Imperial Valley News Center
Court-packing is not an option for those disgruntled over the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh
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Washington, DC - “The notion of ‘court packing’ by adding more than the nine Justices already on the Court, might appear to have gained momentum among Democrats as a means of avenging the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. But, it is likely a far fetched notion,” according to Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].
Secretary of State Pompeo's Meeting With Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela
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Washington, DC - The Secretary met with Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela and Vice President and Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado today at the Presidential Palace in Panama City. The leaders reaffirmed the historical and longstanding U.S.-Panama partnership on bilateral and regional security and economic issues.
Iranian Television Personality Sentenced to Prison for Paying Bribes to Immigration Officers
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Los Angeles, California - A personality on a Persian-language television network who formerly acted as an “immigration consultant” was sentenced Thursday to one year and one day in federal prison for paying cash bribes to corrupt U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers in exchange for the immigration officers approving applications for citizenship.
Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the United States
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San Francisco, California - Derf Butler, owner and president of San Francisco-based Butler Enterprises, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with a federal construction contract, and making false statements to federal investigators, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett, and the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Inspector General Special Agent in Charge James Breckenridge. The plea was accepted by the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, U.S. District Judge.
La Quinta Conman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison in Fraud Schemes
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Riverside, California - A La Quinta man with a criminal history going back nearly five decades has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for masterminding a series of fraud schemes that cost victims nearly $2 million.
Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years For Sex Trafficking A Minor
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Sacramento, California - Tion Makeise Foster, 23, of Point Arena, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to twelve and one-half years in prison followed by ten years of supervised release for sex trafficking a minor, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
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