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HSI Chicago Investigation Lands Chinese National 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $62 Million in Drug Proceeds

CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a Chinese national to a decade in prison for laundering $62 million in illegal drug proceeds on behalf of traffickers in Mexico after an HSI Chicago investigation.

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Port St. Lucie Firearms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Failing to Keep Proper Records of Sales

MIAMI — Michael John Pellicione, 76, the owner of a Port St. Lucie, gun shop, who operated out of his residence, pleaded guilty to the five-count indictment for selling several firearms “off the books”.

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HSI Arrests Level 1 Sex Offender in Massachusetts for Possession of CSAM

BOSTON — HSI arrested an Attleboro man, who is a Level 1 sex offender, Dec. 18 in connection with possession of child sexual abuse material.

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After-Market Firearm Accessory Manufacturer and Distributor Sentenced for Illegal Distribution of Firearm Silencers

BOSTON — A New Hampshire company was sentenced for violating the National Firearms Act by distributing interoperable components for firearm silencers.

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Massachusetts Man Charged With Sex Trafficking and Transporting Victim Through 4 States

BOSTON — HSI special agents arrested a Lowell man on Dec. 13 who has been charged with sex trafficking a victim in Massachusetts, Nevada, Rhode Island and New York.

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HSI Washington, D.C. Collaboration Leads to Record Breaking Methamphetamine Seizure in Virginia

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — HSI Washington, D.C., in partnership with the Virginia Beach Police Department, executed a groundbreaking operation that led to the seizure of 156 pounds of methamphetamine.

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2 Drug Trafficking Organization Members Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Analogue Distribution

NEWARK, N.J. — Two New Jersey men admitted their respective roles as members of a drug trafficking organization responsible for the importation and distribution of hundreds of kilograms of fentanyl analogues following an investigation led by HSI Newark.

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German Man Receives 20-Year Sentence for Travel With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct With Minor

NEWARK, N.J. — A German man was sentenced to 240 months in prison for traveling to New Jersey for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with a minor following an investigation led by HSI Newark.

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HSI Investigation Leads to Torture Charges for Former Syrian Official

LOS ANGELES — An investigation conducted by HSI and the FBI led to a former Syrian government official being charged with torture.

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Jamaican National, Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Identity Theft of US Citizen

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jamaican national has been sentenced for identity theft after he frequently obtained a Florida driver’s license while claim to be a U.S. citizen following an HSI Jacksonville investigation.