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Venezuelan Television News Network Owner Charged in Alleged $1.2B Money Laundering Scheme After HSI Miami Investigation

MIAMI — An HSI Miami case resulted in a Venezuelan television news network owner being federally charged for his role in a $1.2 billion scheme to launder funds corruptly obtained from Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. in exchange for hundreds of millions in bribe payments to Venezuelan officials.

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10 Indicted Following HSI investigation Into Massachusetts-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

CONCORD, N.H. — Ten defendants have been indicted in connection with a Methuen- and Lawrence-based organization trafficking narcotics to New Hampshire.

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Senior Promoter in Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to 240 Months in Prison Following HSI New York Task Force Investigation

NEW YORK — On Oct. 15, Juan Tacuri, a senior promoter in the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme known as Forcount was sentenced to the statutory maximum of 240 months in prison.

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Ex-Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison

NEW YORK — Genaro Garcia Luna, the 56-year-old former secretary of public security in Mexico, was sentenced Oct. 16 to 460 months of imprisonment and a $2 million fine for his decadelong assistance to the Sinaloa Cartel in exchange for millions of dollars in bribes.

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HSI Investigation Results in Guilty Plea for South Texas Man Accused of Recording Himself Engaging in Sex With Child

McALLEN, Texas — A South Texas man pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor and production of child pornography following an investigation conducted by HSI's Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Task Force.

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8 Charged in $68 Million Social Adult Day Care, Home Health Care Scheme Following HSI New York Task Force Investigation

NEW YORK — Eight defendants were charged for their alleged roles in a scheme to defraud Medicaid of approximately $68 million through the operation of two Brooklyn-based social adult day cares and a home health care financial intermediary.

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Florida Woman Sentenced to Over 21 Years for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida woman has been sentenced to more than two decades in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material following a Northeast Florida INTERCEPT Task Force investigation.

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HSI Baltimore Investigation Leads to Charges for 17 People Allegedly Involved in Money Laundering Scheme

BALTIMORE — An investigation conducted by HSI and law enforcement partners led to federal indictments for 17 individuals allegedly involved in a sophisticated money laundering scheme and illegal marijuana distribution network.

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Florida Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Distributing, Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Florida man and previously convicted predator was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for distribution and possession of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children following an SWFL INTERCEPT Task Force investigation.

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Founder of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme IcomTech Sentenced to 121 Months in Prison Following HSI New York Task Force Investigation

NEW YORK — David Carmona, founder of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme IcomTech, has been sentenced to 121 months in prison following a task force investigation by HSI New York.