27th Meeting of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP)
Earlier today, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer was a featured speaker at the 27th Meeting of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP), in Nassau, Bahamas. Also speaking today was Miami DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Mark Trouville, who discussed the emerging drug trafficking trends in the Caribbean Basin.
The ACCP is made up of police commissioners from Antigua & Barbuda, An.... |
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Dominican Republic Will Support Haiti with Super Tucano Fighters
The Dominican Republic will support Haiti with combat planes and patrol boats in the fight against drug trafficking, by President Leonel Fernández’s express order, according to the head of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), Major General Rolando Rosado Mateo.
Rosado announced that President Fernández has given instructions, both to the DNCD and to the Armed Forces, “that the defens.... |
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NY moving to close ex-senator Espada's clinics
NEW YORK (AP) — The state health department is moving to close the struggling health care network founded by ex-politician Pedro Espada Jr. following his conviction on charges stemming from allegations he looted from the nonprofit clinics.
Representatives from Soundview Health Care Network said Friday they were working to stave off the closure and keep the struggling clinics afloat because pa.... |
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Dominican Senator Allege DRP Presidential Candidate Is Sponsored By Sinaloa Cartel
Santo Domingo, RD.- Wilton Guerrero, Peravia province senator said on Wednesday that opposition PRD party’s presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia, was transported to Sinaloa by the piloto of the drug cartel leader Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzmán.
The senator said that Chapo Guzman pilot, Chavez Ramirez, flown on February to Sinaloa with former president Mejia. The legislator challenged Mejia to s.... |
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FBI arrest false investors allegedly defrauded Dominicans in EEUU
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Janice K. Fedarcyk, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the arrests of JAMES MONAHAN, the owner of a real estate investment company called Panam Management Group, Inc., and EDWARD ADAMS, a New York based attorney, on mail and wir.... |
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Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested
Albuquerque, NM - The United States Marshal Service in New Jersey arrested a man accused in Albuquerque, NM of attempted murder. Frederico Enrique-Perez, (47) was one of the United States Marshals Service District of “New Mexico’s Most Wanted”. Enrique-Perez was wanted by the Albuquerque Police Department for attempted murder after stabbing a man several times with a knife. Enrique-Perez was add.... |
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Marshals Capture Elusive "Bobby Thompson"
Cleveland, OH – The United States Marshals Service captured one of America's Most Wanted and elusive fugitives who is accused of stealing millions of dollars that had been donated for the sole purpose of aiding U.S. veterans. “Bobby Thompson”, which was an alias, was on the run for over the last two years where he assumed numerous fictitious names and was known to alter his appearance. He was ch.... |
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6 charged in Puerto Rico drug trafficking ring
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal grand jury has indicted six men on charges of running a multimillion-dollar drug trafficking ring to import cocaine into Puerto Rico.
Dante Tagiaventi, a.k.a “El Viejo, was the ring leader. Rene Ramos Rivera, a.k.a. “Robin”; Francis Roman Tavales, a.k.a. “El Señor de los Caballos”; James Fonseca Rivera, a.k.a. “Jimmy”; and Samuel Ortiz Ojeda, a.k.a. “El Mae.... |
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A Dominican man was charged today in federal court with passport fraud.
Wady Joel Rodriguez, also known as Alexis Melendez-Rivas, 27, of the Dominican Republic and recently of South Boston, was indicted on charges of false claim to citizenship and false statement in application of U.S. passport.
The indictment alleges that on Sept. 14, 2011, Rodriguez falsely and willfully represented himself to be a citizen of the United States and willfully and knowingly made f.... |
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VINCHO - Dominican Officials Fear Growing Influence of Mexican Drug Cartels
SANTO DOMINGO — At first glance, Marino Vinicio Castillo RodrÌguez doesn’t look the warrior. Dressed in an impeccable, tailored suit, he’s the epitome of a successful second-generation attorney and grandfather.
But when Castillo talks about his fears for his country of nine million inhabitants, the humor drains from his eyes. He said the Dominican Republic is at risk of being overwhelmed by o.... |
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Federal indictments in case of $3 million, 40 kilos of cocaine
Two Englewood Cliffs, Leonardo Blanco, 52, and Michael Jiminez, 19, of Englewood Cliffs, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Newark in connection with the seizure of 40 kilos of cocaine and nearly $3 million in cash.
Both have been in federal custody since their Oct. 5, 2011 arrests following searches of their homes that turned up the drugs and more than $2.9 million, authorities said.
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Five Mexican Charged for Distributing Heroin That Led to Death of
21 Year Old Laurin Putnam
Sergio Quezada Lopez, 33, Braulio Acosta Mendoza, 34, Jose Romo Gonzalez, 22, Jose Aldan Soto, 30, and Julian Hernandez Castillo, 31, were charged in a federal indictment for conspiracy that resulted in the death of Laurin Putnam.
Laurin Putnam, 21, was found dead at her residence in Keizer, Oregon on April 16, 2012, from an apparent heroin overdose.
“We will not allow traffickers to r.... |
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The Art of Forgetting
Lost information of past childhood memories to where one has left their keys a few minutes prior, forgetting has left people frustrated and confused. Forgetting refers to a loss of encoded and stored information in a person’s long-term memory. When one tries to remember information lost, they pull from their storage. However, retrieval failure stops one from retaining the information they wanted.... |
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Crack cocaine dominican drug dealer faces 10-years prison
CONCORD — A Massachusetts man described as the head of a drug organization that distributed crack cocaine near the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, as well as in Massachusetts, was convicted of two drug charges in U.S. District Court.
A jury convicted Rafael Benitez, 45, of Lawrence, of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and the unlawful distribution of more than 280 grams of co.... |
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WATER
WATER
It takes 35 gallons of water to make one cup of coffee. Why? All the water used to cultivate the coffee beans. Similarly, it can take about 635 gallons to make one hamburger because of all the water required to grow feed for the cows.
The need for clean fresh water is increasing rapidly, too, as populations rise and standards of living improve around the world. In some places -- such.... |
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