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"More arrested in cult case"
Baton Rouge Advocate ^ | 05/21/05 | Steven Ward
Posted on 05/21/2005 11:39:05 AM PDT by Graybeard58
"Tangipahoa sheriff alleges devil worship in child rape, animal sex case"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said Friday that members of a Ponchatoula church cult accused of sexually abusing children and animals told detectives they carried out the practices for years as part of a devil-worshipping ritual involving cat blood.
"This is hard to talk about and harder to believe, but some of the suspects have told us their intention in all of this was devil worshipping," Edwards said.
Investigators arrested four more people on Thursday who are allegedly implicated in the child and animal sex ring, one of them a woman who is married to the already arrested minister of the church."
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"How the Street Gangs Took Central America"
Real Clear Politics ^ | May/June 2005 issue of Foreign Affairs | Ana Arana
Posted on 05/21/2005 6:19:24 AM PDT by kellynla
Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/infra052005.htm
News Release
May 20, 2005
ICE ARRESTS 60 ILLEGAL ALIENS WORKING AT PETROCHEMICAL REFINERIES, POWER PLANTS, & OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN 6 STATES
-- ICE Investigation Began with 6 Arrests at Florida Nuclear Plant in March --
WASHINGTON, DC— Michael J. Garcia, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), today announced that ICE agents have arrested 60 undocumented aliens who performed contract work at 12 critical infrastructure sites, including seven petrochemical refineries, three power plants, a national air cargo facility, and a pipeline facility located in six different states.
The arrests, which represent the latest action in ICE’s ongoing efforts to protect critical infrastructure facilities nationwide, took place today and yesterday in California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. There is no evidence that any have terrorist ties or were engaged in a terrorist plot.
All the individuals were employed by Brock Enterprises, a company in Beaumont, Texas, that provides contract workers to facilities nationwide associated with the petrochemical industry, the nuclear industry, and other energy sectors. Brock Enterprises is cooperating fully with ICE and is not a target of the ongoing investigation. It is believed that many of these illegal workers presented fraudulent documents to Brock Enterprises in order to gain employment.
While ICE agents arrested all the individuals on administrative immigration violations, some could face potential federal criminal charges, if applicable, for violations that include re-entering the United States after deportation and use of fraudulent documents to gain employment. All of those arrested are from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
“The aliens arrested in this operation had access to sensitive critical infrastructure locations and therefore pose a serious homeland security threat. Not only are their identities in question, but given their illegal status, these individuals are vulnerable to potential exploitation by terrorist and other criminal organizations,” said Assistant Secretary Garcia. “These arrests demonstrate how ICE is using immigration laws to remove potential threats to some of the nation’s most sensitive facilities.”
The investigation began in March 2005, when ICE agents in Tampa, Fla., received information that certain contract employees working at the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant in Citrus, Florida, were illegal aliens. ICE agents subsequently arrested six illegal aliens performing maintenance work at the nuclear power plant. All were employees of Brock Enterprises of Texas. At least one of these individuals was later indicted on criminal charges for re-entering the country after deportation.
ICE agents in Tampa coordinated their investigation with ICE agents in Houston and Beaumont, Texas, who performed an inspection of Brock Enterprises to review employment records. The ICE audit revealed discrepancies involving an unspecified number of Brock Enterprises employees. ICE agents found that these employees were serving as contract workers at refineries, power plants, and other critical infrastructure locations around the country.
In furtherance of the case, ICE agents today and yesterday arrested 60 illegal aliens who performed contract work at the locations listed below. There is no evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of any of the companies that own the targeted refineries, power plants, and other facilities.
the Centerpoint Energy Power Plant in Jewett, Texas – 10 individuals
the Lagloria Oil & Gas Company Refinery in Tyler, Texas – 2 individuals
the Lyondell-Citgo Refinery in Houston, Texas – 20 individuals
the Phillips-Borger Refinery in Borger, Texas – 6 individuals
the Valero Houston Refinery in Houston, Texas – 1 individual
the Valero-Texas City Refinery in Texas City, Texas – 3 individuals
the Conoco-Phillips Refinery in Wilmington, California – 8 individuals
the Reliant Energy-Ormund BCH Power Plant in Oxnard, California – 2 individuals
the Sunoco, Inc., Refinery in Tulsa, Oklahoma – 5 individuals
the Entergy-Gerald Andrus Power Plant in Greenville, Mississippi – 1 individual
the Federal Express Air Cargo Facility in Memphis, Tennessee – 1 individual
the Gulf South Pipeline Company in Monroe, Louisiana – 1 individual
In accordance with ICE’s homeland security mission, ICE agents prioritize worksite enforcement efforts by focusing on investigations related to critical infrastructure, national security and employers who engage in egregious criminal violations.
Over the past few years, ICE agents have conducted several nationwide operations designed to remove illegal aliens found working at some of the nation’s most sensitive worksites, including airports, nuclear power plants, chemical plants and defense facilities.
At U.S. commercial airports alone, ICE has identified more than 5,800 unauthorized airport workers, arrested more than 1,100 unauthorized alien workers, and obtained 775 criminal indictments.
—ICE—