Imperial Valley News Center
Prescription Opioid Strike Force Takedown Results in Charges Against 60 Individuals, Including 53 Medical Professionals
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Washington, DC - Attorney General William P. Barr and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex M. Azar II, together with multiple law enforcement partners, Wednesday announced enforcement actions involving 60 charged defendants across 11 federal districts, including 31 doctors, seven pharmacists, eight nurse practitioners, and seven other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in the illegal prescribing and distributing of opioids and other dangerous narcotics and for health care fraud schemes.
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Counts of Child Pornography Offenses
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Boston, Massachusetts - A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Tuesday to distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography charges.
Four Extradited from Peru for Operating Spanish-Speaking Call Centers
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Miami, Florida - Four Peruvian residents have been extradited to the United States, where they stand accused of operating a large-scale extortion scheme from 2012 through 2015, the Justice Department and U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced Tuesday.
Congress Must Act to End the Crisis on Our Border
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- Written by Michael R. Pence Vice President of the United States
Washington, DC - I saw firsthand the humanitarian and national security emergency that we face on our southern border last week, while meeting with the men and women of Customs and Border Protection in Nogales, Arizona. As those brave officers told me, we have a real crisis on our hands, and what’s driving it is the loopholes in our immigration laws that Congress has refused to close.
First Lady Melania Trump Unveils 2019 White House Easter Egg Festivities
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Washington, DC - First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald J. Trump invite this year’s Easter Egg Roll attendees to enjoy a variety of activities, including the time-honored Egg Roll and the Trump Administration’s Cards for Troops station. New to the Egg Roll this year: musical eggs and Be Best hopscotch. In recognition of the First Lady’s Be Best campaign, children will also have the opportunity to spread kindness by mailing postcards to anyone they choose – friends, family, members of the military – directly through a United States Postal Service mailbox that will be on the South grounds.
White House on the Prime Minister of Japan visit and the President and First Lady’s Upcoming Travel to Japan
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Washington, DC - Statement from the Press Secretary on the Visit of the Prime Minister of Japan and the President and First Lady’s Upcoming Travel to Japan:
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