Kentucky man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child...
Ryan J. Brock, 34, of Covington, previously admitted to sexually abusing a minor relative and producing photographs and videos of the abuse using a tablet device.
View ArticleHSI Kentucky special agents join parcel task force to protect citizens from...
In the past three months, the A-HIDTA Parcel Taskforce has seized more than $350,000 in illicit proceeds, large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, and thousands of THC vapes...
View ArticleKentucky man sentenced to 21 years for child exploitation while living in...
Micky Rife, 36, formerly of Salyersville, Kentucky, was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove. In his plea agreement, Rife admitted that between Sept. 3, 2012, and Dec. 9, 2018,...
View ArticleFormer county constable and city firefighter sentenced for child exploitation
William Michael Fields, Jr., 37, of Cynthiana, Kentucky, was convicted after a two-day trial in June 2020. According to trial testimony and documents on file with the court, Fields, then 36, exercised...
View ArticleHSI Northern Kentucky investigation results in lengthy federal child...
Johnathan Scott Mason, 27, of Paris, Kentucky, pleaded guilty in January 2021. According to his plea agreement, in March 2020, law enforcement officers discovered Mason’s activity on the social media...
View ArticleHSI helps dismantle multiple state violent crime conspiracy
After a five-day jury trial in federal court, Jorge Santos Caballero Melgar, 36, formerly of Nashville, Tennessee, was convicted of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery; conspiracy to use...
View ArticleHSI investigation aids in drug trafficking and firearms conviction
George Harrison, 56, of Estill County, Kentucky, was found guilty of three counts of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of possession with the intent to distribute...
View ArticleRegistered sex offender indicted on child exploitation and firearms offenses
According to an April 2021, criminal complaint, law enforcement officials opened an investigation into Kenneth Swartz, 63, of Eddyville, Kentucky, after receiving a complaint alleging that he attempted...
View ArticleHSI investigation leads to lengthy federal sentence for child exploitation
Bradley Scott Helton, 33, previously pleaded guilty to communicating with the victim via an app called “Kiss Kiss: Spin the Bottle.” He admitted to chatting with the victim, sending sexual videos and...
View ArticleICE HSI investigation results in 15-year prison sentence for child exploitation
Leonard J. Andrew, Jr., 36, of Bedford, Kentucky, pleaded guilty in November 2020 to the distribution of child pornography.
View ArticleICE HSI-led investigation results in federal drug charges
According to court documents, Jerry Lee Bright, 62, of Marion County, Kentucky, was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and one count of...
View ArticleCouple indicted for harboring undocumented noncitizens
Yun Zheng, a.k.a. Wendy, 50, and Yan Qui Wu, a.k.a. Jason, 48, both of Alexandria, Kentucky, were charged with four counts of concealing, harboring, or shielding a person for commercial and private...
View ArticleICE HSI investigation leads to 25-year sentence for child exploitation
Court records show that from Aug. 2020 through Nov. 2020, Andrew J. Kerr, 32, of Corbin, Kentucky, recorded multiple videos of himself engaging in sexual acts with a minor victim.
View ArticleHSI partners with State Attorney General’s office in child exploitation...
According to court documents, in 2017 and 2019, Shaun Douglas Dickson, 26, of Louisville, Kentucky, engaged in conversations with children on the Internet while posing as both an 11-year-old girl and...
View ArticleICE HSI investigation leads to conviction for harboring undocumented workers
After four hours of jury deliberation, Yun Zheng, aka Wendy, 50, and Yan Qui Wu, aka Jason, 48, were found guilty of four counts of concealing, harboring, or shielding a person, whom they knew to be...
View ArticlePrior sex offender sentenced to 37 years in federal prison as a result of ICE...
Timothy Caylor, 49, pleaded guilty to production of child pornography in September 2021. According to his plea agreement, after receiving a complaint of a couple whose daughter had received...
View ArticleICE HSI investigation leads to 15-year prison sentence for Kentucky man...
After pleading guilty to production of child pornography, Moctezuma Lopez, 28, of Paris, Kentucky, was sentenced in federal court to serve 180 months in prison.
View ArticleICE HSI investigation leads to 50-year federal prison sentence for child...
According to court documents, Curtis Bradley, 63, of Louisville, Kentucky, sexually assaulted a minor female on more than 100 occasions, over the course of several years, beginning when the victim was...
View ArticleICE HSI investigation leads to 21-year sentence for Louisville woman
In addition to her 262-month sentence, Monica Bradley, 62, must also serve a life term of supervised release for production and possession of child pornography. There is no parole in the federal system.
View Article13 arrested during ICE HSI narcotics investigation
A total of 13 people were arrested Wednesday in connection to a large-scale narcotics trafficking operation following an investigation by multiple federal law enforcement agencies, including ICE's HSI...
View Article3 arrested in illegal scheme to export, defraud military
According to court documents, Phil Pascoe, 60, of Floyds Knobs, Indiana; Monica Pascoe, 45, of Floyds Knobs, Indiana; Scott Tubbs, 59, of Georgetown, Kentucky; and Quadrant Magnetics LLC were charged...
View ArticleKentucky man sentenced to 20 years for producing, distributing child sexual...
According to court documents, Corey Allen Stephens, 31, used a social media application to chat with others. In the chat, he posted an image of his sexual abuse of a toddler. He boasted that it was...
View ArticleERO Chicago arrests Mexican national wanted for kidnapping
The 22-year-old Mexican native, who entered the U.S. legally on Sept. 2, 2019, was arrested after the U.S. Department of State notified ERO Chicago about an active arrest warrant in Mexico.
View Article28 arrested in Kentucky, Indiana narcotics investigation
The investigation, dubbed Operation Frozen River, is the result of ongoing Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force efforts, a partnership that brings together the combined expertise and unique...
View ArticleHSI Nashville investigation leads to 25-year sentence for Kentucky man
Cory Johns, 42, of Nicholasville, was identified in November 2015, when the Lexington Police Department connected with him via a file sharing program and downloaded images and videos of children...
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