News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

A Diamond man was sentenced in federal court for the sexual exploitation of a child following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and law enforcement partner investigation. Terry Lee Miksell, 66, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark Oct. 21, to life in federal prison without parole.

An investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk landed an Idaho man in federal prison for more than 11 years.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Chicago Group Supervisor Kenny Popovits, and Criminal Analysts Cameron McDougal and Ryan Weemer delivered a cyber and financial threat briefing at the annual Secure Cash and Transport Association (SCTA) Conference in Chicago, Oct. 5-7.

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was recently recognized for excellence and exceptional collaborative law enforcement operations during the four-day International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Conference and Exposition Center in Dallas, Oct. 15-18.

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A North Shores resident was sentenced to prison for selling counterfeit baseball cards, Oct. 18.

A local woman became the fifth defendant, Oct. 20, to plead guilty in federal court to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise that victimized at least three children following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and law enforcement partner investigation.Angela Marie Brown, 39, pleaded guilty before U.S.

A local-area man will serve a lengthy prison sentence following his guilty plea following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation assisted by multiple federal law enforcement agencies.

 A man who possessed depictions of child sexual abuse was sentenced Oct. 17 to six years in federal prison following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Three men were indicted Oct. 4, on conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine along with using or carry a firearm during a drug trafficking offense, following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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A Mexican national man was sentenced Oct. 14 in federal court to 108 months in prison in connection with the record-breaking seizure of 17,584 pounds of methamphetamine and 388.93 pounds of fentanyl from a commercial trailer attempting to enter the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.

News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Additional Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are now open in Ciales and Loíza. The joint DRCs, a partnership between the municipality, the Government of Puerto Rico and FEMA will help Hurricane Fiona survivors apply for FEMA assistance, upload documents needed for their application and answer questions in person.

Christopher Heck, Acting Deputy Assistant Director with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Public Safety and Border Security Division, participated in the first of two panel discussions focused on curbing the supply and demand of fentanyl across U.S.