[Mrs. Xtrmst]

That should be "has anyone here heard anything..." By the way, as a result of this possible incident, I went looking to see if Annie Jacobsen had written anything recently. Here's an article from November 16 if anyone is interested.

http://www.womenswallstreet.com/WWS/article_landing.aspx?titleid=76&articleid=814

[tmp02]

San Diego indictment accuses 5 men of alien smuggling http://www.kesq.com/global/story.asp?s=2657095&ClientType=Printable San Diego indictment accuses 5 men of alien smuggling

SAN DIEGO Five San Diego County men have been indicted on charges they smuggled illegal immigrants from Eastern Europe into the United States.The indictment unsealed today in San Diego names Yervand Asriyants, Charles Altamos, Suren Chamian, George Leyfer and Justin Peltier. Prosecutors say the men conspired to smuggle the illegal immigrants across the border, mostly by driving them across the U-S-Mexico border.Prosecutors say that between December 2001 and March 2004, the group smuggled immigrants from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland.Asriyants allegedly was the leader of the group. He and Altamos appeared in federal court today. Leyfer and Peltier are to appear in court tomorrow. Chamian remains at large.

[JustPiper]

Bump and thanks for this from Annie