Agent Arrested During Federal Corruption Investigation
HSI Nogales Special Agent Arrested During Federal Corruption Investigation U.S. Attorney's Office June 15, 2011 District of Arizona (602) 514-7500 TUCSON, AZ—Federal authorities arrested a special agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Tuesday after an investigation revealed she illegally accessed, stole and transferred sensitive U.S. government documents to family members and associates with strong ties to drug trafficking organizations. Jovana Samaniego Deas, 33, of Rio Rico, Ariz. is charged with computer fraud, theft of government records and making false statements/entries in a 12-count federal indictment issued on April 28 by the U.S. District Court in Tucson. She is accused of abusing her position as an HSI special agent to illegally obtain and disseminate government documents classified as Official Use Only. Three of the counts include felony violations, each punishable by up to fiv