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Nicholas S. Anderson
Senior Special Agent
Office of Investigations
National Security Group
(813) 357-7000
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Created March 1, 2003
ICE is the largest investigative arm within the Department of Homeland Security
Consists of 4 Operational ProgramsOffice of Investigations: Merged 3,000 former Customs and 2,500 former Immigration & Naturalization (INS) Special Agents
Office of Detention and Removal: Approximately 4,000 former INS Detention and Removal employees
Office of Intelligence: Supports OI, DHS and Intel community
Federal Protective Service: Protects all Federal buildings
ICE Office of Investigations
Mission Statement
To defend the Nation by enforcing trade and immigration laws through
investigations that target the people, money and materials that support
terrorists and other criminal activities.
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SACDENVERSAC
SAC
SACSAN DIEGO SAC
EL PASO
SACST. PAUL
SACCHICAGO
SACSAN ANTONIO
SACHOUSTON SAC
NEW ORLEANSSACTAMPA
SACMIAMI
HAWAII & GUAM
SACATLANTA
SACD.C. SAC
BALTIMORE
SACNEWARK
SACNEW YORK
SACDETROIT
SAC
SACBOSTON
SACSAN JUAN
SACSEATTLE
SACDALLAS
PUERTO RICO -VIRGIN ISLANDS
LOS ANGELES
SAN FRANCISCO
BUFFALO
SACPHOENIX
SAC
HONOLULU
SACPHILADELPHIA
The Office of Investigations has a wide range of investigative authorities and responsibilities to
include:• Narcotics Smuggling / Trafficking• Financial Crimes / Bulk Cash Smuggling• Commercial Trade and Fraud• Alien Smuggling / Human Trafficking• Anti-Gang Enforcement• Weapons Smuggling• Export Enforcement• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)• Cyber Crimes• Immigration Document / Benefit Fraud • Human Rights Violations• Worksite Enforcement / Critical Infrastructure Protection
Benefit Fraud• Visa Fraud
Immigrant vs. Non-Immigrant
Employment vs. Family Based
• Marriage Fraud
Alien stays married to US citizen for 2 years for LPR
Large scale rings bring people from many states
• Naturalization Fraud
Alien may naturalize after 5 years as LPR, 3 if married to USC
War Criminals
Operation Body Double
Operated Crowngate World Wide Services
Arranged the marriage and petitions for over 100 aliens, 45 of whom have been indicted and/or deported
Indicted for Conspiracy to Defraud the U.S., False Statement in a U.S. Passport, Fraudulent Procurement of U.S. Citizenship and Witness Tampering
Sentenced to 57 Months, de-naturalized and deported to Nigeria
Patrick Abayomi Thomas
Worksite and Critical Infrastructure Protection
• I-9 Inspections
Identity Theft
Fraudulent Documents
• Unauthorized Workers at
sensitive facilities
• Exploitation of public
systems for illegal purposes
Arms and Strategic Technologies Investigations
United States Munitions List
Arms and other military items
High Tech
Night Vision Systems, Aviation and Communication
Dual Use Items
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
• Cornerstone – Bulk Cash Smuggling; Outreach / Training; SAC / Field office Liaisons and Private Sector / Industry Partnerships
• TTU / MLCC – Trade Transparency Analysis; U/C Financial Operations; Money Laundering Coordination Center
• Commercial Fraud and IPR - Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Center; Contraband Smuggling; Predatory Trade Practices; In-Bond Diversion; and Forced Child Labor
Financial and Trade Investigations Division
Commercial Fraud
• Intellectual Property Rights
Counterfeit Goods
• Invoice, Bill of Lading and other Documents
Avoid Quotas and Anti-Dumping Duties
• Valuation Fraud
Avoid Duties
Martin Mullen
Hacked over 16,000 satellite TV access cards
Pled Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate Anti-Piracy Laws and Re-Entry of a Felon after Deportation
Sentenced to 7 years
$24 Million in restitution to DirecTV
Financial and Trade Investigative Strategy
Focus ICE’s investigative resources both Domestically and Internationally to:
• Apply its broad jurisdictional authorities and utilize available investigative tools such as Bank Secrecy Act and the Trade Transparency Unit
• Identify methods and systemic vulnerabilities exploited by terrorist and other criminal organizations to earn, move and store their illicit proceeds
• Eliminate these vulnerabilities in partnership with the private sector through its CORNERSTONE initiative
Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Information
• Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR)• Currency Transaction Reports (CTR)• Currency or Monetary Instruments Reports (CMIR)• Foreign Bank Account Reports (FBAR) • Reports of Cash Payment Over $10,000 received in a Trade or Business
(8300)
Trade Transparency Unit – Data Analysis & Research Program
• A powerful analytical tool developed by ICE that allows for manipulation of trade data, commercial data, I-94 immigration data and financial (BSA) data to help identify anomalies in an industry or trade
Financial and Trade Investigations Tools / Authorities
CORNERSTONE
A 21st Century Approach
Cornerstone, in partnership with the private sector, leverages ICE’s traditional investigative authorities to
identify and eliminate methods and systemic vulnerabilities exploited by terrorists and other
criminal organizations to EARN, MOVE, and STORE illegal proceeds
CORNERSTONE - Targeted Sectors• Transportation
Sector
Brokers
Freight Forwarders
International/ Domestic Carriers
Express Parcel Courier Hubs (Air, Rail and Sea)
• Financial Sector
Banks
Money Service
Businesses
Securities Dealers
Insurance
Companies
Casinos
Precious Metals and
Gems Dealers
•Commercial & Trade Sector
Importers
Manufacturers
Distributors
Intellectual Property Rights Holders
High Technology Industries
Bio-technology Companies
Chemical Companies
Health Care Industries
IT Services
Munitions & Defense Industries
ICE has over 100 dedicated Cornerstone Special Agents that are assigned to ICE’s 26 field offices as liaisons to the private sector.
Cornerstone liaisons share trends and “red flag” indicators of criminal activity with the private sector through outreach efforts.
Cornerstone liaisons continuously develop contacts and partnerships within the private sector. To date, ICE has conducted over 1,700 Cornerstone outreach and training presentations to nearly 30,000 participants worldwide
• Cornerstone HQ staff publishes a quarterly newsletter titled The Cornerstone Report, which provides useful information to the financial, trade and transportation industry, as well as the law enforcement community.
• Additional information on Cornerstone, including The Cornerstone Report, is available on the web at www.ice.gov/cornerstone
The Cornerstone Report