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Iranian national arrested for violating US export laws

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an Iranian national, Bahram Mohammad Ostovari, on July 10 at Los Angeles International Airport for violating U.S. export laws.


ICE investigation leads to bribery indictment involving U visa fraud

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New Orleans collaborated with federal and local law enforcement agencies to investigate a bribery scheme related to immigration benefit fraud.


Ice arrests Guatemalan national convicted of assaulting child

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New England has arrested a Guatemalan national, Jose Alberto Rojop Cajas, who was convicted of indecent assault and battery involving a child.


ICE arrests Guatemalan national charged with soliciting minor for sex

ICE New England has administratively arrested a Guatemalan national, Josue Santiago Perez Gomez, who was recently charged with attempting to solicit a minor for commercial sex in Rhode Island.


ICE arrests El Salvadorian national convicted of child pornography

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations in New England has arrested Victor Vasquez Cordova, a national of El Salvador and a registered sex offender.


ICE director commends FBI for arresting suspect in plot against agency officials

I want to congratulate and thank our partners at the FBI for bringing in Benjamin Hanil Song, the man who conspired with more than a dozen other criminals to kill ICE officials,” said acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons. “This wannabe-killer is now...


ICE investigation leads to sentencing in major sex trafficking case

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation has led to the sentencing of Hugo Hernandez-Velazquez, a leader of a Mexican sex trafficking organization, to 188 months in prison.


Ovidio Guzman pleads guilty to federal drug charges in Chicago

Ovidio Guzman Lopez, the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera and a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in Chicago.


ICE investigation leads to extradition over $99 million wine fraud

An investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York, in collaboration with federal partners, has led to the extradition of a United Kingdom citizen to face charges related to an alleged $99 million wine fraud scheme.


Foundation for Defense of Democracies director: Battery supply chain market is 'completely cornered by China'

Elaine Dezenski, Senior Director and Head of the Center on Economic and Financial Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), has raised concerns about China's non-market strategies that have allowed it to dominate the battery supply...


Foundation for Defense of Democracies: China’s dominance in battery market threatens U.S. national security

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has issued a press release highlighting concerns over China's influence in the advanced battery market, which it claims poses a significant threat to U.S. national security.


AFSA says CFPB complaint portal needs overhaul

The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) has submitted detailed comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), urging revisions to the complaint portal's onboarding form and calling for broader reforms to enhance complaint...


Dominican national indicted for illegal reentry into the United States

A Dominican national residing in Chelsea has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after deportation.


Mobile woman sentenced to two years for preparing fraudulent tax returns

Carrie Mae Jones of Mobile, Alabama, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after being found guilty of filing fraudulent tax returns.


Ecuadorian national sentenced for illegal reentry after prior deportation

An Ecuadorian national, Luis Ernesto Caguana-Caguana, was sentenced in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs sentenced Caguana-Caguana, 33, to time served, which...


Inmate at FCI Lewisburg indicted for assault and possession of weapons

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that Andrew Dion, 57, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution Lewisburg in Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 24, 2025.


Lowell man charged with hiding millions from payroll taxes through employment agency

A Lowell resident was arrested on allegations of payroll tax evasion and workers’ compensation insurance fraud, according to federal authorities.


Telecom CEO sentenced to 5 years; company pays $128M for fraud

Issa Asad, the CEO of Q Link Wireless LLC, and his company have been sentenced for defrauding government programs.


Department of Energy employee indicted on attempted bribery charges involving federal contracts

A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted Edward Doherty, a Security Specialist with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), on charges related to an alleged attempt to bribe another DOE employee to secure government contracts for his private company.


New Jersey woman sentenced for role in multi-million-dollar SBA loan fraud

U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow has sentenced Jennifer Watkins, 48, from Marlton, New Jersey, to three years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.