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Australian man stands trial for Wyo. bank robbery

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By BEN NEARYAssociated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - An Australian man standing trial on a charge of robbing a Wyoming bank on New Year's Eve told jurors in an emotional opening statement Tuesday that he was justified because he gave much of the money to the homeless. Corey Donaldson, 39, is

Cartel money laundering trial to begin in Texas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A man closely related to the leadership of one of the biggest, most versatile and violent criminal organizations in the world faces charges that he bought racehorses to hide illegal drug profits for the powerful Mexican cartel. Federal prosecutors will present opening

Trial to start in Zetas cartel racehorse case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 13th

By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - One of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug cartels intended a racehorse-buying operation to be a clandestine means of laundering its illegal proceeds in the United States, prosecutors say. But with the millions of dollars spent - sometimes in

Judge deals blow to high-tech workers' lawsuit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge has dealt a setback to a group of people who allege that Apple, Google and five other technology companies formed an illegal cartel to hold down wages and reduce the chances of losing their best engineers. In a ruling released Friday, Judge Lucy Koh in San

Judge deals blow to high-tech workers' lawsuit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge on Friday struck down an effort to form a class action lawsuit to go after Apple, Google and five other technology companies for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to tamp down workers' wages and prevent the loss of

AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 1st

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States - an emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their

Budget cuts border security, immigrant detention

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 28th

By CRISTINA SILVA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Marco Antonio Durazo had been awaiting deportation from an Arizona detention center for six months when an officer came to get him from his cell. "Obama doesn't have any money," the officer said. "We found it very funny,"

Breaking Bad brings tourists, money to Albuquerque

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 15th

By RUSSELL CONTRERASAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A fast-food burrito chain in Albuquerque has become an international tourist attraction as people come from all over the world to see the spot where a fictional drug trafficker runs his organization. A pastry shop sells doughnuts topped

Woman said to be drug lord's daughter is freed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - A pregnant woman who identified herself to U.S. border inspectors as a daughter of Mexico's most-wanted drug lord returned to Mexico after pleading guilty to an immigration charge. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 31, pleaded guilty in San

Family of slain Border Patrol agent sues officials

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The family of a slain Border Patrol agent has sued federal officials over the botched "Fast and Furious" gun operation, claiming they should have known it created a risk to law enforcement authorities. Agent Brian Terry was mortally wounded