Homeland Security Investigations

COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. — Dusty Paul Matthews, 38, was arrested following a joint investigation by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), Homeland Security Investigations, and the Columbus County …

CALIFORNIA — The U.S. Department of Justice announced that John Washburn, 57, of El Cajon, pleaded guilty on June 18 to knowingly hiring undocumented immigrants while serving as general manager …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Oliver Tejada, 25, from the Bronx, New York, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Savage for his role …

SAN DIEGO — A federal jury in Boston convicted Engilbert Ulan, 42, a Philippine national living in Los Angeles, for his role in orchestrating a large-scale marriage fraud operation that …

BATON ROUGE, LA — Kevontae J. Reed of Baker pleaded guilty Tuesday, June 10, to all five charges against him in a human trafficking case stemming from an undercover operation …

Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that 14 individuals, mostly from the Los Angeles area, have been arrested in connection with a massive scheme to defraud the U.S. government of over $25 …

CAMDEN, N.J. — Elvis Harizaj, 25, a citizen of Albania, and his wife Natasha Flores, 27, from Newark, have been charged with making false statements to federal immigration authorities. Additionally, …

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, Calif. — Tai Su, 49, of West Covina, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $102,550 in restitution after targeting two …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A retired auto mechanic has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for trafficking counterfeit vehicle airbags and illegally shipping hazardous materials by air, the U.S. …

Two men who entered the United States illegally have been arrested for murders they committed in their home countries, the US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced. On May 6, …