New Studies for Stronger Pneumonia Vaccine

On October 15, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced funding that will help researchers find out if a higher dose of a vaccine for pneumonia can create a stronger immunity for older adults who received similar vaccines in the past.   According to the NIH, the new study will compare results from vaccines ...

Sunland Inc Includes Shelled/In-Shell Peanuts in Recall

On October 12, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Sunland, Inc. is extending its voluntary recall to include shelled and in-shell peanuts that were processed in the company’s Peanut Processing Plant.  The peanuts may contain Salmonella, and the affected products may or may not have an expiration date.   The ...

Second “Nuns on the Run” Defendant Arrested

On October 10, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced that a second defendant was arrested for the armed robbery that occurred in May 2011 at the TCF Bank branch in south Palos Heights.  The defendant’s name is Lyndon Germel Wesley, and he is from Markham.   He appeared ...

El Paso Superintendant Sentenced to Prison

On October 5, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced that Dr. Lorenzo Garcia, the former superintendant for the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD), was sentenced to 42 months in prison for defrauding the school district and the federal government as well.  He is also ordered to ...

Albuquerque Officials Investigating Three Separate Murders

On October 10th and 12th, the Federal Bureau of Investigation asked for the public’s assistance in three different murders in the Albuquerque area.  The public is encouraged to provide the FBI with any information that may help the investigations of the murders.   The FBI and the Navajo Nation Division of Public ...

Memphis Woman Gets 168 Months for Child Sex Trafficking

On October 11, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee announced that Kala Bray was sentenced to 168 months in prison for conspiring to engage in child sex trafficking and sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion.  Bray is 19 years old.   According to court documents, Bray worked ...

NYPD Officers Sentenced for Distributing Firearms/Stolen Goods

On October 10, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced that three former NYPD officers were sentenced for conspiring to transport firearms and stolen goods across state lines.  Eddie Goris was sentenced to 36 months in prison, and Richard Melnik and John Mahoney both received 21 months ...

Genovese Mafia Member Gets 25 Years for Racketeering

On October 11, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced that Emilio Fusco received 25 years in prison for racketeering and extortion crimes.  He is part of the Genovese Organized Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra.   In May of 2012, he was sentenced to one count of conspiring with ...

Former Peace Corps Volunteer Gets 15 Years

On October 11, 2012, the ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for South Africa announced that Jesse Osmun was sentenced to 180 months in prison for crimes during his time as a Peace Corps volunteer.  He received the prison sentence and 10 years of supervised release for ...

Finally Caught: Illegal Alien Wanted for Rape

On October 11, 2012, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) announced that it successfully tracked and apprehended the illegal alien after finding him in southwest Detroit.   The man’s name is Miguel Angel Davila- Ruiz.  He was wanted by the ICE on four counts of ...

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