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Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

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HSI El Paso Special Agents Discover 56 Migrants in West El Paso Stash House

EL PASO, Texas — HSI El Paso special agents assigned to the Border Enforcement Security Task Force Aug. 6 arrested 56 undocumented noncitizens in a stash house in West El Paso.

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High-Ranking Leader in Human Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A high-ranking leader in a human smuggling organization was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Aug. 7 following an investigation conducted by HSI and law enforcement partners.

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Collaboration Among HSI, Border Patrol and Mexican Authorities Results in Rescue of Child Kidnapping Victim

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican authorities rescued a 9-year-old boy from Honduras who was being held for ransom by members of a transnational criminal organization in the border town south of El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 2.

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Texas Man Sent to Prison for Defrauding Over $1M in COVID-19 Relief Funds

HOUSTON — A Houston-area man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for submitting fraudulent Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan application documents and collecting the money for personal use.

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HSI Kansas City Investigation Leads to 20-Year Sentence for Missouri Man Charged in Sextortion Scheme

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Lee’s Summit man was sentenced in federal court for a sextortion scheme in which he threatened victims, including minors, to extort them into sending him pornographic images and videos of themselves.

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Texas Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A South Texas man was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material following an investigation by HSI Corpus Christi and law enforcement partners.

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HSI Laredo, Multiagency Investigation Results in Third Person Charged With Selling Fentanyl Resulting in Death

LAREDO, Texas — A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a South Texas man for his role in the conspiracy to distribute fentanyl that caused the death of another following an investigation conducted by HSI and law enforcement partners.

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Florida Man Sentenced to 6 Decades for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

ORLANDO, Fla. – An HSI Orlando investigation into a Florida man has concluded with a federal judge sentencing him to 60 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material.

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Maine Man Faces Up to 60 Years in Prison for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

BANGOR, Maine — A Sedgwick man pleaded guilty Aug. 2 to producing child sexual abuse material after he was identified during an HSI New England investigation.