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HSI Casa Grande, Border Patrol Case Results in Human Smuggling Coordinator Sent to Prison

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — A Utah man was sentenced Aug. 8 to 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement as a human smuggling coordinator.

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HSI Sells Case Results in Phoenix Man Charged for Role as Recruiter and Coordinator of Human Smugglers

SELLS, Ariz. — A Surprise area man was arrested July 23 following his role in recruiting a driver and coordinating the transportation of two undocumented noncitizens in March 2024, one of whom suffered fatal injuries.

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7 Men Arrested in Multiagency Sex Trafficking Bust During Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

RAPID CITY, S.D. — HSI and law enforcement partners conducted a joint anti-sex-trafficking operation during the 2024 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to apprehend persons attempting to arrange sexual encounters with underage children.

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Former North Dakota State Senator Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Prague to Have Commercial Sex With Children

WASHINGTON — A former North Dakota state senator pleaded guilty Aug. 8 to traveling to Prague, Czech Republic, to have commercial sex with minor boys.

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HSI El Paso, Border Patrol Agents Arrest 13 Migrants, 1 Smuggler in Central El Paso Airbnb House

EL PASO, Texas — On Aug. 8, for the second time in a week, HSI El Paso special agents arrested undocumented noncitizens found inside a stash house.

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South Dakota Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Receipt of Child Pornography Following HSI St. Paul Investigation

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Tell Logan Cadotte, 33, of Rapid City, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for receipt of child sexual abuse material.

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South Dakota Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Receipt of Child Pornography Following HSI St. Paul Investigation

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Jeffery Dean Sipe, 31, of Sturgis, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for receipt of child sexual abuse material.

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New York Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Production of Child Pornography Following HSI Investigation in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Timothy Raymond Myers, 39, of Buffalo, New York, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for production of child sexual abuse material.

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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing More Than 2,000 Fentanyl Pills

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota announced July 25 that Mason Harris Rosenblatt, 33, of Golden Valley, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 2,000 fentanyl pills.

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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to International Sexual Exploitation of Children

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota announced July 26 that Steven John Sokel, 61, of Blooming Prairie, pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting children outside the United States.