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ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Oct. 30, 2015




October 27, 2015 – 46 foreign nationals arrested in NJ during ICE 5-day enforcement surge

During a five-day targeted enforcement surge in New Jersey, officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 46 individuals who are enforcement priorities, of which 20 had been previously removed from the United States. Full Story

October 29, 2015 – 2 west Michigan fugitives added to ICE's Operation Predator smartphone app to locate accused child sex predators

A west Michigan pair who absconded during a federal child pornography investigation is the latest fugitives to be profiled on the ICE smartphone app, seeking public tips about at-large and unknown child predator suspects. The suspects are the targets of an investigation by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Full Story

October 30, 2015 – ICE arrests 29 people in 8 states on human trafficking charges, identifies 15 potential victims, following multistate undercover investigation

ICE’s HSI arrested 29 people in 13 cities and eight states on sex trafficking and related charges in a sweeping operation dubbed “Operation Safe Haven” targeting a network of illegal brothels trafficking Hispanic females. Full Story

October 26, 2015 – ICE deports Salvadoran gang member wanted for conspiracy

A fugitive and member of the 18th Street gang from El Salvador, who is wanted for conspiring with others to commit criminal acts, was deported Friday by officers with ICE’s ERO. Full Story

October 27, 2015 – ICE deports Canadian man wanted for kidnapping and sexual assault with a dangerous weapon

A previously deported Canadian man, wanted for kidnapping and sexual assault with a dangerous weapon in Toronto, Canada, was again deported Monday by officers from ICE’s ERO. Full Story

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I.C.E. News Releases

10/30/2015

FRESNO, CA

CONTRABAND

4 men indicted in destructive national forest marijuana grow

A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment Thursday against Armando Arnoldo Martinez-Tinoco, 36; his brother, Juan Carlos Martinez-Tinoco, 41; and Luis Enrique Flores, 23, all of Mexico; and Ivan De Jesus Jimenez, 30, of La Puente, charging them with a conspiracy to cultivate marijuana on public land, cultivating and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, and damaging public land and natural resources.


10/30/2015

PHOENIX, AZ

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Honduran national wanted for aggravated rape
Jony William Guillen-Alvarado, 27, was repatriated under tight security, escorted by members of ERO’s operations coordination team. Upon arriving in San Pedro Sula, Guillen was transferred to the custody of Honduran law enforcement.


10/30/2015

MACON, GA


HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


ICE arrests 29 people in 8 states on human trafficking charges, identifies 15 potential victims, following multistate undercover investigation
In addition to these arrests, HSI identified 15 potential human trafficking victims from brothels across the southeastern United States with assistance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Joint Task Force – Investigations (JTF-I), ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Federal Emergency Management Administration and multiple state/local law enforcement agencies.



10/30/2015

MISSOULA, MT



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Montana man sentenced to 7 years in prison for receiving child pornography
Chief U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Anthony Dane Roberty, 54, of Bozeman, Montana, following a July 16 hearing in which Roberty pleaded guilty to the offense. The sentence will run concurrently with state sentences Roberty is also serving for felony DUI.


10/29/2015

BOSTON, MA



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Massachusetts man sentenced for fraud, theft of veteran's identity
Noe Arturo Castillo, 43, of Chelsea, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $21,082 to the federal government. In July 2015, Castillo pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, passport fraud, theft of public money, and misuse of a Social Security number.


10/29/2015

SCRANTON, PA



NARCOTICS


Synthetic drug dealer sentenced to 37 months in federal prison
John Pearce, 30, previously admitted to participating in the conspiracy, which distributed alpha-pvp to customers during Dec. 2011 through Aug. 2013.


10/29/2015

GRAND RAPIDS, MI



CHILD EXPLOITATION


2 west Michigan fugitives added to ICE's Operation Predator smartphone app to locate accused child sex predators
Normann Pittelkow, 42, and Nicole Jacob, 35, were charged by criminal complaint Oct. 23 for producing and conspiring to produce child pornography. Following a Sept. 27 search of the pair’s Albion, Michigan, residence in connection with the probe, officers seized several computers and mobile devices.



10/29/2015

LOS ANGELES, CA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes former LA-area fugitive accused in Venezuelan police officer’s death
Chant Kilajian Akmakji, 27, was repatriated via commercial flights escorted by ERO officers. Upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas, ERO officers transferred Kilajian to the custody of Venezuelan law enforcement officials.


10/29/2015

NEWARK, NJ



OPERATIONAL


New Jersey man admits he conspired to provide material support to ISIL
Alaa Saadeh, 24, of West New York, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring with others to provide material support to ISIL. He remains detained without bail.


10/28/2015

GAINESVILLE, FL



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION & EXPLOSIVES


Florida KKK leader sentenced for firearms charges
Jamie Vincent Ward, 38, of Bronson, was the Grand Dragon (leader) of the Florida-Georgia Klavern (chapter) of the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (TAKKKK). On April 2, special agents arrested Ward and served a search warrant at his Bronson residence. During that search, they seized a loaded 9mm pistol, as well as .22-caliber, nine millimeter and 12-gauge ammunition.


10/28/2015

TOTOWA, NJ



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


21 charged in $4 million takedown of international car theft ring
About 90 stolen cars worth more than $4 million were recovered during "Operation 17 Corridor," a 16-month HSI investigation led by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice and the New Jersey State Police, along with the Port Authority of New York, the New Jersey Police, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and 11 other agencies.



10/27/2015

DENVER, CO



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports Canadian man wanted for kidnapping and sexual assault with a dangerous weapon
Raymond Laurence Burke, 62, was escorted by ERO officers to Denver International Airport and on to Toronto, Canada. He was then transferred to Canadian authorities at the Toronto Pearson International Airport Authority.


10/27/2015

LOS ANGELES, CA



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Man who hired teen girl for sex is sentenced in human trafficking case
Charles Goswitz, 59, of Torrance, appeared Tuesday morning before U.S. District Judge Beverly Reid O’Connell. The case marks the first federal prosecution in the Los Angeles area of a so-called “John” in a teen sex-trafficking investigation and only the second such federal prosecution nationwide.


10/27/2015

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


46 foreign nationals arrested in NJ during ICE 5-day enforcement surge
Of the 46 taken into custody by ERO, 23 met the agency’s highest priority level due to felony convictions or participation in a criminal street gang. An additional 23 arrestees also met the ICE enforcement priorities for arrests due to serious or multiple misdemeanor convictions.


10/27/2015

CHICAGO, IL



OPERATIONAL


ICE showcases its programs and initiatives at 2015 IACP Annual Conference and Exposition
ICE was also among the 699 agencies and organizations that had a booth, and showcased its programs and initiatives in a multi-media format. For example, an ICE promotional video provided a broad overview of how ICE fulfills its mission to promote homeland security and protect the public through civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration.



10/26/2015

HOUSTON, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports Salvadoran gang member wanted for conspiracy
Oscar Alexander Salamanca-Vargas, 26, aka El Pepsi, was flown to El Salvador Oct. 23 onboard a charter flight coordinated by ICE’s Air Operations (IAO) Unit. Upon arrival, the suspect was turned over to officials from El Salvador’s Civilian National Police (PNC).


10/26/2015

TAMPA, FL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Florida man sentenced to more than 12 years for child exploitation
According to court documents, Mark Joseph Unrein, 62, of New Port Richey, communicated online with an undercover officer who was posing as the mother of a 12-year-old girl.


10/26/2015

ORLANDO, FL



NARCOTICS


Florida woman pleads guilty in drug conspiracy
Camila Correa, 25, of Windermere, is the fifth Orlando defendant to plead guilty to drug trafficking and related charges concerning the importation and distribution of methylone and ethylone from China into the Middle District of Florida.


10/26/2015

BOSTON, MA



NARCOTICS


Dominican woman pleads guilty to drug smuggling at Boston’s Logan airport
Ireline Aponte Melende, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful importation of a controlled substance. Her sentencing has been scheduled for March 2, 2016.



10/26/2015

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Oct. 23, 2015
ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Oct. 23, 2015


10/26/2015

HOUSTON, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Guatemalan man convicted of harboring 16 smuggled aliens in Houston
Alberto Martinez-Vasquez, 26, was convicted Oct. 26 in federal court before U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore. This case was initiated Sept. 10 when law enforcement responded to a loud noise complaint at a residence on the 9800 block of Gillman Street in Houston.


10/25/2015

CHICAGO, IL



OPERATIONAL


ICE/IACP hold state and local symposium to forge partnerships
In addition to the seminars, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Executive Associate Director (EAD) Peter T. Edge and IACP President Richard Beary, who also serves as the University of Central Florida Police Department chief of police, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish the “Visiting Law Enforcement Fellow Program.”

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D.E.A. TOP STORY

Pharmacist and Others Face Charges for Multimillion-Dollar Oxycodone Distribution Scheme

OCT 29 (NEW YORK)
James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas E. Bishop, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation ("IRS-CI"), and Scott J. Lampert, the Special Agent in Charge for the New York Regional Office of the Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General ("HHS-OIG"), announced the unsealing of an indictment today against three individuals and two pharmacies for a multimillion-dollar oxycodone distribution scheme that flooded New York City with illegal controlled substances through pharmacies operated in Brooklyn and Queens. Defendants Lilian Jakacki, a/k/a/ "Lilian Wieckowski" ("Wieckowski"), Marcin Jakacki, a/k/a "Martin," Robert Cybulski, European Apothecary, Inc., d/b/a "Chopin Chemists," and MW&W Global Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a "Chopin Chemists," are charged with illegally distributing more than 500,000 pills of oxycodone over a five-year period with a street value between $10 million and $15 million. The defendants are also charged with money laundering and health care fraud.

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OCT 29 (BOSTON) Leader of Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced OCT 29 (WATERBURY, Conn.) Three Men Indicted for Trafficking “Black Tar” Heroin OCT 29 (NEW YORK) Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention PSA Launched OCT 28 (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) Resident Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking OCT 27 (LAREDO, Texas) Couple Headed to Prison for Methamphetamine Smuggling

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A.T.F. Press Releases ​

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015

Prison for Man Involved in Multiple Shootings
Denver Field Division


Suspect Arrested in String of Church Fires in St. Louis
Kansas City Field Division


Suitland Felon Exiled to Almost 11 Years in Prison for Gun and Drug Charges
Baltimore Field Division


Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Stolen Firearms
Boston Field Division


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015

South Jersey Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Guns from South Carolina to New Jersey
Newark Field Division


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015

Jefferson City Man Indicted for Illegal Firearm
Kansas City Field Division


Columbia Man Indicted for Illegal Firearms
Kansas City Field Division


Beloit Man Sentenced to 30 Months on Cocaine Charge
St. Paul Field Division


Beloit Man Sentenced to Four Years for Distributing Crack Cocaine
St. Paul Field Division


Member of Young Melph Mafia Sentenced to 8 Years for Drug and Firearms Violations
New Orleans Field Division


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015

Deming Residents Sentenced to Lengthy Federal Prison Terms for Kidnapping and Firearms Convictions
Phoenix Field Division


Man Who Stole 111 Firearms from Smith & Wesson Factory Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison
Boston Field Division


MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015

Rochester Woman Arrested on Gun Charge
New York Field Division


ATF National Response Team Investigates Utah Laboratory Fire
Denver Field Division


Essex County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced to 114 Months for Armed Carjacking
Newark Field Division

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	Davenport homicide suspect arrested in Springfield
	Inmate escapes from federal complex
	Alabama Home Depot Employee charged with Killing Co-worker
	U.S. Marshals, probation officers team up for 'Operation Safe Treat'
	Nova Star seizure ordered by U.S. Federal Court due to unpaid bills
	767 trophies won by a horse breeder who embezzled $54 million go up for auction
	70 arrested in Arizona sex offender initiative
	Kendelle Johnson arrested after being featured as Detroit's Most Wanted

JUSTICE NEWS



Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, Head of the Civil Rights Division, Delivers Remarks at the 2015 Community Reinvestment Act & Fair Lending Colloquium
Monday, November 2, 2015




Defendant Convicted of Three Counts of Murder in Indian Country
Friday, October 30, 2015




Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Running Sex Trafficking Operation to Compel Multiple Women and One Minor into Prostitution in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Elsewhere
Friday, October 30, 2015


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News from CBP

October 30, 2015 | Local Media Release
U.S. Border Patrol Seizes Personal Water Craft and Levies Fine

October 30, 2015 | Local Media Release
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October 30, 2015 | Local Media Release
CBP’s Air and Marine Crews Partner with ICE during Sex Trafficking Operation across 8 SE States

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"October 30, 2015 – ICE arrests 29 people in 8 states on human trafficking charges, identifies 15 potential victims, following multistate undercover investigation

ICE’s HSI arrested 29 people in 13 cities and eight states on sex trafficking and related charges in a sweeping operation dubbed “Operation Safe Haven” targeting a network of illegal brothels trafficking Hispanic females.

I don't know if the women should be considered "victims." There is a status of crimes of moral turpitude--including soliciting for prostitution---and is supposed to be automatic deportation. Obviously importing a culture with low moral standards is going to be problematic.

from JohnDoe2 post - FBI Breaking News - Jacksonville Fl
Nine Charged in Interstate Human Trafficking Conspiracy

U.S. Attorney’s Office October 30, 2015

"PANAMA CITY, FL—A federal grand jury returned a 32-count indictment charging nine defendants, all residing in the United States illegally, in an interstate human trafficking case. The defendants were arrested yesterday in the Northern District of Florida and other locations.

The defendants are:

• Edegardo Osorno Rodriguez, 37, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida;
• Antonio Flores-Esparza, 31, Pensacola, Florida;
• Jose Juan Ruiz Prudencio, 40, Montgomery, Alabama;
• Jose Alvaro Trujillo-Santiz, 45, Panama City Beach, Florida;
• Rosa Mirtha Cruz Vidal, 34, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida;
• Mauro Gonzalez-Lira, 24, McComb, Mississippi;
• Romon Tobon, 45, Starkville, Mississippi;
• Lazaro Juarez-Juarez, 33, Atlanta, Georgia; and
• Emerson Corvera, 30, Montgomery, Alabama.

The indictment alleges that, between July 2014 and August 2015, the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to transport, harbor, and market female aliens for prostitution in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and thereafter, wired the prostitution proceeds outside the United States. In addition to the conspiracy, the defendants are also charged with: 13 counts of enticing individuals to travel in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution; 4 counts of money laundering; 7 counts of transporting individuals in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution; 6 counts of harboring an alien for the purpose of prostitution; illegal entry by a deported alien."
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This happens a lot all around the USA and falls under Mr Trumps' category of "they are bringing crime......etc".
1. they are in the country illegally,
2. they are destroying the lives of young women and you can be assured they are being fed hard drugs constantly,
3. this is a serious, degrading & life ruining crime against women and young girls,
4. in crossing state lines with their activity, they bring the FBI and much more jail time,
5. we have to pay for housing these criminals for years,
6. the money from their crimes is sent out of the country, not even spent here.

This happened in Philadelphia a few years ago and details disclosed they were bringing girls in from New York, crossing state lines, on the cheap $20 bus. They had a punch card system so you can get 1 free after so may punches. They got big jail time and they said "we didn't know we were doing anything wrong".

The women are willingly participating in this, and should be deported as moral turpitude criminals. They should know that when they have to pay someone to get them into the US without going through customary procedures that they are taking a big risk. If they don't know, it shows that they are grossly unreasonable individuals that we wouldn't want anyway. It's just spin to award them victim status.