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Honduran National Sentenced in $14+ Million Payroll Scheme to Defraud IRS, Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Mexican national was sentenced to more than two years in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.5 million in restitution for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

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HSI LAX Special Agents Seize Over $3 Million Worth of Gold Jewelry

LOS ANGELES — HSI Los Angeles International Airport, in close collaboration with special agents from HSI O’Hare, seized approximately 5,200 pieces of 18 and 21 karat gold jewelry valued at over $3 million.

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Mexican National Extradited to the US for Involvement in an International Human Smuggling Operation

DEL RIO, Texas — Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement authorities resulted in the extradition of a human smuggler who allegedly participated in an international human smuggling conspiracy following an investigation conducted by HSI with assistance from our federal law enforcement partners.

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Registered Sex Offender Indicted for Transporting, Possessing CSAM, AI Generated CSAM

TAMPA, Fla. — A Polk County man, and registered sex offender, has been indicted with the transportation and possession of child sex abuse material and possession of obscene visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct generated by artificial intelligence following an investigation by HSI Tampa.

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Online Enticement Informational Bulletin

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New York Man Faces New Charges for Financial Fraud Following HSI Buffalo Investigation

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A New York man who pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud in April 2024 faces new charges after an investigation by HSI Buffalo.

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Leaders of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle 43,000+ Kilograms of Cocaine to US

TAMPA, Fla. — Leaders of a Colombian drug trafficking organization have pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to import cocaine to the United States following a multi-agency investigation.

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HSI Newark Supports New Jersey Attorney General in Taking Down Large-Scale Diesel Fuel Theft Ring on the East Coast

NEWARK, N.J. — Twenty-five people and four companies were charged for their alleged roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme using stolen credit card information to fraudulently purchase diesel fuel and then resell it.

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HSI St. Paul Investigation Lands 10-Year Sentence for Guatemalan in Child Sex Trafficking Case

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Guatemalan man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after he was convicted of attempted enticement of a minor using the internet and attempted sex trafficking of a child.

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HSI Los Angeles Teaming With Federal and Local Partners to Form Task Force on Combating Crimes Related to Wildfires

LOS ANGELES — In the midst of an unprecedented natural disaster, HSI Los Angeles has teamed up with federal and local law enforcement agencies to create the Joint Regional Fire Crimes Task Force.