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Ukrainian National Involved in Scheme to Export Dual-Use High Precision Jig Grinder to Russia Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison After HSI-Led Investigation

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Stanislav Romanyuk, 39, was sentenced to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a scheme to violate U.S. export laws and regulations by attempting to smuggle a dual-use export-controlled item to Russia.

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United States Files Suit Against Former Corporation President for Unpaid Duties, Penalties

WASHINGTON — A former corporation president received a civil lawsuit from the U.S. government following an investigation led by HSI Newark with support from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Venezuelan Television News Network Owner Charged in Alleged $1.2B Money Laundering Scheme After HSI Miami Investigation

MIAMI — An HSI Miami case resulted in a Venezuelan television news network owner being federally charged for his role in a $1.2 billion scheme to launder funds corruptly obtained from Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. in exchange for hundreds of millions in bribe payments to Venezuelan officials.

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Raytheon Company to Pay Over $950M in Connection with Foreign Bribery, Export Control and Defective Pricing Schemes

NEW YORK — Raytheon Company entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice in connection with a criminal information unsealed today in the Eastern District of New York.

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Lead Defendant in HSI Investigation of High-End Brothel Network Pleads Guilty

BOSTON — Han Lee, 42, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to persuade, induce, entice and coerce individuals to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to engage in prostitution; and one count of money laundering conspiracy.

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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking After HSI New England Investigation

BOSTON — A Boston man pleaded guilty Sept. 19 to sex trafficking and cocaine charges after an HSI New England investigation into his involvement in a drug and sex trafficking hub.

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HSI New Orleans Prepares for 2025 Super Bowl by Hosting a Human Trafficking Awareness Workshop

NEW ORLEANS — HSI New Orleans, the DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking and the Blue Campaign conducted a three-day human trafficking training workshop at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.

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Russian Citizen Arrested After HSI Investigation Into Illegal Exportation of US-Sourced Microelectronics

WASHINGTON — A Russian citizen was arrested on an indictment charging him with conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act to commit smuggling, to commit money laundering, and to defraud the United States.

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Major Enforcement Operation in Guatemala Secures Arrest of Human Smuggler Indicted by JTFA

Extensive coordination and collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department and domestic and international partners resulted in a major enforcement operation that dismantled a human smuggling network based in Guatemala. In June 2022, this network smuggled people into the United States on a journey that ended with the deaths of 53 migrants in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas. Twenty-one of the deceased migrants were Guatemalan.

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Founder/CEO and Clinical President of Digital Health Company Arrested for $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme

The DOJ announced that the founder and CEO of a California-based digital health company and its clinical president were arrested in connection with their alleged participation in a scheme to distribute Adderall over the internet, conspire to commit health care fraud in connection with the submission of false and fraudulent claims for reimbursement for Adderall and other stimulants, and obstruct justice.