Imperial Valley News Center
Washington Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison in a Telemarketing Scam Targeting Elderly Citizens
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Sacramento, California - Joseph Nkunzi, 31, of Des Moines, Washington, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to four years and three months in prison for his involvement in a telemarketing scheme that defrauded senior citizens of hundreds of thousands of dollars, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
California Man Pleads Guilty to Shining Laser at Law Enforcement Aircraft
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Fresno, California - Timothy Earl Wilson, 46, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Woodland Hills Men Who Operated More Than $100 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving ATMs Plead Guilty
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Los Angeles, California - The president of a Calabasas firm that was used to run a Ponzi scheme that caused investors to loss more than $100 million pleaded guilty this morning to federal fraud charges.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrest Seven during Drug Smuggling Attempt
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Calexico, California - Tuesday, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Calexico station seized a 2006 Chevy Suburban and arrested seven individuals attempting to smuggle approximately 257 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of more than $154,000 near the intersection of Highway 98 and Interstate 8.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Rescues Distressed Man Lost on Mountain
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Ocotillo, California - Saturday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a distressed male Mexican citizen who became lost in the mountains west of Ocotillo while attempting to illegally enter the United States.
Bay Area engineer sentenced on child pornography charge
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San Jose, California - A Silicon Valley engineer who possessed one of the largest child pornography collections ever uncovered in the Bay Area has been sentenced to 59 months in federal prison, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
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