Imperial Valley News Imperial Valley News Center Chico Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing False Clam for FEMA Assistance in Connection with the Paradise Camp Fire Details Written by FBI
Sacramento, California - A Chico man pleaded guilty today to fraud in connection with a major disaster or emergency benefits, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Following the 2018 Camp Fire, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster assistance funds were available to qualified individuals who had emergency needs for housing, food, and other necessities due to losses incurred by the fire. To qualify for assistance based on home ownership, an applicant must have resided in the damaged home as their primary residence at the time of the fire.
Created: May 11, 2021 11:24 AM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The FBI executed a search warrant at the Lordsburg Police Department, according to the Hidalgo County Herald.
The federal agency is working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General and New Mexico State Police.
The warrant is sealed, but the Herald has learned that this is in reference to federal Stonegarden funds.
Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) is a program that provides funds for joint efforts to secure the U.S. border.
The Lordsburg Police Department is essentially out of commission for the time being.
The Hidalgo County Sheriff s Office and New Mexico State Police will be taking over their duties.
Sadruddin Twins Sentenced To 50 Months In Federal Prison For Pikeville Textile Plant, Tarp Frauds Friday, May 7, 2021
Twin brothers Rahim and Karim Sadruddin, 35, were sentenced on Friday to 50 months in federal prison for a fraud involving a touted textile plant for Pikeville that never opened and a scheme selling tarps to the government.
They appeared before Judge Travis McDonough.
As part of the plea agreement filed with the court, the Sadruddins each agreed to plead guilty to an Information charging them with two counts of wire fraud involving a Presidentially declared major disaster and emergency in violation of a section of federal law and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Illegal Alien Run Over and Killed by Border Patrol Vehicle
KINGSVILLE, TX – On April 29, 2021, at approximately 1:00 p.m., two illegal aliens were run over by a Border Patrol vehicle in Kenedy County near Kingsville, TX. One illegal alien, a male Honduran national, died on the scene as a result of his injuries. Another illegal alien was transferred to a hospital in Harlingen via air ambulance and was discharged later in the day after medical personnel determined he did not suffer any serious injuries.
At the time of the incident, Border Patrol Agents were patrolling an area known for smuggling activity when they observed fresh footprints believed to belong to illegal aliens passing through the area. Agents on foot and in vehicles continued to search the area which was covered with extremely thick and tall grass interspersed with groves of taller vegetation.