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.
Rhode Island Man Admits to Travel With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct After HSI Undercover Operation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Warwick man admitted to a federal judge June 9 that he traveled to a local hotel via a commercial rideshare provider with the intent of sexually abusing a child he thought was 13 years old.
Child Rapist Sentenced for Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material, Assaulting Federal Officer
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An investigation conducted by HSI Washington, D.C. resulted in a Honduran national who raped a 13-year-old victim receiving a five-year prison sentence for receiving child sexual abuse material and assaulting a federal officer.
Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 32 Years for Crimes Against Children Following HSI Hammond Investigation
HAMMOND, Ind. — Tyrone Johnson, 36, of Merrillville, was sentenced after a jury found him guilty of crimes against children.
Woman Charged With Using Hitman-for-Hire Website on Dark Web to Order Murder of Lover’s Wife
NEW YORK — An HSI New York task force investigation resulted in the indictment of a Queens woman charged with murder for hire.
Choir Teacher Sentenced for Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Material Following HSI RGV Investigation
McALLEN, Texas — A Mexican citizen was sentenced for receiving child sexual abuse material following an investigation conducted by HSI Rio Grande Valley.
HSI Baltimore Lends Vital Assist to Local Partner’s Investigation into Suspected Killer of Maryland Woman
BALTIMORE — HSI Baltimore provided critical assistance to law enforcement partners during a joint investigation that resulted in the apprehension and extradition of a murder suspect.
HSI Investigation Leads to Indictment of 6 in Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
BOSTON — An indictment was unsealed charging six individuals after HSI New England uncovered their alleged involvement in a sex trafficking conspiracy that victimized two minors and one adult.
Colombian National Sentenced for Trafficking More Than $55 Million in Cocaine
TAMPA, Fla. — A Panama Express Strike Force investigation has led to the second conviction of a Colombian national for smuggling cocaine on the high seas by a so-called go-fast vessel.
Ecuadorian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Over 1,700 Kilograms of Cocaine in International Waters
TAMPA, Fla. — An Ecuadorian national faces two terms of life in prison following a PANEX investigation that led to a guilty plea for smuggling cocaine on the high seas by a so-called go-fast vessel.
2 Additional Defendants Arrested in Iowa, Wisconsin in Nationwide, Multimillion Dollar Return-Fraud Scheme
TAMPA, Fla. — An HSI Tampa investigation has led to two additional arrests in a nationwide multimillion dollar mail fraud scheme.