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Four Individuals Charged with Gambling and Tax Offenses
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- Written by DOJ DOJ
- Published: 22 May 2021 22 May 2021
Cleveland, Ohio - A federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, returned a superseding indictment on May 13, 2021, that was unsealed Tuesday, charging three Ohio men and one woman with conspiring to operate illegal gambling businesses and to defraud the IRS, among other criminal offenses.
Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Attempting to Commit an Attack at a Toledo-Area Synagogue
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 21 May 2021 21 May 2021
Toledo, Ohio - Damon M. Joseph, aka Abdullah Ali Yusuf, 23, of Holland, Ohio, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS, and attempting to commit a hate crime, for planning an attack on a synagogue in the Toledo, Ohio area.
Canadian National Sentenced for Human Smuggling Conspiracy
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- Written by Justice Department Justice Department
- Published: 21 May 2021 21 May 2021
Miami, Florida - A Canadian national was sentenced to 32 months in prison for conspiracy to bring undocumented immigrants to the United States for private financial gain in connection with his role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented immigrants from Sri Lanka through the Caribbean and into the United States.
Wellton Agents Intercept Interstate Smuggling Attempt
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 16 May 2021 16 May 2021
Yuma, Arizona - Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station intercepted a smuggling attempt along Interstate 8 Thursday morning.
Yuma Sector Canine Sniffs Out Fentanyl
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 16 May 2021 16 May 2021
Yuma, Arizona - A Yuma Sector canine working at the immigration checkpoint on Highway 78 near Blythe, California, sniffed out a sandwich bag containing fentanyl pills hidden in a suitcase Thursday morning.
CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Discover Half Ton of Marijuana in Trailer
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 16 May 2021 16 May 2021
Pharr, Texas - Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered over half a ton of alleged marijuana valued at $250,000 concealed within a commercial trailer arriving from Mexico.
CBP Officers Seize $297K in Unreported Currency at Port of Entry
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 16 May 2021 16 May 2021
Del Rio, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working outbound operations seized over $297,000 in undeclared currency in a single enforcement action.