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Missouri woman accused of defrauding disabled uncle following HSI investigation

Updated: Jun 27, 2023

ST. LOUIS – A woman from Lake St. Louis was arrested Aug. 16 on an indictment accusing her of stealing more than $66,000 from her disabled uncle following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) probe. Jessica Medrano, 41, was indicted with one count of aggravated identity theft, one count of access device fraud, and 12 counts of wire fraud. Medrano pleaded not guilty to the charges. The indictment states that between Jan. 21 and May 16, Medrano used a debit card account number issued to her uncle to make $12,668 worth of transactions at Walmart.




Boat captain in fatal maritime human smuggling incident near Point Loma sentenced to 18 years

Updated: Jun 27, 2023

SAN DIEGO – A boat captain who attempted to smuggle 21 noncitizens in May 2021, resulting in the death of three people, was sentenced Aug. 12 in federal court following a multiagency investigation that included Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the Harbor Police Department, the National Park Service, San Diego Lifeguard Services, San Diego Air and Marine Branch, and U.S. Border Patrol.





New executive leadership brings wealth of knowledge as incoming HSI Detroit special agent in charge

Updated: Jun 27, 2023

DETROIT – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has named Angie Salazar as the new special agent in charge (SAC) of the HSI office based in Detroit.

In her new role, Salazar, a 19-year veteran of federal law enforcement, will supervise a cadre of special agents responsible for investigative work across Michigan and Ohio with administrative and operational oversight of approximately 250 personnel. HSI special agents, analysts, auditors, and support staff, assigned throughout the Midwest, protect the community by utilizing their broad legal authority to conduct federal criminal investigations into various mission areas such as: drug smuggling, illegal exportation of munitions and high-tech items, money laundering, financial crimes, transnational gangs, human smuggling and trafficking, intellectual property rights infringement, and child exploitation.



Contact Darren Heyman, immigration attorney, for more information.



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