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HSI Harrisonburg Investigation Leads to Federal Indictment, Arrests of 2 Texas Residents for Conspiracy, Kidnapping Charges

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — An investigation conducted by HSI Harrisonburg resulted in a federal indictment for two Texas residents, charging them with federal conspiracy and kidnapping charges stemming from a January 2023 fatal shooting in Charlottesville.

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Russian Citizen Arrested After HSI Investigation Into Illegal Exportation of US-Sourced Microelectronics

WASHINGTON — A Russian citizen was arrested on an indictment charging him with conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act to commit smuggling, to commit money laundering, and to defraud the United States.

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Miami Man Found Guilty of Using Hidden Cameras to Produce Child Sexual Abuse Material

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Miami man was found guilty of two counts of production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material and one count of attempted production of child sexual abuse material using hidden cameras.

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Two MS-13 Gang Associates Plead Guilty in Connection With New York Murder of 17-Year-Old

NEW YORK — Following a multiagency investigation, two MS-13 gang associates have pleaded guilty in connection with the April 23, 2018, murder of 17-year-old Andy Peralta in Kissena Park in Flushing, Queens.

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Joint Investigation Leads to 12-Year Sentence for Massachusetts Man for Mailing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON — A Stoughton man was sentenced Sept. 5 in federal court in Boston for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl trafficking conspiracy was uncovered by HSI New England and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

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Mexican National Who Oversaw International Money Laundering Network for Drug Cartel Convicted

HOUSTON — A 40-year-old Mexican national who oversaw an international money laundering network for the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel was convicted Sept. 4 of drug trafficking and money laundering offenses following an OCDETF investigation conducted by HSI Houston with assistance from the DEA and IRS Criminal Investigation.

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Drug Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Meth, Fentanyl Trafficking in Montana

MISSOULA, Mont. — A California man convicted by a federal jury of trafficking pounds of methamphetamine and thousands of fentanyl pills in the Butte and Helena communities as part of a large conspiracy was sentenced to prison Sept. 3.

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Seven Florida Men Plead Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking

TAMPA, Fla. — A joint HSI Tampa, OCDETF and Central Florida Gulf Coast HIDTA investigation has led to the guilty pleas for seven Florida men for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and the distribution of methamphetamine.

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Former Tennessee Teacher Sentenced to 2 Decades for Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A joint HSI Knoxville investigation has led to the sentencing of a former Knox County schoolteacher to 20 years in federal prison.

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HSI, Rhode Island ICAC Investigation Leads to 24-Year Sentence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An investigation by HSI New England and law enforcement partners led to a 24-year prison sentence for a Cranston man for producing and possessing sexually explicit images and videos involving a girl under the age of 10.