U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
He has been arrested for criminal threats, criminal conspiracy, and possession and sale of a controlled substance, ICE officials said.
He was also sentenced to more than 16 months’ imprisonment for making or passing a fictitious check, grand theft, conspiracy, forgery, kidnapping, robbery and extortion, according to the officials. In 1993, an immigration judge ordered Toutouni removed from the country, but he managed to remain, according to authorities. In 1999, another judge ordered him removed once again, and he was deported to Mexico, the feds say.
Toutouni said he again entered the US illegally on or about April 4, 2011, near Saint Clair, Mich., by crossing the river using an electric raft purchased in Canada, according to ICE officials. ICE officials said Toutouni is now being held in federal custody as authorities begin removal proceedings against him. Social media personality Farzad “Tony” Toutouni, who has more than 1 million followers on Instagram, was arrested in Los Angeles by ICE. The agency announced that Toutouni was arrested on Oct. 27. ICE said Toutouni is a citizen who is in the United States illegally and has a lengthy criminal history, including forgery, kidnapping, robbery and extortion.
