Operation Predator is a comprehensive initiative designed to protect young people from child pornographers, alien smugglers, human traffickers, and other predatory criminals.
News Releases Sorted By Topic or Month:
Select a Topic or a Month...
287g Immigration and Nationality Act
Contraband
Counter Proliferation Investigations
Cultural Artifacts
Detention & Removal
Document & Benefit Fraud
Federal Protective Service
Financial Crimes/Cornerstone
Gangs
Human Rights Violators
Human Trafficking/Smuggling
Intellectual Property Rights
Predator
Secure Communities
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
Worksite
Current Month
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
2008
Current Year
2007
12/23/08
Springfield, MI
Illinois man sentenced to 14 years in prison for child pornography
12/18/08
Detroit, MI
Detroit area man sentenced to 5 years for possession of child pornography
12/18/08
St. Croix, USVI
U.S. Virgin Islands man indicted on sex tourism charges
12/18/08
St. Croix, USVI
Florida man indicted in St. Croix, USVI for possession of child porn
12/18/08
Fresno, CA
Amateur photographer indicted on multiple child pornography charges
12/18/08
Fresno, CA
Amateur photographer indicted on multiple child pornography charges
12/17/08
Spokane, WA
Child predator, ex-fugitive sentenced to 50 years
12/15/08
Washington, DC
ICE arrests Canadian on sex tourism
12/12/08
Washington, DC
Operation Joint Hammer targets child pornographers
12/11/08
Fresno, CA
Former Fresno teacher indicted for possessing and trafficking child pornography
12/11/08
St. Louis, MO
Missouri man sentenced to almost 15 years for possessing child pornography
12/11/08
Albuquerque, NM
ICE arrests 60-year-old man charged with child pornography
12/05/08
San Juan, PR
ICE nabs Puerto Rican couple for possession of child porn and sexual exploitation of children
12/05/08
San Francisco, CA
ICE arrests California Department of Justice investigator for possession of child pornography
12/03/08
Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania man charged in sex tourism case involving Russian orphans
11/25/08
Denver, CO
San Diego man sentenced to 11 years in prison for traveling to Colorado to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor
11/25/08
Las Cruces, NM
ICE arrests Las Cruces man on child pornography charges
11/25/08
Dallas, TX
Former Fort Worth physician sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography
11/24/08
Laredo, TX
Laredo man receives 7½-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography
11/21/08
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville-based Navy sailor sentenced for possession of child pornography
11/20/08
Fresno, CA
Tulare high school band instructor indicted on child pornography charges
11/19/08
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest school swim coach arrested and charged with child pornography
11/17/08
Philadelphia, PA
Wharton professor pleads guilty to child porn charges
11/14/08
Oakland, CA
Bay Area mortgage finance expert sentenced to 15 years for producing child pornography
11/13/08
New Orleans, LA
Houma man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
11/07/08
Fresno, CA
Former Army recruiter receives 11-year sentence for distributing child pornography
11/06/08
Ft. Pierce, FL
Martin County resident sentenced for Internet enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity
11/05/08
West Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach resident convicted of enticing minors on the Internet and producing and possessing child pornography
11/04/08
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas substitute teacher arrested on child pornography charges
11/03/08
Minot, ND
North Dakota man sentenced 30 months for possessing child pornography
11/03/08
Houston, TX
Houston-area man sentenced to 14 years for possessing child pornography
10/31/08
Los Angeles, CA
Glendale attorney faces state charges in ICE child pornography probe
10/29/08
Grand Junction, CO
W. Colorado man arrested for possessing 13,000 images of child pornography
10/28/08
Washington, DC
New Jersey man pleads guilty on international child sex tourism, pornography
10/24/08
Des Moines, IA
Iowa man sentenced to 27 years in prison for producing child pornography
10/24/08
Chicago, IL
Former Catholic priest found guilty of sexually abusing minors
10/21/08
San Juan, PR
ICE nabs two men for possession and production of child porn
10/21/08
Chicago, IL
Illinois man gets 35 years for using Facebook to lure teenage victims into sex
10/17/08
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville man pleads guilty to federal charge of possession of child pornography
10/16/08
New York, NY
ICE Agents Arrest Putnam County Attorney For Possessing Child Pornography
10/09/08
Bella Vista, AK
Federal, State and Local law enforcement officers recognized for their role in the identification, apprehension and conviction of child predator
10/09/08
Atlanta, GA
Georgia man found guilty of possession of child porn
10/06/08
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican man sentenced to 20 years in prison for possession and production of child porn
10/06/08
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia ICE investigation leads to indictment for producing child pornography
10/06/08
Los Angeles, CA
Former Pasadena high school teacher pleads guilty to
possessing child pornography
09/19/08
Dallas, TX
Convicted sex offender sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for traveling from New York to Texas to have sex with 14-year-old minor
09/05/08
Ft. Pierce, FL
TSA screener sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually enticing a minor
09/04/08
Dayton, OH
Ohio man sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing child pornography
08/29/08
Louisville, KY
Louisville man sentenced to 17 ½ years for possessing child pornography
08/29/08
Oakland, CA
Bay Area mortgage finance expert pleads guilty to child pornography charges
08/27/08
Minneapolis, MN
Indian national sentenced to 16 months for transporting obscene materials
08/27/08
Ft. Myers, FL
Two child sex predators sentenced between 17 ½ and 30 years in prison
08/22/08
Fresno, CA
Army recruiter pleads guilty to distributing child pornography
08/22/08
Fresno, CA
Fresno man sentenced to 30 years for producing and distributing child pornography
08/21/08
Philadelphia, PA
Former Wharton School of Business professor charged with additional sex offenses
08/19/08
Los Angeles, CA
55 charged in multi-agency agency probe targeting use of peer-to-peer networks to exchange child pornography
08/19/08
Houston, TX
Houston man sentenced to 5 years in prison for possessing child pornography
08/18/08
Brownsville, TX
S. Texas man sentenced to 5 years in prison for receiving child pornography
08/18/08
Los Angeles, CA
Santa Barbara man arrested after seeking "guide" on Craigslist to procure Thai children for sex
08/14/08
Dallas, TX
N. Texas man sentenced to more than 8 years in federal prison for downloading child porn from the Internet
08/14/08
El Paso, TX
ICE deports Mexican man convicted of sexually assaulting a child
08/08/08
Miami, FL
ICE agents arrest 54 Miami area criminals
08/06/08
Marshall, TX
East Texas man sentenced to 25 years for child pornography violations
08/01/08
Dayton, OH
Ohio pediatrician sentenced to 5 years in prison for receiving child pornography
07/28/08
Owensboro, KY
Henderson, KY, man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
07/28/08
Owensboro, KY
Kentucky man sentenced to 5 years in prison for receiving child pornography
07/28/08
Louisville, KY
Louisville man sentenced to 8 years in prison for possessing child pornography
07/25/08
El Paso, TX
ICE arrests west Texas man who traveled to Mexico to have sex with minor
07/24/08
Dallas, TX
Fort Worth physician pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
07/14/08
Dallas, TX
Dallas-area man sentenced to 11 years for receiving child pornography
07/02/08
Bayamon, PR
ICE nabs Puerto Rican man for sexually enticing a minor
07/02/08
Tampa, FL
CyberCrime unit launches task force in Tampa to combat Internet child predators
06/27/08
Anchorage, AK
ICE investigation of online predator leads to 20-year prison sentence
06/27/08
Dallas, TX
Texas man sentenced to 30 years in prison on child pornography conviction
06/19/08
Jacksonville, FL
Florida man pleads guilty to advertising child pornography
06/19/08
Tacoma, WA
Washington State man sentenced on child pornography
06/18/08
Eugene, OR
Oregonian sentenced on federal charges of possessing child pornography
06/18/08
San Diego, CA
Two San Diego-area men sentenced for possessing child pornography
06/18/08
St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
USVI man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
06/17/08
Omaha, NE
Former Iowa youth coach sentenced to 5 years in prison for receiving child porn
06/17/08
San Juan, PR
ICE arrests Puerto Rican man for sexually enticing a minor
06/16/08
Miami, FL
Cuba deports ICE ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive sought on sex tourism charges in U.S.
06/06/08
Des Moines, IA
IlIowa man sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for child pornography crimes
06/03/08
Springfield, IL
Illinois man charged with possessing, distributing child pornography
06/03/08
Detroit, MI
Michigan man indicted in videoing of his child exploitation
05/29/08
Los Angeles, CA
Ex-Marine convicted of using drugs and force to have sex
with young girls in Cambodia
05/22/08
Baltimore, MD
Columbia man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
05/20/08
Denver, CO
Colorado man sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for possessing child porn
05/20/08
Midland, TX
ICE special agents arrest college professor on child pornography charges
05/19/08
Urbana, IL
Michigan child sex predator receives 20-year prison sentence
05/16/08
Portland, OR
Former Portland area Boy Scout leader sentenced on sex charges
05/15/08
South Bend, IN
Indiana man indicted in child exploitation, pornography
05/14/08
Boise, ID
Former Idaho high school teacher sentenced on child pornography charges stemming from ICE probe
05/12/08
San Diego, CA
Special education teacher sentenced to 36 months on child pornography charges
05/09/08
Long Island, NY
ICE New York Agents arrest fugitive sexual predator in Long Island
05/08/08
Washington, IN
Indiana man indicted in nationwide investigation of Internet child pornography trade
05/08/08
Lyon, France
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests suspected child abuser focus of INTERPOL global appeal
05/06/08
Las Vegas, NV
Former teacher sentenced to 97 months on child pornography charges
05/06/08
Lyon, France
INTERPOL and ICE seek help identifying international child predator
05/02/08
Dayton, OH
Ohio pediatrician pleads guilty to receiving child pornography
04/25/08
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore man sentenced to 14 years in prison for distributing child pornography on the Internet
04/24/08
Bowling Green, KY
Kentucky child pornographer sentenced to 60 years in prison
04/22/08
Oakland, CA
Accused California sex tourist added to ICE ‘most wanted’ list
04/08/08
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio man sentenced to 8 years for possessing child pornography
04/07/08
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio club bouncer sentenced to 6 years for possessing child porn
04/04/08
Baltimore, MD
ICE passes 100th-arrest milestone in Operation Predator in Maryland
04/03/08
El Paso, TX
Cross-border sex tourist sentenced to 110 months in federal prison
04/02/08
Springfield, IL
Illinois man charged with attempting to entice minor, possessing child pornography
03/27/08
Hartford, CT
Stonington, CT, man arrested on pornography charges
03/17/08
Spokane, WA
Federal inmate from Spokane sentenced to additional 20 years in prison on child pornography charges
03/17/08
Portland, OR
Washingtonian charged with traveling out-of-state to have sex with children
03/12/08
Washington, DC
New York man sentenced on child pornography and obstruction of justice
03/11/08
Dallas, TX
Federal jury convicts Texas man of possessing, transporting child pornography
03/11/08
Lansing, MI
Lansing man sentenced to 120 years in prison for child pornography crimes
03/10/08
Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin man gets 10 years in prison for arranging sex with 8-year-old girl
03/07/08
Fargo, ND
Fargo man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
03/07/08
Pensacola, FL
Pensacola man arrested for enticing a child to engage in sexual activity
03/07/08
Miami, FL
Former CBS technician sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for enticing a child to engage in sexual activity
02/22/08
St. Croix, VI
U.S. Virgin Islands man sentenced to 11 years for possession of child pornography
02/20/08
Dallas, TX
Dallas man sentenced to 10 years on child pornography conviction
02/20/08
San Juan, PR
ICE arrests man wanted in Florida for possession of child pornography
02/20/08
Richmond, VA
ICE, Virginia Attorney General announce arrests of
171 criminal alien sex offenders in Virginia
02/12/08
Boise, ID
Former Idaho high school teacher and tennis coach pleads guilty to
child pornography charges stemming from ICE probe
02/12/08
Wilmington, DE
ICE arrests Air Force Sergeant on child pornography charges
02/08/08
Brownsville, TX
Former fire investigator sentenced to 25 years for producing, possessing child porn in Texas
02/08/08
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio man sentenced to 10 years for possessing child pornography
01/30/08
Orlando, FL
Orlando predator who victimized more than 50 children and recorded sexual acts is sentenced to more than 17 years in prison
01/25/08
Ft. Pierce, FL
Indiantown man sentenced today to 90 months in prison for conspiracy to produce child pornography following an ICE and Martin County Sheriff’s Office investigation
01/24/08
Riverside, CA
Riverside County man sentenced to 20 years for traveling to sexually abuse a 7-year-old boy
01/22/08
New Haven, CT
Storrs man pleads guilty to receipt and distribution of child pornography
01/22/08
Bismarck, ND
North Dakota man indicted for producing, possessing child pornography
01/14/08
San Diego, CA
Special education teacher charged in ICE Internet child pornography probe
01/14/08
Great Falls, MT
Montana resident sentenced to 85 years in prison for making and possessing child pornography
01/11/08
Bismarck, ND
North Dakota man sentenced to more than 21 years for child sexual exploitation
01/10/08
Anchorage, AK
Anchorage man sentenced on federal obscenity charges
01/10/08
Miami, FL
Florida men sentenced for production and receipt of child pornography following ICE and Martin County Sheriff’s Office investigation
01/04/08
Tacoma, WA
Two Washington state men charged in child pornography cases
01/03/08
Portland, OR
Beaverton Boy Scout leader pleads guilty to enticing minor to meet him for sex
01/03/08
Fairfax, VA
ICE D.C. Fugitive Operations Team arrests fugitive sexual predator
