Presidio CBP Officers Encounter Man Wanted for Murder
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Port of Presidio, Texas apprehended a man being sought for a fatal shooting that occurred on January 30, 2021, in…
Border Patrol Marine Unit Rescues Migrants from Dangerous Currents
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station rescued 12 undocumented migrants in the late afternoon of April 13. At approximately 3 p.m., Eagle Pass Station…
Ed Buck Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Providing Methamphetamine to Two Victims Who Suffered Fatal Overdoses
LOS ANGELES – Edward Buck, a businessman and long-time figure of West Hollywood politics, was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison for providing fatal doses of methamphetamine to two…
Jury Finds Tulsa Man Guilty of Drug, Gun Charges
A cocaine trafficker from Tulsa was convicted at trial of drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. After three days of trial and…
OVERRULED! Kentucky Lawmakers Override Dem Governor On Women’s Sports And Abortion
OVERRULED! Kentucky Lawmakers Override Dem Governor On Women’s Sports And Abortion Laurel Duggan on April 14, 2022 Kentucky legislators banned males from women’s sports and restricted abortions Wednesday, overriding the Democratic governor’s…
Man Receives Ten Year Prison Sentence for His Role in Prescription Drug Scheme Involving Montgomery Physician
Montgomery, Ala. – On April 11, 2022, Garren Charles Rogers, 36, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for his role in organizing a prescription drug scheme…
Local felon admits to smuggling nearly 100 in trailer
LAREDO, Texas – A 49-year-old Desoto man has entered a guilty plea to alien smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Dedrick Lindell Coleman pleaded guilty to smuggling 95 non-U.S. citizens in…
Charleston Man Sentenced for Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man was sentenced today to six months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Emmanuel Lamont Covington, 30, pawned…
Two Marketers Sentenced for Engaging in an Illegal Health Care Kickback Scheme
Two men were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for helping orchestrate a scheme where physicians received kickback payments in exchange for writing and referring expensive compounded drug prescriptions to OK Compounding, announced…
Douglas Elliman Realty Opens on Nantucket, MA
New Move Marks Real Estate Giant’s First Brick-and-Mortar Expansion to the Cape & Islands BOSTON, April 13, 2022 — Douglas Elliman Realty, one of the largest independent residential real estate brokerages in…
PROPERTY TAXES ON SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES RISE ACROSS U.S. IN 2021, TO $328 BILLION
Average Property Tax Also Up 2 percent, to $3,785, as Effective Rate Declines Slightly; Highest Effective Tax Rates in Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania IRVINE, Calif., April 14, 2022 — ATTOM,…
GREATER CHICAGO HAS A NEW GO-TO FOR CHILDREN’S COOKING CLASSES: LITTLE KITCHEN ACADEMY
“I am so excited to bring the gift of Little Kitchen Academy to Illinois,” said Randall Barba, franchise partner for LKA Chicago, LKA Naperville, and LKA Plainfield. “Teaching children practical life skills…
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Migrants Locked in Rail Cars
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Intelligence Unit rescued 50 undocumented migrants locked inside a rail car, April 12. At approximately 9 p.m., Del Rio…
Large Migrant Groups on the Rise in RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encounter two more smuggling attempts and large groups, resulting in 306 arrests. On April 12, Corpus Christi Border Patrol Station (CCT)…
RGV Agents Apprehend Five Gang Members
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13), a Sureno, and two 18th Street gang members in two days. On April 11, McAllen Border Patrol…
CBP Officers Seize $106K in Unreported U.S. Currency at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge Port of Entry seized $106,000 in bulk, unreported U.S. currency. “Our officers remain vigilant…
CBP Advises Traveling Public on Easter Egg Regulations
LAREDO, Texas – With the Easter festivities right around the corner, CBP is reminding the traveling public that cascarones (confetti-filled eggshells) are restricted to quantities of 12 per passenger and the shells…
Yelp Exec: Abortion Access Is ‘Fundamental’ To Women’s Success In The Workplace
Yelp Exec: Abortion Access Is ‘Fundamental’ To Women’s Success In The Workplace Laurel Duggan on April 13, 2022 A Yelp executive said women need access to abortions to be successful at work…
Man, 72, Convicted of Attempted Bank Robbery in Abilene
A 72 year-old El Paso man was found guilty of attempted bank robbery on Tuesday, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. After two days of trial…
Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported
A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to three months in federal prison. Fernando Garcia-Guerrero, age 35, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in…