Yuma News
New United States Border Patrol Chief has Ties to Yuma
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 12 August 2018 12 August 2018
Yuma, Arizona - Today, Carla Provost, was officially selected to be Chief of the Border Patrol. She previously served in command staff roles at Yuma Sector.
Operation Guardian Support Air Assets Critical to Border Security
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 12 August 2018 12 August 2018
Tucson, Arizona - Casa Grande Border Patrol agents apprehended 17 illegal aliens and seized 10 bundles of marijuana during two incidents Tuesday with the assistance of Arizona National Guard soldiers using a UH-72 Lakota helicopter.
Nogales CBP Officers Seize $844K in Hard Drugs
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- Published: 12 August 2018 12 August 2018
Nogales, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Nogales arrested two Mexican nationals and a U.S. citizen involved in connection with failed attempts to smuggle nearly 104 pounds of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine into the United States on Wednesday.
Border Patrol Agents Rescue Female in the Desert
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 12 August 2018 12 August 2018
Sierra Blanca, Texas - The rescue of a female in the desert in west Texas culminated after Agents from the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol Station apprehended four male illegal aliens from Mexico and Guatemala near the Consuelo Ranch on April 7.
Air Interdiction Agent from the McAllen Air Branch Rescues Drowning Woman
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- Published: 12 August 2018 12 August 2018
La Joya, Texas - A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Air Interdiction Agent jumped into the Rio Grande to save a drowning woman.
IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft
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- Written by DOJ DOJ
- Published: 12 August 2018 12 August 2018
Atlanta, Georgia - An Atlanta, Georgia resident pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of aggravated identity theft for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Byung J. Pak for the Northern District of Georgia.
Colorado Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $7 Million Biodiesel Tax Credit Fraud Scheme
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- Published: 12 August 2018 12 August 2018
Washington, DC - A Colorado business owner pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to impair and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for his role in a $7.2 million renewable fuel tax credit scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.