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.
Indonesian National Pleads Guilty to International Ponzi Scheme
NEW YORK — An Indonesian national, pleaded guilty to securities fraud. The scheme was uncovered pursuant to an investigation by HSI New York, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
Massachusetts Man Indicted on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
BOSTON — A Worcester man was indicted July 25 by a federal grand jury in Worcester for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material after an investigation by HSI New England.
HSI New England Investigation Leads to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Mule
HARTFORD, Conn. — Karina Cintron Santiago, 25, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in Hartford to 16 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release after authorities caught her trafficking cocaine into Connecticut.
Massachusetts Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Abuse Material
BOSTON — A Harwich man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston July 24 to possessing child sexual abuse material after an investigation by HSI New England.
30 Year Sentence for Pennsylvania Man Who Sexually Exploited a Child
BOSTON — A Pennsylvania man was sentenced in federal court in Springfield July 24 for a child sexual exploitation offense after an investigation by HSI New England.
Illinois Man Receives Time in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material
ROCKFORD, Ill. — A Rockford man has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for possession of child sex abuse material following an HSI Chicago investigation.
Foreign National Charged With Selling Counterfeit Drugs
HOUSTON — A foreign national has been indicted by a federal grand jury with trafficking tens of thousands of dollars of counterfeit cancer medications into the United States.
2 Dominican Nationals Extradited in Connection with Grandparent Scam
NEW YORK — Two Dominican Republic were extradited to the U.S. and made their initial appearance in a Newark federal court on charges relating to a “grandparent scam” that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions of dollars.
Vermont Man Charged With Unlawful Firearm and Maintaining a Drug Premises
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A federal grand jury in Burlington charged a Rutland resident, with drug and gun offenses. The indictment alleges that they possessed two firearms and made their residence available for drug use and distribution.
HSI New England Arrests Two For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
BURLINGTON, Vt. — HSI New England special agents in Vermont and Massachusetts arrested two men July 24 as part of an ongoing multistate drug trafficking investigation.