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

Document Fraud

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

Carlos Gamarra-Murillo

The Shopping List AK-47

M-16

M-60

C-4 Explosive

Beretta Handguns

Hand Grenades

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia

Sentenced to 25 Years

Nuclear, Biological and Chemical

Dual Use Items

• 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 ~

“Partnership In Action”

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