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30 Year Sentence for Missouri Man for Child Pornography and Illegal Firearms Charges

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Kimberling City, Missouri man who is a registered sex offender was sentenced in federal court Nov. 22 on charges related to child sexual exploitation and illegally possessing firearms following an HSI Kansas City investigation.

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Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Sexually Exploiting Infant Child

CINCINNATI – David John Frahm, 63, of Trenton, Ohio, was sentenced in federal court to 25 years in prison for sexually exploiting children following an HSI-led investigation.

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HSI San Juan investigation Leads to Dominican National Sentenced for Human Smuggling

Puerto Rico – HSI San Juan investigated a deadly human smuggling conspiracy in Puerto Rico that led to the sentence of a Dominican national to nine years in prison and three years of supervised release.

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HSI Casa Grande, Border Patrol Case Results in Columbian-Based Human Smuggling Coordinator Indicted

PHOENIX, Ariz. – A Colombian national was indicted Nov. 6, by federal grand jury on charges related to human smuggling. HSI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s United States Border Patrol conducted the investigation in this case.

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HSI New York Investigation Leads to Conviction of Former GE Executive for Fraud, Identity Theft

NEW YORK – HSI New York Special Agent in Charge announced the conviction of Wilson Daniel Freita Da Costa for his role in a scheme to use forged documents to deceive a subdivision of the GE Company and the Angolan Government. 

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Former Jacksonville Detective Sentenced for Sexually Exploiting a Minor

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) deputy was sentenced to federal prison following an investigation with HSI Jacksonville.

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Jacksonville Teenager Pleads Guilty for Role in Organized Crimes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Florida teenager has pleaded guilty to a major drug offense and discharging a firearm following a joint investigation with HSI Jacksonville.

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Manatee County Drug Trafficking Organization Members Sentenced

TAMPA, Fla. – Five Bradenton residents have been sentenced to federal prison for a conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine in Manatee County following a joint HSI Sarasota investigation.

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Orlando Middle School Employee Charged With Distribution, Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material

OCALA, Fla. — A middle school employee has been charged with two counts of distribution and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material following an HSI Orlando investigation.

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HSI Miami El Dorado Taskforce Multiagency Investigation Uncovers Money Laundering Scheme of Proceeds From Drug Sales Into Cryptocurrency for Mexican Cartels

MIAMI — Nine individuals in the Southern District of Florida were charged for conspiring to launder U.S. currency into cryptocurrency on behalf of drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia and for the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business in a joint investigation by HSI and law enforcement partners.