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Arizona man accused of fraud, forgery and theft involving federal Paycheck Protection Program loans

Late last month, an Arizona grand jury indicted a local man for numerous crimes related to financial fraud schemes. Officials allege that the crimes occurred between June 1, 2020, and June 1, 2021


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Texas man imprisoned for conspiring to steal sensitive military equipment, running illegal gambling operation

A judge sentenced a Texas man to more than two years in federal prison and ordered him to pay more than $1 million in restitution following convictions for conspiring to steal sensitive military equipment and operating an illegal gambling business.


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HSI Harlingen investigation leads to guilty plea for human smuggling resulting in child’s death

A Mexican citizen pleaded guilty to attempted human smuggling resulting in death following an investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Harlingen with assistance from the U.S. Border Patrol, the Brownsville Police Department and the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office.


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Texas man admits to abusing minor relative to produce child sexual abuse material

A South Texas man pleaded guilty March 7 to sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Laredo Police Department.


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ERO Newark arrests Brazilian fugitive sentenced to 15 years for murder

On March 3, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark arrested a citizen and national of Brazil in Newark who was subject to a foreign arrest warrant and is wanted in Brazil to serve 15 years and six months in prison for murder.


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ERO Boston arrests female fugitive wanted by Ecuadorian authorities for fraud, embezzlement

Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston’s Fugitive Operations Team in Hartford, Connecticut, arrested a 38-year-old unlawfully present Ecuadorian woman wanted on charges of fraud and embezzlement in Ecuador.


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ERO Boston arrests unlawfully present fugitive convicted of document fraud in Brazil

Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Brazilian national with an international arrest warrant in Burlington on Feb. 17.


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ERO New York City removes Ecuadorian fugitive wanted for rape

On March 2, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive from the United States convicted of rape in Ecuador.


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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia removed a noncitizen foreign national from the United States wanted in Honduras for organizing unlawful immigration


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ICE statement on reports of ATD discrepancies

"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) adheres strictly to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as do all federal agencies in the management and execution of federal contracts.


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Romanian national passes away in ICE custody

A Romanian national in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody passed away at the Otay Mesa Detention Center, March 5. An autopsy is pending to determine the official cause of death.


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3 men admit to fatal smuggling event in South Texas following HSI McAllen investigation

Two Mexican citizens and a U.S. citizen admitted to their roles in a noncitizen smuggling conspiracy that resulted in death after a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Palmview Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety investigation.


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Arkansas man sentenced to 33 years for sexually exploiting a minor, possession of child pornography

A judge in the Western District of Arkansas sentenced a Springdale man to 33 years in prison for production and possession of child pornography on March 10 following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans.


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Kentucky man sentenced to 20 years for producing, distributing child sexual abuse material

Last week, a federal judge sentenced a Kentucky man to 20 years in prison for producing, distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nashville investigation.


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HSI Norfolk investigation leads to 3 guilty pleas for money laundering, massage parlor prostitution

An investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk resulted in three Virginians pleading guilty to conspiracy to engage in money laundering between Feb. 21 and March 3. Si Liu, 36, and her codefendants Ye Wang, 32, and Yang Gao, 33, conspired to move and conceal proceeds obtained through prostitution.


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ICE removes former Guatemalan police officer wanted for activist’s disappearance

Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles removed a former Guatemalan police officer accused of participating in the widely publicized, forced disappearance of a student leader and union activist in 1984.


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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO Mexico and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force in Mexico, removed Gregorio Gutierrez-Galvan, a 64-year-old previously removed Mexican national, from the United States on March 10.


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Former MLB player, co-conspirator convicted of drug conspiracy

Following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nashville, former MLB player Luther Hackman, 48, pled guilty to money laundering and conspiring to distribute cocaine March 9


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Brothers convicted of methamphetamine conspiracy

Following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nashville, a federal jury in the Western District of Tennessee convicted two brothers of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.


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ERO Boston removes foreign fugitive wanted in Brazil for fraud

Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed foreign fugitive and unlawfully present Brazilian national Carlos Alberto Moraes, 57, from the United States on March 10. Moraes is wanted in Brazil for using fraudulent documents.