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Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

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HSI New England Arrests UK Man for Lying on Immigration Application

BOSTON — HSI New England special agents arrested a man from the United Kingdom for allegedly making false statements in an immigration matter.

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HSI Dark Web Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea From Washington State Man for Advertising CSAM

PORTLAND, Maine — A Kent, Washington, man pleaded guilty Aug. 28 in U.S. District Court in Portland to advertising child pornography after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New England identified him while monitoring a dark web site.

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Former Navy Petty Officer Admits to Role in Stealing and Selling Military Gear

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A California man who served for more than 20 years in the U.S. Navy before his discharge admitted to a federal judge to participating in a scheme to steal and sell hundreds of thousands of dollars of government property from a Navy base responsible for supplying ships in the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet.

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IPR Center Announces New Director

WASHINGTON — Ivan J. Arvelo has been appointed as the new director of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, Executive Associate Director for HSI.

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Indiana Man Sentenced to 210 Months for Sex Trafficking and Child Exploitation

HAMMOND, Ind. — Edin Galvez, 25, of Griffith, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to soliciting and enticing the sex trafficking of a minor and soliciting and enticing the production of child pornography.

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Multiagency Investigation Lands New York Bank Manager 114 Months for Scheme to Hire Hitman

NEW YORK — An HSI New York investigation has resulted in the sentence of Reshma Massarone to 114 months in prison.

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Romanian Man Sentenced for Possession of Device Making Equipment and Aggravated Identity Theft

OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Ciprian Amariutei, a Romanian citizen, was sentenced Aug. 23 in federal court in Omaha for possession of device making equipment with intent to defraud and aggravated identity theft following an HSI investigation.

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HSI Charleston Investigation Leads to Conviction for California Sex Offender

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An investigation conducted by HSI Charleston resulted in the conviction of an already-convicted sex offender for the sexual exploitation of a West Virginia minor.

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DHS K2P Collaborates With Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling to Recognize and Prevent Online Child Exploitation

WASHINGTON — The DHS Know2Protect campaign and Joint Base Anacostia-Boling came together to help the military community protect children from online child sexual exploitation and abuse during a Back to School Info Night Aug. 20.

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HSI San Diego, Multiagency Case Sends UMI Learning Center President to Prison for Stolen Childcare Benefits

SAN DIEGO — A Southern California man was sentenced to 27 months in prison for participating in a childcare benefit fraud scheme that bilked a California welfare and benefits program of millions of dollars.