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.
7 Men Arrested in Multiagency Sex Trafficking Bust During Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
RAPID CITY, S.D. — HSI and law enforcement partners conducted a joint anti-sex-trafficking operation during the 2024 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to apprehend persons attempting to arrange sexual encounters with underage children.
Former North Dakota State Senator Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Prague to Have Commercial Sex With Children
WASHINGTON — A former North Dakota state senator pleaded guilty Aug. 8 to traveling to Prague, Czech Republic, to have commercial sex with minor boys.
HSI El Paso, Border Patrol Agents Arrest 13 Migrants, 1 Smuggler in Central El Paso Airbnb House
EL PASO, Texas — On Aug. 8, for the second time in a week, HSI El Paso special agents arrested undocumented noncitizens found inside a stash house.
South Dakota Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Receipt of Child Pornography Following HSI St. Paul Investigation
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Tell Logan Cadotte, 33, of Rapid City, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for receipt of child sexual abuse material.
South Dakota Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Receipt of Child Pornography Following HSI St. Paul Investigation
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Jeffery Dean Sipe, 31, of Sturgis, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for receipt of child sexual abuse material.
New York Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Production of Child Pornography Following HSI Investigation in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Timothy Raymond Myers, 39, of Buffalo, New York, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for production of child sexual abuse material.
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing More Than 2,000 Fentanyl Pills
MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota announced July 25 that Mason Harris Rosenblatt, 33, of Golden Valley, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 2,000 fentanyl pills.
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to International Sexual Exploitation of Children
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota announced July 26 that Steven John Sokel, 61, of Blooming Prairie, pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting children outside the United States.
Massachusetts Woman Indicted for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud and Money Laundering
BOSTON — A Plymouth woman has been indicted for fraud and money laundering after an HSI New England case uncovered she was allegedly submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan applications on behalf of herself and her father.
Recidivist Sex Offender Indicted for Enticing a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity
ORLANDO, Fla. — A previously convicted Florida man has been indicted with enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity and committing a felony offense involving a minor when required to register as a sex offender.