Federal agent charged with violating civil rights

McALLEN, Texas – A 28-year-old former Border Patrol (BP) employee is facing charges that he deprived the constitutional rights of a Honduran teenager, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Authorities took Gregson…

Agents Seize Close to $355K of Narcotics

SALTON SEA, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint, Tuesday evening. At approximately 7:10 p.m., a red 2008…

RGV Agents Rescue 40 Migrants Entrapped in Metal Box

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three human smuggling events and encountered two large groups resulting in 322 apprehensions. On April 26, Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint…

Philadelphia CBP Finds 900 ED Pills in Passenger Baggage from Dominican Republic

PHILADELPHIA – One U.S. man traveling home from the Dominican Republic made his U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrivals inspection a lot harder on himself after officers found his baggage to be…

CBP Officers Seize over $1 Million in Cocaine and Methamphetamine at the Hidalgo International Bridge

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $1,088,000 worth of alleged cocaine and methamphetamine in two separate incidents. “Our CBP officers fully…

GOP Ads Target Vulnerable Dems Over Record Inflation

GOP Ads Target Vulnerable Dems Over Record Inflation Sebastian Hughes on April 27, 2022 The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) put out a new batch of campaign ads Wednesday tying vulnerable House…

Federal Court Deals Another Crushing Blow To Biden Admin’s Immigration Order

Federal Court Deals Another Crushing Blow To Biden Admin’s Immigration Order Jennie Taer on April 27, 2022 A federal judge ordered the Biden administration Wednesday to fully implement Title 42 for the…

South Texas woman ordered to prison for smuggling $1.5M in meth

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 24-year-old La Joya woman has been sent to prison for possessing with the intent to distribute more than 19 kilograms of highly pure meth, announced U.S. Attorney…

Mexican National Sentenced for Transporting Undocumented Noncitizens Near Van Horn

ALPINE – Yesterday a Mexican national, Pedro Ramirez-Urbina, 40, was sentenced to 71 months in prison for transporting illegal aliens in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1324. Ramirez was…

An indictment was unsealed today charging Sung Kook (Bill) Hwang, the founder and head of a private investment firm known as Archegos, and Patrick Halligan, Archegos’s Chief Financial Officer, with racketeering conspiracy,…

Capital One Reports First Quarter 2022 Net Income of $2.4 billion, or $5.62 per share

MCLEAN, Va., April 26, 2022 — Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) today announced net income for the first quarter of 2022 of $2.4 billion, or $5.62 per diluted common share, compared…

PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. Reports First Quarter 2022 Earnings

SCRANTON, Pa., April 26, 2022 — Peoples Financial Services Corp. (“Peoples”) (NASDAQ: PFIS), the bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, today reported unaudited financial results at and for the…

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND FLAGSTAR BANCORP, INC. EXTEND MERGER AGREEMENT

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. and TROY, Mich., April 27, 2022 — New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYCB) (the “Company”) and Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (“Flagstar”) (NYSE: FBC) today announced that they have mutually extended their merger…

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2022 DILUTED EPS OF $0.31 ON A GAAP BASIS AND DILUTED EPS OF $0.32 ON A NON-GAAP BASIS

FIRST QUARTER RESULTS DRIVEN BY SIGNIFICANT DEPOSIT GROWTH, ROBUST LOAN GROWTH, AND A HIGHER CORE NET INTEREST MARGIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARES A $0.17 DIVIDEND PER COMMON SHARE HICKSVILLE, N.Y., April 27,…

AWH to Hold First Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call on Wednesday, May 11, 2022

NEW YORK, April 27, 2022 – Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (“AWH” or the “Company”) (CSE: AAWH.U), (OTCQX: AAWH), a leading multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis operator, today announced that it will hold a…

Police Searching for Suspect Who Fled Scene After Crashing into Big Green Truck Pizza Truck

CROMWELL, CT – A vehicle that was driving recklessly at a high rate of speed crashed into the Big Green Truck Pizza truck while it was being driven along I-91. The incident…

Police Searching for Woman Wanted for Series of Fraudulent Transactions

From the Office of the Montgomery County Department of Police, Public Service Announcement GERMANTOWN, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Investigative Section are investigating a…

Armed Robbery Suspect Threatened to Kill Gas Station Attendant, Before Taking Several Thousand Dollars

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for a man driving a car with Delaware plates who robbed a city gas station at gunpoint. According to police, on Sunday, at…

CBP Seizes Counterfeit Stanley Cup Championship Rings

CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Champlain Port of Entry Cargo facility seized National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Championship Rings, due to trademark violations. Earlier this…

CBP Officers Seize over $100K in Undeclared Currency at Hidalgo International Bridge

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $114,294 in undeclared currency. “CBP officers conduct outbound enforcement operations to protect against unreported exportations…

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