Homeland Security Investigations Archives

Two charged with assaulting ICE officers in Maryland confrontations

Posted on August 17, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—Two men, both illegally present in the United States, face federal charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in separate incidents in Maryland, authorities announced. Adolfo Nimrod Hernandez-Ramos, 42, a Honduran national, and Tony Marcos Ferreira-Dos Santos, 30, a Brazilian national, were charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, and interfering with federal officers, according […]

ICE arrests MS-13 gang member in Maryland after four prior deportations

Posted on June 2, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a 20-year-old Salvadoran national and validated MS-13 gang member in Frederick, Maryland, on May 27, marking his fifth apprehension after four previous deportations, ICE officials said. Moises Alberto Figueroa-Bonilla, who is illegally present in the U.S., was taken into custody at his residence, according to ICE. The agency described Figueroa as a threat […]

Visa, marriage fraud network busted by ICE in Maryland

Posted on April 28, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—Four individuals are facing federal charges for their involvement in facilitating visa and marriage fraud, according to an announcement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Maryland. The investigation, conducted in collaboration with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland, led to the arrests of Ella […]

Maryland man pleads guilty in $1 million unemployment fraud scheme

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million in unemployment benefits, authorities say. Mervyn Fombe Abiko, 35, of Prince George’s County, was involved in a conspiracy to impersonate victims and submit fraudulent unemployment insurance claims from February 2020 through February 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Abiko […]

MS-13 gang members indicted for murder in Maryland

Posted on March 22, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—Two Maryland MS-13 gang members have been indicted for murder in aid of racketeering, federal authorities announced. Manuel Erazo Alvarado, 46, and Erick Guillen Pleitez, 46, both of Annapolis, were charged in a federal grand jury indictment returned on February 13, according to the Department of Justice. On March 6, 2025, Guillen Pleitez made his initial appearance in the […]

Former Harford County Sheriff’s Office detective facing federal charges for sexual exploitation of two minors

Posted on March 13, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—A former detective with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office is facing federal charges relating to the sexual exploitation of two children. A federal grand jury has indicted Ryan Christopher Hall, 50, of Woodstock, Maryland, charging him with sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child sexual abuse material. Hall is a former domestic violence detective who served 27 […]

High-ranking MS-13 leader arrested in Maryland

Posted on March 4, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—A high-ranking leader in the MS-13 transnational terrorist organization was arrested in Hyattsville, Maryland last month, according to authorities. David Alejandro Orellana-Aleman, 27, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI on February 27, 2025. He is charged in his home country with possession of firearm, extortion, and terrorist affiliation, ICE said in a press […]

Baltimore woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for operating sex trafficking ring across Maryland

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore woman has been sentenced to prison for running a sex trafficking ring that operated across the state of Maryland. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced the sentencing of Kenika Danielle Leach, 33, as a result of a multi-agency, two-year investigation was led by the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Unit. On November 18, 2024, Leach pleaded […]

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