HSI, Asia Partners Announce Historic Weapons Smuggling Investigation
WASHINGTON — HSI joined the Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau on Oct. 21, in Taipei, Taiwan, to announce the results of a historic weapons smuggling investigation.
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Former Texas Police Detective Sentenced for Operating Smuggling Stash House
DEL RIO, Texas — A former police detective for the Eagle Pass Police Department was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to harbor undocumented noncitizens for a human smuggling organization.
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Canadian on HSI’s Most Wanted List Extradited and Convicted of Drug Trafficking Charges Following HSI Detroit Investigation
DETROIT — A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges in the trial of Khaophone Sychantha, announced HSI Detroit Special Agent in Charge Angie M. Salazar. The conviction concluded a six-day trial held in Detroit before Chief U.S. District Judge Sean F. Cox.
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DHS Cyber Crimes Center Expands Global Reach to Combat Transnational Cybercrime
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security's Cyber Crimes Center has announced the expansion of its global presence with the addition of four new International Cyber Investigations Liaison positions.
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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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HSI Baltimore Investigation Leads to Charges for 3 Maryland Residents Who Allegedly Led an International Organized Theft Ring
GREENBELT, Md. — An investigation conducted by HSI Baltimore and law enforcement partners led to federal charges for three Maryland residents for conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen goods.
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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, Asia Partners Announce Recent Results of Trade-Based Money Laundering Investigation
WASHINGTON — HSI joined the American Institute in Taiwan and Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice at a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, to announce the transfer of $7 million to Taiwan — the latest result of a long-term, trade-based money laundering investigation dubbed “Fashion Police.”
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Canadian Citizen Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison After HSI Investigation
LOS ANGELES — A Canadian national was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to export more than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine from the United States to Australia through Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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MS-13 Gang Members Charged in Superseding Indictment for Crimes of Deadly Violence Following HSI New York, Multiagency Investigation
NEW YORK — An HSI New York investigation, conducted in coordination with several law enforcement partners, resulted in a 17-count superseding indictment charging seven members of MS-13 with racketeering and firearms offenses.