Category: US Immigration

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WASHINGTON — On June 10, officers from ICE Washington arrested Sebastian Mihai Caraba, a Hungarian-Romanian national who overstayed his visa who was wanted in Fairfax, Virginia, for illegal use of credit cards. ICE’s Fugitive Operations Team identified Caraba and his vehicle and followed him to a location he had been frequenting in Washington. Caraba identified himself verbally, and officers apprehended him without incident.

Caraba was convicted abroad for illegal use of credit cards and sentenced to three years in prison.

“Sebastian Mihai Caraba had already been convicted overseas for the same type of fraud he is now accused of committing here in the United States,” said acting ICE Director David J. Venturella. “Instead of respecting the terms of his admission, he overstayed his visa and allegedly returned to the same criminal conduct. ICE will continue to identify, locate and arrest fugitives and immigration violators who threaten the safety and security of our communities.”

Caraba entered the U.S. Aug. 11, 2018, on the Visa Waiver Program via San Juan, Puerto Rico. He had visited the United States twice previously under the same program and left within the authorized period.

A Department of Justice immigration judge issued Caraba a final order of removal June 22, 2026. He will remain in ICE custody until he is removed from the United States.

You can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — ICE Chicago removed a criminal illegal alien from Kenya and former Indianapolis Colts linebacker.

Adongo was arrested multiple times by Indiana law enforcement over the past nine years for crimes including felony intimidation, battery and disorderly conduct. He was convicted of criminal mischief with damage in 2020 and sentenced to 364 days in jail.

His most recent criminal charges fall under the Laken Riley act, a federal statute that requires the detention, without bond, of illegal aliens for certain crimes. The bill was introduced following the murder of Laken Riley by an illegal immigrant who had previously been cited for shoplifting on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia. President Trump signed the bill into law on Jan. 29, 2025.

Daniel Ogama Adongo, 37, overstayed his visa in 2016 after his NFL career ended in 2015. A Department of Justice immigration judge ordered him removed March 23, 2026, and ICE removed him June 20.

“This dangerous individual was clearly a threat to the community, which is now safer since he’s been removed,” said ICE Chicago Assistant Field Office Director Douglas Thompson. “Those who violate immigration law are held equally accountable, including former professional athletes.”

Adongo was recruited as a rugby player and played for the Colts for two seasons from 2013 to 2015.

Since Day One, DHS law enforcement has been delivering on President Trump’s promise to the American people to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens including murderers, rapists, child sex abusers, gang members, and terrorists. Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. More than 3 million illegal aliens are out of the country and counting. Our message is clear: If you come to our country illegally, we will find you, we will arrest you, and we will deport you.

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WASHINGTON — ICE Homeland Security Investigations executed a nationwide operation targeting illegal SIM box operations run by transnational criminal organizations between June 22 and July 10. The mission, dubbed Operation Signal Break, dismantled critical command-and-control infrastructure used to perpetrate large-scale telecommunications fraud across the United States.    

Led by the DHS Cyber Crimes Center with significant assistance from HSI Los Angeles, Operation Signal Break mobilized specialized “SIM Box Surge Teams” of special agents, criminal analysts and computer forensics analysts to high-risk areas in California, Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. The coordinated effort involved more than 11 HSI field offices.

Operation Signal Break is the latest initiative targeting illegal SIM box operations across the United States. Since 2024, HSI has executed over 116 federal criminal search warrants, seizing more than 500,000 SIM cards, over 1,900 SIM boxes, and more than $700,000 in illicit proceeds. HSI’s investigations have led to one criminal arrest, 11 administrative arrests, and the disruption of 68 SIM farms in 15 states used to facilitate fraudulent texts and calls. These actions were often coordinated across regions to prevent criminal organizations from reconfiguring their infrastructure to evade law enforcement.

“I commend our special agents for their outstanding dedication and teamwork in dismantling illicit telecommunications infrastructure. Their relentless pursuit of justice and commitment to protecting the integrity of our communications networks have made our communities safer and sends a clear message to those seeking to exploit our systems to defraud Americans,” said HSI acting Executive Associate Director John Condon. “This success is a testament to the skill and determination of our HSI team.” 

SIM farms are collections of devices — known as SIM boxes — that house hundreds or thousands of cellphone SIM cards. These devices enable criminals to route massive volumes of calls and text messages over the internet, disguising the origin of communications and facilitating illegal activities such as scam calls, phishing texts and fraud schemes. These operations cost Americans an estimated $15 million each year, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

HSI Los Angeles, in partnership with the Counter Threat Finance Unit and the Cross Border Financial Crimes Center, will analyze seized SIM data and network artifacts to identify victims, quantify fraud losses, and trace illicit proceeds linked to Chinese transnational criminal organizations and their distribution networks. These results will support further criminal indictments, asset seizures, and sanctions targeting domestic and overseas infrastructure.

Operation Signal Break included HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, HSI Tampa, HSI New England, HSI Houston and additional offices nationwide. Significant assistance for this operation was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Central District of California.

HSI urges the public to remain vigilant against scam calls and texts. Suspicious activity can be reported to the ICE Tip Line at 866-357-2423 or online at ICE Tip Form.

The DHS Cyber Crimes Center supports HSI’s mission through coordination of cyber-related criminal investigations and provides forensic, intelligence and investigative support across all HSI program areas, targeting cross-border cybercrime within HSI’s jurisdiction.

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BALTIMORE, Md. — Following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations Maryland and the Baltimore City Police Department, a recidivist sex offender was indicted June 25 for committing sex trafficking crimes against two child victims. Lorenzo Turner, 43, of Washington D.C., has been charged with two counts of sex trafficking a child; two counts of transporting a child with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity; and commission of a felony crime involving a child by a registered sex offender.

“This indictment underscores HSI Maryland’s unwavering commitment to protecting vulnerable children from exploitation,” said HSI Maryland Deputy Special Agent in Charge Evan Campanella. “The allegations against Turner are deeply disturbing, and we will use every available resource to ensure that those who prey on minors and traffic children for commercial sex acts are brought to justice. We remain steadfast in our efforts to work with our state and local partners to safeguard our communities and support victims and their families.”

According to the indictment, beginning in May 2024 and continuing through July 2024, Turner recruited, enticed, harbored and transported one child victim to engage in commercial sex acts. The indictment further alleges that beginning in July 2024 and continuing through August 2024, Turner sex trafficked a second child.

If convicted, Turner faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison for each count of sex trafficking a child through force, fraud or coercion; a mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life for each count of transporting a child with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity; and a mandatory 10 years consecutive to any other sentence for the commission of a felony crime involving a child by a registered sex offender.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt. Individuals charged by indictment are presumed innocent until proven guilty at a later criminal proceeding.

You can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

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DALLAS — A Dallas man who trafficked nine young women was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison June 15, following an investigation led by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations Dallas.

Chase Anthony Young, 34, pleaded guilty in October to federal charges of sex trafficking through force, fraud or coercion. Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey imposed the sentence, marking a significant victory in the fight against human trafficking.

“This 30-year sentence sends a powerful message: Those who prey on vulnerable individuals and profit from their suffering will face the full force of justice,” said HSI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Travis Pickard. “This case represents the tireless work of HSI Dallas and our partners to dismantle trafficking networks and restore hope to survivors. The courage shown by the victims, who endured unimaginable trauma and bravely shared their stories, has been instrumental in bringing this trafficker to account. We remain steadfast in our commitment to protecting our communities, supporting survivors, and ensuring traffickers are held responsible for their crimes. No one should ever be silenced, and HSI will continue to fight for those whose voices deserve to be heard.”

According to the investigation, Young’s trafficking operation involved at least nine identified victims dating back to 2017. Young admitted to causing three adult victims to engage in commercial sex acts by force, threats, fraud or coercion. He placed online ads, rented hotel rooms, set pricing and rules, and took all proceeds from the victims’ commercial sex acts. While Young profited, victims suffered violence, trauma and lasting scars.

At sentencing, a survivor’s statement was read in court: “The trauma has affected every part of my life, my ability to trust, to build relationships, to feel safe, and believe in myself. But despite everything, I am here. I am learning to heal and find myself again. I am speaking now because he no longer has control over my voice. I will never be silenced EVER AGAIN.”

This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative, a partnership that includes HSI, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office and the Internal Revenue Service.

The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement toward identifying, investigating, and prosecuting, the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.

Anyone with information about human trafficking or related crimes should call the ICE tip line at 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423).

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OMAHA, Neb. — Two criminal illegal aliens were sentenced to federal prison June 25 for conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions from U.S.-based ATMs in a crime commonly known as “jackpotting” following an ICE Homeland Security Investigations Omaha investigation. The case is tied to the violent Tren de Aragua gang.

Carlos Javier Padron, 36, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela, and his co-conspirator, Oddry Arnoldo Cabrera Torrealba, also known as Luis Alejandro Berdugo Barraza, 37, each received a six-and-a-half year prison sentence. Both men pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank burglary and one count of computer fraud and intentional damage to a protected computer. At their sentencings, the court also ordered them to jointly pay $1,537,696 in restitution to multiple banks they stole from.

“These individuals participated in a crime that was both an attack on the American financial system, and an effort by TdA to fund even more terror in our country,” said HSI Omaha Assistant Special Agent in Charge Elhrick Cerdan. “I’m proud of our agents and partners for working tirelessly to pursue justice and put consumers at ease, knowing their bank’s health is sound and not at risk of being damaged by violent, dangerous criminals.”

“Carlos Javier Padron and Oddry Arnoldo Cabrera Torrealba helped deploy sophisticated malware as part of a transnational criminal network that hacked ATMs across the United States and stole millions of dollars through a technique known as ATM jackpotting — which caused bank ATMs to dispense the cash inside of them,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Crimes like this undermine the security of our financial institutions and fuel the operations of violent transnational criminal organizations such as TdA . This sweeping investigation with the District of Nebraska and our law enforcement partners has disrupted this network at all levels. We will protect our financial institutions from technology enabled fraud.”

“ATM jackpotting is TdA’s business plan and their assessed primary source of revenue to fund their terrorist activities that range from reprehensible forms of human trafficking to armed robbery, murder, and the general undermining of America’s national security by flooding our communities with controlled substances,” said U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska Lesley Woods. “We will use these prosecutions to put a chokehold on their funding pipeline.”

“TdA is a violent terrorist organization relying on a range of criminal activities to generate revenue supporting their campaigns of violence and terror,” said Special Agent in Charge Euguene Cowel of the FBI’s Omaha field office. “As criminal enterprises change tactics, we surge resources and adapt accordingly to protect the American people. FBI Omaha will continue standing shoulder to shoulder with our local, state and federal partners in the fight to dismantle and disrupt the activities of TdA locally and globally.”

According to court documents, Padron and Torrealba were part of a sophisticated criminal network responsible for ATM jackpotting throughout the United States. The members of the network conspired to develop and deploy a variant of malware known as Ploutus, which was deployed on ATMs and used to permit the unauthorized withdrawal of currency. The conspiracy relied on individuals including Padron and Torrealba to deploy the Ploutus malware onto ATMs in person. Once installed and activated, the malware permitted the co-conspirators to issue commands to the cash dispensing module of an ATM to force unauthorized withdrawals of currency. The Ploutus malware also was designed to delete evidence of its existence to prevent financial institutions from detecting its use on ATMs. Padron and Torrealba were arrested by Nebraska’s Lincoln Police Department at the site of a jackpotting in October 2024.

Following Padron and Torrealba’s arrests, a comprehensive federal investigation identified a network of co-conspirators throughout the United States and abroad. Since the pair’s arrests, 96 other defendants have been indicted for their roles in this conspiracy for related offenses, including material support to a designated foreign terror organization, bank burglary, money laundering, damage and unauthorized access to protected computers, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit the same offenses.

The investigation has established extensive direct and indirect links between the indicted co-conspirators and TdA. According to court documents, TdA is a violent transnational criminal organization that originated as a prison gang in Venezuela in the mid-2000s. TdA has expanded its criminal network throughout the Western Hemisphere and established a presence in the United States. TdA’s criminal activities range from drug and firearms trafficking to commercial sex trafficking, kidnapping, robbery, theft, fraud and extortion. TdA members also commit murder, assault and other violent acts to advance the organization’s criminal activities. TdA has also developed an additional source of revenue stream through financial crimes that target financial institutions throughout the United States, including using ATM jackpotting to steal millions of dollars in cash.

Pardon unlawfully entered the United States in 2021 under the Biden administration. Torrealba entered the United States at an unknown time and location.

Padron’s criminal record includes an arrest on January 12, 2017, in Guadalajara, Mexico, on charges of armed robbery, attempted murder and drug possession. HSI Omaha and the FBI’s Omaha field office investigated this case, with assistance from the FBI’s Denver, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, Oklahoma, Sacramento, Seattle and Springfield Field Offices, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Office of the Inspector General, the Financial Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office, the Bates County Sheriff’s Office, the Sheridan Police Department, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the Leesburg Police Department, the Sterling Heights Police Department, the Kearney Police Department, the Warrant Police Department, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the Colombus Police Department, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, the Bluff City Police Department, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Lincoln Police Department, the Gothenburg Police Department, the Loudon Police Department, the Alcoa Police Department, the Milford Police Department, the Grand Island Police Department, the Nebraska State Patrol, the Papillion Police Department, the Central City Police Department, the Holdrege Police Department, the New York State Police, the Berkeley Police Department, the Cook County Electronic Monitoring Unit, the Aurora Police Department, the Austin Police Department, the U.S. Capitol Police, the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Rome Police Department, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, the McCook Police Department, the Nebraska DMV’s Crime Analysts, the Rantoul Police Department, the Olathe Police Department, the North Platte Police Department, the Walla Walla Police Department, the Milton-Freewater Police Department, the Missoula Police Department, the Omaha Police Department, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, the Sidney Police Department, the Denver Police Department, the Howard County Sheriff’s Office, the St. Paul Police Department, the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office, the Glendale Police Department, the Columbia Police Department, the Brookfield Police Department, the Wauwatosa Police Department, the Mount Pleasant Police Department, the Grafton Police Department, the South Milwaukee Police Department, the Dubuque Police Department, the Fargo Police Department and the Paducah Police Department.

This case was prosecuted by the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska and Joint Task Force Vulcan. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Western District of Washington, Eastern District of California, Southern District of New York, Northern District of Illinois, Central District of Illinois, Eastern District of Oklahoma and Eastern District of Wisconsin, as well as the Larimer County Attorney’s Office, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, the Tennessee 9th District Attorney General’s Office, the Tennessee 5th District Attorney General’s Office, the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and the Louisiana State Police provided significant assistance.

This operation is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159, “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.” The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of U.S. law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Omaha comprises agents and officers from the FBI and HSI with the prosecution being led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska.

HSI and multiple partners comprise Joint Task Force Vulcan, created in 2019 to eradicate MS-13 and now expanding at the direction of the Attorney General to target TdA. JTFV is comprised of U.S. attorney’s offices across the country, including the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; the Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina; the Western District of Virginia; the Southern District of Florida; the Eastern District of Texas; the Western District of Oklahoma; the Northern District of Indiana; the District of Nevada; and the District of Arizona; the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys; and the Department of Justice’s National Security Division, Criminal Division, and the Office of Judicial Attaché and DEA partners in Bogotá, Colombia. Additionally, the FBI, HSI, the ATF, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Federal Bureau of Prisons are essential law enforcement partners with JTFV.

The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section investigates and prosecutes cybercrime and intellectual property crime in coordination with domestic and international law enforcement agencies, often with assistance from the private sector. Since 2020, CCIPS has secured the conviction of over 180 cyber and IP criminals, and court orders for the return of over $350 million in victim funds.

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Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.

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HARLINGEN, Texas — ICE, in partnership with federal, state and local law enforcement officials, arrested 238 illegal aliens, achieving the highest single-day targeted arrests for the Enforcement and Removal Operations Harlingen field office area of operations June 18. The operation, aimed at increasing public safety by arresting and removing criminal illegal aliens from our communities, demonstrates a continued commitment to upholding ICE’s mission of keeping the American people safe.

Among those arrested were criminal illegal aliens with convictions for attempted kidnapping, sexual battery and drug possession. The team also arrested an alleged Paisas gang member with arrests and convictions for assault causing bodily injury, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, driving while intoxicated and illegal reentry. These illegal aliens could face additional criminal charges for illegal re-entry into the United States. Under Secretary Mullin, ICE is focused on delivering the president’s mandate to the American people to identify, arrest and remove illegal aliens from American communities, especially those with criminal records.

“The ICE mission continues to focus on enhancing public safety and restoring integrity to our nation’s immigration system,” said ICE Harlingen Field Office Director Juan Agudelo. “We will stop at nothing to keep our American communities safe by removing one criminal illegal alien at a time.”

Some of the criminal illegal aliens arrested include:

ICE continues to conduct routine daily immigration enforcement around the country as part of the agency’s effort to arrest criminal aliens and other immigration violators with no legal basis to remain in the United States.

You can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.  

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HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — ICE lodged immigration detainers June 12 against three criminal illegal aliens from Cuba arrested during a human trafficking investigation in Middle Tennessee.

The joint law enforcement operation resulted in the arrests of five men and the identification of nine potential human trafficking victims in Sumner County. Those arrested were charged with promoting prostitution and booked into the Sumner County Jail.

ICE issued detainers, which ask law enforcement agencies not to release criminal illegal aliens into the public and instead turn them over to ICE, against Alinson Guerrero-Ramirez, Bryan Duany Rodriguez-Pena and Lazaro Rodriguez-Santos, all criminal illegal aliens from Cuba.

All three criminal illegal aliens were encountered and released into the United States under the Biden administration’s border policies 

Customs and Border Protection first encountered Duany Rodriguez-Pena on June 5, 2021, as part of a group of 11 people who crossed the Rio Grande into the United States illegally. In November 2021, a Border Patrol agent encountered Rodriguez-Santos near Yuma, Arizona. Guerrero Ramirez first entered the U.S. illegally in 2023 at the Brownsville, Texas, port of entry. CBP issued Guerrero Ramirez a notice to appear and paroled him into the United States under the Biden administration’s catch-and-release policy.

“Human trafficking is a cruel crime that exploits vulnerable people for profit,” said acting ICE Director David J. Venturella. “By working alongside our federal, state and local law enforcement partners, ICE is helping dismantle criminal organizations, protecting victims, and helping hold criminal illegal aliens accountable for exploiting others.”

The operation, led by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, involved special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit, the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, the Hendersonville Police Department, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations Nashville and the Internal Revenue Service.

The individuals identified as possible victims were offered services through a local human trafficking victim service organization.

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SEATTLE, Wash. — An ICE Homeland Security Investigations Seattle and Klickitat County Sheriff’s Department investigation led to a 27-year prison sentence and lifetime supervised release for a Goldendale man who pleaded guilty to two counts of enticement and attempted enticement of a child and one count of possession of child sexual abuse images.

“Corbett Lloyd Craig, a 42-year-old man, used social media between early 2022 and his arrest in June 2025 to coerce two girls into providing him with sexually explicit videos and images,” said acting ICE Director David J. Venturella. “He enticed one of the children by offering her money via gift cards and online payments. This is an adult who knew the girls were just kids — but he still intended to elicit sexual material from them. I’m incredibly proud of the Homeland Security Investigations special agents who invested their time and effort into this case to bring some measure of justice to these young girls and their families.”

A judge handed down his sentence June 26.

“Mr. Craig was fully aware that his actions were not just extremely immoral, but illegal as well,” said acting HSI Seattle Special Agent in Charge April Miller. “This sentence will keep this predator off the streets and keep our children safer. HSI will continue to investigate these crimes against children. We owe our communities nothing less.”

Based on the investigation, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Craig’s home and discovered thousands of additional files of child sex abuse material.

As noted by District Court Judge Mary Katherine Dimke, Craig’s history of engaging in the same and similar conduct is what makes this case even more aggravated and supports his substantial sentence. In 2017, Craig was convicted of encouraging child abuse in the second degree, sexual abuse in the third degree, and contributing to the sexual delinquency of a child in Clackamas County Superior Court, Oregon. Federal investigators found child abuse images from his previous case and a child he personally victimized on his computer.

HSI Seattle investigated this case with assistance from the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Murphy.

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