Imperial Valley News Center
Man Sentenced to 36 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Multiple Victims
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Lexington, Kentucky - Prince Bixler, 41, of Lexington, Kentucky, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Wier to 36 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $333,100 in restitution to three sex trafficking victims.
Serbian Founder of Digital-Asset Companies Indicted in International Cryptocurrency Scheme
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Los Angeles, California - A Serbian man was charged in an indictment Tuesday for his alleged participation in a coordinated cryptocurrency scheme in which he solicited U.S. investors using two fraudulent online investment platforms.
Man Pleads Guilty to Directing COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin - A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Wife of “El Chapo” Arrested on International Drug Trafficking Charges
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Washington, DC - The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, leader of a Mexican drug trafficking organization known as the Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested Monday in Virginia on charges related to her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking.
Former Owner of Aquarium Business Sentenced to Prison for Illicit Trafficking of Protected Reef Creatures
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Washington, DC - The Justice Department announced Monday that a Puerto Rico man was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for felony violations of the Lacey Act that involved the trafficking and false labeling of protected reef creatures as part of an effort to subvert Puerto Rican laws designed to protect coral reef organisms.
California DMV Really?
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Imperial, California - It was a case of COVID confusion that caused the Department of Motor Vehicles in California to send a driver a new license using a picture of her wearing a face-mask, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens.
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