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  • September 2008

    • Cops Raid Evangelist Complex in Kid Abuse Probe

      CNN  |  Sep 21, 08 5:28 AM CDT

      Cops Raid Evangelist Complex in Kid Abuse Probe

      (Newser) - Police raided an evangelist’s compound in Arkansas seeking evidence into allegations that he physically and sexually abused children, CNN reports. Some 100 agents took part in the raid on the 15-acre grounds in Fouke near Texarkana. Authorities were interviewing several children throughout the weekend. Evangelist leader Tony Alamo ripped the accusations as "a hoax," and claimed he was being subjected to the same religious prosecution as Christ. More »

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      child abuse  • sexual abuse  • raid  • physical abuse  • evangelist

  • August 2007

    • Immigration Raid Targets Ohio Plant

      Cincinnati Enquirer  |  Aug 29, 07 8:50 AM CDT

      Immigration Raid Targets Ohio Plant

      (Newser) - Immigration agents raided a poultry-packing plant in Fairfield, Ohio, and arrested some 160 undocumented workers yesterday. The raid was part of a 2-year investigation into Koch Foods, which officials call an "egregious violator" of immigration laws, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. "We’re going to look wherever the evidence takes us," said an immigration and customs enforcement official. More »

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      immigration  • Ohio  • illegal immigrant  • raid  • illegal employment  • Fairfield

    • Feds Get Tough on Employers of Illegals

      New York Times  |  Aug 8, 07 5:40 AM CDT

      Feds Get Tough on Employers of Illegals

      (Newser) - Immigration officials are set to step up raids on employers across America suspected of hiring illegal immigrants, the New York Times reports.  The tough enforcement action will back up new rules to be announced this week requiring bosses to fire workers who use false Social Security numbers, which are typically ignored by employers. More »

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      immigration  • illegal immigrant  • Social Security  • homeland security  • AFL CIO  • raid  • employer

    • Jefferson Wins Round, Return of Documents

      Washington Post  |  Aug 3, 07 6:51 PM CDT

      Jefferson Wins Round, Return of Documents

      (Newser) - Rep. William Jefferson scored a legal victory today, winning the return of privileged materials from a FBI raid on his office. An appeals court said the raid itself was not unconstitutional, but the search of legislative materials was illegal. It’s unclear whether the ruling will affect the 16-count indictment against the congressman, but the Justice Department said it changes nothing. More »

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      FBI  • court  • bribery  • raid  • William Jefferson

    • Cops Raid Bakery Linked to Editor's Assassination

      Inside Bay Area (Oakland)  |  Aug 3, 07 6:25 PM CDT

      Cops Raid Bakery Linked to Editor's Assassination

      (Newser) - Police, SWAT teams, and bomb units descended on an Oakland bakery shop today that was linked to the murder of Chauncey Bailey. Bailey, an editor a the Oakland Post who was writing a story about Your Black Muslim Bakery, was gunned down yesterday on his way to work; the Oakland Tribune reports that police discovered the shotgun used in the murder during today's raid. More »

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      California  • murder  • editor  • Oakland  • raid  • Chauncey Bailey  • Your Black Muslim Bakery  • bakery

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