Press Releases
We respond to media requests and queries through our Office of Public Affairs (OPA).
We respond to media requests and queries through our Office of Public Affairs (OPA). Reporters and journalists can contact us about HSI activities, operations, or policies at (202) 732-4646 or email [email protected].
British Man Arrested for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material Following HSI Newark Investigation
NEWARK, N.J. — An HSI Newark investigation led to the arrest of a British citizen for possessing child sexual abuse material and traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
Massachusetts Man Indicted on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
BOSTON — A Worcester man was indicted July 25 by a federal grand jury in Worcester for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material after an investigation by HSI New England.
HSI New England Investigation Leads to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Mule
HARTFORD, Conn. — Karina Cintron Santiago, 25, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in Hartford to 16 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release after authorities caught her trafficking cocaine into Connecticut.
30 Year Sentence for Pennsylvania Man Who Sexually Exploited a Child
BOSTON — A Pennsylvania man was sentenced in federal court in Springfield July 24 for a child sexual exploitation offense after an investigation by HSI New England.
Illinois Man Receives Time in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material
ROCKFORD, Ill. — A Rockford man has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for possession of child sex abuse material following an HSI Chicago investigation.
Foreign National Charged With Selling Counterfeit Drugs
HOUSTON — A foreign national has been indicted by a federal grand jury with trafficking tens of thousands of dollars of counterfeit cancer medications into the United States.
2 Dominican Nationals Extradited in Connection with Grandparent Scam
NEW YORK — Two Dominican Republic were extradited to the U.S. and made their initial appearance in a Newark federal court on charges relating to a “grandparent scam” that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions of dollars.
Texas Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills That Killed 20-Year-Old
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Texas man was sentenced July 24 to 15 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl laced pills that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old victim.
HSI Tucson Case Ends With Nigerian National Sentenced for Defrauding Elderly U.S. Victims
TUCSON, Ariz. — A Nigerian national was sentenced July 22 to 85 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme. HSI, the Consumer Protection Branch and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the case.
Members of Human Smuggling Organization Charged for Illegally Bringing Migrants Into US
SAN DIEGO — Nineteen alleged members of a human smuggling organization have been criminally charged for coordinating the smuggling of dozens of unauthorized migrants into the U.S. from Mexico