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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A landmark provision authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to significantly enhance our nation’s ability to combat ongoing cybersecurity threats against critical...
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At Hearing, Portman Highlights Importance of Transparency and Accountability in Federal Government
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled “Correcting the Public Record: Reforming Federal and Presidential Records Management." In his statement, Portman highlighted...
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Police cite man after TSA catches him with loaded handgun at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport check
Release: ROANOKE, Va.-- A man from Atlanta, Ga., was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a handgun onto his flight on Saturday, March 12, at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport.
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ICE HSI, South Dakota partners, arrest 5 men in child predator sting operation
Five men were arrested in eastern South Dakota this week as a result of an online sex sting aimed at child predators.This case was led by U.S.
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ICE HSI, local law enforcement, investigation results in 70 year sentence for Iowa man convicted of sexually exploiting children
United States District Court Senior Judge James E. Gritzner sentenced Andrew Scott Scanlan, age 33, formerly of Newton, to 840 months in prison for two counts of production of child pornography and one count of Offense by a Registered Sex Offender, Thursday, announced Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Katherine Greer and United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal.
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Prison gang leader convicted of federal drug and money laundering offenses following ICE HSI-led investigation
Following a six-day trial in federal court, a jury convicted Charles Elsea, Jr, 44, a longtime inmate of the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC), of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, marijuana, and money laundering.
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Multi-agency investigation leads to San Diego resident’s arrest, indictment for violating federal import laws following ICE HSI investigation
A multi-agency investigation on federal export laws targeting the former owner of a San Diego-based company that provides tungsten fragments, sub-assemblies, and other weapon grade components for United States military contracts, was unsealed following his indictment March 4.
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ICE HSI investigation leads to 50-year federal prison sentence for child exploitation crimes
A Kentucky man was sentenced to serve 600 months in prison for production and possession of child sexual exploitation material.
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Previously convicted felon pleads guilty to bomb threat against a federal agency and illegally possessing a firearm after ICE HSI investigation
A Memphis man pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to communicating a threat against a federal agency and being a felon in possession of a firearm.The announcement was made by the U.S.
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Suspected Guatemalan drug trafficker extradited to the US following joint ICE HSI investigation
Following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), joint law enforcement partner investigation, suspected drug trafficker Rafael Orlando Ramirez Barillas, a Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United States from Guatemala Feb. 10, to face international cocaine trafficking and maritime smuggling charges in the Southern District of California.
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HSI-led investigation leads to extradition of 3 Guatemalan drug traffickers
Three Guatemalan nationals who were extradited to the United States from Guatemala to face international cocaine trafficking charges appeared in federal court Feb. 17, before U.S.
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Suspected Ecuadorian drug trafficker extradited to San Diego for conspiracy to distribute cocaine following ICE HSI, joint law enforcement partner probe
Pedro Cornelio Pilligua Iduarte, the owner of multiple Ecuadorian flagged vessels which allegedly provided logistical support to drug laden vessels, was extradited to the United States from Spain, following a U.S.
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Alleged Mexican drug trafficker extradited from Ecuador following joint ICE HSI investigation
Brayan Alberto Rodriguez Alcala, an alleged Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficker, was extradited to the United States from Ecuador Feb. 11, following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) joint law enforcement partner investigation.
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House Passes Four Bipartisan Homeland Security Bills
Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G.
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Katko, Thompson, Garbarino, Clarke Laud Cyber Incident Reporting Passage
Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Ranking Member of the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Subcommittee, and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Subcommittee, released the below joint statement on cyber incident reporting passing the House.
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