 30, 2015, Alex Mundo Lara was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force in North Carolina. Lara was arrested on charges stemming from a shooting that took the life of one victim and left the other victim with serious life threatening injuries. read more

Six Hour Standoff in North Carolina Ends in Arrest by U.S. Marshals and Durham Police Department

March 31, 2015 - Yesterday, Linwood Fred Clay was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force and the Durham Police Department after a six hour standoff. A multitude of warrants were issued for Clay by the Durham Police Department: Assault With a Deadly Weapon Intent To ... read more

Operation Rolling Rock Conducted in Eastern Panhandle

March 30, 2015 - The U.S. Marshals Service and the West Virginia State Police joined forces and resources to conduct sex offender compliance checks in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Operation Rolling Rock was an operation funded by the U.S. Marshals Sex Offender Investigations Branch. During the operation, 585 ... read more

'Fugitive of the Week' Surrenders

March 30, 2015 - Last week’s “Fugitive of the Week,” Tyler Twombly, surrendered to his parole officer in Manchester, NH today. Mr. Twombly was being sought on an outstanding parole warrant for Violating his Conditions of Parole. Twombly was on parole as a result of a conviction and sentence for ... read more

Louisiana Sex Offender Arrested in Atlanta

March 30, 2015 - In 1987, Ira Anthony Boudreaux was convicted in the Eastern District of Louisiana of Conspiracy and Extortion for the aggravated kidnapping of a 3 year-old boy. The child was eventually recovered safely after being abandoned in a sugar cane field, and Boudreaux received a 40-year sentence ... read more

Man With Multiple Warrants Arrested in Greensboro, NC by U.S. Marshals

March 25, 2015 - The U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force arrested a North Carolina fugitive who was wanted by the NC Department of Community Corrections-Probation/Parole, and who was also wanted for questioning on an unrelated incident. Diquarius Gilbert was arrested in Greensboro when located by members of the task ... read more

U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Indecent Assault Suspect

March 24, 2015 - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin Pane announced the arrest of Andre Marcellus Jones, who wanted for Indecent Assault of a Minor. On March, 10, 2015, the York City Police Department obtained an arrest warrant charging Jones with Indecent Assault of a person less than 13 years of ... read more

U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Captures Tennessee Top 10 Fugitive in Virginia

March 23, 2015 - U.S. Marshal Robert Mathieson announces the arrest of Kellum Williams. Williams was wanted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for First Degree Murder, Abuse of a Corpse and Violation of Community Corrections in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Clarksville, TN. read more

'Fugitive of the Week' Just Arrested in Manchester by U.S. Marshals Task Force

March 18, 2015 - This week’s “Fugitive of the Week,” Lynn Taylor was arrested in Manchester, NH by members of the U.S. Marshals – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force. Taylor was wanted on an outstanding Merrimack County warrant for probation violations. Taylor was on probation as a result of her ... read more

Dayton Man Has Nowhere Else to Hide

March 18, 2015 - Federal fugitive Lance Ealy knows the true meaning of the “long arm of the law.” Ealy was indicted by a federal grand jury for 46 counts of fraudulent activity, including buying and selling stolen identities, access card devices, and filing false income tax returns. The manhunt ... read more

Attorney General Holder Delivers Special Remarks at Memorial Service for Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Wells

March 17, 2015 - Attorney General Holder Delivers Special Remarks at Memorial Service read more

JUSTICE NEWS



U.S. Army National Guard Soldier and His Cousin Indicted for Conspiring to Support Terrorism
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Justice Department Files Brief to Address Health Care for Prisoners Suffering from Gender Dysphoria
Friday, April 3, 2015




Philadelphia Woman Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
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News from CBP

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Customs and Border Protection Seizes $500K in Cocaine at the Anzalduas International Bridge

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I.C.E. News Releases


04/06/2015

JACKSONVILLE, FL

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Jacksonville man sentenced to 60 years for producing child pornography
In addition, Charles Franklin Hudson, Jr., 39, of Jacksonville was ordered to register as a sex offender, and to forfeit his electronic media.


04/03/2015

TAMPA, FL

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Lakeland man sentenced to 80 years for producing child pornography
According to court documents, between July 2012 and March 2014 Benjamin Cuadrado, 40, of Lakeland, coerced an infant and a toddler to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing multiple videos of the conduct.


04/03/2015

SYRACUSE, NY



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


2 Syracuse men sentenced to prison, $1.7 million in fines after food stamp fraud probe
Ebrima Krubally, 46, was sentenced to 48 months incarceration and Alieu Jaiteh, 32, was sentenced to 18 months. U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby also ordered both to pay restitution of $1,709,304.81 in connection with the fraud scheme. Jaiteh, a foreign national of Gambia, is also facing deportation as a result of this conviction and other immigration violations.



04/03/2015

OAKLAND, CA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


New federal child sexual exploitation charges lodged against Bay Area man as authorities seek help identifying hundreds of victims
Blake Robert Johnston, 41, of Martinez, was originally charged in October 2014 with traveling to another state with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.


04/02/2015

COLUMBUS, OH



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former Ohio man featured on Operation Predator App pleads guilty to child exploitation
Jeremiah Malfroid, 33, was charged by criminal complaint for production of child pornography in October 2014, and absconded during the investigation.


04/02/2015

SEATTLE, WA



CONTRABAND


Jury convicts 'Ice Nightclub' owner of money laundering and drug conspiracy
Steven Asir Thomas, 40, was arrested by federal agents after an undercover investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Seattle police uncovered his scheme to traffic drugs and use his Seattle “Ice Nightclub” to launder money earned through his drug operation.


04/02/2015

BOSTON, MA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Portuguese national wanted for domestic violence
Estacio Da Ponte Talaia was administratively arrested in Detroit Feb. 25. ERO officers working in concert with liaisons in Interpol discovered that Talaia was wanted in Portugal.



04/02/2015

LAFAYETTE, LA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Trinidad national convicted of weapons violations
Clive L. Small, 80, was convicted in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in August 2005 of conspiracy to possess machine guns and firearm silencers, and possession of machine guns and firearm silencers.


04/02/2015

ST. LOUIS, MO



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION & EXPLOSIVES


2 Missouri men indicted on federal explosives and weapons charges
Olajuwon Davis, 22, and Brandon Orlando Baldwin, 22, both of St. Louis, were each indicted by a federal grand jury on the following charges: one felony count of conspiracy to damage or destroy a building, vehicle and other property by use of an explosive, conspiracy to make false written statements in connection with the purchase of firearms, the transfer of firearms to a felon, and two felony counts of making false written statements in connection with a firearms purchase.


04/02/2015

LUBBOCK, TX



NARCOTICS


California woman sentenced in Texas to 2 years for drug possession, intent to distribute
Christini Lynn Brashear, 45, of Rocklin, California, pleaded guilty in November 2014 to an indictment charging one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. She was sentenced to serve two years and must surrender herself to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons on May 8, 2015.


04/01/2015

KANSAS CITY, MO



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Missouri couple pleads guilty to transporting a person for prostitution
Milton Charles Wilson, also known as “Barbwire,” 59, of Kansas City, Missouri, and Kayla Pinkerton, also known as “Foxy,” 19, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, pleaded guilty in separate court appearances to one count each of interstate transportation for prostitution.



04/01/2015

PHOENIX, AZ



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Man sentenced to over 14 years for operating Arizona-based human smuggling ring
Otoniel Galindo Vasquez-Lopez, 29, of Louisiana, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The charges stem from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).


04/01/2015

NEW YORK, NY



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


Foreign corporation and its managers admit attempting to illegally export landmines, bomb parts
Egyptian citizens Malak Neseem Swares Boulos, 43, and Amged Kamel Yonan Tawdraus, 33, the leaders of AMA United Group, an Egyptian procurement agent, entered a guilty plea to violating the Arms Export Control Act. Boulos and Tawdraus admitted to failing to file required export information relating to the international shipment of a landmine and multiple bomb bodies.


04/01/2015

HONOLULU, HI



CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


ICE partners with Honolulu Museum of Art to recover antiquities from India
Representatives from the Honolulu Museum of Art Wednesday transferred seven rare antiquities to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) after an ongoing international smuggling probe by HSI determined the objects had likely been looted from India and brought to the U.S. illegally.


04/01/2015

HARRISBURG, PA



NARCOTICS


Pennsylvania man admits to bath salt distribution conspiracy
Alan Folweiler, 21, admitted his involvement as part of a group distributing alpha-pvp, a synthetic drug commonly known as bath salts during 2011 through 2013.



04/01/2015

WICHITA, KS



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Kansas massage parlor operators indicted on federal prostitution charges
Ping Liu, 43, and Xingdi Lin, 48, both of Wichita, Kansas, were charged with one count each of attempting to persuade, induce, entice or coerce an individual to cross state lines to engage in prostitution and one each count of using a telephone in furtherance of prostitution.


03/31/2015

FARGO, ND



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Nebraska man sentenced to 210 months for distributing child pornography
Robert Vangorden, 41, of Omaha Nebraska, was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months (210 months) for distributing materials involving the sexual exploitation of a minor. Vangorden will also serve 10 years of supervised release following his incarceration. Additionally, he was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Crime Victims' Fund and $5,000 in restitution.


03/31/2015

JEFFERSON CITY, MO



NARCOTICS


2 Missouri residents plead guilty to synthetic marijuana scheme
Sharon Elizabeth Harrington, 27, of Bunceton, Missouri pleaded guilty to participating in a mail fraud conspiracy in Boone County, Mo., from March 2011, to December 2013. Chadwick James Schlicht, 44, of Osage Beach, Missouri, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.


03/31/2015

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



NARCOTICS


New Mexico man pleads guilty to drug trafficking, weapons charges
According to his plea agreement, Jean Claud Mills, 31, of Albuquerque, will be sentenced to 11 years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.



03/31/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION


ICE Women's History Month spotlight
Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March, corresponding with International Women's Day on March 8.


03/30/2015

JACKSONVILLE, FL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Mexican citizen sentenced for attempting to transport minor for sex
Javier Guerrero Molina, 34, citizen of Mexico, was arrested May 30, 2014, at the Jacksonville International Airport.


03/30/2015

FARGO, ND



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former North Dakota National Guard member sentenced to more than 25 years for luring children over Internet for sex
Eric Sansburn, 30, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, was sentenced to 305 months (25 years, 4 months) in federal prison on seven criminal charges. The charges included two counts of transporting minors to engage in sexual activity, three counts of coercion and enticement of a minor, and two counts of possession of child pornography.


03/30/2015

HAMMOND, IN



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Indiana man indicted for transporting minor to engage in prostitution
Ronnie Cosby, 39, of Hammond, Indiana, is charged with one count of transporting a minor to engage in prostitution. Cosby appeared in court March 30 for his arraignment. Court records allege Cosby committed the crime in February, transporting the child from Indiana to Illinois.



03/30/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending March 27, 2015
ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending March 27, 2015

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