Ivette Dominguez, Making False Statements, Florida 2019

A shocking case of deceit within the halls of Homeland Security has come to light. Ivette Dominguez, 33, a former Investigative Assistant with the United States Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Investigations, has pleaded guilty to making material false statements to Special Agents from DHS, Office of Inspector General, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility.

According to court documents, Dominguez made false statements to investigators in December 2017, alerting a target about an investigation into illegal steroids distribution at the Homestead Air Reserve Base. She continued her deceit in May 2018, contacting the target and advising her that the investigation was weak and that she was under no obligation to cooperate with the agents.

Furthermore, Dominguez exchanged a series of text messages with a DHS-OIG undercover agent in March 2019, asking the agent to tell the target to lie to the interviewing agents to protect her. Her scheme unraveled when she was interviewed by DHS-OIG and ICE-OPR agents on April 26, 2019, and she admitted to making false statements.

Dominguez is scheduled to be sentenced on October 11, 2019, where she faces a possible maximum sentence of five years in prison. As part of her plea agreement, she will resign from her position with HSI.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Edward N. Stamm.

This case highlights the importance of integrity within law enforcement agencies and the severe consequences for those who compromise it.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/hsi-employee-pleads-guilty-making-false-statements-investigators