Angel Valdez, a 19-year-old Corpus Christi resident, was convicted April 28 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas of distributing child sexual abuse materials following a multi-national investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Corpus Christi Police Department, and law enforcement authorities in Australia.
The scheme involved suspects applying for store credit cards using stolen identities and credit lines to purchase merchandise. T
The criminal records of those arrested include convictions or charges for 9,639 assaults, 6,398 DWIs or DUIs and 1,479 weapon offenses.
An investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Maryland; along with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Department of State Diplomatic Security Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland, led to federal charges for four individuals — Ella Zuran, 65, Tatiana Sigal, 74, and Alexandra Tkach, 41, of New York City, New York; along with Shawnta Hopper, 33, of Sicklerville, New Jersey — for facilitating visa and marriage fraud.
Leonardo Estrada, 41, will serve the next 288 months in prison. He pleaded guilty May 22, 2023.
An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement resulted in charges against a Rwandan man for lying on his applications for a green card and United States citizenship by concealing his past role as a local leader and perpetrator of violence during the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.
U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a notice of intent to fine three local businesses over $8 million following worksite audits that uncovered widespread employment eligibility violations.