Yuma News
Yuma Sector Seizes $345K in Meth at Checkpoint
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 26 January 2020 26 January 2020
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint thwarted two methamphetamine smuggling attempts valued at more than $345K in two separate events over the weekend.
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Sex Offender
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 26 January 2020 26 January 2020
Comstock, Texas - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Comstock Station arrested a convicted sex offender, January 16.
Public Health Agencies Confirm 2019 Novel Coronavirus Case in Arizona
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 26 January 2020 26 January 2020
Phoenix, Arizona - The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) announced today that a Maricopa County resident has been diagnosed with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. The confirmed case is in a person who recently returned from travel to Wuhan, China.
Port of San Luis CBP Officers Save One Life, Deliver Another
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 26 January 2020 26 January 2020
San Luis, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers, at Arizona’s Port of San Luis saved a man from dying of an apparent drug overdose, this past Monday. Two days earlier, they helped deliver a baby.
2019 Preliminary Semiannual Crime Statistics Overview
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 26 January 2020 26 January 2020
Washington, DC - The FBI’s Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report reveals overall declines in the number of violent crimes and property crimes reported for the first six months of 2019 when compared with figures for the first six months of 2018.
Pain Clinic and Owner Agree to Pay $650,000 to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Procedures
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 26 January 2020 26 January 2020
Columbus, Ohio - Comprehensive Pain Management Institute and its owner, Leon Margolin, M.D., have agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly billed Medicare for nerve conduction studies and alcohol/substance abuse assessments and interventions (SBIRT) that were medically unnecessary or not provided as billed, the Justice Department announced today. Margolin is a pain management physician in Columbus, Ohio.
Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in an Investment Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims
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- Published: 26 January 2020 26 January 2020
Charlotte, North Carolina - Two men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme targeting the elderly and other vulnerable victims.