Former ICE officer sentenced to prison in foiled attempt to get person out of jail

A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, previously convicted in a case where he sent a Wichita TV anchor sensitive material as well as sexual texts, was sentenced Tuesday to nine months in prison for impersonating an ICE supervisor.

Andrew J. Pleviak, 42, of Topeka, pretended he was an ICE supervisor from Wichita while trying to get an acquaintance out of the Kingman County Jail, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Pleviak made five phone calls and showed up in person with a fake memorandum on ICE letterhead, court documents show. Pleviak claimed the inmate was a Drug Enforcement Administration informant.

Pleviak was arrested when he arrived at the jail.

Pleviak has previously been convicted for violating a federal computer security statute. In that 2018 case, Pleviak sent sensitive material and sexual text messages to KAKE-TV anchor Deb Farris.

Farris told the Associated Press that Pleviak had originally approached her about being a source for stories.

Contributing: Jason Tidd of The Wichita Eagle

This story was originally published February 25, 2020 at 3:29 PM.