United States of America v. Atickul Islam, aka "James W. Anderson"

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with personation of an officer or employee of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 912 and 18 U.S.C. 3551.

Atickul Islam, age 29, of Queens, New York, was charged after he falsely claimed to be a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official and directed a female victim and her family to turn themselves in at an ICE office or face “legal action” and “enforcement measures.” . He sent the victim a series of text messages. On March 29, 2025, he sent the victim a message in which he stated that her family would always “live poor”; threatened to call ICE to “come get” her and her family; and implied that he knew her location. Approximately four hours after sending this message, Islam sent the victim another text message from an unknown number, claiming to be the Director of ICE’s New York Field Office. In the message, the defendant told the victim that this was an “official notice” that she had been reported to ICE and that she and her family must report to an ICE office or face “further legal action and enforcement measures.”

The Defendant elected to plead guilty and