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Tobacco smuggling is killing more people than illegal drugs
2009-09-21 04:46:00 Tobacco smuggling causes around 4,000 premature deaths a yearfour times the number of deaths caused by the use of all smuggled illegal drugs put togetherbut the UK government is not doing enough to tackle the problem, claim experts on bmj.com today. Professor Robert West from the Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre and his colleagues argue that more smokers would quit if cigarettes cost more, but at around half the price, smuggled tobacco is keeping the prices down........
Flordia: Iranian Woman Sentenced For Smuggling Night Vision Goggles To Ira
2009-03-06 19:55:00 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) ? An Iranian woman who surrendered to U.S. authorities hoping to get probation was instead sentenced Friday to more than five years in federal prison for her role in a scheme to smuggle military night-vision goggles to Iran.U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn imposed the sentence on 31-year-old Shahrazad Mir Gholikhan, a mother of twin daughters who insisted during her trial in December that she was innocent. She has already spent more than a year behind bars, which will count toward her sentence of five years and three months.Gholikhan previously said she would appeal.With an indictment hanging over her head, Gholikhan came to the U.S. voluntarily in late 2007 to plead guilty in a deal she expected would allow her to quickly return home. But her plea deal collapsed because of an error in the estimated sentence ? leaving her with a likely two years in prison ? so Gholikhan decided to go to trial, choosing to act as her own attorney.Gholikhan was convicted De...
Flordia: Iranian Woman Sentenced For Smuggling Night Vision Goggles To Ira
2009-03-06 19:55:00 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) ? An Iranian woman who surrendered to U.S. authorities hoping to get probation was instead sentenced Friday to more than five years in federal prison for her role in a scheme to smuggle military night-vision goggles to Iran.U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn imposed the sentence on 31-year-old Shahrazad Mir Gholikhan, a mother of twin daughters who insisted during her trial in December that she was innocent. She has already spent more than a year behind bars, which will count toward her sentence of five years and three months.Gholikhan previously said she would appeal.With an indictment hanging over her head, Gholikhan came to the U.S. voluntarily in late 2007 to plead guilty in a deal she expected would allow her to quickly return home. But her plea deal collapsed because of an error in the estimated sentence ? leaving her with a likely two years in prison ? so Gholikhan decided to go to trial, choosing to act as her own attorney.Gholikhan was convicted De...
Mugabe smuggling in arms via the DRC
2008-12-23 04:42:00 While the world is busy shipping in vital supplies including food and medicine to help the people of Zimbabwe, the UN reports that President Mugabe, who allowed the Harare area water system deteriorate because they “couldn’t afford” supplies, nevertheless managed to buy guns and other military weapons from China, smuggling them in from his friends ...
FBI Bust Middle Eastern Man Smuggling Weapons And Visas From US
2008-11-13 03:18:00 An FBI informant helped agents uncover a visa fraud and gun smuggling scheme run by two Annandale men, one of whom told the informant he could sell him a missile that ?can reach the Pentagon,? according to a sworn statement unsealed Monday.The investigation started when the informant met with Amjad Hamed, a Jordanian native and legal U.S. resident since 1978, in Hamed?s Annandale home in April 2006, the affidavit said. Hamed reportedly asked the informant to obtain visas for six associates who wanted to immigrate to the U.S. from Jordan and the West Bank.Hamed reportedly told the informant that three of the of the six passports and visas were for people who had been arrested by the Israeli government. Hamed added that he had been jailed in Israel three times. Months later, between May 2007 and June 2007, Hamed sold three firearms ? a fully automatic AR-15 assault rifle and two handguns, one with a serial number scratched off ? to the informant, the affidavit said.In June 2007, the ...
[Spiffy] A seemingly cunning solution to smuggling items past pesky border
2008-05-30 12:49:00 Reuters
Two Women Indicted For Smuggling Steroids, Animals
2008-05-14 09:10:00 I wouldn’t go this route but you have to respect the hustle of Pa Lor and Tia Yang. The two enterprising women from Minnesota hatched a plan that they thought would bring in some extra cash, instead they’re being indicted. The ladies have been charged with one count of conspiracy to smuggle wildlife and one count ...
By: You Been Blinded
Two arrests for fuel hoarding, smuggling
2008-05-14 06:55:00 Police have arrested two people for hoarding and attempting to smuggle fuel as protests escalated nationwide against a government plan to raise fuel prices by up to 30 percent. As anger builds, the indecisiveness of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration as to when fuel prices will be raised has been blamed for the widespread panic buying.Southeast Sulawesi Police spokesman Adj. Cmsr. Madong said Ibrahim used a passenger ferry to smuggle the kerosene out of Kendari, the provincial capital. Under Indonesian law, anyone smuggling or hoarding fuel is liable to a six-year prison term and a fine of up to Rp 6 billion. In the West Java capital of Bandung, police arrested a man identified as 33-year-old Edeng bin Kana for allegedly hoarding 960 liters of kerosene. Police seized the fuel, which he bought from a distributor over a period of days, at the suspect's kiosk on Jl. Soekarno-Hatta. "The suspect did not have a license to hoard fuel," said Snr. Cmsr. Hendro Pandowo, ...
Reid?s son pleads guilty to drug smuggling charges
2008-05-07 21:29:00 A son of Eagles coach Andy Reid is heading to state prison after admitting he smuggled narcotics into the Montgomery County Jail. Read More: Associated Press
By: NFL Connection
Ads seek ex-soldiers for smuggling jobs
2008-04-25 18:02:00 GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala is investigating radio advertisements seeking elite ex-soldiers, who have been known to work for drug cartels, to smuggle goods into Mexico, officials said on Thursday.
U.S. bus company owners indicted in drug smuggling conspiracy
2008-04-25 15:18:00 Editors Note: Despite what some of the “white trash” right wing blogs, whose mission in life is to trash Mexico is claiming, a US owned bus companies owners and employees came under indictment this week for using company equipment to smuggle drugs from the Rio Grande Valley to points north. Good catch, but why ...
By: Mexico Trucker
U.S. Attorney Blows Human Smuggling Case
2008-04-22 23:06:00 The U.S. Attorney in Maine is being accused of non-responsiveness by a Canadian Provincial Court. As a result, prosecution of three alleged human smugglers didn't happen. I'm not surprised. Whether it's a lack of resources or a lack of will,...
By: Diggers Realm
Former customs agent pleads guilty to drug smuggling charges
2008-04-22 07:24:00 "We rely on the integrity of federal officers to enforce the laws and ensure the security of our borders," U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton said after the sentencing Monday. "Agents who join forces with drug smugglers to subvert border inspections undermine border security in the most treacherous way. My office is committed to strengthening our border and will seek out, prosecute and punish those officers who betray their office and our trust."
By: Mexico Trucker
Married Bahamian Couple Accused Of Drug Smuggling Extradited To The United
2008-04-20 00:05:00 Dwight and Keva Major extradited: By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: A married couple accused of drug smuggling in the United States was extradited yesterday, following a five-year legal battle. The government handed Dwight and Keva Major over to US authorities, a day after the Supreme Court dismissed an application challenging the lawfulness of a warrant of surrender that was signed in 2006. That warrant was executed yesterday morning. The Majors will appear before a Florida judge on Monday morning, according to Daniel O'Connor, the political, economic and public affairs chief at the United State Embassy in Nassau. Former Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell signed the warrant when the couple had no pending appeal against the Appeal Court's decision that they be extradited. At that stage, their lawyer had only filed a notice of intention to appeal the decision. The Majors lost their battle against extradition at the Privy Council last Novemb...
Man acquitted over false-leg iguana smuggling
2008-04-13 17:54:00 A man has been acquitted of the innovative crime of smuggling iguanas from Fiji in his hollowed-out prosthetic leg.
Man acquitted of smuggling iguanas
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2008-04-12 06:27:00 AP - A jury acquitted a man of smuggling endangered iguanas in his hollowed-out prosthetic leg but convicted him of concealing and possessing the endangered species.
Man acquitted of iguana ?leg? smuggling
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2008-04-12 05:01:00 AP - A Long Beach man has been acquitted of smuggling iguanas in his hollowed-out prosthetic leg. However, a jury on Thursday found Jereme James guilty of concealing and possessing Fiji Island banded iguanas. The neon green-striped iguanas are endangered species, prosecutors said.
Swiss woman's acquittal of smuggling stimulants into Japan upheld
2008-04-10 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}An appeal court has upheld a lower court's acquittal of a Swiss woman indicted for smuggling stimulants into Japan.The Tokyo High Court thus dismissed an appeal by prosecutors against a district court ruling that found the 28-year-old defendant not guilty of violating the Stimulants Control Law.The woman was initially released shortly after the district court ruling, but was detained again. She was later freed following the appeal court's acquittal. ...
3 Pinoys arrested in LA for alleged human smuggling
2008-04-05 00:16:00 LOS ANGELES?Authorities say the leaders of a human smuggling operation have been arrested on suspicion of bringing fake taekwondo athletes from the Philippines. Agents from the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday announced the arrests of three Filipinos on suspicion of smuggling workers into the US. Authorities say Philippine nationals Rodolfo Deafeliz and assistant ...
Smuggling route led to Peru jail
2008-03-31 08:15:00 LIMA, PERU It seemed a sweet deal: A free vacation to South America. All expenses paid, and a hefty cash bonus. Just bring a parcel back home to Europe.
By: Get rich
It’s Springtime and Agents see surge in human smuggling
2008-03-30 23:58:00 Though springtime typically sees a spike in illegal border crossings, activity has been heavier than usual in Laredo, immigration officials said. In the past two months, agents have thwarted several attempts to smuggle people in large tractor-trailers, charging 41 people — American truck drivers and others — with smuggling. They detained 376 undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central America, each of whom paid $500 to $3,000 for the trip. The discoveries were made by Border Patrol agents working at inland checkpoint stations, such as the one on Interstate 35 north of Laredo. The agents turned the American truck drivers over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which works with the U.S. attorney’s office to prosecute them.
By: Mexico Trucker
[Updated] Laredo Trucks Drivers, Others Charged in Massive Human Smuggling
2008-03-26 23:43:00 They are believed to have smuggled hundreds of illegal immigrants into the United States but now, 41 truck drivers, guides, brokers, recruiters and smuggling leaders are facing criminal charges. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents started the investigation in Laredo but made the arrests across several American cities over the last seven weeks. Investigators said ...
By: Mexico Trucker
[Updated] Laredo Trucks Drivers, Others Charged in Massive Human Smuggling
2008-03-26 23:43:00 They are believed to have smuggled hundreds of illegal immigrants into the United States but now, 41 truck drivers, guides, brokers, recruiters and smuggling leaders are facing criminal charges. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents started the investigation in Laredo but made the arrests across several American cities over the last seven weeks. Investigators said the group used truck drivers to smuggle at least 376 illegal immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras into the United States. Most of the immigrants were discovered tractor trailers and attempting to pass through different checkpoints in and around Laredo. Most of the discoveries were made during routine inspections after they noticed suspicious activity coming from inside the trailers or they were alerted by on-site canines on duty. Each immigrant allegedly paid $500 to $3,000 depending on their destination. All 41 of the accused human smugglers have already appeared before a...
By: Mexico Trucker
Indians ‘involved’ in missile technology smuggling
2008-03-19 18:43:00 Dawn -- An employee of the Indian Embassy in Washington and Indian government agencies conspired with an Indian businessman to obtain secret weapons technology from US companies, the US Justice Department said. The technology they tried to smuggle to India included microprocessors and electronic components used in the development of ballistic missiles, space launch vehicles and fighter jets.The businessman, Parthasarathy Sudarshan, entered a guilty plea in a federal court in Washington, admitting that he was part of the arms conspiracy.The plea suggests that the Indian government violated a ‘pledge’ made in 2004 that it would not try to bypass US export-control laws and regulations imposed after India tested a nuclear weapon in 1998.Documents by the Justice Department showed that Mr Sudarshan worked closely with an Indian Embassy employee identified only as “co-conspirator A”.
Man Pleads Guilty in Largest Apparel Smuggling Case
2008-03-04 21:41:00 The owner of a Los Angeles-area trucking company pleaded guilty in federal court here this morning to a federal charge stemming from his role in a massive apparel smuggling plot that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigators describe as the largest commercial fraud scheme ever uncovered on the West Coast. Armando Salcedo, 45, owner of ...
Man Deported 14 Times Arrested Again for Human Smuggling
2008-02-20 03:41:00 The guy was caught driving a Chevy Venture with 13 people in it: A man who already has been caught and deported 14 times has been picked up in Colorado again on charges of human smuggling. Eagle County authorities arrested Israel Robles-Gaytan during a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Eagle County Monday morning. Deputies said they found him driving a Chevrolet Venture van with 13 people who didn’t have proper immigration papers. The traffic stop was initiated because the vehicle’s license plates were obstructed, according to the deputies. What good is deporting these criminals if we are just going to keep the door wide open for them to come back in, and bring as many people as they can fit into a Chevy Venture? Secure the border first. The fact that this guy has been deported 14 times is a testament to how porous the border actually is. ShareThis
Customs at Jakarta`s int`l airport foil weapon smuggling attempt
2008-02-12 00:10:00 Customs officers at Jakarta`s Soekarno-Hatta international airport have foiled an attempt to smuggle in an assortment of fire arms and ammunition hidden in car part packages from the United States, a spokesman said. The authorties have already picked up the person to whom the consignment was addressed -- an Indonesian living in Bandung, West Java, identified as Andreas Kodijat. "The fire arms were concealed in packages officially containing vehicle spare parts," the head of the airport customs service`s investigation and action section, Eko Dharmanto, said in Tangerang on Monday night.The customs officers found 20 long-barrel guns, six hand guns, 399 rounds of caliber 368 and 338 guns, handy talkies, ammunition and gun-butt making tools. The offense was punishable with a maximum jail sentence of 20 years or death, he said. The sender of the contraband was a US citizen by the name of Gary D Funderburg of 6498, New York 30th Terrade, Bethany, USA.Indonesia News Blog: htt...
Israeli officials: Hezbollah smuggling rockets into south Lebanon under U.N
2008-02-10 16:12:00 Hezbollah guerrillas have smuggled hundreds, if not thousands, of rockets and anti-tank missiles into southern Lebanon without being detected by U.N. observers, senior Israeli security officials believe. Beefed-up U.N. forces were stationed in south Lebanon after the monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006, partially to keep the guerrilla group from smuggling weapons into the ...
By: 1913 Intel
Secret Undercover Semen Smuggling Ring
2008-02-04 15:48:00 Over in my post “Timing is a Bitch“, Jan from the Poodle and Dog Blog commented to muse on just how often canine semen gets stopped at the border for ‘inspection’. I’d like to say ‘never’, and for most people, that answer would probably be true. I, on the other hand, apparently run a sort ...
Cloned business and law enforcement vehicles used as a smuggling tool
2008-01-27 19:44:00 (Picture of “toy” Border Patrol vehicle courtesy of SpongeBob22 at Flickr) It appears that the criminals exploiting our notoriously “not very secure” Southern border have a new tool in their arsenal. Vehicles bearing fake logos of the Border Patrol, Fedex, DirecTV and everyone’s favorite source of outsourced goods, “Walmart” are being used to smuggle illicit merchandise and ...
West Bengal intercepts trucks smuggling birds from flu area
2008-01-23 09:25:00 Residents in West Bengal intercepted six vehicles smuggling birds from a bird flu infected area. The six vehicles, which were interpreted by villagers at Nalhati, a bordering village along the Bengal-Jharkhand border, contained stock collected from different places in Birbhum where avian influenza has spread. Most of the stock was from Rampurhat's two blocks, rest from other blocks and Bakreswar. The police moved the recovered stock to a riverbank and buried the culled chicken. Villagers residing in Rampuhat reeling under bird flu have decided to sell off their stock in Jharkhand. "I was taking the chicken in the tempo when the villagers stopped my vehicle. They called the police and handed us over. We were taking the chicken to Jharkhand," said Imtiaz Ali, the driver who was smuggling out his stock of chickens. The government compensation for the culled birds is Rs 40 for a country chicken, Rs 30 for poultry and Rs 10 for every chick, which the villagers claim as 'ina...
By: B4U India
Ellen Pompeo Promises She?s Not Smuggling Any Food into the Country
2008-01-17 01:29:00 Ellen Pompeo found herself stuck at the Los Angeles International Airport in quite a quandry when she was told by TSA officials that with with two passports in her possession, she didn't have valid identification. However, after some coaxing, it looks as if she and her husband, Chris Ivery, were able to continue to their destination. I have a feeling that as skinny as she is and with all of those massive layers of clothing she was wearing, they were confused when they didn't see the last name "Olsen" on her ID. Photos: Bauer-Griffin Online (Hint - Right-click on the image thumbnails with your mouse to open them in a new tab or window.)
Conch Smuggling Nets Record-High Fine
2008-01-10 22:56:00 A company in Vancouver, British Columbia, was assessed a record-high fine of $78,566.94 after pleading guilty to two counts of trafficking in meat from the endangered Queen conch. Photo courtesy of...
By: Green Options
Pinoys plead guilty to ?smuggling? of RP teachers to Texas
2008-01-08 02:39:00 Two Filipinos facing trial in Texas on a white-collar smuggling scheme to import Filipino teachers have pleaded guilty before a federal court in El Paso to conspiracy to defraud the US government. Noel Tolentino and his mother, Florita Cedro Tolentino, face up to five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines at their sentencing ...
Russia: Report Reveals Rampant Smuggling of Radioactive Materials
2008-01-06 14:56:00 In a troubling disclosure, the Russian Federal Customs Service has revealed that authorities thwarted more than 850 attempts to smuggle highly radioactive materials in and out of Russia in 2007. Eighty-five percent of these smuggling attempts were going into the country, and 15 percent were going out. Read More…
By: 1913 Intel
Worlds Craziest People Smuggling Pics
2007-12-30 23:40:00 These astonishing pictures show the lengths desperate immigrants go to in order to reach Europe.In one image, two men have managed to hide themselves inside the front seats of a Mercedes, with their heads jammed into the plastic head rests. With a pair of human-traffickers sitting right on top of them, on the hollowed out seats, ...
UK soldiers smuggling weapons?
2007-12-17 19:27:00 LONDON, Dec. 16 (UPI) — Military officials say some returning British soldiers are smuggling confiscated Iraqi guns back to the United Kingdom. The British Army has uncovered guns hidden in gas tanks of military vehicles, as well as in the gun barrels of tanks and large artillery pieces, The Independent reported Sunday. British authorities fear weapons confiscated ...
UMS grad gets death in China for smuggling heroin
2007-12-04 06:58:00 Daily Express News - 04/12/2007PASIR PUTEH: A 24-year-old woman from Kelantan - Umi Azlim Mohamad Lazim- has been sentenced to death by the Guangzhou High Court in China for trafficking in 2,983 grammes of heroin.Her mother, Umi Slaia Ibrahim, 45, said the family who did not get any news from her for one year and were shocked to receive a letter dated July 12 from Wisma Putra that her daughter was being held in China since Jan 19. She was sentened to death on May 15 and has two years from the date of conviction to lodge an appeal.We did not hear from her for months and suddenly we received news that she was held in China and has been sentenced to death. This is so distressing."I was told the drugs were received in Bangkok and to be given to a Nigerian known as 'UG' on her arrival at Shantou," Umi Slaia said at her home at Kampung Tok Kamis here Monday.The drugs were found hidden in her luggage on arrival at Shantou.Umi Azlim is a Universiti Malaysia Sabah graduate and said to have...
Jennifer Lopez is pregnant or smuggling Hobbits in her dress
2007-12-04 05:12:00 These pictures of Jennifer Lopez were taken last night, and they answer my burning question of what J-Lo would look like if she were super pregnant and standing next to Skeletor. Now I finally know and it turned out to be way more sweaty and awkward then I could?ve possibly imagined. Awesome. I guess being pregnant ...
Concerns about Mobile Phone Smuggling
2007-11-29 04:13:00 Since Slate was kind enough to cite my thoughts on Syria’s attendance at the Annapolis Conference in its daily feature Today’s Blogs I thought I might return the favor. Yesterday Slate’s Hot Document section published a PowerPoint briefing given by the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center to a Department of Agriculture workshop on Animal & Plant Biosecurity. The document is unclassified, but For Official Use Only (which...(read more)
Germany found involved in smuggling nuclear equipment to Iran
2007-11-23 00:44:00 An illegal network to smuggle nuclear equipment from Russia to Iran has been arrested in Germany. Investigators say that it goes about shipments in the sum of 150 million dollars ? the tip of the iceberg. A Berlin-based company Vero Handels GmbH making electric and chemical household goods was used as a cover up for ...
By: 1913 Intel
Smuggling nukes through Canada easier than Mexico
2007-11-18 03:00:00 OTTAWA — On Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, a silver SUV stopped on a dirt road along the Canada-U.S. border and a man in a windbreaker and jeans emerged toting a gym bag containing four small canisters of weapons-grade uranium. He walked about eight meters through a scrub field, past a stone obelisk marking the international boundary ...
By: Mexico Trucker
Colombia finds homemade cocaine-smuggling sub
2007-11-17 05:15:00 Colombia finds homemade cocaine-smuggling sub
Where there?s a will - Prison workers accused of smuggling immigrants
2007-11-15 13:34:00 Two guards and two of their supervisors at a South Texas immigration prison were charged with trying to use their positions to smuggle more than two dozen undocumented immigrants into the country, according to federal prosecutors. The U.S. attorney’s office in Houston said Tuesday that the four prison employees had worked out a shrewd ...
By: Mexico Trucker
BAM! Feds Investigate Blackwater Silencer Smuggling
2007-11-01 20:08:00 By- Suzie-Q @ 12:10 PM MST Time to update the ol’ Blackwater investigation tally. NBC reports that federal investigators are probing the company’s exportation of “dozens” of silencers to Iraq and elsewhere. It’s illegal to do so without permission from the State Department. NBC reports that a whole bevy of agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco ...
By: Suzie-Q
JFK airport workers charged with smuggling
2007-10-16 23:39:00 NEW YORK (AP) -- Airline workers were charged Tuesday with helping drug traffickers smuggle heroin and cocaine through , authorities said. Authorities say they've arrested 18 people in connection with a drug smuggling ring at JFK airport.
By: Get rich
Former Border Patrol admits smuggling illegal immigrants
2007-10-16 18:00:00 SAN DIEGO ? A former U.S. Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty Friday to taking $100 for each carload of illegal immigrants that he helped get past one of his agency’s highway checkpoints.Jose Olivas Jr. admitted scouting a Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 5, north of San Diego, in his personal vehicle and then calling an ...
By: Mexico Trucker
Murder suspect held for smuggling boat spare parts from Norway to LTTE terr
2007-10-13 18:10:00 Murder suspect held for smuggling boat spare parts from Norway to LTTE terrorists- Chennai
Illegal Weapons Exports Up, US Says
2007-10-11 17:33:00 U.S. missile technology, fighter jet parts and other wartime equipment increasingly are being illegally smuggled to China and Iran. In the last week, two Utah men were charged with trying to illegally sell parts for F-4 and F-14 fighter jets over the Internet to Canadian buyers. Iran is the only nation that still flies the F-14. Additionally, ...
By: The Hot Joints
Seinfeld Scam :Suspects Arraigned In Pop Can Smuggling Ring
2007-09-28 12:46:00 Authorities in Detroit said they arrested 10 people and seized more than $500,000 in cash after breaking up a smuggling ring that collected millions of beverage containers in other states and cashed them in for 10 cents apiece in Michigan.The 10 people were arraigned on charges ranging from false pretense, a possible 5-year felony to running a criminal enterprise, a possible 20-year sentence.A
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