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.
Mother and Son Sentenced for Illegally Importing Endangered Wildlife Following HSI Casa Grande, Multiagency Investigation
PHOENIX, Ariz. — A mother and son have been sentenced for illegally importing endangered wildlife, following a multiagency investigation conducted by HSI Casa Grande and law enforcement partners.
Ex-Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison
NEW YORK — Genaro Garcia Luna, the 56-year-old former secretary of public security in Mexico, was sentenced Oct. 16 to 460 months of imprisonment and a $2 million fine for his decadelong assistance to the Sinaloa Cartel in exchange for millions of dollars in bribes.
New York Man Receives 13-Year Sentence for Role in 2 Bronx Drug Mills, Causing Death of Toddler
NEWARK, N.J. — A Bronx, New York, man will serve 13 years in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl into New Jersey from two drug mills in the Bronx that resulted in the death of a 15-month-old child.
HSI, Asia Partners Announce Recent Results of Trade-Based Money Laundering Investigation
WASHINGTON — HSI joined the American Institute in Taiwan and Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice at a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, to announce the transfer of $7 million to Taiwan — the latest result of a long-term, trade-based money laundering investigation dubbed “Fashion Police.”
HSI Investigation Results in Croatian War Criminal Being Convicted of Immigration Fraud
WASHINGTON — An Ohio man was sentenced Oct. 15 to three years in prison for possessing a green card he illegally obtained by concealing that he had been charged with a war crime in Croatia prior to immigrating to the United States.
Leader of $160M Medicare Fraud Scheme Convicted Following Investigation by HSI Houston, Law Enforcement Partners
HOUSTON — The ringleader in a $160 million Medicare fraud scheme was convicted of 15 counts of criminal conduct following a multiagency investigation conducted by HSI Houston and law enforcement partners.
Massachusetts Federal and State Law Enforcement Authorities Warn Public of Dangers of Firearms Components Bought Online
BOSTON — Leaders from federal and state law enforcement agencies joined together in Boston Oct. 16 to speak to media about the dangers of firearms components bought online.
HSI Investigation Results in Guilty Plea for South Texas Man Accused of Recording Himself Engaging in Sex With Child
McALLEN, Texas — A South Texas man pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor and production of child pornography following an investigation conducted by HSI's Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Task Force.
Raytheon Company to Pay Over $950M in Connection with Foreign Bribery, Export Control and Defective Pricing Schemes
NEW YORK — Raytheon Company entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice in connection with a criminal information unsealed today in the Eastern District of New York.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Distribution
TAMPA, Fla. — After attempting to flee during a traffic stop, a Texas man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine during an investigation by HSI Tampa and the Bradenton Police Department.