ICE Worker Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting Told Police, 'I'm ICE, Boys'

[ificandream]

Source: Newsweek

By Billal Rahman
Immigration Reporter

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement worker was among 16 men arrested in a Minnesota trafficking investigation that targeted individuals seemingly attempting to solicit a minor for sex, police said.

Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said at a news conference on Tuesday that the three-day "Operation Creep" began on November 5 and focused on identifying people seeking to purchase sex from a 17-year-old girl.

"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up." Alexander Back, 41, of Robbinsdale, is a civilian auditor with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and has been charged in the sting, Fox 9 reported. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

Newsweek has contacted ICE and DHS for comment via email.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-agent-arrested-sex-trafficking-told-police-ice-boys-11071356

[ck4829]

1. Yeah. He definitely has a hard drive worth checking.

[surfered]

2. They only hire the best. Was he pardoned for Jan 6 too?

[GopherGal]

5. Operation CREEP indeed

Got at least one ICE "Creep" off the streets.

The news report was pretty vague, saying " They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex", so we don't know if authorities were posing as a 17-year-old online or what, but I'd think the odds of a search of his hard drive and/or cell phone are pretty good.

[yardwork]

3. Good for Bloomington Police Chief Hodges!

[iemanja]

4. Knock me over with a feather.

[GopherGal]

6. I mean, who knew ICE was hiring drag queens, right?

nfm

[The Blue Flower]

7. Sounds like he thought it was his 'get out of jail free' card

He believed it made him untouchable. Standard for those ICE creeps.

[ShazzieB]

18. That's what he thought all right.

Welcome to the FO part of FAFO, asshole!

[Celerity]

8. pic

https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch.com/minnesota/richfield/amp/33232722/ice-worker-accused-in-bloomington-underage-prostitution-sting-complaint

Police say Back continued the conversation even after being explicitly told the girl was 17.

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According to the complaint, Back agreed to pay $200 for an hour and arrived at the arranged Bloomington location. When he texted “I’m here,” officers saw his vehicle, registered to his wife, pull in. Police arrested him as he walked toward the entrance.

Investigators say they confirmed the same phone used to arrange the meeting was recovered from Back at the scene. In a post-Miranda interview, Back reportedly told police: "I don’t really know if there is anything to say. It’s all there in the texts."

Back is charged with felony prostitution involving a minor, accused of hiring or agreeing to hire someone he believed to be 17 years old. The offense carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. At the time of his arrest, Back was working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Bloomington police. Hodges said Back could also face federal charges.

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[Ray Bruns]

10. Why does he have Tintin's haircut?

[Pinback]

14. Pervy the Pinhead (nt)

[erronis]

12. "could also face federal charges" - we know how trump handles those. Give him a pardon and a bonus.

Glad these are state charges!

[sakabatou]

9. I think we all knew ICE would attract the worst

[Scrivener7]

11. I would be shocked if ICE wasn't full of that type. Also, who is pretty sure the vast majority of ICE

beat their wives and kids?

I am! I am!

[the nelm]

13. We're putting you on ice nitwit...n/t

[orangecrush]

15. ....

[democrank]

16. Thug in an orange jumpsuit

The exact photo we need to see of Ice Boss Trump.

[BidenRocks]

17. He's white!

Case Dismissed!

Next time get me a brown one!

[LymphocyteLover]

19. I hope they laughed and laughed right in his fucking face as they put the cuffs

please let it be so

[republianmushroom]

20. Americas Gestapo like trump hiring only the best.