A. J. Irwin

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A. J. Irwin
Born (1957-08-22) August 22, 1957 (age 66)
Chula Vista, California
United States
Occupation(s)Director of Investigations; Former Federal Agent
EmployerYarbrough Strategic Advisors
WebsiteYarbrough Strategic Advisors

A. J. Irwin (born August 22, 1957) is a former

Dallas, Texas.[1]

Operation Seek and Keep, Immigration Cases, Anti-Terrorism Operations

As an agent for the

U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno called it, "the largest alien smuggling organization ever dismantled in United States history."[4]

In 1998, the investigation broke an international alien smuggling and

Latin American or the Caribbean.[7] Aliens would then either fly or travel by boat to the Miami area or walk across the Mexican border.[8][9][10]

U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service map of alien smuggling routes broken by Operation "Seek and Keep" in 1998. The cartel moved aliens from India through Moscow and on to Cuba, from where the aliens were transported by land or traveled by land into the U.S.

Operation Seek and Keep was the first investigation authorized to use wiretapping technology in an illegal immigrant smuggling case, as approved by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996,[11] and was the first to use money-laundering] statutes to dismantle an alien smuggling operation and seize its assets.[12][13]

Domestically, Irwin served as lead case agent in United States v Pappas, Inc., a three-year federal investigation of Houston-based Pappas Partners restaurants, resulting in the largest corporate criminal fine for immigration violations for a corporate employer in U.S. history.[14] The investigation raided six Pappas-owned restaurants in the Dallas area and found more than 100 undocumented workers. The company ultimately agreed to pay a $1.7 million fine and in a plea bargain it admitted that it had hidden illegal aliens during raids and altered personnel records.[15]

Irwin also served as Deputy Assistant Director for the Investigations Division of the Central Region of the United States, Department of Homeland Security,

World Trade Center/Pentagon Investigation.[16]

Yarbrough Strategic Advisors

In 2007, Irwin joined Yarbrough Strategic Advisors, a Dallas-based company founded by former Assistant

immigration laws and supervises intellectual property, financial fraud and corporate compliance
investigations.

Personal

Irwin was born in

El Paso
sector. In 1987 he joined the U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization, which later became the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

References

  1. ^ Androvett Blog, September 23, 2009
  2. ^ ""Smashing a Smuggling Ring" ABCNews.com, July 7, 1999". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Statement of Louis J. Nardi to House Judiciary Committee March 18, 1999 Archived December 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "U.S. Breaks a Huge Alien-Smuggling Ring" by David E. Rosenbaum, The New York Times, Nov 21, 1998
  5. ^ GAO Report to Congress, "Alien Smuggling: Management and Operational Improvements Needed to Address Growing Problem." May 2000 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Indian Human Smuggling Ring Busted in America" by Chidanand Rajghatta, The Indian Express November 22, 1998[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "INS Dismantles Flesh Cartel People Smuggling Ring," CNN.com, November 20, 1998 Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ United States v. Nitin Shettie grand jury indictment, U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, p. 1, November 10, 1998
  9. ^ ""Largest Illegal Immigrant Smuggling Operation Busted" by Katrina Jones, University of Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  10. ^ "Biggest U.S. Human Smuggling Ring Busted" by Vanessa Blum, The Chicago Tribune, Saturday, November 21, 1998
  11. ^ Statement of Louis F. Nardi, INS Director Smuggling/Criminal Organizations Branch, to House Judiciary Committee of Louis F. Nardi, March 18, 1999 Archived December 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ ""Smashing a Smuggling Ring" by Michelle Mittelstadt, The Associated Press, November 20, 1998". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  13. ^ "Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy," by John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt (editors), Rand Corporation, 2001, p. 87
  14. ^ Migration News, September 1997, Volume 4, No. 9
  15. ^ "Pappas Agrees to Pay $1.75M Fine for Employing Illegal Aliens" by Ron Ruggless, Nation's Restaurant News, August 25, 1997
  16. ^ a b Irwin Biography, Yarbrough Strategic Advisors Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

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