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Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for attempting to bribe HSI special agent
According to court documents, Pedro Thiessen, 71, failed to declare $12,171 when entering the United States at the Ysleta Port of Entry in October 2022.
Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for attempting to bribe HSI special agent
According to court documents, Pedro Thiessen, 71, failed to declare $12,171 when entering the United States at the Ysleta Port of Entry in October 2022.
DHS case manager accused of having sex with detainee following OPR investigation
Shantel Hernandez made her initial appearance in federal court Aug. 10.
DHS case manager accused of having sex with detainee following OPR investigation
Shantel Hernandez made her initial appearance in federal court Aug. 10.
Haitian national who bit ICE officers on aircraft sentenced after OPR investigation
Jubenson Domenique, 29, was identified as the main instigator of the disturbance and a decision was made for three officers to remove him from the aircraft.
Haitian national who bit ICE officers on aircraft sentenced after OPR investigation
Jubenson Domenique, 29, was identified as the main instigator of the disturbance and a decision was made for three officers to remove him from the aircraft.
West Texas man arrested, charged with bribing HSI special agent
Pedro Thiessen, 70, of Seminole, failed to declare more than $10,000 when entering the United States at the Ysleta Port of Entry in October 2022, according to a criminal complaint against him.
West Texas man arrested, charged with bribing HSI special agent
Pedro Thiessen, 70, of Seminole, failed to declare more than $10,000 when entering the United States at the Ysleta Port of Entry in October 2022, according to a criminal complaint against him.
Statement on improper disclosure of noncitizen personally identifiable information
Upon notification, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took swift action to immediately rectify the error.
Statement on improper disclosure of noncitizen personally identifiable information
Upon notification, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took swift action to immediately rectify the error.
ICE OPR led investigation results in the sentencing of a former south Texas attorney for his role in a detainee bribery scheme
Roel Alanis, 32, of McAllen, Texas, was sentenced March 22 to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. At the hearing, the court noted how the serious violation of his conduct and the series of continuing bribes in return for noncitizen rosters he received merited...
ICE OPR led investigation results in the sentencing of a former south Texas attorney for his role in a detainee bribery scheme
Roel Alanis, 32, of McAllen, Texas, was sentenced March 22 to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. At the hearing, the court noted how the serious violation of his conduct and the series of continuing bribes in return for noncitizen rosters he received merited...
Ex-Montebello police officer pleads guilty to bribery charge following HSI investigation
As the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles, Rudolph Petersen, 34, pleaded guilty to a single-count information charging him with bribery.
Ex-Montebello police officer pleads guilty to bribery charge following HSI investigation
As the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles, Rudolph Petersen, 34, pleaded guilty to a single-count information charging him with bribery.
South Texas man sent to prison for claiming to be a federal immigration officer
Rito Salomon Palacios, 53, from Laredo, was sentenced June 24. His sentence is to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release.
South Texas man sent to prison for claiming to be a federal immigration officer
Rito Salomon Palacios, 53, from Laredo, was sentenced June 24. His sentence is to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release.
ICE probe leads to 15 years in prison for ex-lawyer who executed multimillion-dollar fraud where clients were victimized by forged judges’ signatures
Shant Ohanian, 38, of Burbank, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who stated that he intends at a future date to order Ohanian to pay restitution in an amount exceeding $2.5 million. Ohanian pleaded guilty in June 2019 to one count of wire fraud and has been in federal custody...
ICE probe leads to 15 years in prison for ex-lawyer who executed multimillion-dollar fraud where clients were victimized by forged judges’ signatures
Shant Ohanian, 38, of Burbank, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who stated that he intends at a future date to order Ohanian to pay restitution in an amount exceeding $2.5 million. Ohanian pleaded guilty in June 2019 to one count of wire fraud and has been in federal custody...
ICE investigation lands former mayor in prison for extortion
Jesse Mendiola Blas, a former mayor of Yona, Guam, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 37 months in prison for Extortion Under Color of Official Right.
ICE investigation lands former mayor in prison for extortion
Jesse Mendiola Blas, a former mayor of Yona, Guam, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 37 months in prison for Extortion Under Color of Official Right.
Tucson woman sentenced to prison for impersonating immigration attorney and ICE agent to defraud victims
Elvira Contreras, 38, of Tucson, falsely represented to undocumented alien victims that she worked for ICE or that she was an immigration attorney who could obtain U.S. immigration documents/benefits for them for a fee.
Tucson woman sentenced to prison for impersonating immigration attorney and ICE agent to defraud victims
Elvira Contreras, 38, of Tucson, falsely represented to undocumented alien victims that she worked for ICE or that she was an immigration attorney who could obtain U.S. immigration documents/benefits for them for a fee.
Former California lawyer pleads guilty to $4 million wire fraud where clients were conned via forged judges' signatures and fake phone calls
Shant Ohanian, 36, of Pasadena, entered his plea on Thursday before U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who scheduled a September 12 sentencing hearing. Ohanian faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
Former California lawyer pleads guilty to $4 million wire fraud where clients were conned via forged judges' signatures and fake phone calls
Shant Ohanian, 36, of Pasadena, entered his plea on Thursday before U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who scheduled a September 12 sentencing hearing. Ohanian faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
3 South Texas former detention contract employees indicted for bribery
The five-count indictment was returned under seal May 28. Federal law enforcement took into custody Benito Barrientez, 42, from Lyford; Damian Ortiz, 30, from Weslaco; and Exy Adelaida Gomez, 42, from Los Fresnos, Texas.