EDTX: how did these Cuban nationals get in the US to do multi-state credit card skimmer frauds?
they only got caught b/c a police officer happened to find someone else's credit card in the card? (or maybe this story purposely vague?) justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/c…
this Cuban national only got 30 month sentence?
think of how many victims there could be!?!
Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei: “The crime is difficult to detect because intended gas purchase will proceed without interruption or notification”
“A single gas station skimmer is capable of storing credit card information for hundreds of victims.”
"on Jan. 27, 2017, an officer with the Nacogdoches PD conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Entenza and occupied by 2 other Cuban nationals"
"During the traffic stop, the officer discovered a credit card bearing the name of third party, leading to a more exhaustive search of the car. During this search, the officer found a notepad that listed various gas stations in Texas, Tennessee, and Alabama..."
Holy $hit!
"numerous cell phones, a laptop computer and tape used as a security seal/tamper indicator for gas station fuel pumps. The officer also located a card skimmer, an encoder, a key used to open gas pumps..."
where did they get those gas pump keys and security seal tapes?!? WTF?
"& additional credit cards located in hidden compartments within the vehicle. Credit card information for 9 individuals, none of whom were occupants of the vehicle, were found."
Let me just hide some stolen credit cards in hidden compartments - the police never look there!
Seems like they could put these guys away for a looong time - so why not do so?
they certainly don't act like guys trying to bounce a check to feed their kids
hardened criminals!
why do these guys get only a few years sentence
and someone like this property manager could face up to 20 years for kickbacks totaling $500k
who is more dangerous to the public? the only people this lady hurt are with the property management company justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/f…
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SDTX:
Houston ISD has performed well compared to neighboring school districts in Texas for commonsense COVID safety protocols, but this federal corruption probe is a bad look
police "took former COO Brian Busby, 43, & HISD contract vendor Anthony Hutchison, 60, both of Houston, into custody"
“This investigation and resulting indictments reflect my office’s commitment to rooting out public corruption in the SDTX" - Acting US Atty Jennifer B. Lowery
a Grand Jury is indicting HISD officials and others are fessing up!
Holy $hit, the HISD Board of Education president Rhonda Skillern-Jones, 39, copped a plea - you don't see that every day! offthekuff.com/wp/?tag=rhonda…
14 people accused of Health Care Kickback scheme have either pleaded guilty or are going to trial. Vincent Marchetti, Jr just was found guilty by the jury in month-long trial
Pharmacogenetic testing is a type of genetic testing that identifies genetic variations that affect how an individual patient metabolizes certain drugs. The illegal arrangement concerned referral of PGx tests to clinical laboratories in Fountain Valley, Irvine, & San Diego, CA
@EricBoehlert is it bad form when @mattbai (in an extremely irrelevant puff piece about former Sen. Bill Bradley) cites HIMSELF for the narrative that Biden has "anemic" approval ratings? washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
Is @mattbai the worst, laziest opinion writer on the planet?
He cited himself AGAIN, linking to his 10/25/2020 Biden hit piece! 3 columns linked to HIMSELF!
referred to himself as "Everyone who knew anything dismissed Biden..."