News from June 2023
HSI El Paso spearheads tri-state human smuggling operation resulting in 10 indictments, 7 arrests
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso, in a collaborative effort with multiple law enforcement partners spanning three states, spearheaded an investigation resulting in 10 indictments and seven arrests on June 14.
ERO Boston arrests Irish citizen wanted on passport fraud, theft charges in Ireland
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present Irish citizen June 13 in Billerica. He is identified as a member of a transnational criminal organization and is wanted for passport fraud, theft and multiple motor vehicle offenses by authorities in the Republic of Ireland.
Local businesses partner with HSI IMAGE program to strengthen hiring practices
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Two El Paso businesses joined Homeland Security Investigations’ (HSI) IMAGE program, which helps employers strengthen their hiring practices and reduce unauthorized employment on June 23. On the same day, two other businesses renewed their memberships.
HSI San Juan makes significant seizures and arrests in Cabo Rojo and Barceloneta
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
In just two days, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Juan interdicted 434 kilograms of cocaine across Puerto Rico in conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Office (AMO) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
HSI Sells, partner investigation results in human smuggler’s extradition from Honduras
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
On June 22, authorities extradited a Honduran national from Honduras to the United States to face charges related to human smuggling and money laundering. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigated the case with help from U.S. Border Patrol and numerous state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the country. The U.S. Marshals Service assisted with the extradition.
Nicaraguan national passes away in ICE custody
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
A Nicaraguan national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed away at the La Salle General Hospital, Jena, Louisiana, June 23. The preliminary cause of death was reported by hospital medical officials to be cardiac arrest.
ERO Chicago arrests unlawfully present man wanted for murder in Mexico
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago arrested an unlawfully present fugitive wanted for murder in Mexico on June 8.
HSI, partner probe lands unlawfully present child predator in federal prison
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York Special Agent in Charge Ivan J. Arvelo and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams announced June 22 that the United States filed and settled a civil forfeiture action against $12 million derived from the sale of stolen Southeast Asian antiquities by indicted antiquities dealer Douglas Latchford.
HSI, partner probe lands unlawfully present child predator in federal prison
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Alfredo Velazquez-Hernandez, an unlawfully present citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri’s Southern Division to 36 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons followed by three years of supervised release for one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Springfield, joint law enforcement partner investigation.
Nigerian national sentenced to 82 months for defrauding elderly US victims
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
A Nigerian national, who was previously extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom, was sentenced to 82 months in prison June 21 for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) investigated the case.
ERO Boston removes convicted Brazilian drug trafficker
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed a wanted foreign fugitive to Brazil on June 23. Daniel Domingos, 26, is wanted in Brazil for drug trafficking.
4 arrested for 2022 tractor-trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deaths
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Four Mexican nationals were arrested yesterday in Houston, Marshall and San Antonio, Texas, for their alleged roles in a tractor-trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deceased and 11 injured undocumented individuals on June 27, 2022. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is investigating the case with valuable assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Border Patrol; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations; the FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office; the San Antonio Fire Department; the San Antonio Police Department; the Marshall Police Department; and the Palestine Police Department.
ERO New York City removes foreign fugitive wanted in Ecuador for aggravated robbery
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City removed an unlawfully present Ecuadorian citizen from the United States to his home country June 22.
HSI San Diego case results in 12-year sentence for Chula Vista man for attempted child sex trafficking
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Keenon Green, who used social media to try to recruit someone he believed was a 16-year-old female into prostitution, was sentenced in federal court to 144 months in prison on June 14. This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.
Missouri sex offender indicted for sexual exploitation of a child following HSI, partner investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
A federal grand jury indicted a Bolivar man June 27 on charges related to the sexual exploitation of a child following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and law enforcement partner investigation.
ERO Boston removes fugitive wanted for murder in Brazil
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed Jaconias Rosa Pereira, 51, to Brazil on June 23. Pereira, an unlawfully present citizen and national of Brazil was wanted for homicide there.
Missouri man sentenced to 27 years for conspiracy to produce child sexual abuse material
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
A Blue Springs man who watched online as a 7-year-old girl was raped and sexually abused was sentenced in federal court June 22 for his role in a conspiracy to produce child sexual abuse material. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Western Missouri Cybercrimes Task Force investigated the case.
California women plead guilty to Iowa meth conspiracy following HSI investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
Two women who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pleaded guilty in federal court in Sioux City on June 16 following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and law enforcement partner investigation.