Imperial Valley News Center
CDPH Urges Health Care Providers to Adopt New National Tuberculosis Screening Recommendations
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Sacramento, California - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith urged health care providers to adopt new recommendations recently announced by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force calling for adults 18 years of age or older who are at increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) to be screened for the disease.
Dozen People, including Former Superior Court Clerk, Indicted in Bribery Scheme to ‘Fix’ Criminal Cases and Traffic Charges
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Santa Ana, California - After a grand jury issued a federal racketeering indictment alleging corruption by a former clerk in the Orange County Superior Court, authorities this morning arrested 10 defendants on charges stemming from a bribery scheme in which the clerk improperly and illegally resolved cases on terms favorable to hundreds of defendants without the knowledge of prosecutors or judges. Authorities expect to soon have two remaining defendants in custody.
Executive Director of Coachella Valley Surgery Center Named in New Indictment that Adds Charges in $50 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
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Santa Ana, California – A Rancho Mirage woman who was the executive director of a cosmetic surgery center has been named in a superseding indictment that adds new fraud and identity theft charges to a case in which she is accused of participating in a scheme that billed insurance companies $50 million for cosmetic surgeries that were falsely claimed to be “medically necessary.”
Magnitudes for Oklahoma Earthquakes Shift Upward
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Geological Survey is updating the official magnitude of the September 3, 2016 Pawnee, Oklahoma earthquake to Mw 5.8 (from 5.6), making it Oklahoma’s largest recorded earthquake to date.
Border Patrol Discover Meth in Car’s Door Panels
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Indio, California - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man on Interstate 10 suspected of smuggling methamphetamine on Thursday morning.
Border Patrol Seizes Weapon Cache, Arrests 4
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Oxnard, California - U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested three men and one woman at an Oxnard residence on Wednesday for their connection in the seizure of 13 high-powered firearms.
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