Nathan Nichols, a 46-year-old resident of Corpus Christi, pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal government property and operating an illegal gambling business on March 21, 2022.
New HSI facility expands capabilities to protect sensitive US military weapons, technology, intelligence
HSI unveiled a federal facility yesterday for the EXCOM-South and HSI’s National Academy for Advanced Training and Leadership.
HSI announces Mariana Islands Border Enforcement Security Task Force
The CNMI and Guam are geographically isolated in the Pacific Ocean and nearly all available goods arrive by sea and air. Based on the Mariana Islands’ proximity to Asia, transnational criminal organizations use the CNMI and Guam as transit points for illegal activities.
NDAA includes measures supporting HSI Transnational Criminal Investigative Units
HSI’s TCIUs assist with furthering its global mission, working with foreign partners to investigate and prosecute people involved in transnational criminal activities that threaten the region’s stability and national security and who pose continuing threats to the United States. TCIUs identify...
Former federal agent sentenced for crimes tied to illicit relationship with target of counterterrorism investigation
A judge in the Southern District of Texas sentenced Leatrice Malika DeBruhl-Daniels, 49, to nine years in federal prison to be immediately followed by one year of supervised release for obstructing justice, making false statements, and accepting money and gifts for official acts. In handing down...
US obtains warrant to seize $45M aircraft owned by Russian energy company following investigation by HSI Houston, federal partners
In authorizing the seizure of the Boeing 737-7EM owned by PJSC LUKOIL, the court found probable cause that the aircraft was subject to seizure based on violations of federal law.
Former federal agent convicted of corruption in connection to illicit relationship with subject of counterterrorism investigation
Leatrice Malika DeBruhl-Daniels, 48, was convicted in the Southern District of Texas of obstructing justice, making false statements, and accepting money and gifts for official acts. A federal jury deliberated for less than three hours before convicting her following a six-day trial.
San Diego businessman pleads guilty to conspiring to violate US export control laws
A local businessman pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in federal court, June 9. San Diego resident Joe Sery, 77, the former owner and chief executive officer of Tungsten Heavy Powder & Parts, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit offenses against the United States, including the unlawful...
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association honors 2 former HSI special agents
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) honored Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila, former Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents, during a local ceremony on May 11. The commemoration coincided with National Police Week, an annual recognition held each May for law...
Federal grand jury convicts man of impeding and threatening federal officers at the port of entry following HSI Sells investigation
John Milton Lee, 62, of Las Vegas, Nevada, is scheduled for sentencing on August 3, before United States District Judge James A. Soto.
Individual arrested for threats made to schools, businesses following multiagency coordination
The teenage defendant, currently in law enforcement custody, is alleged to have made several threats claiming he was armed with a firearm and was going to “shoot up” a certain school or on his way to a certain school. The suspect is accused of offenses stemming from the numerous “swatting” calls he...
Texas man pleads guilty to conspiring to steal more than $2.1 million in sensitive military equipment following ICE HSI, US Army CID investigation
Nathan Nichols, a 46-year-old Corpus Christi resident, pleaded guilty March 21 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to conspiring with others to steal $2,176,000 in sensitive military equipment from U.S. Army Garrison Ft. Hood in June 2021.
ICE announces the latest results of Operation SOAR, targeting noncitizen sex offenders
Operation SOAR is a coordinated enforcement operation that builds on ongoing efforts to arrest and remove noncitizen sex offenders from our communities.
Riverside County man who attempted to enter federal facility in downtown L.A. with several firearms named in criminal complaint following interdiction by DHS’s Federal Protective Service and Homeland Security Investigations
A federal criminal complaint filed this afternoon charges Erik Christopher Younggren, 34, of Cherry Valley, with attempted possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in a federal facility, a misdemeanor offense that carries a sentence of up to one year in federal prison.
HSI, law enforcement partners, investigation results in Seattle man being charged for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization
According to court documents, Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams, 20, of Seattle, was arrested as he prepared to board an international flight following a lengthy investigation into his efforts to join ISIS.
Defense contractor employee and Orange County man arrested for alleged theft and sale of government-owned technical orders following HSI investigation
Sarfraz Yousuf, 43, of Miramar, Florida, was taken into federal custody this morning. Also arrested today was Marc Chavez, 53, of Trabuco Canyon.
$5M reward offered for information leading to arrest, conviction of major Mexican drug cartel member
Flores-Silva was charged in a federal indictment on August 13, 2020, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The indictment charges Flores-Silva with conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and one kilogram or more of heroin for importation into the United...
ICE Nevada arrests MS-13 member wanted in El Salvador
Diego Antonio Ayala-Benitez, 24, is a known or suspected member of the transnational criminal street organization known as Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). He is wanted in El Salvador on gang participation charges related to extortion, purchasing firearms and for involvement in armed robbery.
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