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Thirty-Three Defendants Charged In Staged Automobile Accident Scheme
18 May 15:51 | U.S. News
Doctors, licensed professionals, and clinic owners are among 33 people charged for their participation in a massive staged automobile accident scheme based in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade Counties, Florida. read more »
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 235 Months in Federal Prison for Armed Bank Robbery
17 May 15:43 | U.S. News
Phoenix Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/phoenix/press-releases/2013/phoenix-man-sentenced-to-235-months-in-federal-prison-for-armed-bank-robbery
read more »Robbery of JP Morgan Chase Bank Branch in Homestead
17 May 15:42 | U.S. News
Miami Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/miami/press-releases/2013/robbery-of-jp-morgan-chase-bank-branch-in-homestead
read more »Lincoln Man Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base
17 May 14:50 | U.S. News
Omaha Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/omaha/press-releases/2013/lincoln-man-charged-with-conspiracy-to-distribute-cocaine-base
read more »Uzbek national faces terrorism charges in Idaho and Utah
17 May 14:22 | U.S. News
Fazliddin Kurbanov, an Uzbek national living in Boise, was arrested Thursday and now faces federal terrorism charges in Utah and Idaho as a result of an investigation by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), including ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).read more »
Fresno-area man indicted on child sex trafficking and child pornography charges
17 May 12:41 | U.S. News
A Fresno-area Navy petty officer, Charles Ray Benavidez, has been indicted on federal criminal charges for sex trafficking of a minor and knowingly using a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography.read more »
USP-Marion Inmate Sentenced for Possessing a Weapon in Prison
17 May 12:29 | U.S. News
Springfield Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/springfield/press-releases/2013/usp-marion-inmate-sentenced-for-possessing-a-weapon-in-prison
read more »Mascoutah Man Charged with Bank Robbery
17 May 12:16 | U.S. News
Springfield Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/springfield/press-releases/2013/mascoutah-man-charged-with-bank-robbery
read more »Las Vegas Attorney Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Crimes
17 May 12:10 | U.S. News
Las Vegas Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/lasvegas/press-releases/2013/las-vegas-attorney-pleads-guilty-to-mortgage-fraud-crimes
read more »Thirty-Three Defendants Charged in Staged Automobile Accident Scheme
17 May 11:06 | U.S. News
Miami Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/miami/press-releases/2013/thirty-three-defendants-charged-in-staged-automobile-accident-scheme
read more »Pennsylvania man charged with receiving and distributing child pornography
17 May 10:59 | U.S. News
The HSI investigation revealed that Richard A. Lewis of Dingmans Ferry, Pa., used a computer between January and May 2013 to receive and distribute child pornography.read more »
Desperado’s Owners and Others Indicted on Racketeering Conspiracy and Drug Charges
17 May 10:57 | U.S. News
New Orleans Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/neworleans/press-releases/2013/desperados-owners-and-others-indicted-on-racketeering-conspiracy-and-drug-charges
read more »Scranton Man Sentenced for Online Enticement of Minor
17 May 10:57 | U.S. News
Philadelphia Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/philadelphia/press-releases/2013/scranton-man-sentenced-for-online-enticement-of-minor
read more »ICE seizes more than a ton of marijuana in Nogales
17 May 10:54 | U.S. News
A consensual search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 12 boxes containing more than 932 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of the van's two occupants.read more »
ICE seizes more than a ton of marijuana in Nogales
17 May 10:54 | U.S. News
A consensual search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 12 boxes containing more than 932 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of the van�s two occupants.read more »
Orange County men sentenced for orchestrating international rhino horn smuggling scheme
17 May 10:12 | U.S. News
In their plea agreements, both defendants admitted they purchased the horns for export overseas.read more »
Former Hialeah mayor, wife charged with tax fraud and making false statements
17 May 10:11 | U.S. News
According to the indictment, the defendants sought to defraud the United States by conducting financial transactions in a manner that would conceal their true nature.read more »
Orange County men sentenced for orchestrating international rhino horn smuggling scheme
17 May 09:58 | U.S. News
In their plea agreements, both defendants admitted they purchased the horns for export overseas.read more »
Five Arrested In Million-Dollar Mobile Phone Insurance Scam
17 May 07:13 | U.S. News
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones says five Sacramento area residents have been arrested by Department of Insurance fraud investigators and charged with multiple felony counts related to alleged insurance fraud totaling nearly $1 million. read more »
Arrests Made in Drug Trafficking Investigation
16 May 19:10 | U.S. News
Oklahoma City Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/oklahomacity/press-releases/2013/arrests-made-in-drug-trafficking-investigation
read more »Charges Filed in Federal Sweep Targeting Chicago Heroin Distribution Network
16 May 18:49 | U.S. News
Chicago Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/chicago/press-releases/2013/charges-filed-in-federal-sweep-targeting-chicago-heroin-distribution-network
read more »Former Bend-Area Bank Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to $2.6 Million Fraud
16 May 18:43 | U.S. News
Portland Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/portland/press-releases/2013/former-bend-area-bank-loan-officer-pleads-guilty-to-2.6-million-fraud
read more »Member of marijuana trafficking organization sentenced for murder in aid of racketeering
16 May 18:07 | U.S. News
A Jamaica man, Hubert Downer, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for murder in aid of racketeering. The victim, a drug courier, was kidnapped and dismembered in a bathtub.read more »
Maryland man indicted for attempted sex trafficking and interstate transportation for prostitution
16 May 17:56 | U.S. News
An initial appearance has not yet been scheduled in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.read more »
Nationwide manhunt for 'John Doe' child pornography suspect ends with HSI arrest in northern California, rescue of child
16 May 17:03 | U.S. News
David J. Stevens, the Salinas man alleged to be the "John Doe" child predator sought in a nationwide manhunt, made his initial appearance in federal court Thursday following his capture Wednesday, a little more than 24 hours after ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) issued a public appeal for leads in the case. read more »
TOP STORY: HSI helps Ecuador Customs transition to new secure, web-based platform
16 May 16:31 | U.S. News
HSI's Trade Transparency Unit, in coordination with HSI Assistant Attache Guayaquil, Ecuador, successfully transitioned Ecuadorian Customs May 7-9 to the new Data Analysis and Research for Trade Transparency System World, an Internet-based platform hosted in a secure environment in the United States. read more »
ICE arrests Ecuadorian national wanted for raping a child in Baltimore
16 May 16:13 | U.S. News
Henry Estrella-Cordova, 31, was arrested May 15 in Silver Spring, Md.read more »
DEA Makes Three More Synthetic Cannabinoids Temporarily Illegal
16 May 15:44 | U.S. News
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has made the synthetic cannabinoids UR-144, XLR11, and AKB48 Schedule I, illegal drugs under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) for the next two years.read more »
Oregon Man Indicted for Alleged Role in $50 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
16 May 15:37 | U.S. News
An Oregon man has been charged with allegedly orchestrating a $50 million securities fraud scheme.read more »
Oregon Man Indicted for Alleged Role in $50 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
16 May 15:36 | U.S. News
An Oregon man has been charged with allegedly orchestrating a $50 million securities fraud scheme.read more »
Alamogordo Man Pleads Guilty to October 2012 Robbery of Bank in Hatch, New Mexico
16 May 14:09 | U.S. News
Albuquerque Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/albuquerque/press-releases/2013/alamogordo-man-pleads-guilty-to-october-2012-robbery-of-bank-in-hatch-new-mexico
read more »3 Mexican men charged after HSI dismantles Phoenix drop house
16 May 14:03 | U.S. News
Three Mexican men face federal hostage-taking charges following their arrest Tuesday at a West Valley human smuggling drop house discovered by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).read more »
Dominica national in Houston sentenced to 14 years in prison for firearms purchase conspiracy
16 May 14:02 | U.S. News
Tyrone Reid, a citizen of the island nation of Dominica who had been residing in Houston, was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison following his conviction to a conspiracy involving numerous co-defendants who lied to federal firearms dealers during their purchase of firearms.read more »
Tennessee Man Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge Related to Desecration of Religious Paraphernalia
16 May 13:45 | U.S. News
Memphis Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/memphis/press-releases/2013/tennessee-man-indicted-on-federal-civil-rights-charge-related-to-desecration-of-religious-paraphernalia
read more »Drug Trafficking Conspirator Sentenced to Life in Prison
16 May 13:39 | U.S. News
Philadelphia Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/philadelphia/press-releases/2013/drug-trafficking-conspirator-sentenced-to-life-in-prison
read more »Physical Therapy Owner and Employees Charged with Fraud
16 May 13:17 | U.S. News
Boston Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/boston/press-releases/2013/physical-therapy-owner-and-employees-charged-with-fraud
read more »8 Mexican nationals arrested for using false papers to work in El Paso eateries
16 May 12:48 | U.S. News
HSI Public Safety Group encountered the illegal immigrants during a routine Form I-9 audit.read more »
Tenth Anniversary of Blue Ridge Savings Bank Triple Murder in Greer, South Carolina
16 May 12:42 | U.S. News
Columbia Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/columbia/press-releases/2013/tenth-anniversary-of-blue-ridge-savings-bank-triple-murder-in-greer-south-carolina
read more »“Better Bend than Break”
16 May 10:22 | U.S. News
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read more »HSI arrests former customs inspector for defrauding more than 50 people by producing, selling fake documents
16 May 10:18 | U.S. News
Federico "Freddy" Garcia Jr. defrauded people of $100,000, special agents seek more victimsread more »
Inmate Charged In Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Federal Judge
16 May 06:48 | U.S. News
Texas man Phillip Monroe Ballard, 71, has been charged with murder for hire with the indictment alleging Ballard solicited the murder for hire of a U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of Texas.read more »
Twenty-Four South Florida Residents Charged as Part of Nationwide Coordinated Takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations
15 May 19:37 | U.S. News
Miami Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/miami/press-releases/2013/twenty-four-south-florida-residents-charged-as-part-of-nationwide-coordinated-takedown-by-medicare-fraud-strike-force-operations
read more »UPDATE: HSI arrests 'John Doe' child pornography suspect, rescues child from ongoing sexual abuse
15 May 19:11 | U.S. News
The nationwide manhunt for a "John Doe" suspected child pornographer ended a little more than 24 hours after ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) issued a public appeal for information about his identity and whereabouts. John Doe was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a tip from the public was called in to the ICE tip line.read more »
Inmate Charged in Murder for Hire Plot Against Federal Judge
15 May 16:46 | U.S. News
Dallas Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/dallas/press-releases/2013/inmate-charged-in-murder-for-hire-plot-against-federal-judge
read more »CBP, HSI thwart human smuggling attempt in Virgin Islands
15 May 16:42 | U.S. News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) teamed up Wednesday to thwart an attempt by human smugglers to sneak Brazilian nationals into the United States. A CBP marine unit intercepted a 20-foot single engine vessel with five persons on board Wednesday near Thatch Cay.read more »
Armed Robbery of PNC Bank Branch in Philadelphia
15 May 15:06 | U.S. News
Philadelphia Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/philadelphia/press-releases/2013/armed-robbery-of-pnc-bank-branch-in-philadelphia
read more »SEC Names Keith F. Higgins as Director of Division of Corporation Finance
15 May 15:00 | U.S. News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2013-89 Washington, D.C., May 15, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today named Keith F. Higgins as the new director of the agency’s Division of Corporation Finance. Mr. Higgins comes to the SEC from the law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP where he is a partner in its Boston office with 30 years of experience advising public companies about securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, and corporate governance. Mr. Higgins also has regularly advised underwriters in IPOs and other public equity offerings. He will begin his new position next month. “Keith is a widely-respected expert on the securities laws with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the many issues confronting the Division,” said Mary Jo White, Chair of the SEC. “He understands and appreciates the importance of our disclosure laws in helping to ensure that investors get the information they needread more »
SEC Names Lona Nallengara as Chief of Staff
15 May 15:00 | Business
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2013-88 Washington, D.C., May 15, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Lona Nallengara has been named the agency’s chief of staff. Mr. Nallengara came to the SEC in March 2011 and served as deputy director for legal and regulatory policy in the Division of Corporation Finance until he was appointed in December 2012 as its acting director. Mr. Nallengara has led a series of complex rulemakings by the Division of Corporation Finance stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. “Lona has been superb in leading the Division and has demonstrated tremendous judgment, intelligence and knowledge,” said Mary Jo White, SEC Chair. “In my short time here, I have come to appreciate his broad grasp of the agency’s overall agenda and his understanding of the Commission and read more »
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced in Scheme to Steal Funds Intended for Wife’s Dialysis
15 May 14:48 | U.S. News
Philadelphia Press Releases has been updated: http://www.fbi.gov/philadelphia/press-releases/2013/pennsylvania-man-sentenced-in-scheme-to-steal-funds-intended-for-wifes-dialysis
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