ICE's #FridayFive Jan. 21, 2021

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     A weekly compilation of engaging digital content.

Iraq antiquities

CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS | ICE returns ancient artifacts to the Republic of Iraq

HSI Special Agents in Ventura, California, returned artifacts to the Republic of Iraq. One of the artifacts is a partial cuneiform stone tablet experts say is thousands of years old and may have left the country during looting at the start of the 20th century. Read more

 

kansas city

CHILD EXPLOITATION | Cedar Rapids man sentenced to 140 years for child sexual exploitation offenses following HSI investigation

A man who sexually exploited two girls and committed child pornography offenses was sentenced to 140 years in federal prison, announced HSI Special Agent in Charge Katherine Greer and United States Attorney Sean Berry. Read more

graphic

CHILD EXPLOITATION | HSI investigation leads to 50-year sentence for Arkansas man

A federal jury convicted an Arkansas man for multiple child exploitation offenses after an HSI investigation. Matthew Ray Lawson was sentenced to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Read more

Booster Buster

FINANCIAL CRIMES | HSI Dallas collaboration with federal, state and city law enforcement agencies leads to dismantlement of large-scale retail theft ring

Twenty-nine members of a large-scale theft ring operating from northeastern Oklahoma were charged by federal and state prosecutors for their roles in an organization whose operations crossed state lines, resulting in more than $10 million in losses to retailers. Read more

Restaurant

LABOR EXPLOITATION | HSI investigation leads to conviction for harboring undocumented workers

Following a three-day jury trial in federal court, an Alexandria, Kentucky, couple was convicted of harboring undocumented workers for commercial advantage and private financial gain. Read more