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.
Multi-Agency Investigation Results in the Sentencing of a Former Deputy Sheriff for Drug Trafficking
MCALLEN, Texas — A former deputy with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office was ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine.
HSI Los Angeles Special Agents Arrest 8 in Customs Fraud Scheme Involving Goods From China
LOS ANGELES — HSI Los Angeles has arrested eight individuals for their part in an internal conspiracy to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of counterfeit and other illegal goods from China into the United States.
2 Ukrainian Nationals Sentenced for $25M Tax Evasion, Money Laundering, and Labor Exploitation Conspiracy
MIAMI — Two Ukrainian nationals who were extradited from the Kingdom of Thailand to the United States in September 2024 were sentenced on charges related to labor-staffing companies they operated in Florida.
Jeweler Sentenced to 30 Months for Multimillion-Dollar International Trade Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. — HSI Newark led an investigation with law enforcement partners, resulting in the discovery of a jeweler running a multimillion-dollar international trade fraud scheme and unlicensed money transmitting.
Tampa Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking 2 Minors, Production of Child Sex Abuse Material
TAMPA, Fla. — A federal jury has found a Florida man guilty of two counts of sex trafficking a minor and one count of production of child sex abuse material following an HSI Tampa investigation.
HSI Houston, Law Enforcement Partners Apprehend 2 Criminal Alien Fugitives Wanted for Child Sex Offenses, Other Violent Crimes
HOUSTON — Two criminal alien fugitives who have been on the run for the past three years and are wanted for child sex offenses and other violent crimes in Southeast Texas were apprehended by HSI and law enforcement partners.
New Britain Man Admits Recording His Sexual Abuse of a Child
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A New Britain man admitted he recorded his sexual abuse of a child following an investigation led by HSI.
HSI Investigation Leads to 15-Year Sentence for Dark Web Moderator Advertising CSAM
PORTLAND, Maine — A Kent, Washington man was sentenced for advertising child pornography after an investigation led by HSI special agents found him acting as a moderator on a site on the dark web.
Trafficker Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel
SAN DIEGO — Keith Octavio Rodriguez Padilla, a prolific firearms trafficker, was sentenced to 19.5 years in custody for his role in supplying weapons and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition to the Sinaloa Cartel.
Former Bosnian Prison Camp Supervisor Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Prison for Concealing Participation in Wartime Persecution
BOSTON — A Swampscott man was sentenced in federal court after concealing his persecution of ethnic Serbs during the Bosnian War as well as making false claims to come to the United States and ultimately become a U.S. citizen.