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.
HSI New England Arrests UK Man for Lying on Immigration Application
BOSTON — HSI New England special agents arrested a man from the United Kingdom for allegedly making false statements in an immigration matter.
HSI Dark Web Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea From Washington State Man for Advertising CSAM
PORTLAND, Maine — A Kent, Washington, man pleaded guilty Aug. 28 in U.S. District Court in Portland to advertising child pornography after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New England identified him while monitoring a dark web site.
Former Navy Petty Officer Admits to Role in Stealing and Selling Military Gear
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A California man who served for more than 20 years in the U.S. Navy before his discharge admitted to a federal judge to participating in a scheme to steal and sell hundreds of thousands of dollars of government property from a Navy base responsible for supplying ships in the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet.
IPR Center Announces New Director
WASHINGTON — Ivan J. Arvelo has been appointed as the new director of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, Executive Associate Director for HSI.
Indiana Man Sentenced to 210 Months for Sex Trafficking and Child Exploitation
HAMMOND, Ind. — Edin Galvez, 25, of Griffith, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to soliciting and enticing the sex trafficking of a minor and soliciting and enticing the production of child pornography.
Multiagency Investigation Lands New York Bank Manager 114 Months for Scheme to Hire Hitman
NEW YORK — An HSI New York investigation has resulted in the sentence of Reshma Massarone to 114 months in prison.
Romanian Man Sentenced for Possession of Device Making Equipment and Aggravated Identity Theft
OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Ciprian Amariutei, a Romanian citizen, was sentenced Aug. 23 in federal court in Omaha for possession of device making equipment with intent to defraud and aggravated identity theft following an HSI investigation.
HSI Charleston Investigation Leads to Conviction for California Sex Offender
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An investigation conducted by HSI Charleston resulted in the conviction of an already-convicted sex offender for the sexual exploitation of a West Virginia minor.
DHS K2P Collaborates With Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling to Recognize and Prevent Online Child Exploitation
WASHINGTON — The DHS Know2Protect campaign and Joint Base Anacostia-Boling came together to help the military community protect children from online child sexual exploitation and abuse during a Back to School Info Night Aug. 20.
HSI San Diego, Multiagency Case Sends UMI Learning Center President to Prison for Stolen Childcare Benefits
SAN DIEGO — A Southern California man was sentenced to 27 months in prison for participating in a childcare benefit fraud scheme that bilked a California welfare and benefits program of millions of dollars.