Press Releases
We respond to media requests and queries through our Office of Public Affairs (OPA).
We respond to media requests and queries through our Office of Public Affairs (OPA). Reporters and journalists can contact us about HSI activities, operations, or policies at (202) 732-4646 or email HSImedia@hsi.dhs.gov.
Orlando Middle School Employee Charged With Distribution, Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material
OCALA, Fla. — A middle school employee has been charged with two counts of distribution and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material following an HSI Orlando investigation.
HSI Miami El Dorado Taskforce Multiagency Investigation Uncovers Money Laundering Scheme of Proceeds From Drug Sales Into Cryptocurrency for Mexican Cartels
MIAMI — Nine individuals in the Southern District of Florida were charged for conspiring to launder U.S. currency into cryptocurrency on behalf of drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia and for the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business in a joint investigation by HSI and law enforcement partners.
Lake County Man Indicted for Receiving Child Sex Abuse Material
OCALA, Fla. — A Florida man has been indicted in federal court with two counts of receipt of child sexual abuse material following a joint HSI Orlando investigation.
HSI Tucson, AZDPS Case on Texas Man Results in Indictment for Transportation of Noncitizen Resulting in Death
TUCSON, Ariz. — A Texas man was indicted Oct. 30 by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to transport noncitizens and four counts of transportation of noncitizens.
Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced in Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Billions in Stolen Cryptocurrency
WASHINGTON — Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, of New York City, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his involvement in a money laundering conspiracy arising from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex, a global cryptocurrency exchange.
Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft
TAMPA, Fla. — A Mexican national has pled guilty to aggravated identify theft for misuse of a Social Security Number and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to gain employment following a joint HSI Tampa investigation.
Georgia Man Indicted for Traveling to Meet a Minor for Sex
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Investigators intercepted a Georgia man who traveled by bus to Jacksonville to meet a minor during an investigation and charged him with attempted production of child sexual abuse material and attempted online enticement of a minor following a joint investigation.
HSI Laredo Arrests 3 More in Human Smuggling Conspiracy Linked to July Death of an Undocumented Noncitizen
LAREDO, Texas — Three more individuals are in custody for a human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the July death of an undocumented noncitizen following an investigation by HSI Laredo.
HSI Sells, Multiagency Case Sends Phoenix Man to 12 Years in Prison for a Deadly Human Smuggling-Related Crash on the Tohono O'odham Nation
SELLS, Ariz. — A Phoenix man was sentenced last week to 144 months in prison stemming from a deadly crash last March on the Tohono O’odham Nation.
HSI San Antonio Investigation Leads to Prison Sentence for Most Wanted Fugitive in Colombia
SAN ANTONIO — An investigation conducted by HSI San Antonio and the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General led to an 18-month prison sentence for a Venezuelan citizen wanted in Colombia for homicide, extortion, and drug trafficking.