Popular social media personality arrested by ICE in LA

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Social media personality Farzad "Tony" Toutouni, who has more than 1 million followers on Instagram, was arrested in Los Angeles by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The agency announced on Monday that Toutouni was arrested on Oct. 27. ICE said Toutouni is an Iranian citizen who is in the United States illegally and has a lengthy criminal history, including forgery, kidnapping, robbery and extortion.

According to ICE, Toutouni entered the U.S. legally in 1983. The agency said an immigration judge ordered him removed from the country 10 years later, but he was not removed. ICE said an immigration judge again ordered him removed in 1999, and he was deported to Mexico.

ICE alleges Toutouni reentered the U.S. illegally in 2011 near Saint Clair, Michigan, crossing a river on an electric raft purchased in Canada.

"Toutouni began his crime spree as early as 1989 and allegedly continued to the present day," ICE said in a statement. "He has been arrested for criminal threats, criminal conspiracy, and possession and sale of a controlled substance.

"He was sentenced to more than 16 months for making or passing a fictitious check, grand theft of access card, conspiracy to commit crime, possess/alter access card equipment, forgery, kidnapping, robbery and extortion."

Toutouni is known for his large Instagram following, where he frequently shares photos featuring high-end cars, luxury aircraft and women wearing very little clothing.

According to ICE, Toutouni will remain in the agency's custody pending removal proceedings.