Margarita’s on the Border and Homeland Security is Out to Lunch

Sep 012009
 
 01/09/2009  Posted by PMC at 04:10 on 01/09/2009 Comments Off
Margarita’s on the Border and Homeland Security is Out to Lunch

On July 1st, MTO reported on the arrest of Customs and Border Protection officer Margarita Crispin of El Paso and followed up on the story on April 21, 2008 when she entered a guilty plea to the charges against her. Andrew Becker placed this follow up in Mother Jones titled “Will Corruption Cross the Line?” The rumors about Margarita Crispin started soon after her first day as a customs officer in El Paso, Texas. In March 2003, Crispin started working the line at the Paso Del Norte bridge, across from Ciudad Juárez. Nearly one-fifth of all drugs seized coming across ….Read More

US Border Patrol agent arrested on bribery charges

Jan 292009
 
 29/01/2009  Posted by PMC at 08:36 on 29/01/2009 Comments Off
US Border Patrol agent arrested on bribery charges

FBI agents have arrested a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of accepting $39,000 in bribes and using his personal vehicle while in uniform to drive narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border in his patrol area. Border Patrol Agent Eric Raymond Macias, who was stationed in Deming, turned himself in to FBI agents Friday at their Las Cruces offices, the FBI said. Macias allegedly accepted $39,000 in bribes from a witness who was cooperating with investigators in exchange for helping the person smuggle what the agent believed was marijuana and cocaine through the border, according to records filed in U.S. District Court. ….Read More

Vice President Dick Cheney INDICTED!!! [UPDATED]

Nov 182008
 
 18/11/2008  Posted by PMC at 17:25 on 18/11/2008 Comments Off
Vice President Dick Cheney INDICTED!!! [UPDATED]

McALLEN, Texas-(AP) A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County’s federal detention centers. The indictment criticizes Cheney’s investment in the Vanguard Group, which holds interests in the private prison companies running the federal detention centers. It accuses Cheney of a conflict of interest and “at least misdemeanor assaults” on detainees by working through the prison companies. Gonzales is accused of using his position while in office to stop an investigation into abuses at the federal detention centers. Another indictment ….Read More

Border Patrol agent charged with drug counts

Jun 112008
 
 11/06/2008  Posted by PMC at 20:01 on 11/06/2008 Comments Off
Border Patrol agent charged with drug counts

McALLEN, Texas – A U.S. Border Patrol agent was charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine for allegedly helping two Mexican men smuggle 11 bricks of cocaine into the United States. Reynaldo Zuniga, a 34-year-old Border Patrol agent from Harlingen, was paid to pick up one of the men along the Rio Grande and then drive him to a fast food restaurant in Hidalgo, where the other man would pick him up, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. Zuniga, Luis Alfredo Cruz, 29, and Jose Luis Arteaga, 24, were arrested early Saturday morning, said Border Patrol spokesman Ricardo Rosas. All three ….Read More

Customs agent accused of selling fake travel permits

May 062008
 
 06/05/2008  Posted by PMC at 00:10 on 06/05/2008 Comments Off

LAREDO — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent arrested on charges alleging that he sold a fake travel permit to a Mexican national made his first court appearance on Monday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Ramiro Villareal Jr., 27, was arrested Thursday on a charge of accepting bribes for making and delivering fake travel documents, prosecutors said. During a hearing Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Diana Saldana ordered that Villareal be held on $100,000 bail. It is unclear if the agent has a lawyer. Prosecutors said Villareal’s alleged crime was discovered on April 30 when a Mexican national leaving the ….Read More

Reynosa Police Chief arrested by Federal Authorities

Apr 182008
 
 18/04/2008  Posted by PMC at 06:27 on 18/04/2008 Comments Off

MONTERREY, Mexico — The chief of police of Reynosa, the city across the Rio Grande from McAllen and Hidalgo, was detained by federal police Thursday, according to Mexican media reports and officials.Statements issued by Reynosa’s city hall said Juan José Muñiz Salinas was detained at 1:20 p.m. by federal police officers. City officials said the arresting officers presumably had a warrant requiring Muñiz to appear before federal authorities, but said they did not know about any charges against him. Mexican news media reported Muñiz was arrested on suspicion of collaborating with the Gulf Cartel, the regionally dominant narcotics smuggling organization. ….Read More

The Ethics of Senator Byron Dorgan (D)ND

Mar 152008
 
 15/03/2008  Posted by PMC at 11:39 on 15/03/2008 2 Responses »
The Ethics of Senator Byron Dorgan (D)ND

Has anyone ever wondered why a Senator from a nowhere state like Norht Dakota, would have such a passionate opposition to a Cross Border Truck Program that will not impact his state or constituents in the least? I have. As they say, “follow the money”! These politicians rarely do anything for the benefit of the people out of the goodness of their heart, and this arrogant little peckerwood is no exception. So what is his price to jump on the Teamster’s bandwagon? About $35,000.00, at least! In 2006, The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, was the ninth largest contributor to Byron ….Read More

Mexico extradites corrupt former US Border Patrol Agent!

Jan 312008
 
 31/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 17:17 on 31/01/2008 Comments Off
Mexico extradites corrupt former US Border Patrol Agent!

MEXICO CITY .- The government of Mexico extradited to the United States, an agent of the United States Border Patrol, accused of collaborating with drug traffickers for the entry of Mexican drug shipments into the United States through El Paso, Texas. With the surrender of former CBP agent Arturo Arzate Jr.. aka “Tury”, this brings to 103, the number suspects extradited abroad, of which 99 have been handed over to the American authorities, to date during the Presidency of Felipe Calderon. The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) announced the extradition of this border officer, who will be brought to ….Read More

Mexican cartels feeling the pressure

Jan 272008
 
 27/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 08:40 on 27/01/2008 Comments Off
Mexican cartels feeling the pressure

“There will be no retreat. We are not going to take a step back. The fight against crime is going to to be permanent, systematic.”

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