Four individuals were indicted following an investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). David Jones, David Duwayne Taylor, Kristin Knight, and Destiny Bishop are charged for their alleged involvement in a scheme by which they fraudulently duped their victims into believing that they had sent sexually explicit images to underage children and faced criminal prosecution if they did not pay to avoid involvement by law enforcement. Full Story

An East Texas man, and former official of Venezuela’s state-owned energy company, pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court for his role in an international money laundering conspiracy involving bribes exchanged for business contracts. The plea resulted from an investigation by ICE HSI and the IRS Criminal Investigation Division. Full Story

A Salvadoran man previously convicted for sexually assaulting a child was sentenced to 18 months in prison for failing to register as a sex offender after unlawfully returning to the United States and traveling to New Jersey. The sentencing follows a multiagency investigation including ICE ERO. Full Story

The City of London Police (CoLP) became the fifth international law-enforcement agency to join the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) after leadership from the organization signed an agreement with ICE to enhance collaboration in the fight against intellectual property theft. Full Story