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Daily Mail
22 minutes ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
NBA legend arrested for allegedly running underground illegal gambling ring at Encino mansion
Former Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas has been arrested and charged with running an illegal gambling operation out of his mansion in Encino, California. The case against him was announced by the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California on Wednesday. Named alongside Arenas are five co-conspirators who have been charged with operating and illegal gambling business.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
2 customs officers plead guilty to allowing drugs to enter the US through their inspection lanes
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two Customs and Border Protection officers pleaded guilty this month to allowing vehicles filled with illegal drugs to enter the U.S. from Mexico, federal prosecutors said Monday. The pair texted 'a secret emoji-based code' to let Mexican traffickers know which inspection lanes they were manning at the Tecate and Otay Mesa border crossings, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement. Prosecutors said when the drug-laden vehicles arrived, the officers would wave them through. Officers Jesse Clark Garcia, 37, and Diego Bonillo, 30, each pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including conspiracy to import controlled substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin, the statement says. As part of his plea deal, Bonillo admitted that he allowed at least 165 pounds (75 kilograms) of fentanyl to enter the country, prosecutors said. The defendants 'profited handsomely, funding both domestic and international trips as well as purchases of luxury items and attempts to purchase real estate in Mexico,' the statement says. Garcia's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 26, and Bonillo will be sentenced Nov. 7. They could each face a maximum sentence of life in prison, prosecutors said. Solve the daily Crossword
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Washington Post
2 customs officers plead guilty to allowing drugs to enter the US through their inspection lanes
SAN DIEGO — Two Customs and Border Protection officers pleaded guilty this month to allowing vehicles filled with illegal drugs to enter the U.S. from Mexico, federal prosecutors said Monday. The pair texted 'a secret emoji-based code' to let Mexican traffickers know which inspection lanes they were manning at the Tecate and Otay Mesa border crossings, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement. Prosecutors said when the drug-laden vehicles arrived, the officers would wave them through.
Associated Press
2 days ago
- Associated Press
2 customs officers plead guilty to allowing drugs to enter the US through their inspection lanes
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two Customs and Border Protection officers pleaded guilty this month to allowing vehicles filled with illegal drugs to enter the U.S. from Mexico, federal prosecutors said Monday. The pair texted 'a secret emoji-based code' to let Mexican traffickers know which inspection lanes they were manning at the Tecate and Otay Mesa border crossings, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement. Prosecutors said when the drug-laden vehicles arrived, the officers would wave them through. Officers Jesse Clark Garcia, 37, and Diego Bonillo, 30, each pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including conspiracy to import controlled substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin, the statement says. As part of his plea deal, Bonillo admitted that he allowed at least 165 pounds (75 kilograms) of fentanyl to enter the country, prosecutors said. The defendants 'profited handsomely, funding both domestic and international trips as well as purchases of luxury items and attempts to purchase real estate in Mexico,' the statement says. Garcia's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 26, and Bonillo will be sentenced Nov. 7. They could each face a maximum sentence of life in prison, prosecutors said.
Bloomberg
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Alina Habba Fails to Get US Attorney Nod From New Jersey Court
Federal trial judges in New Jersey appointed Desiree Grace, first assistant in the state's US attorney's office, as interim head of the office, declining to extend the appointment of current temporary chief Alina Habba. The appointment was announced by the District Court for the District of New Jersey in a Tuesday standing order signed by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb.
