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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

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The Threat Matrix

The title refers to a daily report given to the president of the United States detailing the most serious terrorist threats against the country. To tackle those threats, the government has formed a top-notch task force to infiltrate the terror cells and cut off the danger.

"Every morning, the president receives a list of the top ten terrorist threats - this list is known as the threat matrix."

We here at FR are trying to be in conjunction with the daily reports around the world that involve threats. We try to provide a storehouse of information that takes hours of research.

YOU be the judge and get informed!

Expert: Al-Qaida Has Presence In South Florida
Full Story

MIRAMAR, Fla. -- Despite the massive federal, state and local law enforcement effort to stop terrorists from entering the United States, there is no strong evidence of how well it is working.

Many experts are concerned that there are plenty of terrorists or sympathizers already in the country who have been here for years. Some are even citizens.

The Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers were the first wave and now the increasing number of arrests seems to signal a second wave of terrorism in South Florida.

Related:
Court is told of 2 U.S. citizens' alleged Al Qaeda plot
Map: Islamic Terrorist Network in America (2003)

"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat."

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[nw_arizona_granny]

We have a lot of foreign doctors in this area, I am not up to date on them, but know that in the 1980's and 90's, you could not visit an American born doctor.

Think of the mess, if they all go to their birth country at the same time.

[Domestic Church]

This one's just for background info as it may be pertinent given the bend towards astronomy by many in the Islamic world:

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/27may_approachingmars.htm

[freeperfromnj]

l-Zarqawi group releases propaganda tape

7/1/2005, 6:25 p.m. ET
By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD
The Associated Press

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — A propaganda video purportedly made by al-Qaida-linked terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi shows suicide attacks against U.S. soldiers and Iraqi forces and emphasizes that the war being waged by Iraqi insurgents is in retaliation for America's war against Islam.

"The American soldier is a coward and an easy target for the holy fighters," says a speaker said to be al-Zarqawi, on the undated video, posted on militant Web sites Wednesday.

The 46-minute video opens with old footage of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden walking in a mountainous area before moving to clips of suicide operations across Iraq. The authenticity of the voice couldn't be immediately verified, but the recording sounded similar to al-Zarqawi's previous audio tapes.

The voice said the March 2003 war against Iraq "was unjust war by the head of infidelity, America." He called President Bush an "idiot" for announcing an end to major hostilities in May 2003, saying the war "has just started."

"Jihad (holy war) is for God's word to prevail" and that's why "the blood of Muslims in Iraq has mixed with that of their brothers from Muslim countries," the speaker said in reference to other Arabs who have gone to Iraq to join the insurgency.

The video shows clips of suicide attacks on American soldiers and Iraqi forces in Baghdad, Mosul, Talafar, Nasseriya, Youssefiya and several other Iraqi locations. It also shows groups of suicide bombers, laughing with many weapons lying nearby.

The video showed multiple images of burning Humvees and police cars, explosions at the United Nations headquarters in Iraq and buildings on fire with heavy, black smoke. Sounds of gunfire are interspersed with poetry praising heroism and martyrdom.

A group of "martyrs managed to break America's false pride, and this oppressive power, which has persistently sought to undermine this religion, seemed like a toy to a fearful monster," the speaker said.

"America came here just to humiliate Muslims and to obliterate the rituals of this religion."

The tape includes a voice recording of an Iraqi woman who says she lost a son in an attack in Fallujah, in which her house was destroyed and she was arrested. "I wished death for myself rather than the humiliation that I have witnessed," she said.

In October 2004, an Internet statement said al-Zarqawi's group declared allegiance to al-Qaida and "father of all fighters," or Osama bin Laden. Known then as Tawhid and Jihad — Arabic for "monotheism and holy war," the group later changed its name to al-Qaida in Iraq.

Bin Laden endorsed al-Zarqawi as his deputy in Iraq in an audiotape in December.

Al-Zarqawi has a $25 million bounty on his head, the same as bin Laden.

[freeperfromnj]

Link

http://www.nj.com/newsflash/war/index.ssf?/base/international-24/1120255684113340.xml&storylist=iraq

[Rushmore Rocks]

Glad to hear things went well with you, Ian.

Now put your feet up and relax.

[Cindy]

Well, AMEN!

Now put your feet up and relax.

[Cindy]

Thanks to freeperfromnj for the link which connects with post no. 2737.

[Cindy]

Thanks to Calpernia for pinging me to Backhoe's ongoing thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1380062/posts


"Thunder on the Border-- (Minuteman Project)"
various FR links & stories | 04-08-05 | the heavy equipment guy

Posted on 04/08/2005 1:57:23 PM PDT by backhoe

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/07/006905print.html

July 01, 2005

Dutch Muslims receive terror training

Including one of the 9/11 hijackers. Here's a translation of an article in today's Telegraaf newspaper, with thanks to Cid Martel:

At least four young Dutch Muslims received training these last couple of weeks in Syria and are now ready to blow themselves up with fragmentation bombs. DVD s show them detonating explosives in mock supermarkets and bus stations. Three of them are Moroccans from Amsterdam, one is from Surinam.
All have been recruited by the Jihad-commuter network of Parisian imam Raouf Ben Halima, a leader of the notorious Tabligh movement.

Here is a translation of another article, this one from Dagblad van het Noorden:

According to Henk Koch, director of educational centre Interborg in the Dutch city of Leek, one of the 9/11 hijackers was a student at his school.
At one point we got a visit from the BVD. They had managed to track him down all the way to De Borgen. He had a different name then, this was in the early days of Interborg. We had to delve deep into our archives to get all the information above water. We succeeded but we never heard from him again.

Posted at July 1, 2005 06:38 PM

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=18631

"Symposium: Muslims in France: A Ticking Time Bomb?"
By Jamie Glazov
FrontPageMagazine.com | July 1, 2005

[Cindy]

http://www.nationalreview.com/mccarthy/mccarthy200507011134.asp


July 01, 2005, 11:34 a.m.
"Case Not Dismissed"
Ahmed Hikmat Shakir & the 9/11 Commission.

[MamaDearest]

I have had dogs and cats that I am sure if I had asked a serious question, would have given me a better answer than most of the politicians in Washington.

I agree and some mama cats are a heck of a lot better mothers than some I've seen on 2 legs. They don't let their kittens out of their sight and constantly preen, feed and care for them. I've never seen a mama cat purposely hurt her little kittens.

[MamaDearest]

...over the last one who kept a woman under his desk to release it...

Bill Clinton passed up on the chance to bring in Bin Laden (which would have been substantial); instead gaining his legacy by sitting at his desk and promoting cigar usage.

[Cindy]

Thanks to Calpernia for the ping to this thread.

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1434987/posts


"Dig continues at Nuevo Laredo ranch (Mexico)"
San Antonio Express-News ^ | 07/01/2005 | Jeorge Zarazua

Posted on 07/01/2005 4:37:26 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Military and federal officials have guarded the ranch house at the edge of this city since Tuesday.

Authorities believe members of a drug cartel killed and cremated their enemies there.

But U.S. officials said American agents at the scene Wednesday found no evidence that required them to stay at the compound today. They have not returned since."

[MamaDearest]

...they (Iran) are due for a major shake, rattle and roll that sets them back a few centuries.

RNEP - with rogue countries written all over them

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.atf.gov/press/fy05press/063005newtorontooffice.htm

FY-05-25
Contacts: Andrew L. Lluberes/Richard Marianos
202-927-8500

For Immediate Release
June 30, 2005


ATF TO OPEN NEW OFFICE IN TORONTO
International Firearms Trafficking Expert Selected as Assistant Attaché


WASHINGTON – Director Carl J. Truscott of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced today that ATF will increase the assistance and information and intelligence sharing it offers Canadian law enforcement by opening a new office in Toronto.

With the arrival of Special Agent Regina Lombardo at the end of August, ATF will have three special agents and an inspector serving in Canada, at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, in Toronto and in Vancouver. Their mission is to enhance cooperation between U.S. and Canadian law enforcement, and to help neutralize the illicit movement of U.S.-sourced firearms, ammunition, explosives, alcohol and tobacco in order to deny their access to international traffickers, narcotics dealers and terrorists.

“ATF’s presence in Canada’s largest city will provide us with the opportunity to offer expertise, assistance and cooperation to our law enforcement partners in the critical Greater Toronto Area,” Truscott said. “Special Agent Lombardo, who has been recognized for her skill in international firearms trafficking investigations, will make an excellent addition to the ATF team in Canada.”

Lombardo, 42, won the U.S. Attorney General’s Award in 1999 and the ATF Agent of the Year Award in 2000 for her work on a case that sent three men and one woman to prison in the United States for trafficking firearms to the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army. Another six suspects face prosecution in Northern Ireland.

An ATF special agent since 1992, Lombardo currently is the group supervisor of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force in Broward County, Fla.

ATF’s Canada Country Office is one of four venues – the others are in Colombia, Mexico and with Interpol in Lyon, France – where the bureau maintains a permanent international presence. ATF also offers extensive firearms and explosives training, both within the United States and overseas, to international law enforcement agencies.

The activities of the Canada Country Office, opened in 1994, include providing tracing for thousands of U.S.-sourced crime guns recovered in Canada, and coordinating activities relating to firearms and explosives enforcement, international trafficking activities, enforcement strategies, operational practices and specialized firearms and explosives investigative training.

ATF, Ontario’s Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU) and the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST) collaborate closely on firearms tracing, and have cosponsored workshops and training programs on weapons trafficking and smuggling and investigative techniques and methods. ATF also works with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada Border Services Agency and Canada Revenue Agency to reduce the flow of contraband cigarette trafficking.

ATF is one of several U.S. law enforcement agencies that participate in the Cross-Border Crime Forum, a partnership between the United States and Canada to target cross-border criminal activity and promote information and intelligence sharing.

More information on ATF and its programs is at www.atf.gov.

[appalachian_dweller]

Cindy,
Saw something about Penn Station being closed down. Can't find the thread now (I hit refresh too quickly). Have you seen anything about Penn Station?

[Cindy]

ICE.gov Press Releases from Los Angeles and San Francisco:

http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/050701losangeles.htm

July 1, 2005

23 CHARGED FOR ROLES IN KOREAN HUMAN SMUGGLING SCHEME THAT BROUGHT PROSTITUTES INTO THE UNITED STATES
Hundreds of Korean women were allegedly smuggled to work at brothels in L.A. and Bay Area

LOS ANGELES - Federal and state authorities have arrested 18 persons during a series of overnight enforcement actions that targeted a sophisticated human smuggling scheme believed to have brought hundreds of South Korean women into the United States to work as prostitutes.

A criminal complaint filed in Los Angeles yesterday and unsealed this morning charges a total of 23 defendants with conspiracy. Five of the defendants are fugitives being sought by federal authorities. The complaint alleges three objects to the conspiracy: harboring illegal aliens for an immoral purpose (prostitution); harboring and transporting illegal aliens; and violating the Travel Act, a federal statute that prohibits moving people across state lines for illegal sexual purposes, such as prostitution.

In addition to the criminal arrests, immigration officials took into custody 46 women who were working at brothels that were shut down last night. Agents are interviewing the women to learn more about the circumstances surrounding how they came here and how they were treated once they arrived.

The initial results of the investigation were announced at an news conference in Los Angeles by United States Attorney Debra Wong Yang; Marcy Forman, Director of the Office of Investigations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Michael Kochmanski, Special Agent-in-Charge of IRS-Criminal Investigation Division; and Robert Osborne, Commander of the Detective Division of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

"This type of criminal organization exploits the hopes and dreams of immigrants,” said United States Attorney Debra Wong Yang. “In this case, they exploited women, some of whom apparently suffered injuries as a result of their work. My office works very hard to eliminate these types of exploitation and to secure punishment for those who engage in them, seeking to profit at the expense of others.”

The investigation focused on a criminal organization dubbed the Jung Organization that allegedly smuggled South Korean women into the United States and then provided the women to brothel operators. The brothels were concealed behind businesses that purported to be massage parlors and "out-call service" operations. The prostitutes were allegedly managed by an underground network of Korean "taxi" services operated by members and associates of the Jung Organization. The "taxi" services coordinated the prostitutes' daily schedules and worked hand-in-hand with the brothel operators.

The affidavit alleges that organization ringleaders Young Joon Jung and Ho Kyung Kim oversaw efforts to recruit prospective prostitutes in South Korea and then arranged for them to be brought to the United States. Some of the women were smuggled into the country across the Mexican and Canadian borders. Others traveled to the United States on fraudulently obtained visitors' visas.

The women allegedly paid up to $16,000 each to be smuggled into the country. Once they arrived, the women were expected to work as prostitutes, with a portion of their earnings going to repay their smuggling debts. As part of the scheme, some of the women were allegedly transported to Northern California, Colorado and Texas to work as prostitutes.

Marcy Forman, Director of the Office of Investigations for ICE, stated: “Last night, ICE special agents working in partnership with IRS investigators and local law enforcement dismantled one of the largest human smuggling and prostitution rings ever uncovered in Southern California. Not only are we targeting the people affiliated with these violent criminal networks, but we’re going after the money that supports their criminal activities.”

Michael Kochmanski, the Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Office of IRS-Criminal Investigation Division stated: "The action yesterday shows the greater good that occurs w hen federal, state and local law enforcement agencies work together towards a common goal. Dismantling criminal organizations and halting the monetary gain from their illegal activities is a priority for IRS Criminal Investigation."

A criminal complaint contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendants arrested in the criminal are expected to make their initial appearances this afternoon in United States District Court in Los Angeles.

In conjunction with the arrests last night, federal agents executed search warrants at 28 locations across the greater Los Angeles area. The targeted sites included suspected brothels and so-called human smuggling "drop houses." Several local law enforcement agencies participated in last night's operation, including the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the Santa Monica Police Department, the Redondo Beach Police Department, and the Anaheim Police Department.

The brothels themselves w ere housed in a variety of businesses, including chiropractic offices, acupuncture clinics, spas and massage parlors. During last night's searches, investigators seized nearly $300,000 in cash and more than $650,000 in bank accounts. Investigators have located and expect to seize this afternoon another $800,000 located in bank accounts.

In addition to the criminal arrests and prostitutes taken into custody, investigators took two men into custody on immigration violations. There were also four children, who are in the custody of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.

The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, IRS-Criminal Investigation Division, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Authorities in San Francisco this morning announced a related case in which 29 people were indicted on charges of conspiracy to bring in and harbor aliens, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to transport female Korean nationals across state lines with intent to engage in prostitution, and conspiracy to use interstate communications by phone to engage in unlawful activity. Two defendants in San Francisco were charged with sex trafficking for knowingly using force, fraud or coercion to cause two women to engage in a commercial sex act. Two of the defendants named in the San Francisco case were taken into custody in Southern California.

# ICE #

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http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/050701sanfrancisco.htm

-- 2 Individuals Charged in Connection with Sex Trafficking --
-- Korean Women Were Allegedly Brought into the U.S. Illegally Through Canada --

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that 27 people were arrested last night (3 on probable cause) and approximately 50 brothels, residences and businesses were searched in connection with Operation Gilded Cage. Operation Gilded Cage is a federal investigation of alleged sex trafficking, harboring of Illegal aliens, conspiracy to transport female Korean nationals across state lines with intent to engage in prostitution, and money laundering by individuals involved in the massage parlor industry. During the course of the law enforcement action last night, approximately $2 million was seized at the search locations. Approximately 100 women are currently at an undisclosed and non-detention location where they are receiving healthcare and other services.

Last night's enforcement actions were the result of a joint investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), San Francisco Police Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service.

In an indictment returned on June 23, 2005, and unsealed today, a federal grand jury indicted 29 people on charges including: conspiracy to harbor aliens, sex trafficking, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to transport female Korean nationals across state lines wit h intent to engage In prostitution, and conspiracy to use a facility (telephone) in interstate commerce with the intent to promote a prostitution enterprise. A chart listing all of the defendants and the charges against them is attached below.

U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan stated, “This investigation is aimed at stopping the horrific, demeaning, and oftentimes brutal practice of smuggling and trafficking of human brings into the U.S. for illicit purposes. In Operation Guilded Cage, we have actively sought to dismantle a wide-ranging operation with connections in the U.S., Korea, and Canada by targeting not only the alleged smuggling and trafficking of women, but also the related financial activities of the illicit operation.”

Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Bradley J. Schlozman said, "Human trafficking is a repugnant and morally reprehensible crime, which the Department of Justice is deeply committed to eradicating. That this kind of conduct occurs in the 21st Century -- in the United States no less -- is simply unconscionable."

“Working in partnership here in San Francisco, approximately 400 federal, state, and local law enforcement officials carried out a series of enforcement actions last night to dismantle an alleged widespread human smuggling, human trafficking and prostitution ring,” said John Torres, Deputy Assistant Director of the Smuggling and Public Safety Investigations for ICE. “The individuals charged in connection with these alleged schemes were engaged in the types of criminal activity that are frequently associated with violence and characterized by utter disregard for human life.”

Acting Special Agent in Charge Arthur Balizan said, "This cooperative enforcement action is a testament to the FBI's commitment in investigating sophisticated human trafficking cases. These alleged illicit activities erode our social fabric and feed the coffers of many criminal enterprises."

San Francisco Police Department Deputy Chief of Investigations Morris Tabak stated, “The San Francisco Police Department is proud to have joined forces with U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan, the FBI, and the rest of our federal partners to combat the scourge of human trafficking, also known as modern slavery. There is no place in the world for human trafficking, especially here in San Francisco.”

According to Roger Wirth, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation: "We are proud to be a part of this joint law enforcement effort working to dismantle criminal organizations preying on individuals for profit. It is a priority of IRS Criminal Investigation to eradicate criminal organizations by also pursuing money laundering charges and eliminating the profits generated by illicit activities."

Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent in Charge Thomas Depenbrock said, "The U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Security Service is an eager ally in the fight to end human trafficking. When individuals attempt to compromise the visa process the DSS will undertake a worldwide effort, employing the full force of DSS agents in almost 285 diplomatic missions overseas to put an end visa fraud as a means of human trafficking."

Harboring Aliens and Sex Trafficking:

According to the indictment, around May 2004, defendant Wu Sang Nah, Sung Yong Kim, and others made arrangements to smuggle two female Korean nationals across the Canadian-United States border. According to the indictment, the two female Korean nationals were transported from Virginia to Los Angeles, and ultimately to Kings Massage, at 315 Jessie St., San Francisco.

Employees at Kings Massage allegedly paid defendant Sung Yong Kim a trafficking fee for the two female Korean nationals. According to the indictment, between May and August 2004, employees at Kings Massage directed the two female Korean nationals to work as prostitutes until their trafficking debts were paid in full. During that time period, co-conspirators allegedly collected and maintained control over the prostitution proceeds until their debts were paid in full.

Defendants Young Joon Yang and Sung Yong Kim are charged with two counts each of sex trafficking. The indictment charges that Yan and Kim used force, fraud or coercion to cause Jane Doe 1 and 2 to engage in a commercial sex act.

Yang's Taxi Service and YJY Travel and Tour:

Seven individuals are charged with conspiracy to transport female Korean nationals across state lines to engage in prostitution. The indictment alleges that Young Joon Yang owned and operated an underground taxi service named Yang's Taxi, for the purpose of transporting prostitutes to and from airports and brothels in San Francisco, California.

According to the indictment, Yang's Taxi would pick up or drop off Korean speaking females from the following locations: San Francisco International Airport, Oakland International Airport, Lee's Oriental Massage, Suk Hee Oriental Massage and Sauna, Lucky Spa, Palm Tree Massage, Empire Health Club, and Geneva Oriental Spa.

The indictment also charges that Young Joon Yang owned and operated YJY Travel and Tour, and used it to purchase airline tickets for interstate travel for prostitutes working at various brothels in San Francisco. Airline tickets to or from San Francisco, Oakland, Las Vegas, Dallas, New York, and Boston were allegedly purchased for Korean-speaking females in connection with this alleged conspiracy.

Conspiracy to Launder Money:

Four individuals are charged with conspiracy to engage in money laundering. According to the indictment, in order to conceal and disguise the proceeds of alien harboring and interstate transportation for prostitution, Young Joon Yang, Hang Joe Yoon, Myong Su Ahn, and Nam Young Lee used various individuals to transfer the proceeds of the unlawful activity from the United States to Korea.

Status:

Separate arrests were made in Los Angeles last night in connection with an alleged human smuggling scheme. Twenty-three individuals were charged by complaint with conspiracy. The complaint alleges three objects to the conspiracy; harboring illegal aliens for an immoral purpose (prostitution); harboring and transporting illegal aliens; and violating the Travel Act, a federal statute that prohibits moving people across state lines for illegal sexual purposes, such as prostitution. The Los Angeles and San Francisco cases are separate, however, the enforcement actions were coordinated.

The individuals arrested last night will make begin to make their initial appearance in federal court in San Francisco today at 1:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Vadas. The following individuals are wanted by authorities and upon learning of the charges should turn themselves into authorities:

Wu Sang Nah, aka Kang
Sung Yong Kim, aka Nam, aka Mr. Kim, age 39
Myong Su Ahn, aka Paula Lee, age 50,
Nam Young Lee, age 38, and
Fred A. Frazier, 50 of Fairfield, California
The maximum statutory penalties are outline in the attached summary sheet. Please note, however, that any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.

An indictment contains only allegations against an individual and these defendants must be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Acknowledgments:

The prosecution is the result of a 9-month investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Axelrod and Department of Justice Civil Rights Trial Attorneys Andrew Kline and Evans Rice are prosecuting the case with the assistance of Kristina Pollak and Mae Chu.

This prosecution is the result of a joint investigation of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), San Francisco Police Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service.

Conspiracy to Launder Money:

Four individuals are charged with conspiracy to engage in money laundering. According to the indictment, in order to conceal and disguise the proceeds of alien harboring and interstate transportation for prostitution, Young Joon Yang, Hang Joe Yoon, Myong Su Ahn, and Nam Young Lee used various individuals to transfer the proceeds of the unlawful activity from the United States to Korea.

# ICE #

[MamaDearest]

Asian gang violence growing in Western Canada

China, Russia warm of world domination

Fujitsu scanner IDs people by veins in hands

4 illegals die in El Cahon while evading Border Patrol checkpoint

Major smuggling, prostitution rings uncovered in California

[Cindy]

FYI only:
TOLEDO, OHIO (Includes photos)

http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=3547765

BREAKING NEWS
Explosion/Fire Hits Grain Elevator Near Downtown


SOUTH TOLEDO --
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "No one knows what caused the explosion, which collapsed one of the grain silos. Video from the scene showed obvious damage, twisted metal, and flames deep in the heart of the building. At least two silos had their tops blown off, and a smaller building, part of the Kuhlman complex next to the silo, also caved in."