Human Smugglers Now Pushing Migrants Into U.S. Through Sewer Systems

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested 23 migrants located inside water drainage systems in Brownsville and Hidalgo, and an additional three migrants in two separate smuggling…

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More Counterfeit COVID Vaccination Cards Seized by Chicago CBP

CHICAGO— For the second time in September, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the International Mail Facility at Chicago O’Hare once again seized counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards. Two separate…

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Man Sentenced for Role in International Human Smuggling Conspiracy

A Bangladeshi national was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for his role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented individuals from Mexico into the United States. According to court documents, between…

Monongalia County woman admits to drug charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kelsey McClung, of Westover, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. McClung, 28, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

Stolen Truck Used To Smuggle Migrants in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents apprehended 22 migrants from three foiled smuggling events on south Texas highways, one involving a stolen vehicle. On the evening of…

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New York City hostess attacked after asking Texas tourists for proof of vaccination

NEW YORK CITY, NY – A group of visitors in New York City got hostile after a hostess at Carmine’s Italian Restaurant asked them for proof of vaccination before being seated. “Officers…

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Iranian National Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items

SAN ANTONIO – An Iranian national was sentenced today to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Mehrdad Ansari,…

Indian national admits to role in government impersonation call center scam

HOUSTON – A 37-year-old Indian citizen who was illegally residing in Houston has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Between April…

Texas plastics corporation will pay nearly $3M for violating Clean Air Act

HOUSTON – Formosa Plastics Corporation has agreed to pay $2.85 million in civil penalties and improve its risk management program to resolve alleged violations of the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions of the…

Bristol Man Sentenced on Drug and Gun Charges

ABINGDON, Va. – A Bristol, Virginia man was sentenced last week to 21 and a-half years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug…

Judge Praises Former Narcotics Smuggler For Fixing Up His Life, Supporting His Family

Rigoberto Beltran, 38, was indicted on drug trafficking charges in connection with a marijuana smuggling operation he worked on with his brothers in McAllen, Texas, according to the Progress Times. Beltran pleaded…

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6-year-old unaccompanied migrant abandoned at Texas Walmart by human traffickers

EDINBURG, Texas – Border Patrol agents with the assistance of local law enforcement officers encountered an unaccompanied El Salvadoran child in Brownsville, Texas. They also arrested 34 individuals in multiple unrelated smuggling…

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Teriyaki Madness opens new restaurant in West Lake Cross Shopping Mall

Humble, TX – Teriyaki Madness and the investment firm Globofran are bringing the madness to Houston with the opening of their newest Restaurant Sherpas-operated shop in Humble. This is the fourth location…

Food & Dining

Former Monahans Businessman Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay over $1 Million in Payroll Taxes

ALPINE – A former Monahans businessman pleaded guilty today to 12 counts of failure to pay withholding taxes. According to court documents, George Wayne Johnson, 73, of Lawrenceburg, TN, was the owner…

Tax preparer convicted for tax fraud…again

HOUSTON – A woman has entered a guilty plea to falsely preparing tax returns following a prior order not to engage in that business, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Marcia…

Texas State Senator Breaks Down The Heartbeat Act: Here’s How It’s Enforceable

Abortion advocates who insist Texas’ Heartbeat Act places bounties on pregnant women’s heads are misrepresenting the legislation, Republican Texas state Sen. Brian Hughes told the Daily Caller News Foundation Friday. “I want…

US and World News

Memphis CBP Seize 2.85 Kilos of Fentanyl in Little Wooden Display Boxes

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – On Tuesday, August 24, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at an express consignment hub in Memphis, Tennessee examined a package described in the paperwork by the shipper…

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Woman sentenced for tax fraud on behalf of herself and many others

HOUSTON – A Texas tax preparer has been ordered to federal prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer…

Texas Man Wins Fastest Road To $1 Million Top Prize in Fort Meyers

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The Florida Lottery announces that Tanawat Yakong, 45, of Houston, Texas, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game at the Fort Myers District…

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Coordinated Law Enforcement Effort Dismantles California to Western Pennsylvania Drug Pipeline

PITTSBURGH, PA – Forty-seven individuals have been charged in six separate, but related, indictments with narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and firearms violations following a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking…

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Human Smugglers Now Pushing Migrants Into U.S. Through Sewer Systems

More Counterfeit COVID Vaccination Cards Seized by Chicago CBP

Man Sentenced for Role in International Human Smuggling Conspiracy

Monongalia County woman admits to drug charge

Stolen Truck Used To Smuggle Migrants in the Rio Grande Valley

New York City hostess attacked after asking Texas tourists for proof of vaccination

Iranian National Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items

Indian national admits to role in government impersonation call center scam

Texas plastics corporation will pay nearly $3M for violating Clean Air Act

Bristol Man Sentenced on Drug and Gun Charges

Judge Praises Former Narcotics Smuggler For Fixing Up His Life, Supporting His Family

6-year-old unaccompanied migrant abandoned at Texas Walmart by human traffickers

Teriyaki Madness opens new restaurant in West Lake Cross Shopping Mall

Former Monahans Businessman Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay over $1 Million in Payroll Taxes

Tax preparer convicted for tax fraud…again

Texas State Senator Breaks Down The Heartbeat Act: Here’s How It’s Enforceable

Memphis CBP Seize 2.85 Kilos of Fentanyl in Little Wooden Display Boxes

Woman sentenced for tax fraud on behalf of herself and many others

Texas Man Wins Fastest Road To $1 Million Top Prize in Fort Meyers

Coordinated Law Enforcement Effort Dismantles California to Western Pennsylvania Drug Pipeline

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