Douglas HSI Requests Assistance in Identifying Victims of Arizona Man Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
Public Assistance Requested in Identifying Victims DOUGLAS, Ariz. – Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) agents, along with officials from the Pima Police Department, are asking for the public’s help in identifying possible victims linked to recent arrests in Pima related to child sexual exploitation offenses. Virgil Leroy Smith, an 85-year-old resident of Pima, made his first […]
Arizona man sentenced to 17 years for sexually exploiting 14-month-old relative following HSI Flagstaff, Navajo County Sherriff investigation
HOLBROKE, Ariz. — A Clay Springs man was sentenced to 17 years in prison Feb. 22 in Navajo County Superior Court for a sex crime against his 14-month-old relative. Special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Navajo County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Investigation Team (MCAT) investigated the incident. “The diligent and extensive investigative […]
HSI Arizona investigation sends 3 darknet fentanyl vendors to prison for more than 20 years
PHOENIX, Arizona — June 14, Judge Veronica Dittman, 28, of Tempe, runs multiple darknet pages selling illegal drugs along with two previously convicted co-conspirators was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. The ruling follows a multi-agency investigation involving the Arizona Homeland Security Investigations Service (HSI). “Illicit dark web marketplaces pose a significant threat to the public […]
HSI El Paso spearheads tri-state human smuggling operation resulting in 10 indictments, 7 arrests
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) El Paso special agents worked with multiple law enforcement partners across three states to lead the investigation, resulting in 10 indictments on June 14. and resulted in seven arrests. HSI Special Agents assigned to HSI Deming led US investigative efforts with support from HSI in Arizona and the […]
HSI Douglas, Sierra Vista PD arrest 3 on child exploitation charges
SIERRA VISTA, Arizona — Special Agent Douglas of the Homeland Security Bureau of Investigation (HSI) and detectives from the Sierra Vista Police Department, part of the Arizona Task Force on Internet Child Crime, have identified three suspects as a result of separate Sierra Vista investigations. Arrested. “HSI’s partnership with the Sierra Vista Police Department has […]