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.
Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Child Sexual Abuse Material Offenses
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mathew Hoard, 40, of Smithfield, was sentenced Nov. 13 to 120 months in federal prison to be followed by eight years of federal supervised release.
Ukrainian National Involved in Scheme to Export Dual-Use High Precision Jig Grinder to Russia Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison After HSI-Led Investigation
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Stanislav Romanyuk, 39, was sentenced to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a scheme to violate U.S. export laws and regulations by attempting to smuggle a dual-use export-controlled item to Russia.
HSI New York CPAA Investigation Leads to Return of More Than 1,400 Antiquities to the People of India
NEW YORK — HSI New York Special Agent in Charge William S. Walker and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return of 1,440 antiquities collectively valued at $10 million to the People of India.
Massachusetts Man Convicted for Money Laundering and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business
BOSTON — A Danvers man has been convicted after an investigation led by HSI found a business laundering money and operating an unlicensed, “no questions asked” money transmitting business that converted more than $1 million in cash to the digital currency Bitcoin.
HSI Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea for Massachusetts Man for Sex Trafficking
BOSTON — A Tewksbury man pleaded guilty Nov. 12 to sex trafficking after an investigation by HSI uncovered an interstate sex trafficking ring operating throughout New England, New York and New Jersey.
Recidivist Child Sexual Predator Sentenced to More Than 37 Years in Federal Prison
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A convicted sex offender was sentenced Nov. 12 to more than 37 years in federal prison after an HSI case found he sought out, solicited, and groomed what he believed to be a 13-year-old Rhode Island girl.
Chinese Chemical Company, Senior Leaders Indicted for Suspected Fentanyl Manufacturing, Distribution
LOS ANGELES — A joint investigation resulted in charges for Hubei Aoks Bio-Tech Co. Ltd., its director and three senior employees in U.S. federal court Nov. 7, for allegedly selling fentanyl precursor chemicals and xylazine — known as “tranq” — globally.
Sebring Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Possession
MIAMI — A Sebring man was sentenced Nov. 7 to 264 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years’ supervised release, for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, following an HSI Miami-Fort Pierce case.
HSI Miami’s El Dorado Taskforce Investigation Leads to Banker Guilty Plea in $16M International Bribery, Money Laundering Scheme
MIAMI — A Miami man pleaded guilty on Nov. 12 for his role in a multimillion-dollar international bribery and money laundering scheme in a case investigated by the El Dorado Task Force, HSI Miami field office.
HSI Utah Case Sends Georgia Man to Prison for $200,000 Check Fraud Scheme
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Toddorius Goodwin, 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentence Nov. 12, to 36 months’ imprisonment after he participated in a scheme to steal from banks and credit unions in Utah by cashing counterfeit checks.