Coast Guard repatriates 7 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Flores repatriated seven Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Wednesday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., received a report from a good Samaritan of a rustic vessel taking on water east of Card Sound, Fla., May 18.
Coast Guard Air Station Miami launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and Coast Guard Station Islamorada laun.... |
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NEW HAVEN WOMAN CHARGED WITH MAKING
BOMB THREATS AGAINST CONNECTICUT COURTHOUSES
Deirdre Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the FBI, Joseph P. Faughnan, U.S. Marshal for the District of Connecticut and Colonel Danny R. Stebbins of the Connecticut State Police announced that JENNIFER CHIRICO, 30, of New Haven, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging he.... |
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ICE deports man convicted in Pennsylvania of attempted criminal homicide and assault to the UK
PHILADELPHIA — A United Kingdom man, convicted of attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault in Pennsylvania, was deported from the United States May 14. He was escorted to Belfast International Airport by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). The man was ordered removed from the United States by a federal immigration jud.... |
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ICE arrests Ecuadorian national wanted for raping a child in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — An Ecuadorian national residing in Baltimore, wanted for the brutal rape of a 9-year-old girl, was arrested Wednesday by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
Henry Estrella-Cordova, 31, was arrested May 15 in Silver Spring, Md., by officers of ERO Baltimore's Criminal Alien Program (CAP) after they received informat.... |
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Charlie Rosario, 29, formerly of North Providence, R.I., was sentenced on Wednesday to 96 months in federal prison for conspiracy and trafficking more than 500 grams of cocaine in November 2010, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha; John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Field Division; and United States Marshal Jamie A. Hainsworth.
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Two Sentenced to Federal Prison in Record Seizure of Heroin
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Jorge Daniel Estrada of Providence, R.I., and Angel Feliz of Dorchester, Mass., have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison sentences in connection with the seizure in October 2012 of 19 kilos of heroin, the largest single seizure in Rhode Island, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha; Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Paré; Providence Police Chief .... |
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As a fully public event eighties to millennial poet writes his first book
Westchester, NY. - May 13.2013. The poet Ramon Gross will present his poetry book “Frente al Cadalso”, on Friday, May 17 at 6 pm in the halls of the Dominican Cultural Civic Center (Centro Civico Cultural Dominicano- CCCD). The event will include readings and book signings by the author.
The presentation will feature special guests that have shared the author's patience and love for poetry, a p.... |
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Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 89 Individuals for Approximately $223 Million in False Billing
WASHINGTON—Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that a nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in eight cities has resulted in charges against 89 individuals, including doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes invo.... |
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PHONY SPIRITUAL GURU PLEADS GUILTY TO GRAND LARCENY AFTER STEALING MORE THAN $650,000 FROM VICTIM
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of JANET MILLER, 39, for stealing more than $650,000 from a woman whom she claimed she could help spiritually. The defendant pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, and is expected to be sentenced on June 12, 2013.
“Larceny is larceny, no matter what form it takes – fraud by a spiritual advisor is n.... |
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Former School Principal Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Porn
PHILADELPHIA - Troy Czukoski, 42, of Exton, PA, pleaded guilty today to possessing more than 150, but less than 300, images of children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. At the time of the investigation, Czukoski was serving as Principal of the Springton Lake Middle School in the Rose Tree Media School District in Delaware County. U.S. District Court Judge Legrome D. Davis scheduled a sen.... |
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DENTIST PLEADS GUILTY IN $345,000 INSURANCE FRAUD
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of DMITRY EPELBOYM, 55, for defrauding insurance companies and falsely claiming to maintain an office in Manhattan in order to benefit from higher billing rates for dental work the defendant was performing in Brooklyn. The defendant pleaded guilty to the top charge in the indictment, Grand Larceny in the Second Degr.... |
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Reputed Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges
WASHINGTON—An alleged general of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.
Charles Lee Roberts, aka “Jive,” 67, of B.... |
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Rhode Island Bank Teller Sentenced for Embezzlement
BOSTON—A former bank teller was sentenced today for committing bank fraud in connection with her embezzlement of $377,000 from Citizens Bank.
Maria DaSilva, 54, of Smithfield, Rhode Island, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns to 27 months in prison, to be followed by 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $377,926 in restitution. In January 2013, DaSilva pleaded .... |
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The boricua kidnapper Ariel Castro charged today
CLEVELAND —The boricua Ariel Castro, one of the three brothers kidnapping a trio of young women and holding them captive for the last decade was charges today with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape.
Ariel Castro's brothers Pedro, 54, and Onil, 50, were not charged with any crimes at this time, Cleveland city prosecutor Victor Perez said.
Ariel Castro lived in the house on.... |
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Mother of Benghazi Victim Blasts Hillary Clinton: 'I Blame Her'
Patty Smith, mother of State Dept officer Sean Smith who died in the attack, told CNN that she blames Hillary Clinton for what happened.
"Why couldn't she do something about it? I blame her. That's her department. She's supposed to be on top of it, and yet she claims that she knows nothing - " it wasn't told to her," Smith said to Jake Tapper. "Who's running the place?"
Right-leaning comme.... |
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