Miami ( CNN ) -- The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for South Florida has been arrested on child pornography charges , the Department of Justice said Wednesday . Anthony Mangione , 50 , of Parkland , Florida , was charged in a three-count indictment unsealed Wednesday with transportation of child pornography , receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography , authorities said in a statement . `` According to the indictment , between March 2010 and September 2010 , Mangione allegedly transported and received visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct , '' the statement said . `` The indictment also alleges that Mangione possessed electronically stored messages that contained additional images of child pornography during the same time period . '' Mangione was arrested Tuesday by FBI agents and made an initial appearance Wednesday in federal court in West Palm Beach , Florida . During the appearance , Mangione pleaded not guilty to the charges , according to CNN affiliate WPTV . Both the prosecution and the defense requested that he undergo a psychological evaluation , and the judge approved that request . `` The government has concerns that given the magnitude of the charges , that he might melt down , '' defense attorney David Howard told WPTV . `` So there is ... real concern , and it 's going to be addressed . '' Attempts to contact Howard on Wednesday were not immediately successful . Mangione , a 27-year law enforcement veteran , wore a gray jumpsuit with `` federal prisoner '' on the back in court Wednesday , and his hands and feet were shackled , WPTV said . He made no statement during the hearing . He was being held in the Broward County jail , according to jail records . A law enforcement official who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media said Mangione has been on leave from his job at ICE . WPTV reported that he was placed on paid administrative leave in April amid a federal investigation into four images on his home computer he allegedly received via e-mail . According to its website , ICE targets and investigates child pornographers , child sex tourists and facilitators and human smugglers and traffickers of minors , among others . The agency developed Operation Predator , which it describes as `` an initiative to identify , investigate and arrest child predators and sexual offenders . '' If convicted , Mangione faces up to 20 years in prison , the Department of Justice said . He also faces a term of supervised release from five years to life following his prison sentence and he will be required to register as a sex offender . `` On the arrest of our former ( special agent in charge ) in Miami , we have cooperated fully in that investigation , '' ICE Director John Morton said Wednesday morning when asked about the case during a news conference on another matter . `` We 'll see how things unfold today , and beyond that , we do n't have any comment . '' The case is being investigated by the Broward County Sheriff 's Office and the FBI , the Department of Justice said . Broward County referred questions to federal authorities , and the FBI referred them to the Department of Justice . CNN 's Ashley Hayes and Athena Jones contributed to this report .
NEW : Report : Anthony Mangione will undergo a psychological evaluation . NEW : He pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court . Mangione 's indictment was unsealed Wednesday , authorities say . If convicted , he faces up to 20 years in prison .