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Red Cross Six-Month Report On How Help Continues After Sandy
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- Created on Sunday, 28 April 2013 19:42
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Washington, DC - The American Red Cross today issued a six-month progress report on its work to help people affected by Super-storm Sandy.
Time to Replace the Sequester with a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
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- Created on Saturday, 27 April 2013 09:00
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Washington, DC - In this week’s address, President Obama said that because Republicans in Congress allowed a series of harmful, automatic budget cuts called the sequester to take effect, important programs like Head Start are now forced to reduce their services. After travelers were stuck for hours in airports and on planes this past week, members of Congress passed a temporary band-aid measure to stop the cuts that impact airlines - but they must do more to stop cuts to vital services for the American people.
Justice Department Returned $1.5 Billion to Victims of Crime since January 2012
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- Created on Friday, 26 April 2013 20:56
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Washington, DC - As the United States concludes its recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman announced that the Department of Justice’s Asset Forfeiture Program has returned more than $1.5 billion in forfeited assets to more than 400,000 crime victims since January 2012.
IPR Center partners with National Crime Prevention Council to teach shoppers about dangers of buying counterfeit goods
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- Created on Friday, 26 April 2013 20:49
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Washington, DC - Anyone who visits a website seized by the government for counterfeiting violations will now be met with a public service announcement (PSA) that educates them about the impact that such crime has on global economics and its links to organized crime.
Attacks on our Constitutional rights grow bolder and more frequent
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- Created on Friday, 26 April 2013 14:24
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Washington, DC - "Threats to our Constitutional rights seem to be growing bolder and more frequent. This week the mayor of New York City called for changes that would give the government even more power to pry into our private lives; last week documents turned up showing the IRS was telling its agents to disregard the need for a warrant for personal email, text message and private social media messaging," according to Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens.
Man Who Coerced 9-Year-Old to Take Nude Photo with Handheld Gaming Device Lands Federal Prison Sentence
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- Created on Thursday, 25 April 2013 21:11
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Houston, Texas - Spring resident Steve Correa-Franco, 33, has been ordered to prison for nearly 20 years following his convictions of enticement of a child and possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. He pleaded guilty to the charges Thursday, December 6, 2012.
Unsealed Indictment Charges Former U.S. Federal Employee with Conspiracy to Commit Espionage for Cuba
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- Created on Thursday, 25 April 2013 20:55
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Washington, DC - A one-count indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charging Marta Rita Velazquez, 55, with conspiracy to commit espionage, announced John Carlin, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Ronald C. Machen Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia; and Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.
Extradited Mexican man with ties to Zetas drug cartel sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for cocaine trafficking
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- Created on Thursday, 25 April 2013 20:50
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Corpus Christi, Texas - A Mexican man, who was extradited to the United States late last year, was sentenced Thursday to nearly 20 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas.
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