Joint state, local and ICE HSI investigation leads to large fentanyl seizure
The fentanyl, with an estimated street value of $110,000, was seized during the execution of a state search warrant at the home of an individual suspected of selling large amounts of the illegal...
View ArticleICE HSI human trafficking investigation results in 7 arrests
Seven men face felony charges following an undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in Middle Tennessee.
View ArticleHSI, joint law enforcement partner, investigation leads to a dozen human...
Beginning Oct. 13, authorities placed several decoy advertisements on websites known to be linked to prostitution and commercial sex cases. The focus of the operation was to identify individuals...
View ArticleHSI and local law enforcement investigation leads to lengthy federal prison...
Upon his release from prison, James Ellison Catoe, 48, will serve a lifetime supervised release, be required to register with the state sex offender registry and comply with special sex offender...
View ArticleHSI investigation results in multiple federal drug and firearm convictions...
Stacey Edward Williams, Jr., 42, formerly of Detroit, Michigan, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl; multiple counts of possession and distribution of...
View ArticleRestaurant owner sentenced to federal prison for harboring undocumented...
Quanwei Shi, 31, was sentenced for conspiracy to harbor undocumented residents; harboring undocumented residents; money laundering; tax evasion; and employment tax fraud. Shi and restaurant co-owner...
View ArticleFederal judge imposes lengthy sentence on east Tennessee woman after joint...
Breanna Cierra Sluder, 27, previously pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography. Documents on file with the court show that a federal search warrant was executed in January 2020 at...
View ArticleICE HSI Nashville shows support for victims of human trafficking, educate...
In recognition of this important topic, the DHS's Blue Campaign hosts Wear Blue Day to encourage participants to dress in blue attire and post photos on social media using the hashtag #WearBlueDay, to...
View ArticleICE HSI, joint law enforcement operation leads to multiple human trafficking...
The undercover investigation, aimed at addressing human trafficking in the Memphis area, began on January 21. Undercover officers placed decoy advertisements on websites known to be linked to...
View ArticleICE HSI investigation results in lengthy federal sentence for registered sex...
Following an investigation by ICE HSI, Joshua Marc Hendon, 36, and his wife, Lori Hendon, both of Minor Hill, Tennessee, were indicted in October 2017 on charges of conspiracy to produce child...
View ArticleICE HSI investigation with local ICAC results in 20-year federal prison...
According to documents filed in court and witness testimony, from November 2017 through February 2020, Timothy Chad Canady (Canady), 43, currently of Knoxville, possessed child sexual abuse material...
View ArticleICE HSI and local ICAC investigation leads to 25 years in prison for child...
Eugene Charles McGrath, 55, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was recently sentenced to serve 300 months in federal prison for producing child exploitation materials.
View ArticlePreviously convicted felon pleads guilty to bomb threat against a federal...
Information presented in court revealed that in April 2021, Christopher Cobb, 33, called the SSA office in Memphis, Tennessee, to inquire about the status of his claim.
View ArticleICE HSI and local ICAC investigation leads to federal jury conviction for...
Following a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court, Alexander Dewayne Noah, 25, of Tazewell, Tennessee, was convicted of possession of child exploitation materials.
View ArticlePrison gang leader convicted of federal drug and money laundering offenses...
Following a six-day trial in federal court, a jury convicted Charles Elsea, Jr, 44, a longtime inmate of the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC), of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine,...
View ArticleICE HSI investigation leads to 13-year prison sentencing
As a result of pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, Charles Phelps, 36, currently of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced on Monday to serve 156 months...
View ArticleICE HSI multi-agency human trafficking operation in east Tennessee nets 5...
During this two-day undercover investigation aimed at addressing human trafficking in the east Tennessee area, officers placed several decoy advertisements on websites known to be linked to...
View ArticleHSI Chattanooga recognizes local, state law enforcement partners
Hosted by HSI Resident Agent in Charge Arturo Napolitano, the ceremony included an awards presentation to officers with the CPD and HCSO for their work on several large-scale child exploitation cases,...
View ArticleMotocross instructor indicted in multi-state HSI investigation
According to court documents, Ryan Meyung, 30, engaged six minor victims in sexually explicit conduct to produce images of child sexual abuse, and transported and possessed visual images of child...
View ArticleBrothers convicted of methamphetamine conspiracy
According to information presented in court, HSI Nashville special agents began investigating the drug trafficking activities of Julio Garcia, 42, and Juan Garcia, 38, in 2019.
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