HRSP Press Releases - 2019

Year 2019

Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Murder for Killing a Woman on a Cruise Ship December 19, 2019

State Department Employee and Spouse Indicted for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods from U.S. Embassy December 18, 2019

Indian National Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse while Working as a U.S. Military Contractor in Afghanistan November 18, 2019

Alleged Barrio Azteca Shooter Extradited From Mexico to United States to Face Charges Related to the U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez, Mexico November 14, 2019

Human Smuggler Indicted On U.S. Charges and Arrested as Part of Brazilian Takedown of Significant Alien Smugglers October 31, 2019

Jordanian National Sentenced for Conspiracy to Bring Aliens into the United States October 29, 2019

Armenian Citizen Pleads Guilty for His Role in For-Profit U.S. Visa Fraud Scheme October 21, 2019

Cuban Citizen Sentenced for Making False Statements on an Application for Lawful Permanent Residence and for Theft of Government Funds September 27, 2019

Honduran National Sentenced to Prison for His Involvement in National Conspiracy to Sell Identity Documents to Illegal Aliens September 23, 2019

Bangladeshi National Arrested in Texas to Face Charges for a Conspiracy to Bring Aliens into the United States September 4, 2019

Bangladeshi National Pleads Guilty to Bringing Aliens to the United States August 27, 2019

International Law Enforcement Cooperation Leads to Brazilian Takedown of Significant Human Smugglers August 20, 2019

Afghanistan National and Former U.S. Military Interpreter Charged for Role in Human Smuggling Conspiracy August 2, 2019

South Carolina Couple Indicted in Scheme Involving Conspiracy and False Statements to Illegally Obtain a U.S. Passport July 11, 2019

U.S. Military Dependent Sentenced to Prison for Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter and Other Charges Stemming from an Assault of Several U.S. Airmen on a Military Base in Japan July 11, 2019

Identity Document Trafficker Pleaded Guilty for Conspiring to Sell Identity Documents to Illegal AliensIdentity Document Trafficker Pleaded Guilty for Conspiring to Sell Identity Documents to Illegal Aliens June 4, 2019

Ethiopian Human Rights Abuser Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining U.S. Citizenship by Admitted Series of Lies in Naturalization Process, Including Failure to Disclose Participation in Persecution During The Red Terror Period in Ethiopia May 23, 2019

Jordanian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Bring Aliens into the United States April 30, 2019

U.S. Military Dependant Convicted of Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter and Other Charges Stemming From an Assault of Several U.S. Airmen on a Military Base in Japan April 25, 2019

Indian National Sentenced to 60 Months for His Leadership Role in Dangerous Human Smuggling Conspiracy April 23, 2019

Indian National Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Leadership Role in Multimillion Dollar India-Based Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims April 19, 2019

Military Dependent Pleads Guilty to the Attempted Murder of Her Infant Child in Spain March 27, 2019

Seven People, Including Three Filipinos, Charged with Fraudulently Selling Jewelry Imported from the Philippines as Native American-Made March 7, 2019

Non-Profit Organization Operator Pleads Guilty for Her Role in Armenian for-Profit U.S. Visa Fraud Scheme March 4, 2019

Ethiopian Human Rights Abuser Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining U.S. Citizenship by Admitted Series of Lies in Naturalization Process, Including Failure to Disclose Participation in Persecution During the Red Terror Period in Ethiopia February 22, 2019

Colombian Nationals Sentenced to 45 and 50 Years in Prison for Participating in Human Smuggling Event that Resulted in the Rape and Murder of Cuban Nationals February 11, 2019

Cuban Citizen Arrested on Charge of Making False Statements on an Application for Lawful Permanent Residence February 6, 2019

DOJ, ICE Recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting February 6, 2019

Indian National Pleads Guilty to Leadership Role in Dangerous Human Smuggling Conspiracy January 28, 2019

Missouri Woman Charged With Assaulting Infant Child While Living Overseas January 28, 2019