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At least 2 years for Violeta McGough for alleged embezzlement
A former accounting specialist in the Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, office of an insurance broker was sentenced to 27 months in prison for defrauding her employer of approximately $900,000, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on May 20. Violeta McGough, 57, of Bergenfield, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to […]
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Drug syndicate allegedly shipped meth internationally including the PHL
Three Los Angeles people accused of being part of an international drug trafficking ring are in custody on federal charges alleging they used the Darknet to obtain drugs and offer narcotics for sale, and then shipped pound quantities of methamphetamine to buyers in the Philippines, New Zealand, Poland and other foreign destinations. The case is […]
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Senior Asians urged to fight fraud, hang up on robocalls
Older Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are often targets of certain fraud, according to an AARP fraud survey. Scammers often use caller ID spoofing to mask their true location, making it appear that they’re calling from a legitimate or local number to raise the odds that you’ll pick up. If you do, the robotic voice […]
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A Valentine medical mission in Marawi to heal body and spirit
By Feddie A. Espiritu Love was in the air in the ravaged city of Marawi as Muslim family refugees and Christian medical mission volunteers set aside religious differences harmonized by charity and human needs. On Valentine’s Day weekend, children and adults greeted volunteers of a medical mission and swarmed over boxes of medicines and vitamins, […]
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‘Miracle in Rwanda’ returns to NYC in April
“Miracle in Rwanda” — a play about one young woman’s remarkable survival during the Rwandan genocide 25 years ago – will be presented at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row in Manhattan, with previews beginning April 4 prior to an official opening April 9. It was created by actress-writer-producer Leslie Lewis and director Edward Vilga. […]
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FilAm lawyer, brother killed before Christmas in family dispute; another brother is arrested
FilVetREP has announced that its General Counsel Enrico “Erick” Soriano and his brother, Felicito, both passed away at their home in Marikina, Philippines on December 21. They died as a result of a family dispute, which is currently under investigation. Both were laid to rest in Christ the King Columbarium in Quezon City on December […]
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The perils of being brown, thinking white
By Luis H. Francia The 56-year-old individual arrested by the FBI and alleged to have sent pipe bombs to prominent Democrats—including the Obamas, Joe Biden, the Clintons, and Robert De Niro—turns out to be of Philippine descent on his father’s side, Italian on his mother’s. Brooklyn-born, Florida-raised Cesar Sayoc, Jr. is a fanatic supporter of […]
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50 years ago, and I still remember
By Bella Santos Owens I remember vividly, it was a sunny morning and I was playing on the veranda of our house in Marilao, Bulacan. I was sitting on this low table while playing with my doll. I remember his cheap cologne and scratchy stubble on me like it was just yesterday. Our male helper, […]
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SPECIAL REPORT: The anatomy of missing PIDCI funds (1st in a series)
By Cristina DC Pastor & Marivir Montebon It began innocently enough. In the mid-winter of 2017, then President Prospero Lim of the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI) went to the bank to check on the organization’s account. It was learned he needed some cash so he could pay the deposit to the Astoria World […]