News from January 2022
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
On Tuesday, January 11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) at the port of New Orleans targeted three international shipments for inspection. Each shipment contained boxes with hundreds of the popular pop fidget toys.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual convicted of murder.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Fraudulent driver’s licenses, which can be used for criminal activity or fraud, continue to be found by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Express Consignment Operations hub across the nation.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Grand Forks Sector stopped a smuggling attempt yesterday near Humboldt, Minnesota, rescuing five border crossers from treacherous, sub-zero conditions. During subsequent search and rescue operations, Canadian authorities discovered two children and two adults deceased.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol Agents disrupted five migrant smuggling attempts in collaboration with local law enforcement.On Jan. 19, a McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agent observed suspected non-citizens load into a silver Ford Escape near Havana, TX and requested assistance from the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2022
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A grand jury indicted Chad D. Campen, 32, of the 6100 block of Pfeiffer Road, in Peoria, Illinois on Jan. 19, 2022, with 17 felony counts related to a bank fraud scheme. Campen was arrested on Jan. 24, 2022, and appeared in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley at the federal courthouse in Peoria today for an initial appearance.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station encountered a convicted felon in possession of a loaded firearm, Jan. 19.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
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By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
A two-day undercover local, state and federal law enforcement operation resulted in the arrest of nine individuals, the seizure of six weapons and nine vehicles, as well as thousands of dollars in cash and illicit drugs.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Florida man charging him with human smuggling, announced Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Acting Special Agent in Charge Jamie Holt and Acting United States Attorney Charles J.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman represented the United States during a high-level ministerial meeting hosted by Canada on January 21 that included senior Haitian government officials, 15 partner countries, and multiple international organizations to discuss sustainable, inclusive solutions to the challenges faced by Haiti and Haitians.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2022
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Armando Daniel Calderon was sentenced today in United States District Court to 198 months in federal prison following convictions for two counts of methamphetamine trafficking, one count of conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, and one count of carrying a firearm during drug trafficking, ...
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
41-year-old Geoffrey Eldridge Hull, of Los Angeles, California pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud Thursday after a probe by U.S.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
The United States is designating Hizballah-affiliated financial facilitator Adnan Ayad, as well as members of an international network of facilitators and companies connected to him and to Adel Diab, Ayad’s business partner and fellow Hizballah financier. Diab was designated on January 18 of this year.
By State Newswire | Jan 25, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the introduction of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022...
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
Following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a federal jury convicted an Arkansas man today for multiple child exploitation offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2022
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A New Mexico man was sentenced to 156 months in prison for drug trafficking.
By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2022
A man who sexually exploited two girls and committed child pornography offenses was sentenced January 18 to 140 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Katherine Greer and United States Attorney Sean Berry.
