The ESL Free Press

Pakistani Charged with Immigration Fraud

Aftab Ali may have given money to the Times Square bomber without knowing it. However, he is charged with immigration fraud and making false statements.

 Ali came to the U.S. in August 2009 to marry his fiancée. He later married a different woman.  The charges say he got a job at a gas station in Brookline, Massachusetts, though he had no work permit. They also say he hid this job from the U.S. government.

The charges also say Ali borrowed $4,900 from his boss and gave it to Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square bomber. In return, Ali's family in Pakistan got an equal amount of money. Ali is not accused of knowing how Shahzad would use the money.

After Shahzad tried to set off his bomb in Times Square, agents searched Ali's apartment. They asked him about his status in the U.S. The agents say Ali made false statements, and didn't mention his job at the gas station.

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FBI Offers Reward for North Virginia Gunman

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information on a person (or people) who shot at military buildings in Northern Virginia several weeks ago.

No one was hurt in the shootings. They took place between mid-October and early November.

All the shots were fired from the same weapon, the FBI says. But there may be more than one shooter.

The shootings took place at night and early in the morning. The shooter (or shooters) may have had to explain being away from home or work.

The FBI says whoever is responsible may have had "a significant personal crisis" recently -- for example, divorce, losing a job, or not having enough money.

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Four Charged with Fake Kidnapping and Robbery

Four men in Overland Park, Kansas, have been charged with faking a kidnapping and bank robbery.

Michael Grace worked in a bank in the town. On November 10th, he was found in the bank, tied to a chair with duct tape. His nose was bleeding. He told FBI agents he had been kidnapped and forced to take money from the bank.

Video from the security cameras shows him in the bank with a masked man.

However, the charges say, Grace was not really kidnapped. He had stolen money from the bank and was covering this up. The masked man helped him. Another man drove them both to the bank, and a fourth man let Grace hide the stolen money in his car.

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Drug Mill Raided in New York

The Drug Enforcement Administration arrested four people and seized millions of dollars' worth of heroin in New York on Thursday.

The DEA had found out about a "heroin mill" in an apartment house. Agents had been watching the house for several days. On Thursday, they saw a man come out and put a garbage bag in his car. They told him who they were, and he drove away. The man had to stop in traffic soon, and the agents arrested him. In the bag, they found plastic envelopes and other packaging for drugs.

Back at the apartment house, agents found three workers packing heroin. Two escaped out the back door, but agents found them. All three were arrested.

About $6.5 million worth of heroin was in the apartment. Some was loose. Some was in small envelopes with brand names like "King Kong". Each envelope could be sold for $10 on the street.

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Legal Pad, Illegal Act

A man carrying a legal pad (with long yellow paper) robbed a bank in Houston, Texas, last Saturday.

He went in and gave the teller a threatening note. She gave him some cash. The robber left on foot. No one was hurt.

The robber was a black male, about 35 to 40, tall and thin. A reward of up to $5,000 is offered for information on him.

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Caregiver Caught Taking Money

A woman who took care of a sick man in his home has been sent to prison for neglecting him and trying to steal from him.

Micheline Ngouabou got this job through an agency in Washington, DC. She used someone else's name and ID, and told the agency she was trained in caring for sick people. The agency sent her to a man who had diabetes and kidney disease.

He noticed money missing after Ms. Ngouabou had been there. So he set up a video camera in his room. The man saw that, while Ms. Ngouabou was washing him, she would take money from a table near his bed. She did this when his back was turned.

The man was also harmed because Ms. Ngouabou did not take care of him the right way. She did not really have the training to do this.

She pleaded guilty and will go to prison for a year. She must also pay a fine, and is no longer allowed to work with sick people.

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Israelis Sent to U.S. for Trial

Seven Israeli citizens have been extradited (sent from their country to face charges) to the U.S.

They are charged with stealing $2 million from elderly Americans. The charges say they did this by:

• buying lists of people who entered contests
• calling these people and telling them they had won prizes
• asking for "fees" and "taxes" so the prize could be sent.

There was never really any prize. (People should not believe anyone who asks for money to send them a prize. If you win it, it will get to you.)

The U.S. Attorney says criminals in other countries who harm Americans will be brought to the U.S. and charged.

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Year in Prison for Threatening Muslims

A man in Maryland, USA, has been sentenced to a year in prison for sending a threatening email to a mosque (Muslim place of worship).

Ilya Sobolevskiy admits he emailed a member of the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center, saying he would “do WHATEVER it takes to eradicate Islam". He also made other threats.

The Center reported this to the FBI. Sobolevskiy was charged with an offense against the Center members' civil rights. He pleaded guilty.

He will also have to pay a $3,000 fine.

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Cross-Border Tunnel

The Drug Enforcement Administration has discovered a long tunnel between  California and Mexico. It has been used to move marijuana across the border.

DEA agents noticed "suspicious activity" at a warehouse in Otay Mesa, near San Diego, on Tuesday. A large truck was pulled up at the warehouse. When it left, the agents followed it to the border. They had border guards stop it.

The truck was searched, and 10 tons of marijuana were found inside. The driver and passenger were arrested.

Then agents searched the warehouse. (First they had to get a warrant -- permission from a judge. This is needed in the U.S.) They found 15 more tons of marijuana and the beginning of the tunnel.

The DEA told the Mexican military, who soon found the other end of the tunnel in a warehouse in Tijuana. The soldiers also found four more tons of marijuana.

The tunnel is 600 yards long. It has light, air vents, and a rail system. The DEA thinks it was built very recently.

The agents who worked on this case belong to the San Diego Tunnel Task Force.

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Fake Deportation

A married couple from Hemet, California, has pleaded guilty to posing as government agents.

Gregory and Karen Denny admit that they went to the home of a woman in their town. Denny said he was a policeman and had come to deport the woman (take her out of the country).

They searched the woman, handcuffed her, and took her to the Mexican border. Denny told border guards he was a U.S. Marshal. He tried to get them to take charge of the woman. But they refused.

The Dennys then took the woman to the San Diego Airport. Denny showed security workers a fake badge and ID. He said he was a U.S. Marshal taking a prisoner to a flight.

The couple could get up to three years in prison. Even if they don't, they may be ordered to get mental health treatment.

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