Feds arrest more than 1,000 in Minnesota crackdown

Federal authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people in Minnesota, including murderers, rapists, child molesters and gang members, after sending a slew of agents to the state in its “massive” response to rampant fraud that is still being uncovered.

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital that since the agency “stepped up law enforcement” in Minnesota last week, it has “already arrested more than 1,000 murderers, rapists, pedophiles and gang members.”

The Ministry of Homeland Security said that among those detained was an illegal Somali foreigner named Liban Ali Osman (43 years old), who the agency said was convicted of theft in Columbus, Ohio. Othman was sentenced to three years in prison and has been subject to a final deportation order since May 17, 2011.

Another, Phanalot Keomani, a 59-year-old criminal illegal alien from Laos, was arrested in the crackdown and convicted of two counts of rape also in Columbus. The Department of Homeland Security said Keomani was sentenced to seven years in prison. Keomany has had a final removal order since December 17, 2009.

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Federal agents also arrested another Laotian national, Por Moa, 50, during the operation. Moa has convictions for first-degree great bodily harm, sexual intercourse with a child in California, and false imprisonment.

A third Laotian national, Singh Radsmekham, 52, was arrested in the operation and charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct using force or coercion in Roseau County, Minnesota. He has been granted a final deportation order since 2004.

Tu Vang, 42, of Laos, was arrested and charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child under 13 years of age. Fang has had a final deportation order since 2006.

Another person, Somphang Phratchansiri, a 63-year-old Laotian, was arrested. He was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and was sentenced to a final order of removal from 2001.

Javier Bolmaro Torubiartes, a 49-year-old Mexican foreign criminal, was arrested in Minnesota. Toropiartis was previously arrested for soliciting children through electronic communications to engage in sexual conduct and convicted of employing or agreeing to employ a child under the age of 16 for prostitution.

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From left to right from top: Pan de la Seine, Fanaliot Keumani, Singh Radsmekham, Liban Ali Othman, Tu Vang, Por Moa, Javier Bolmaro Torubiartes, Somphang Frachansiri, Angel Edwin Quiquintona Caboz and Joel Coatl Ocelotl. (Stephen Maturin/Getty Images; Department of Homeland Security)

Joel Coatl-Ocelotl, 51, another illegal from Mexico, was arrested during the arrest. He was convicted of third-degree assault with intent to cause bodily injury in New York and driving while impaired in Minnesota.

Also arrested was Pan De La Seine, a 47-year-old Burmese man who was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct using force or coercion in Nobles County, Minnesota.

Angel Edwin Quiquintona Caboz, 26, from Ecuador, was arrested by federal agents. Caboose had previously been convicted of robbery in Columbus and was arrested for driving while intoxicated, assaulting a police officer, obstructing the legal process, and disarming a peace officer.

The Department of Homeland Security sent nearly 2,000 federal agents and officers, the deportation branch of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations, according to CBS News. The outlet reported that the operation will be a 30-day surge in the Twin Cities area. She added that US Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino will help oversee the operation.

McLaughlin said that “for the safety of our officers, we are not within the scope of law enforcement,” and stressed that “the Department of Homeland Security has strengthened law enforcement” in the Twin Cities area.

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Department of Homeland Security agents at a Minneapolis store. The agency said it had launched an operation to identify, arrest and deport criminals suspected of fraud. (Department of Homeland Security)

Minnesota has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks after authorities uncovered multi-million dollar fraud in the state, leading to dozens of arrests and charges.

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would launch a “large-scale operation” in Minnesota to “identify, arrest, and remove criminals who defraud the American people.”

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The announcement came after an independent journalist published a video questioning daycare center operators in the area.

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Fox News Digital’s Luis Casiano contributed to this report.