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Four men beat gay couple for holding hands after Pride. They got off with no jail time.

Four men in Florida were sentenced to probation and community service for the vicious 2018 beating of a gay couple at a Pride event because the couple was holding hands. The attack on Rene Chalarca and Dimitri Logonov made national headlines at the time, taking place as the two were leaving a restroom in Lumus Park after Miami Beach’s Pride parade. The brutal attack was caught on security video. “They start to hit us, like beating us, hard,” said Chalarca. “It was, like, instant. I got hit, and they knocked me out,” said Logunov, who said that the attackers called him a “fa***t” in Spanish. “We probably provoked them because we were walking together, holding hands. It was gay pride, South Beach was full of gay people.” Chalarca and Logonov were hospitalized. Police searched for the attackers, releasing images from surrounding security cameras. Juan Carlos Lopez, Luis Alonso, Adonis Diaz, and Pablo Figueroa later surrendered to police and were charged with aggravated battery with hate crimes enhancements and could have faced up to 30 years in jail. But under a plea deal last month, the charges were reduced to two counts of battery with prejudice. All four of the assailants got five years probation and 200 hours of community service, and they have to go to an anger management class. “As a community, we must always come together to address issues of violence, especially when it is rooted in prejudice and hate,” Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a statement. “I am glad that today we are able to give these victims the justice they justly deserve and some measure of closure so that healing may begin.” The four defendants originally pled not guilty. Last year, the four defendants tried to argue self-defense under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, even though video footage showed them attacking Chalarca and Logunov without provocation. The judge refused their motion after a three-day hearing. “There’s nothing in that video, and I have watched it over and over again, that showed me that any one of these defendants was in fear for their safety or their lives,” Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan said. As part of the plea deal, the four men apologized in court. “This is not me, I wish we acted a different way and I’m sure it’s not going to happen again,” Alonso said in court. “I offer my sincere apologies.” “My actions that day don’t define who I am or how I was raised,” Romo-Figueroa said. “I’m thankful for the opportunity to learn from my mistakes,” said Diaz. Logonov said that he wanted to move on from the attack. “Today, I’m taking a chance to rebuild my life,” he said. “I believe these gentlemen should have that chance, too.” The judge accepted the plea deal. Gay couple says they were just holding hands when they were attacked on Miami Beach during Pride. @MiamiBeachPD looking for 4 suspects. @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/lCSMXP7GRf — Jamie Guirola (@jamieNBC6) April 10, 2018 http://dlvr.it/SdQcnh

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Fiscal federal de Florida habría pedido a Colombia la extradición de César el Abusador

Fiscal federal de Florida habría pedido a Colombia la extradición de César el Abusador

El narcotraficante fue capturado el pasado lunes en Colombia

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NUEVA YORK.- La fiscal federal del distrito Sur de Florida, Ariana Fajardo Orshan, pidió el martes a Colombia la extradición del presunto capo dominicano de las drogas César Emilio Peralta, alías César el Abusador, preso después de su captura el lunes en la ciudad de Cartagena por cargos de narcotráfico internacional,…

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Fiscal federal de Florida pidió a Fiscal federal de Florida pidió a Colombia la extradición de El Abusador acusado de múltiples cargos criminales en ese estadola extradición de El Abusador acusado de múltiples cargos criminales en ese estado

Fiscal federal de Florida pidió a Fiscal federal de Florida pidió a Colombia la extradición de El Abusador acusado de múltiples cargos criminales en ese estadola extradición de El Abusador acusado de múltiples cargos criminales en ese estado

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NUEVA YORK,- La fiscal federal del distrito Sur de Florida, Ariana Fajardo Orshan, pidió ayer martes a Colombia la extradición del presunto capo dominicano de las drogas César Emilio Peralta Adamez (El Abusador), preso después de su captura el lunes en la ciudad de Cartagena por cargos de narcotráfico internacional, lavado de activos y otros delitos que incluirían trata de…

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Florida News: Broward County Resident, Thomas Michael White Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Leading a $2 Million Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme that Targeted the Elderly

Florida News: Broward County Resident, Thomas Michael White Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Leading a $2 Million Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme that Targeted the Elderly

Parkland, Florida – Yesterday, Thomas Michael White, 60, of Parkland, Florida was sentenced to 14 years in prison for leading a multi-year conspiracy that robbed over a dozen senior citizens of their retirement money.

Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and…

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What we know about the Florida raid that led to 2 FBI agents' deaths David Huber, 55, of Sunrise, died in Tuesday’s incident, but authorities have not said what led to his death. Killed were Special Agent Daniel Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, the FBI said. Here’s what we know about the incident so far: What happened during the shootout A team of law enforcement officers went to the Water Terrace apartment complex, an upscale gated community outside Fort Lauderdale, to serve the search warrant Tuesday morning, authorities said. The FBI hasn’t said much about the warrant, other than it was ordered by a federal court relating to a case of violent crimes against children. The FBI Agents Association said the search warrant was related to suspected possession of child pornography. Sunrise police have said the shooting happened at the apartment complex at 6:04 a.m. Details about the exact sequence of events haven’t been released, but here is a summary of key known developments: • The person officers were looking for had barricaded himself, Sunrise police spokeswoman Otishia Browning-Smith said. • The suspect opened fire, Special Agent in Charge George Piro said. Details about who fired first, or what led to the gunfire, weren’t immediately available. • Alfin, 36, and Schwartzenberger, 43, were shot dead, the FBI said. • Three other agents were wounded, the FBI said. Two were taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and have been released. The third agent was treated at the scene. So that the wounded agents could be pulled away, a SWAT vehicle had to be crashed into the building to provide cover, a law enforcement source familiar with the shootout said on condition of anonymity. The FBI said its Inspection Division is investigating the shooting. “The review process is thorough and objective and is conducted as expeditiously as possible under the circumstances,” the FBI said. Crime scene tape was still up Wednesday as FBI agents were still gathering evidence, and the entrance to the apartment complex where the shootout occurred was still being guarded by police. Alfin’s work helped lead to hundreds of child pornography arrests Alfin and Schwartzenberger worked at the FBI’s Miami office in a unit that investigates crimes against children. That involves crimes including online predators, sexual abuse, kidnappings and violent attacks. Alfin, a New York native, had joined the FBI’s Albany office in 2009 before coming to the Miami office in 2017. And he once played a critical role in an investigation that led to hundreds of child pornography arrests, the FBI has said. In that case, Alfin investigated an online network called Playpen, through which users could “communicate anonymously through ‘hidden service’ websites,” the FBI said in a May 2017 statement. The investigation led to the arrest and conviction of the man who created the network in 2014 and a takedown of the site itself, the FBI said. But it also launched “thousands of follow-up investigations,” becoming a case “unprecedented in its scope and reach,” the FBI said. By May 2017, the investigation had resulted in the arrests of at least 350 people based in the US, the prosecutions of 25 producers of child pornography, the arrests of 51 “hands-on abusers” and the identification or rescue of 55 American children, the FBI said. Abroad, the investigation led to 548 arrests and the identification or rescue of 296 sexually abused children, the FBI said. In 2018, federal officials honored Alfin, two assistant US attorneys and a federal trial attorney for their work on the case. At a wider award ceremony held by the Executive Office for US Attorneys in Washington, DC, they received a director’s award for superior performance by a litigative team. Alfin is quoted in an 2017 FBI statement about the case. “It’s the same with any criminal violation: As they get smarter, we adapt, we find them,” he said. “It’s a cat-and-mouse game, except it’s not a game. Kids are being abused, and it’s our job to stop that.” According to federal court documents unrelated to the 2017 case, Alfin said he is “recognized as an expert in federal court in areas relating to computer forensics and the investigation of child exploitation crimes.” The documents added that he had testified on more than 20 occasions as a witness, across more than 10 federal jurisdictions. He was married with one child, the FBI said. Schwartzenberger spent years working to keep kids safe Schwartzenberger, a Colorado native, had been an agent since 2005 and moved to the Miami bureau from the FBI’s Albuquerque, New Mexico, office 11 years ago. She worked on cases of crimes against children for more than seven years, the FBI said. Schwartzenberger recently had a special connection with a Miami middle school, where she gave presentations to students in a law studies magnet program in the last five years. The school offered its “deepest condolences to her family” and the FBI, and praised her impact on students in a statement posted on Twitter. “As an FBI agent, Laura taught our students each year about the dangers of social media and much more. She would always say, ‘I feel that coming here and talking about the hard stuff means that I won’t see you guys on my end.’ “With her presentations, students would gain an awareness of online safety, cyberbullying, and experience the evidence response process of an FBI agent. “She would always answer all the students’ questions directly with care, but with firmness, to always remind them of the real world.” Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho wrote that Schwartzenberger “sacrificed her life to protect youth.” “From speaking to @rmsfalcons students about cyber safety, to fighting crimes against children, @FBI Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger was deeply devoted to her work,” Carvalho posted on Twitter. “Our hearts go out to her family, as well as that of SA Daniel Alfin.” She is survived by her husband and two children. On-duty deaths of FBI agents in shootings are rare Tuesday’s shooting marks the first time since 2008 that an FBI agent was fatally shot on duty. In that case, Special Agent Samuel S. Hicks was shot and killed while trying to serve an arrest warrant in a drug trafficking case at a home near Pittsburgh. The Sunrise shooting is similar to another deadly firefight 35 years ago outside Miami that was a turning point in the FBI’s history. On April 11, 1986, two violent bank robbers being pursued by FBI agents opened fire with high-powered firearms, killing two agents and wounding five others before the suspects were killed. In the aftermath of the shootout, the FBI issued special agents with semi-automatic handguns rather than revolvers, changed its firearms training, and studied the psychological impacts of being shot at, former FBI deputy director John S. Pistole said in 2006. In 2015, a new federal building in Miramar, Florida, housing the FBI Miami Field Office was dedicated the Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove Federal Building, named for the two agents who died that day. How FBI and other officials have reacted President Joe Biden expressed his condolences to the families of the victims Tuesday. “My heart aches for the families,” he said. “They put their lives on the line and it’s a hell of a price to pay.” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Alfin and Schwartzenberger “exemplified heroism … in defense of their country.”‘ “The FBI will always honor their ultimate sacrifice and will be forever grateful for their bravery,” Wray said. South Florida US Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan said the “tragic events remind us of the bravery of federal agents, who risk their lives to protect our communities and our country.” “We must never forget that, just as we will never forget the ultimate sacrifice made by Special Agents Alfin and Schwartzenberger,” the US attorney’s statement reads. The FBI Agents Association also offered condolences. “These agents were working to protect the most vulnerable in our society. FBIAA stands with the agents’ families and pledges our support to them during this difficult time,” President Brian O’Hare said. CNN’s Steve Almasy, Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson, Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Christina Carrega contributed to this report. Source link Orbem News #Agents #deaths #FBI #FBIagentskilledinFloridashooting:Whatweknow-CNN #Florida #Led #raid #us

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What we know about the Florida raid that led to 2 FBI agents' deaths

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What we know about the Florida raid that led to 2 FBI agents' deaths

David Huber, 55, of Sunrise, died in Tuesday’s incident, but authorities have not said what led to his death.

Killed were Special Agent Daniel Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, the FBI said.

Here’s what we know about the incident so far:

What happened during the shootout

A team of law enforcement officers went to the Water Terrace apartment complex, an upscale gated community outside Fort Lauderdale, to serve the search warrant Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The FBI hasn’t said much about the warrant, other than it was ordered by a federal court relating to a case of violent crimes against children.

The FBI Agents Association said the search warrant was related to suspected possession of child pornography.

Sunrise police have said the shooting happened at the apartment complex at 6:04 a.m. Details about the exact sequence of events haven’t been released, but here is a summary of key known developments:

• The person officers were looking for had barricaded himself, Sunrise police spokeswoman Otishia Browning-Smith said.

• The suspect opened fire, Special Agent in Charge George Piro said. Details about who fired first, or what led to the gunfire, weren’t immediately available.

• Alfin, 36, and Schwartzenberger, 43, were shot dead, the FBI said.

• Three other agents were wounded, the FBI said. Two were taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and have been released. The third agent was treated at the scene.

So that the wounded agents could be pulled away, a SWAT vehicle had to be crashed into the building to provide cover, a law enforcement source familiar with the shootout said on condition of anonymity.

The FBI said its Inspection Division is investigating the shooting. “The review process is thorough and objective and is conducted as expeditiously as possible under the circumstances,” the FBI said.

Crime scene tape was still up Wednesday as FBI agents were still gathering evidence, and the entrance to the apartment complex where the shootout occurred was still being guarded by police.

Alfin’s work helped lead to hundreds of child pornography arrests

Alfin and Schwartzenberger worked at the FBI’s Miami office in a unit that investigates crimes against children. That involves crimes including online predators, sexual abuse, kidnappings and violent attacks.

Alfin, a New York native, had joined the FBI’s Albany office in 2009 before coming to the Miami office in 2017.

And he once played a critical role in an investigation that led to hundreds of child pornography arrests, the FBI has said. In that case, Alfin investigated an online network called Playpen, through which users could “communicate anonymously through ‘hidden service’ websites,” the FBI said in a May 2017 statement.

The investigation led to the arrest and conviction of the man who created the network in 2014 and a takedown of the site itself, the FBI said.

But it also launched “thousands of follow-up investigations,” becoming a case “unprecedented in its scope and reach,” the FBI said.

By May 2017, the investigation had resulted in the arrests of at least 350 people based in the US, the prosecutions of 25 producers of child pornography, the arrests of 51 “hands-on abusers” and the identification or rescue of 55 American children, the FBI said.

Abroad, the investigation led to 548 arrests and the identification or rescue of 296 sexually abused children, the FBI said.

In 2018, federal officials honored Alfin, two assistant US attorneys and a federal trial attorney for their work on the case. At a wider award ceremony held by the Executive Office for US Attorneys in Washington, DC, they received a director’s award for superior performance by a litigative team.

Alfin is quoted in an 2017 FBI statement about the case.

“It’s the same with any criminal violation: As they get smarter, we adapt, we find them,” he said. “It’s a cat-and-mouse game, except it’s not a game. Kids are being abused, and it’s our job to stop that.”

According to federal court documents unrelated to the 2017 case, Alfin said he is “recognized as an expert in federal court in areas relating to computer forensics and the investigation of child exploitation crimes.”

The documents added that he had testified on more than 20 occasions as a witness, across more than 10 federal jurisdictions.

He was married with one child, the FBI said.

Schwartzenberger spent years working to keep kids safe

Schwartzenberger, a Colorado native, had been an agent since 2005 and moved to the Miami bureau from the FBI’s Albuquerque, New Mexico, office 11 years ago.

She worked on cases of crimes against children for more than seven years, the FBI said.

Schwartzenberger recently had a special connection with a Miami middle school, where she gave presentations to students in a law studies magnet program in the last five years.

The school offered its “deepest condolences to her family” and the FBI, and praised her impact on students in a statement posted on Twitter.

“As an FBI agent, Laura taught our students each year about the dangers of social media and much more. She would always say, ‘I feel that coming here and talking about the hard stuff means that I won’t see you guys on my end.’

“With her presentations, students would gain an awareness of online safety, cyberbullying, and experience the evidence response process of an FBI agent.

“She would always answer all the students’ questions directly with care, but with firmness, to always remind them of the real world.”

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho wrote that Schwartzenberger “sacrificed her life to protect youth.”

“From speaking to @rmsfalcons students about cyber safety, to fighting crimes against children, @FBI Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger was deeply devoted to her work,” Carvalho posted on Twitter. “Our hearts go out to her family, as well as that of SA Daniel Alfin.”

She is survived by her husband and two children.

On-duty deaths of FBI agents in shootings are rare

Tuesday’s shooting marks the first time since 2008 that an FBI agent was fatally shot on duty.

In that case, Special Agent Samuel S. Hicks was shot and killed while trying to serve an arrest warrant in a drug trafficking case at a home near Pittsburgh.

The Sunrise shooting is similar to another deadly firefight 35 years ago outside Miami that was a turning point in the FBI’s history. On April 11, 1986, two violent bank robbers being pursued by FBI agents opened fire with high-powered firearms, killing two agents and wounding five others before the suspects were killed.

In the aftermath of the shootout, the FBI issued special agents with semi-automatic handguns rather than revolvers, changed its firearms training, and studied the psychological impacts of being shot at, former FBI deputy director John S. Pistole said in 2006.

In 2015, a new federal building in Miramar, Florida, housing the FBI Miami Field Office was dedicated the Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove Federal Building, named for the two agents who died that day.

How FBI and other officials have reacted

President Joe Biden expressed his condolences to the families of the victims Tuesday.

“My heart aches for the families,” he said. “They put their lives on the line and it’s a hell of a price to pay.”

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Alfin and Schwartzenberger “exemplified heroism … in defense of their country.”‘

“The FBI will always honor their ultimate sacrifice and will be forever grateful for their bravery,” Wray said.

South Florida US Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan said the “tragic events remind us of the bravery of federal agents, who risk their lives to protect our communities and our country.”

“We must never forget that, just as we will never forget the ultimate sacrifice made by Special Agents Alfin and Schwartzenberger,” the US attorney’s statement reads.

The FBI Agents Association also offered condolences.

“These agents were working to protect the most vulnerable in our society. FBIAA stands with the agents’ families and pledges our support to them during this difficult time,” President Brian O’Hare said.

Appradab’s Steve Almasy, Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson, Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Christina Carrega contributed to this report.

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La INTERPOL y el FBI buscaban a César El Abusador en 192 países y  lo bautizaron como el Pablo Escobar dominicano

NUEVA YORK._ César Emilio Peralta Adamez (El Abusador), era buscado en 192 países y se le bautizó como el Pablo Escobar dominicano. (Fuente externa).

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NUEVA YORK._ La Policía Internacional (INTERPOL) y el FBI buscaban al presunto capo de las drogas César Emilio Peralta Adamez (César El Abusador) en 192 países y fue bautizado por los investigadores como el Pablo Escobar dominicano por los sofisticados métodos que usaba para transportar toneladas de narcóticos y los crímenes a los que se le vincula.

La información la ofreció a medios de Estados Unidos, una fuente de la investigación federal mientras el Departamento de Justicia espera su extradición a Norteamérica, para cuya petición usó a la fiscal federal del distrito Sur en Florida, Ariana Fajardo Orshan, quien habría tramitado la solicitud el martes de esta semana con las autoridades colombianas que lo entregarán a un equipo de los US Marshalls (Alguaciles de Estados) de acuerdo al protocolo acostumbrado por la justicia estadounidense.

La policía de la ciudad de Cartagena en Colombia, dijo que durante 72 horas, la en coordinación con el FBI, ejecutó una operación perfecta para capturar a Peralta, considerado el mayor narcotraficante de la República Dominicana por quien la policía federal de Estados Unidos ofrecía $100.000 dólares de recompensa.

“A César se le ha comprobado desde el año 2007 el envío de droga desde Colombia a Estados Unidos, Venezuela y Antillas Holandesas, y tenía una alerta roja de la INTERPOL”, dijo el brigadier General Henry Sanabria Cely, comandante de la Policía Metropolitana de Cartagena.

Añadió que El Abusador, no solo era buscado por el FBI, sino también por numerosas agencias de la ley de los 192 países que estaban persiguiéndolo.

Explicó que El Abusador, había logrado escabullirse tanto de la justicia de la República Dominicana como del largo brazo internacional de la ley.

El alto oficial colombiano explicó que Peralta Adamez,  llegó a Cartagena el viernes 29 de noviembre, por un muelle privado, en un lujoso yate procedente de una isla del Caribe que no especificó pero dijo que los investigadores tienen ese país identificado.

El general Cely recordó que El Abusador logró romper un cerco el 20 de agosto en la República Dominicana, fecha desde la que estaba prófugo.

“Cuando en Colombia, recibimos la notificación del FBI, sobre  la posible presencia del capo dominicano, se montó una operación que tenía que ser perfecta para no permitir que él escapara otra vez”, agregó el General colombiano.

“En Cartagena, de inmediato pusimos medios y personal al servicio de los Marshalls y del FBI para ubicarlo. Es una operación que se inició el sábado en un apartamento de Castillo Grande. Allá se entrevistó con otro ciudadano dominicano, pero a nivel internacional se requería una verificación del individuo a través de fotografías y videos que le hizo la policía colombiana”, dijo Cely.

Relató que después que se verificó la identificación correcta de El Abusador, se puso en marcha el operativo de captura.

“El FBI lideró todo lo relacionado con la orden de captura internacional, pero antes teníamos que identificar un sitio donde se fuera a ubicar y logramos identificar la habitación 1104 del hotel Murano Élite de Boca Grande”, explica el alto oficial colombiano.

Añadió que aprovechándose de que en Cartagena se estaba realizando la competencia deportiva internacional “Iron Man”, y que las autoridades locales tenían que concentrarse en la vigilancia del evento, El Abusador sostuvo varias reuniones de negocios y pagó a proxenetas por prostitutas.

Con Peralta cayó Otto de la Vega, un delincuente colombiano con orden de captura emitida por un juez de la ciudad de  Santa Marta, por lavado de activos.

El General dijo que los investigadores colombianos obtuvieron fotografías de El Abusador que transmitieron en tiempo real al FBI, que confirmó la identidad de El Abusador.

Peralta Adamez, es acusado de traficar drogas en Colombia, República Dominicana, Panamá, México,. Estados Unidos y Europa.

El operativo se programó para el  lunes 2 de diciembre al mediodía, una fecha histórica para la policía colombiana especializada en la persecución  de poderosos de narcotraficantes colombianos y de otros países..

“El 2 de diciembre de 1993, el Bloque de Búsqueda conformado por los mejores hombres de la policía, el ejército y la fiscalía dieron de baja (asesinaron) a Pablo Escobar, y  hoy, este lunes, 26 años después de aquella fecha, la policía captura en Cartagena a este capo de capos de la República Dominicana”, dijo eufórico el General Cely al periódico El Tiempo de Colombia, diciendo que estaba muy nervioso el fin de semana anterior porque la operación de captura de El Abusador, estaba sobre sus hombros y los de sus hombres.

Detalló que El Abusador, que seguía los mismos métodos del mexicano Joaquín Guzmán (El Chapo), es considerado por las autoridades como el Pablo Escobar de la República Dominicana.

“Había cuatro personas más, a todos se les solicitó la cédula de ciudadanía y de inmediato fueron verificadas con sistemas conectados a la SIJÍN  y detectamos la orden de captura contra de la Vega”, informó el General.

Indicó que se han tomado fuertes medidas de seguridad para evitar cualquier intento de fuga de los reos, hasta su entrega a los Estados Unidos.

El Abusador, que vestía ropa deportiva en el momento de su captura, fue trasladado a la central de la policía en Cartagena desde donde se verificó su identidad con los US Marshalls.

“El periplo de este hombre en Cartagena se centró en encuentros con prostitutas y tuvo muchas reuniones”, señaló el brigadier.

Peralta era catalogado por los Estados Unidos como un fugitivo armado y altamente peligroso.

“Para esta operación se requirió de un componente especial de investigación con el que cuenta la Policía Nacional en Cartagena, para hacer la localización, luego el caso pasó a la policía judicial local para que realizara los allanamientos con la fiscalía y las capturas, es decir, todo un componente de inteligencia y de policía judicial colombianos para esta operación”, explicó Cely a El Tiempo.

El medio reseño que Cartagena amaneció bajo máxima tensión el martes, porque El Abusador  estaña en custodia en la cárcel del cuartel denominado “El Corralito de Piedra” a la espera de la extradición que debe ordenar un juez y luego a los Estados Unidos donde es esperado.

“Permanece en Cartagena hasta que realicemos los trámites internos con las autoridades de los Estados Unidos para su entrega, por ello, las medidas de seguridad tienen que ser bastante fuertes porque él tiene la tendencia a pagar por la fuga o que lo rescaten, por la tanto requerimos de un poderoso esquema de seguridad”, dijo el General Cely.

Después de las informaciones en detalle del General cartagenero, se informó que El Abusador había sido trasladado a una cárcel de Bogotá, capital de Colombia.

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Miami Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud A Miami, Florida, business owner pleaded guilty today to failing to pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida.

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Florida: Muslim immigrant gets 20 years for distributing bomb instructions

A Broward County resident was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for distributing information pertaining to explosives, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction.

Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, made the announcement.

Tayyab Tahir Ismail, 33, of Pembroke Pines, Florida, previously pled guilty to Count 2 of an Indictment that charged him with distributing information pertaining to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 842(p)(2) (Case No. 18-60352-CR-Moore).  U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore sentenced Ismail to 240 months in prison,  followed by three years of supervised release.

According to the court record, including the agreed upon factual proffer, on or about July 16, 2018, through on or about September 17, 2018, Ismail posted and distributed online documents including, but not limited to, documents containing step-by-step instructions on how to construct a bomb and other explosives, with the intent that the information be used for and in furtherance of an activity that constitutes a federal crime of violence, that is, the use or attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. 

On at least four occasions in or around July, August, and September 2018, Ismail posted bomb making instructions on the internet, on a social media platform.  During that time, Ismail was a member of various rooms within the platform and each of these rooms contained members who support violent jihad.  Ismail posted to these various rooms and his postings could be seen by all members of the room in which the information was posted.  In and around the same time of Ismail’s postings, other members made postings in support of violent jihad.

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Ismail was also an associate of James Medina , who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for plotting to blow up a South Florida synagogue and Jewish school. He was snared in an FBI sting with a fake bomb. The FBI said Ismail knew about that plot and did nothing, but he was not charged then.

Aside from the bomb-making instructions, authorities say Ismail also posted numerous messages of support for the Islamic State and advocated killing people.

"You are surrounded by methods to hit them. Kill the devil's soldiers without hesitation," one message said. "Make them bleed even in their own homes."

“This defendant knew exactly what he was doing. He fit in with the worst of the worst because he wanted (Islamic State) to succeed,” she [prosecutor] said.

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Fiscal federal de Florida pidió a Fiscal federal de Florida pidió a Colombia la extradición de El Abusador acusado de múltiples cargos criminales en ese estadola extradición de El Abusador acusado de múltiples cargos criminales en ese estado

Fiscal federal de Florida pidió a Fiscal federal de Florida pidió a Colombia la extradición de El Abusador acusado de múltiples cargos criminales en ese estadola extradición de El Abusador acusado de múltiples cargos criminales en ese estado

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NUEVA YORK,- La fiscal federal del distrito Sur de Florida, Ariana Fajardo Orshan, pidió ayer martes a Colombia la extradición del presunto capo dominicano de las drogas César Emilio Peralta Adamez (El Abusador), preso después de su captura el lunes en la ciudad de Cartagena por cargos de narcotráfico internacional, lavado de activos y otros delitos que incluirían trata de…

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Florida News: Peter Robert Bobal, Hallandale Resident Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Enticing a Minor While a Convicted Sex Offender

Florida News: Peter Robert Bobal, Hallandale Resident Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Enticing a Minor While a Convicted Sex Offender

Hallandale Beach, Florida– Peter Robert Bobal, 42, of Hallandale Beach, was sentenced, on February 15, 2019, to a total of 240 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom, after having been previously convicted by a trial jury of enticing a 14-year-old to engage in sexual activity and committing a felony involving a minor while being required to register as a sex offender (Case No.…

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(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — A Florida man and his three sons are facing federal charges that they illegally sold a bleachlike chemical mixture as a miracle cure for the new coronavirus and other diseases, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

The substance marketed as Miracle Mineral Solution was sold nationwide through an entity called the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing in Bradenton, Florida, according to a criminal complaint. A Miami federal judge in April ordered the self-styled church to stop selling the substance, but it was ignored.

Charged in the criminal complaint are Mark Grenon, 62, and his sons, Jonathan Grenon, 34, Jordan Grenon, 26, and Joseph Grenon, 32. They are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to violate the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and criminal contempt.

Records in Miami federal court Wednesday did not list attorneys for any of the Grenons. They face a maximum of between 14 and more than 17 years in prison if convicted of all charges.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, the solution sold by the Grenons becomes a bleach when ingested that is typically used for such things as treating textiles, industrial water, pulp and paper.

Authorities said drinking bleach can be fatal.

The FDA said in a news release last August that “ingesting these products is the same as drinking bleach. Consumers should not use these products, and parents should not give these products to their children for any reason.”

The FDA has not approved the solution for any health-related used. But the Grenons marketed it as not only a coronavirus cure but also a cure for cancer, autism, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and AIDS, according to the complaint.

“Not only is this MMS product toxic, but its distribution and use may prevent those who are sick from receiving the legitimate healthcare they need,” Miami U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan said in a news release. “We will not sit idly by as individuals purposefully violate court orders and put the public in danger.”

The complaint says the Grenons initially agreed to abide by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ order that they stop selling the solution, then changed their tone in podcasts and emails to the judge herself.

“We will NOT be participating in any of your UNCONSTITUTIONAL Orders, Summons, etc,” one email from Mark Grenon read. “Again and again I have written you all that . . . you have NO authority over our Church.”

Florida is one of the nation’s hot spots for the coronavirus. Almost 10,000 confirmed cases were added Wednesday, bringing its total since March 1 to nearly 224,000. Almost 4,000 people have died, including 48 reported by the state Wednesday.

The state shows that 41 of the state’s 208 hospital intensive care units are at capacity and another 49 are at 90% capacity or greater. The list includes hospitals with large ICUs such as Tampa General, Baptist Hospital of Miami and UF Health Jacksonville.

Some hospital systems say they have the ability to add beds if needed.

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Juez del distrito sur de Florida detiene la venta de falsa cura "milagrosa" del COVID-19

Juez del distrito sur de Florida detiene la venta de falsa cura “milagrosa” del COVID-19

Miami.- Un juez ordenó este viernes detener la venta de un supuesto tratamiento “milagroso” para la cura del COVID-19 como parte de una demanda contra los fabricantes de esta solución mineral que se usa como blanqueador y enferma a quienes la consuman.

Ariana Fajardo Orshan, fiscal del Distrito Sur de Florida, dijo que se trata de un “fraude” con productos que no han sido aprobados por…

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U.S. Indicts Venezuela’s Maduro, a Political Foe, for ‘Narco-Terrorism’

The U.S. government on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and more than a dozen other top Venezuelan officials on charges of “narco-terrorism,” the latest escalation of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign aimed at ousting the socialist leader.

The State Department offered a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Maduro, whose country has been convulsed by years of a deep economic crisis and political upheaval.

The indictment, a rare U.S. action against a sitting foreign head of state, marks a serious new phase against Maduro by Washington at a time when some U.S. officials have privately said President Donald Trump is increasingly frustrated with the results of his Venezuela policy.

Attorney General William Barr, announcing the charges, accused Maduro and his associates of conspiring with a dissident faction of the leftist Colombian guerrilla group FARC “to flood the United States with cocaine.”

“While the Venezuelan people suffer, this cabal…lines their pockets,” Barr said of Maduro and the more than a dozen others who were indicted.

Venezuela’s information ministry did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment. The U.S. government has previously lodged criminal indictments against members of Maduro’s family and inner circle.

He and his allies have dismissed such allegations as a smear campaign, and argue the United States is responsible for drug trafficking given its role as a leading consumer.

Maduro is already under U.S. sanctions and has been the target of a U.S. effort aimed at pushing him from power. He took office in 2013 after the death of his mentor President Hugo Chavez, a staunch U.S. foe.

Other Venezuelan officials whose indictments were announced on Thursday include Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, senior socialist leader Diosdado Cabello and the chief justice of the country’s supreme court, Maikel Jose Moreno Perez, 54, who was charged with money laundering.

The United States and dozens of other countries have recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s legitimate president. But Maduro has remained in power, backed by the country’s military and by Russia, China and Cuba.

U.S. officials have long accused Maduro and his associates or running a “narco-state,” saying they have used drug trafficking proceeds to make up for lost revenue from a Venezuelan oil sector heavily sanctioned by the United States.

The indictments were unsealed in New York, Florida and Washington.

Maduro and his top lieutenants ran a “narco-terrorism partnership with the FARC for the past 20 years,” said Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

“The scope and magnitude of the drug trafficking alleged was made possible only because Maduro and others corrupted the institutions of Venezuela and provided political and military protection for the rampant narco-terrorism crimes described in our charges,” he added.

Berman accused Maduro and his co-defendants of “using their political and miltiary power to promote narco-terrorism for their personal gain.” He said the case took many years to build.

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Ariana Fajardo Orshan said she sees signs of Venezuelan officials’ dirty laundered money throughout her area every day, from fancy yachts to million-dollar condos.

“This party is coming to an end,” she said.

Asked whether the U.S. government wants to capture Maduro dead or alive, Barr said: “We want him captured so he can face justice in U.S. court.” But Barr offered no indication of how U.S. authorities believe they might get their hands on Maduro, who has endured more than a year of international pressure and on-again, off-again street protests as the OPEC member’s economy has continued to unravel.

In February 2017, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions against Venezuelan Vice President Tareck el-Aissami for drug trafficking and other related crimes.

And in December 2017, two nephews of Maduro’s wife, Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas and Efrain Antonio Campo Flores, were convicted in U.S. federal court for drug smuggling.

(Reporting by Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Alistair Bell and Howard Goller)

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Former CPA Indicted for Failing to Report Foreign Bank Accounts and Filing False Documents with the IRS A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Brian Booker, a former resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, whose business specialized in international trade, with failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs) and filing false documents with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and United States Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida.

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Virginia man sentenced 50 years for nationwide Snapchat child sexual exploitation ring

MIAMI — An Ashburn, Virginia man was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in federal prison for orchestrating a Snapchat “sextortion” ring which targeted children, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.

Joseph Isaiah Woodson Jr., 30, will serve 600 months as well as a lifetime of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez. He was convicted on Sept. 27, 2019 in Florida on three counts of Production of Child Pornography, one count of Distribution of Child Pornography, one count of Sending Extortionate Threats, and one count of Conspiracy.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida said Woodson Jr. was coercing multiple underage girls across the country to take cellphone videos and photos of themselves in sexually explicit positions.

According to evidence from the trial, Woodson Jr. also manipulated the children into giving him the passwords to their Snapchat accounts by pretending to be their friends on social media. Authorities said Woodson Jr. used his control of their accounts to demand the victims send him sexually explicit videos and photos of themselves using “KIK,” a texting app. Woodson Jr. “conspired with others to systematically extort and exploit children using the internet,” the news release said.

“Joseph Isaiah Woodson, Jr. is a menace who preyed on the most vulnerable among us, children,” said George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Miami.  Piro thanked the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia and the Fairfax City Police Department for their partnership in this case.

U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, Chief W. Howard Harrison of the Planation Police Department, and Chief Dale Engle of the Davie Police Department made the joint announcement in a news release on Friday.

“We implore the community to help us protect our loved ones by monitoring our children’s social media accounts and reporting all suspected offenses to law enforcement,” Orshan said. According to the release:

U.S. Attorney Fajardo Orshan commended the investigative efforts of FBI Miami’s Child Exploitation Task Force, in partnership with the Davie Police Department and Plantation Police Department. Coral Springs Police Department, Fairfax City Police Department, FBI Dallas, FBI Indianapolis, FBI Operation Rescue Me, FBI Technical Analysis Unit, Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command all assisted with the investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jodi L. Anton and Francis Viamontes.

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