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ICE Breaking NewsMexican national pleads guilty to possessing nearly 600 pounds of marijuana
A Mexican national, Joel Hugo Robles-Perez, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to possessing nearly 600 pounds of marijuana intended for distribution. The investigation was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol (BP). HSI Tampa seizes more than $1 million worth of counterfeit goods
Nearly $1.2 million of counterfeit goods, including purses, wallets, scarves and perfumes, were seized by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents Wednesday from Jin Zheng. Zheng was previously arrested and indicted for trafficking in these counterfeit goods. ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Feb. 3, 2012
HSI agents arrests fugitive on copyright infringement charges
Special agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Naveed Sheikh Tuesday on charges of illegally reproducing and distributing more than 100 copyrighted commercial software programs. Sheikh, who had fled to Pakistan, was arrested by HSI at Dulles International Airport attempting to enter the United States. East Texas man indicted on federal drug trafficking violations
A Pasadena, Texas man, Roberto Bahena-Garcia, was charged Jan. 25 with federal firearms and drug trafficking violations in an investigation being conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Liberty County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Mexican national pleads guilty to possessing methamphetamine
Rigoberto Munoz-Vargas, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty on Thursday to possession with intent to distribute 1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds) of methamphetamine and being an alien possessing a firearm. The investigation was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)... Michigan man arrested for illegally streaming live sporting events over the Internet
A Michigan man has been charged with criminal copyright infringement related to his operation of websites that illegally streamed live sporting event telecasts and pay-per-view events over the Internet. Agents and officers seize more than $4.8 million in fake NFL merchandise and seize 307 websites during 'Operation Fake Sweep'
Speaking at an NFL news conference on Thursday, ICE Director John Morton, CBP Director of Field Operations in Chicago David Murphy and NFL Vice President for Legal Affairs Anastasia Danias announced the record-breaking results of a nationwide enforcement operation. HSI special agents arrest criminal alien following employment verification audit
Juan Contreras-Arballo, a previously deported Mexican national with an aggravated felony conviction was arrested Wednesday after special agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted an employment verification audit of the local business where he worked. 5 indicted in Department of Homeland Security probe targeting unusual human smuggling scheme
Five Los Angeles-area residents have been indicted for operating a human smuggling scheme that relied largely on non-Spanish speaking African-Americans, in a calculated attempt to try to reduce the risk of detection and prosecution, to transport loads of illegal aliens from the U.S.-Mexico border to the Los Angeles area. 12 indicted in large-scale drug and money laundering case
Twelve individuals were charged in an indictment for their role in a significant drug distribution operation that allegedly trafficked over 30 kilograms of heroin, 12 kilograms of cocaine, 1,000 pounds of marijuana and laundered in excess of $21 million. The joint investigation was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)... 2 South Texas men plead guilty to exporting ammunition to Mexico
Two South Texas men, Guillermo Enrique Villarreal and Leoncio Sanchez, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to illegally exporting about 3,000 rounds of ammunition to Mexico without a license. The investigation was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with the assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). LA toy company owners sentenced in international money laundering scheme
The two owners of LA-based Angel Toy Company, Meichun Cheng Huang and Ling Yu, were sentenced Tuesday to over three years in federal prison for their roles in a cash "structuring" scheme that prosecutors say was linked to the Black Market Peso Exchange (BMPE) that allows drug cartels to launder the proceeds of their narcotics trafficking. Transportation manager linked to major border narcotics tunnel sentenced to 25 years
A Chula Vista man convicted of serving as the 'transportation manager' for the drug trafficking organization responsible for a highly sophisticated cross-border tunnel that yielded a 30-ton marijuana seizure has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Southeast Texas man sentenced to more than 8 years for exporting firearms, in addition to 9 years for drug smuggling
Manuel Gomez Barba was sentenced on Monday to eight years and four months in federal prison for illegally exporting firearms, one of which was used to murder ICE HSI Special Agent Jaime Zapata in February 2011. Aryan Circle gang member sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking marijuana
Paul Kalka of Del Rio, Texas, a member of the Aryan Circle gang, was sentenced on Monday to 240 months in federal prison for his role in trafficking marijuana. The investigation was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Arkansas man sentenced to 70 years in prison for production of child pornography
William Cannon of Springdale, Ark., was sentenced Monday to 70 years in federal prison for production and receipt of child pornography, after a city fire marshal reported he had discovered a child pornography operation while doing a routine fire inspection. The investigation was conducted by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and... Chicago-area massage parlor operator convicted of human trafficking
Alex Campbell, a suburban massage parlor owner, was convicted in federal court on Monday of multiple crimes against four foreign women whom he mentally and physically abused while forcing them to work for him between July 2008 and January 2010.ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led the investigation in coordination with the Cook County... ICE HSI investigation nets 2 additional convictions for members of drug trafficking organization
Two Florida men, Chester John Floyd and Pedro Lazaro Rodriguez, were convicted Monday on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Fresno-area grade school teacher faces federal child pornography charges
Federal child pornography charges have been filed against Clovis, Calif., elementary school teacher Neng Yang, who allegedly used his cell phone to record his sexual abuse of a minor on multiple occasions between January 3 and January 26. Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
John Stadalnikas pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possession of child pornography, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Former U.S. Army Reserve soldier sentenced to 19 years in prison for production of child pornography
A U.S. Army Reserve veteran was sentenced on Friday to 19 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for production of child pornography following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force (PRCACTF). ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Jan. 27, 2012
ICE arrests 20 in operation targeting sexual offenders in Carolinas, Georgia
ICE's Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) administratively arrested 20 aliens convicted of sexual offenses in the Carolinas and Georgia Monday through Wednesday as part of Operation SOAR (Sex Offender Alien Removal), which targets criminal aliens who are removable due to convictions for sexual offenses. Member of drug smuggling organization sentenced
The final member of a maritime cocaine smuggling organization, Elias Estupinan Rengifo from Colombia, was sentenced to more than 11 years imprisonment Friday following an investigation by the Panama Express Strike Force South, which includes ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
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