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Authorities Conclude Switzerland Likely Used as Base for Financing, Logistical Support for 9/11 Attacks by Al-Qaida By Daniela Sigrist Associated Press Writer Published: Jun 24, 2004 BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Investigators have concluded that Switzerland was likely used as a base for financing and logistical support for the Sept. 11 attacks by al-Qaida, the country's attorney general said Thursday. Federal Prosecutor Valentin Roschacher said authorities plan to begin court proceedings in the coming weeks in three terror cases, capping investigations started four days after the 2001 suicide hijackings in New York and Washington. A special task force initially was charged...

John Anthony Castro, a Texas man known for his legal efforts to challenge former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 presidential ballot, has been arrested on charges related to filing false tax documents. Castro, who filed challenges in 27 states against Trump’s ballot placement, was indicted last week on 33 counts of aiding the preparation of false tax returns. Castro operated a virtual tax preparation business that deceitfully inflated tax refunds for clients, The Hill reported. Castro was the proprietor of Castro & Company LLC, a digital tax preparation firm with establishments in Orlando, Mansfield, and Washington, D.C., per...

Note: The following text SNIPPET is a quote: SEVEN CHARGED FOR ILLEGAL EXPORT OF ELECTRONICS TO U.S. DESIGNATED TERRORIST ENTITY IN PARAGUAY February 19, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jeffrey H. Sloman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Anthony V. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Investigations, John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, Harold Woodward, Director of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Michael Johnson, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Commerce (DOC), Adam J. Szubin, Director, Department of the...

A group of alleged illegal immigrants were scheduled to go before a federal judge in Lubbock Monday morning, but many of them waived their right to that hearing.A group of 17 was arrested during a raid of two Amherst dairies last month. Now, NewsChannel 11 is learning more about how they allegedly obtained their fake identification. According to court documents, at least six in the group claim they bought their fraudulent immigration papers and social security numbers from workers at Five Star Dairy. One of them claims he bought his papers through the dairy owner for $300.In all, 12 people are charged...

Tensions are building between Latino community leaders and Weld County Social Services after a sign placed in the front the department's building threatens to take action against those who provide false documentation. Residents say the sign is discriminatory and that the county doesn't have jurisdiction to post the sign without a statue code, which allows people to verify such enforcement is legal. The county says it posted the sign because of the high number of false documents county workers were given. After a special session last August, the Colorado Legislature mandated the county to verify the documents of those receiving...

As the United States Senate and President George Bush try to come to some understanding of what is needed to properly address the illegal entry of non-resident aliens to the United States, for the 12 to 20 million illegal aliens already residing in the U.S., the issue of existing false documentation has yet to be honestly addressed.But proposed legislation in the Senate leading to a path of legal residency and ultimately citizenship for those illegal aliens presently residing in the U.S. would involve presentation of proof of identity and length of residency. The problem will be whether or not the...

Myers Reports Rather Eqivocates When it came time to tell the truth CBS and Dan Rather came up way short while NBC and Lisa Myers actually reported. In the midst of personal phone calls and switching back and forth between NBC and CBS this is what I heard and observed.

(Newark-WABC, January 6, 2003) — New Jersey has long been criticized for its DMV and today it nearly suffered its most visable black eye, as a suspect is busted for making fake ID's for illegal immigrants in the Newark DMV parking lot. Anthony Johnson reports. One man has been taking into custody after authorities say they found a number of fraudulent documents in his car. Eyewitness News is told the person who is now under arrest was not an employee of the division of motor vehicles. This was a DMV and New Jersey State Police joint investigation and together they...

By Liz Mineo Monday, November 18, 2002 FRAMINGHAM - The dream of a better life in the United States is pushing illegal immigrants to buy fake documents on the black market in order to drive and hold a job. Some are paying up to $2,000 for phony Social Security numbers, according to sources in the local Brazilian community. The illegal activity comes to light at Framingham District Court, where as many as five people a day are cited for driving without a license. Most of them drive with international or out-of-state driver's licenses or with none at all. Massachusetts law...