WASHINGTON–U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention and Removal Operations, in a charter flight to the Middle East, which made stops in Cape Verde, Lebanon and, for the first time, Iraq, removed 31 men with final orders of removal, including two men to Cape Verde, six to Lebanon and 23 to Iraq. Among those being […]
Archives for May 2010
Department of Justice: $40 million recovered in fraud proceeds from ponzi scheme
WASHINGTON–The Department of Justice has recovered more than $40.2 million in fraud proceeds from a $1 billion Ponzi scheme and is working with the Japanese Ministry of Justice to return the forfeited fraud proceeds to the victims in Japan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Isamu Kuroiwa, a Japanese citizen, […]
CA Department of Real Estate continues to battle loan modification scams
SACRAMENTO–(Business Wire)–The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) continues to unearth and close down unscrupulous and unlicensed loan modification companies who prey on financially stressed homeowners. These companies seek out homeowners who are facing foreclosure and promise to obtain a loan modification, but once the homeowner pays a fee, little or nothing is done to […]
The Liberty Bell Symbolizes Why America Honors Its Fallen Heroes
By Danny R. Johnson On a blistering and hot summer day in July 2009, I took a leisurely drive from Washington, D.C. on the I-95 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to pay a visit to Independence Hall. When I arrived, I, along with thousands of other visitors, had to endure the sweltering humidity and stand in long […]
CA Coastal Rose Society to hold workday at rose garden
CARLBAD–The California Coastal Rose Society will hold a workday for its members from 9-11 a.m. on June 12 at Magee Park Rose Garden, located at the southwest corner of Magee Park, between Beech Ave. and Cypress Ave. along Highway 101 in Carlsbad. Members will deadhead the roses and provide other maintenance as needed. The public […]
DHS: Secretary Napolitano to visit the Middle East
WASHINGTON–Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to the United Arab Emirates on May 31-June 1, at the invitation of UAE Minister of the Economy Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, to meet with her counterparts from the Middle East region and officials from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to discuss ways […]
San Marcos Theatre West to present Little Mermaid
SAN MARCOS–The City of San Marcos Theatre West Youth Theater will present the musical production, Little Mermaid, at the San Marcos Community Center, 3 Civic Center Drive on June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13. Show times are Fridays 7:30 pm; Saturdays 2 and 7:30 pm; and Sundays 2 pm. A cast of 40 young […]
2010 Student Academy Awards® June 12
BEVERLY HILLS–Oscar®-nominated actor Jeremy Renner has been tapped to present at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 37th Annual Student Academy Awards ceremony on Saturday, June 12 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The awards ceremony is the culmination of a week of industry-related activities and social events that the Academy will host […]
Julian Gold Rush Days celebrates Year of the Miner
JULIAN–In the winter of 1869 when former slave Fred Coleman discovered gold in a small creek just outside of Julian, it set off a frenzy that became San Diego’s own gold rush. Within a few weeks, over 800 prospectors from all over the country were headed to Julian in search of gold. The first producing […]
Mental health is “Everybody’s business”
San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) officials were joined by dozens of people living with a mental illness, together with their family and friends to bring awareness to stigma and how everybody plays a role in eliminating it. “Labels hurt. Stigma hurts,” Markov Manalo, Recovery Educator/Employment Coordinator with Recovery Innovations of California, […]
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