Imperial Valley News Center
Calipatria State Prison’s Drug Counselor, Inmates and Others Indicted in Drug Smuggling Conspiracy
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San Diego, California - Eight people, including a supervisory drug counselor at Calipatria State Prison and inmates who participated in the drug rehabilitation program, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that they were members of a network that smuggled methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana into the prison.
FBI, IRS, and Partners Identify Sinaloa-Linked Drug Trafficking Organization and Seize $2.3 Million in Orange County in Ongoing Wiretap Investigation
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Los Angeles, California - For the last two years, the FBI, IRS, and local law enforcement agencies have been investigating a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) with alleged ties to the area of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. The FBI has utilized several investigative techniques to identify multiple locations where members of the DTO conduct illicit large-scale narcotics and money laundering activities, to include wiretaps and surveillance, among others.
Two L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputies involved in Use-of-Force Incident against Shackled Inmate Sentenced to Prison
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Los Angeles, California - Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies who were found guilty after a two-week trial earlier this year of falsifying reports with the intent to obstruct justice related to their assault of a waist-chained inmate were sentenced to prison terms Monday.
Mexican Mafia Member who Controlled Latino Street Gangs in Orange County Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
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Santa Ana, California - A longtime member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang who controlled Latino street gangs in Orange County for at least three decades was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison after being found guilty earlier this year of federal racketeering offenses.
Critical NASA Science Returns to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft
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Washington, DC - A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:51 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 11, about 261 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with more than 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo, science and technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station.
FCC Proposes New Rule That Limits Harmful Impact of Robocall Debt Collection Loophole
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Washington, DC - As directed by Congress, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a proposed rule late on Friday to implement the new exception lawmakers created last year to the federal law that restricts robocalls. The proposed rule clarifies the scope of the exception in ways that will help limit the negative impact that could otherwise result from opening this loophole, according to Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports.
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