The defendants collected the profits generated by the acts of prostitution the victims were compelled to perform, and maintained control over the prostitution proceeds, earning tens of thousands of dollars while the victims received next to nothing."The young girls and women in this case were victimized and exploited in a horrific way, and these sentences should send a stern message to all sex traffickers that they cannot escape justice tiffany money clip sale such egregious human rights violations," said Loretta King, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. "Attorneys in the Civil Rights Division will continue to work with U.S. Attorney's Offices across the nation to stamp out this vicious and intolerable crime, and to seek significant prison sentences for anyone engaging in these despicable acts."
Robert Schoch, special agent in charge for the ICE Office of Investigations in Los Angeles, stated: "These sentences are a stern reminder about the consequences facing those involved in the unconscionable practice of human trafficking. While we can't erase the suffering these young women experienced, by aggressively investigating and prosecuting these cases, ICE and the other members of the Los Angeles Human Trafficking Task Force are ensuring that those involved in schemes like this pay a significant price for the pain they cause."
Four additional defendants have pleaded guilty for tiffany necklace sale role in the scheme. Flor Morales Sanchez was sentenced in May to two years in prison; Pablo Bonifacio was sentenced last November to 33 months in prison; and Albertina Vasquez Valenzeula, also known as Cristina, was sentenced in February to 33 months in prison. The final defendant, Luis Vicente Vasquez, is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday.This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Inspector General. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office in Los Angeles and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.
In Los Angeles, the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE), the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Inspector General, the United States Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles Police Department, along with several community groups, comprise the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Task Force on Human Trafficking, whose mission is to improve tactics for identifying and rescuing trafficking victims, provide assistance to victims and tiffany pendant sale those responsible for human trafficking. The Human Trafficking Task Force in Los Angeles has established a toll-free hotline - (800) 655-4095 - which victims and individuals with information about victims are encouraged to call. Information may be provided anonymously and will be kept confidential.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SCENE straight from The Bachelorette: Decked out in a fitted knit black-and-white-striped dress, Julian Harris, with Ed Swiderski, the Chicago Microsoft consultant who popped the question with a 3-carat $60,000 Neil Lane diamond engagement ring on the show's July 27 finale, shared a romantic dinner with pals at trendy eatery Sonrisa Grill in Henderson, Nevada, August 6. Over a meal of spicy prawns and barbecue baby back ribs, Swiderski, 30, affectionately stroked Harris' back as she nuzzled his shoulder. Later, on the outdoor patio of the restaurant, she sat on his lap and ran her fingers through his hair. The PDA pièce de résistance, however, came after dinner. Down the street from the eatery, the pair found a picturesque spot - a bench in front of a bubbling fountain tiffany ring sale proceeded to make out in full view of tourists and residents before walking off into the night hand in hand.
It was a surprisingly intimate display of affection, considering just one day before, Us broke the news tiffany accessories sale Swiderski was carrying on relationships with two different women - Lindsey Johnson, 29, a litigation technology consultant, and Bethany Steffen, 25, a Chicago marketing developer - while wooing Harris on the show, and that he had actually had sex with Johnson after he became engaged to Harris on May 24. (The show is prctaped.)
A little to the west is Bagru, a town noted for its vegetable dye-based textile printing industry. Raje planned a golf course and international convention centre there and the Gehlot government axed that as well. To the south, farmers wonder about the fate of the Ring Road for which the previous government had started land acquisition but not a km of road has been laid.
Gehlot's reflexes are emblematic of his record in office ever since he took over as Chief Minister. It's almost as if he thinks he has to distance himself from anything he thinks is even remotely connected with Raje and her work. This has adversely affected the working of the wholesale silver pendants bureaucracy. He set up the N.N. Mathur Commission-later wound up on the Rajasthan High Court's orders-which most bureaucrats believed was a witch-hunt to identify pro-Raje babus who he presumed were anti-Gehlot.From the narrow pool of advisers and officers left, he mostly picked up typical work-to-rule babus who were content just taking orders. "He distrusts officers who did well for her," says an officer who was close to Raje but was sidelined and is now seeking a deputation to Delhi. "A chief minister is like a jockey. He must know how to get the best out of the horse," says M.L. Mehta, former chief secretary of Rajasthan.
Gehlot's faith in tokenism is enough to make many of the bleeding hearts in Congress turn green with envy. He would not spend money on an urban area unless he gets the Centre's grant, but would think nothing about spending Rs 170 crore to provide wheat at Rs 2 a kg to those living below the poverty line in the state to please his Congress bosses in Delhi."He is pro-rural and fears that excessive urban spending would invite a backlash," says a bureaucrat close to him. Mehta differs. He cites example of the Bhamashah scheme where Raje had marked Rs 750 crore to be distributed as Rs 1,500 to each rural poor woman by wholesale silver earrings her bank account. "Gehlot stopped this empowerment scheme even when Raje had deposited Rs 150 crore with a bank," he says wondering why Gehlot never let the women have the money, which is still with the bank.
Such confusion or unplanned action can be seen in a lot of other schemes across the state, including those in Jodhpur, Gehlot's home town. For instance, last year much before the monsoons arrived, he launched the "Green Rajasthan" scheme without even earmarking space for saplings to be grown in a state that's essentially a vast desert. When the saplings dried up and crores of rupees went down the drain, C.P. Joshi, Union Minister of Rural wholesale silver necklaces and an emerging local rival embarrassed him before aicc general secretary Rahul Gandhi, calling the greening campaign a failure.
"We aren't against reforms. We are levying taxes to complete the first phase of the metro by 2013. But the code of conduct for the first few elections has slowed us."Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of RajasthanSimilarily, the Government loudly announced the building of a new Jaipur, an idea which didn't take long to die as land could not be identified. But sloppiness was at its best when Gehlot and Urban Development Minister Shanti Dhariwal spread the red carpet for a Malaysian firm which promised to manufacture, install and run monorail systems in five cities at their expense in January. They sold it as a success story and even had plans to make a presentation before Rahul. The company never returned.Another dream project-the metro-is another example of Gehlot's lack of a long-term perspective. The model for the proposed metro was changed a number of times from government to public-private to wholly private to loaned from a foreign bank to first phase public-second phase private if an investor could be found. But Gehlot carries on nevertheless. He, recently, brought up the other proposal once again and called his cabinet to raise taxes worth Rs 600 crore to fund it. "We will wholesale silver rings the Ring Road and bring the metro to Rajasthan," he says. How and when is still unclear.If Gehlot's first tenure was marked largely by a weak administration, in his second tenure he appears vindictive and seems to be losing the goodwill that brought him to power. He has made too many compromises, giving in to the demands of defectors and the independent MLAs whose support is crucial for his minority government to stay in power."Gehlot's proposals keep coming and vanishing. He has stopped everything I began and pushed the state behind by a decade."Vasundhara Raje Scindia, former chief minister of RajasthanDuring his last tenure, whenever things went wrong he was quick to blame an unfriendly and far-from-helpful NDA government at the Centre. But with the Congress at the Centre, Gehlot no more has that option. Facing criticism that Raje managed funds from Congress-ruled Centre, Gehlot recently went to Delhi to meet Sonia Gandhi over a political crisis arising out of cross-voting by three of his ministers in Rajya Sabha polls and then, extended his unscheduled visit to four days to meet with Union Minister for Urban Affairs, Jaipal Reddy, Union Minister for Information Technology (IT), Sachin Pilot, and Union Minister for Petroleum, Murli Deora.
The tiny hamlet of some 400 Triqui Indians lies in the north-west of the state of Oaxaca. The shooters are thought to belong to the Union for the Social Wellbeing of the Triqui Region (UBISORT)--a deceptively beneficent-sounding group set up by the ruling party in 1994 to enforce its wholesale silver bracelets in the remote mountain area.
In 2007 San Juan Copala and various nearby villages declared themselves an "autonomous municipality". Since then the violence has worsened: over 100 people are thought to have been killed since the beginning of 2008. The terrorisation of the village, probably orchestrated in part by UBISORT paramilitaries, is punishment for this rebelliousness, says Marcos Albino, a Triqui spokesman. The message to other indigenous towns is clear, he says: "You take the risks and you pay the price."The state's backing of local strongmen has only made the region harder to govern. UBISORT is at war with the Movement for Triqui wholesale silver pendant and Struggle (MULT), a resistance group wooed by the government in the 1990s. It now receives over 17m pesos ($1.35m) of public money a year, supposedly for social projects. Fighting between these rivals has made entering the area dangerous. On June 8th a caravan carrying doctors and federal deputies was turned back by gunmen. That followed an attack on human-rights activists and journalists on April 27th, which killed a local campaigner and a Finnish observer. Prosecutors have not inspected the crime scene because of worries about their own safety.
Two developments may force progress. First, on July 4th Oaxacan voters booted out the long-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (pri). The pri still acknowledges its links with ubisort, although it says it opposes the group's violent activities. In contrast, the new lot, an alliance of the pri's main rivals, will probably be less accommodating. Heriberto Pazos, the leader of MULT's political wing, says he is willing to negotiate with the wholesale silver earring leaders and ultimately with UBISORT.
Second, the murder of the Finnish observer has attracted outside attention. Juanita Cruz, a congresswoman, says her fellow lawmakers have become far more interested in the case since April. The often lethargic federal prosecutor's office took it up within three days.The case is being handled in Mexico City, free from pressure and intimidation. The families' lawyer says he expects arrests soon--of funders and weapons-suppliers, as well as shooters. That would be a start. Brokering peace with Oaxaca's indigenous groups may take longer.
In Jagatpura, on the eastern outskirts of Rajasthan capital Jaipur stands a huge incomplete structure on pylons so tall it looks like the deep cuts and debris from a recent earthquake. This was meant to be a world class complex with an indoor arena for shooting, archery, polo and a convention complex that could host up to 1,500 persons. The work on the complex began when the BJP's Vasundhara Raje Scindia was chief minister.When the Ashok wholesale silver necklace government took over in December 2008, it moved to ensure that work on the complex was stopped because it symbolised the Raje regime. This when nearly Rs 60 crore or four-fifths of the project budget had already been spent. The government refused to release the final Rs 15 crore for completion of the project, which would have resulted in an inflow of Rs 3 crore a year as lease money from two private companies that wanted to run a clubhouse and hotel there.
Reliance had indicated an expenditure of about Rs 25,000 cr on the Ring Road. Gehlot wanted the NHAI instead to work on it. No progress has been made.Accumulated losses in the power sector went over Rs 25,000 cr with a record annual deficit of Rs 10,000 cr in 2009-10. Losses from 2000-08 were Rs 8,000 cr.Social sector spending on total plan ceiling has gone down to 27 per cent for 2010-11 from 32 per cent in 2009-10.The wholesale silver ring amount in centrally-sponsored schemes increased three times over last year to Rs 11,200 cr by March 2010. The Planning commission has blocked Rs 308 cr of the state for the huge fiscal deficit. Turn 20 km to the north on to a stretch of road laid two years ago at a cost of Rs 76 crore. It was meant to be the starting point of a bus rapid transport system (BRTS) in the state but Gehlot government closed it to traffic and stopped all work on most of the proposed 42-km stretch. Eighteen months later, when the Centre questioned the move, a panicked government opened the road to traffic and then demanded more money from the Centre for its completion, including cost escalation for delay. The Centre rejected the request.
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARLISA RODRIGUEZ, 30, of Meadowbrook Court, West Haven, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to five years of probation, the first 12 months of which RODRIGUEZ must spend in home confinement under electronic monitoring, for her participation in a New Haven-area narcotics distribution ring. RODRIGUEZ also was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service each year while on probation. On August 27, 2009, RODRIGUEZ pleaded guilty to one count of wholesale tiffany pendant to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
This matter stems from an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation dubbed "Operation Brass Deal," which was spearheaded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Safe Streets Task Force in New Haven. As a result of the investigation, a total of 17 individuals were charged with various narcotics offenses related to the large-scale distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana and oxycodone in New Haven, East Haven, Branford, West Haven and other towns in New Haven County. During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized more than $75,000 in cash, more than one kilogram of cocaine and approximately 750 grams of crack cocaine.
According to court documents and wholesale tiffany earring made in court, MARLISA RODRIGUEZ is the wife of Roberto Rodriguez, also known as "Tito," who was a lead target of the investigation. Over a six-month period during the course of the investigation, Roberto Rodriguez was involved in the purchase and distribution of more than 1.5 kilograms of cocaine and 373 grams of crack cocaine. Between February and April 2009, MARLISA RODRIGUEZ was involved in the distribution of between 200 and 300 grams of cocaine.Roberto Rodriguez pleaded guilty to cocaine and crack cocaine distribution offenses and, on November 3, 2009, he was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment.
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The researchers concluded: "Pericardiocentesis followed by systemic chemotherapy may be effective in controlling such advanced gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma."Zhang and colleagues published their study in Medical Science Monitor (A case with cardiac tamponade as the first sign of primary gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma treated with combination therapy. Medical Science Monitor, 2010;16(4):CS41-44).For wholesale silver bracelet information, contact B.L. Zhang, Affiliated Changhai Hospital of the Second Military Medical University, Dept. of Cardiology, Shanghai, 200433, China.
GUNFIRE rings out almost every day around the village of San Juan Copala, as marksmen in the woods take potshots into the town. Eight residents are recovering from injuries, including an eight-year-old girl who was hit twice as she tried to leave the village. The gunmen have cut electricity and blocked access roads, allowing only a single party of women out once a week on an eight-hour hike to fetch food. The siege is entering its ninth month.
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARLISA RODRIGUEZ, 30, of Meadowbrook Court, West Haven, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to five years of probation, the first 12 months of which RODRIGUEZ must spend in home confinement under electronic monitoring, for her participation in a New Haven-area narcotics distribution ring. RODRIGUEZ also was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service each year while on probation. On August 27, 2009, RODRIGUEZ pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
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According to court documents and statements made in court, MARLISA RODRIGUEZ is the wife of Roberto Rodriguez, also known as "Tito," who was a lead target of the investigation. Over a six-month period during the course of the wholesale tiffany earrings, Roberto Rodriguez was involved in the purchase and distribution of more than 1.5 kilograms of cocaine and 373 grams of crack cocaine. Between February and April 2009, MARLISA RODRIGUEZ was involved in the distribution of between 200 and 300 grams of cocaine.Roberto Rodriguez pleaded guilty to cocaine and crack cocaine distribution offenses and, on November 3, 2009, he was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment.
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARLISA RODRIGUEZ, 30, of Meadowbrook Court, West Haven, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to five years of probation, the first 12 months of which RODRIGUEZ must spend in home confinement under electronic monitoring, for her participation in a New Haven-area narcotics distribution ring. RODRIGUEZ also was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service each year while on probation. On August 27, 2009, RODRIGUEZ pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with wholesale tiffany necklaces to distribute cocaine.
This matter stems from an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation dubbed "Operation Brass Deal," which was spearheaded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Safe Streets Task Force in New Haven. As a result of the investigation, a total of 17 individuals were charged with various narcotics offenses related to the large-scale distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, and oxycodone in New Haven, East Haven, Branford, West Haven, and other towns in New Haven County. During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized more than $75,000 in cash, more than one kilogram of cocaine, and approximately 750 grams of crack cocaine.
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PHOEBE PHILO: CÉLINE In just over a year, Phoebe Philo, 37, has put Céline at the top of the fashion chart with her brand of sexy minimalism. Her spectacular return to the scene after a four-year absence spent raising a young family, proves that a designer can have that elusive work/life balance. Philo first arrived in Paris in 1997 straight out of design school (London's famed Central Saint Martins) where she met Stella McCartney, who later hired her at Chloé. When Stella skipped out to start her own label, Phoebe stepped into the lead role, taking Chloé to new heights of cool with her mix of flirty, floaty 70s-inspired pieces and tiffany and co earring bags such as the Paddington. Philo's reign at Chloé made her one of the industry's bright lights until, surprisingly, she walked away from it all in 2006, to raise her young family. Four years later, she was lured to Céline by the label's history of simply chic sportswear and a promise of a studio in her hometown of London. Today, Philo has changed the direction of current fashion trends away from fanciful embellishment to beautifully minimal collections of wide-leg trousers, leather T-shirts and structured box bags. These minimalist wardrobe fundamentals, along with her designs for Chloé, have earned her the moniker "the Chanel of her generation" from The New York Times-fitting for someone with her eye who is revolutionizing our wardrobes. Lace top and skirt, Céline.
RODARTE The twisted sisters of American fashion, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, are known for wholesale tiffany jewlery unorthodox brand of gothic romance that inspires their semi-couture collections. One would never expect subversion from the shy girls who lived with their parents until graduating university, crafting collections in their Pasadena, Calif., living room. Neither attended fashion design school; instead, spending the year after school on the family couch watching horror flicks. Inspired by film, art and music, the pair then sold Kate's rare record collection for seed money and headed to New York with 10 pieces. In short order, they landed an invitation from Women's Wear Daily and quickly racked up some of the Industry's top design awards, Including the CFDA award for Womenswear Designer of the Year in 2009. Devoted fans of Rodarte (their mother's maiden name) range from Natalie Portman to Michelle Obama, although the sisters don't hesitate to refuse to dress celebrities who don't tiffany and co necklace their image. This artistic temperament extends to their production, taking months to develop dyeing techniques (to get the right red for the "blood-soaked" Fall '08 collection) and hundreds of hours spent pleating and beading a single dress. Recent collaborations with Gap and Target have made their designs available to a larger market and afforded a move Into a downtown Los Angeles studio. Yet, until recently, Kate, 31, and Laura, 30, still shared an email address, a cell phone, and the most avant-garde sensibility in American fashion. Linen/ lace top, wool skirt, leggings, gloves and socks, all Rodarte. Shoes, Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte.
When Miuccia Prada took over her family's luggage company (founded in 1913 by her grandfather), she did so with no design training or sewing skills. During her university days she was an ardent feminist and reported communist (dressed in Yves Saint Laurent, natch) more interested in ideas than aesthetics (she also has a PhD in political science). Perhaps that initial detachment and her continued shunning of the limelight make Prada's offbeat concepts among the most influential collections every season. She was one of the first to be inspired by vintage, to create a status "it" bag (made from ordinary black nylon) and to elevate jolie laide with endless variations on odd colours and proportions. Her quirky approach isn't by accident; each season Prada takes a material or idea she doesn't like (lace, the colour turquoise) and works tiffany and co ring until it's intriguing. She's supported in this unusual philosophy by her husband, Patrizio Bertelli (Prada's CEO), whom she has worked and lived with for 30 years in Milan. In 1993 they established the Fondazione Prada, a non-profit that supports and showcases new artistic talent such as Carsten Höller (he installed a slide from her office to the courtyard below), and Francesco Vezzoli. Today, her appreciation of the arts is reflected not only in her fashion collections but her store designs, advertising videos and artist showcases. Wool coat, leather skirt, $570, and socks, all Prada.
Tom Ford's replacement was let go after two seasons. Since Giannini stepped in, sales have soared, kick-started by the Flora print accessories in 2005an idea taken from a scarf originally made for Grace Kelly in the 1960s. Frida was one of the wholesale tiffany bracelets who helped make the Baguette a monster bag for Fendi and also worked on ready-to-wear with Karl Lagerfeld. Not unlike Ford, Giannini appreciates a little rock 'n' roll edge (she has more than 7,000 record albums in her personal collection). Her slim suits, floral prints and boho sensibility have become Gucci's signatures. In Cannes this year she launched Gucci's new Première couture line, attracting star fans such as Salma Hayek (married to Gucci Group boss François-Henri Plnault) and Naomi Watts. Leather/fox-fur jacket, silk shirt, $1,395, and jersey pant, $895, all Gucci. Shoes, Christian Louboutln. For where-to-buy see Stylesource. Hair, Wesley O'Meara; makeup, Daniel Martin, both The Wall Group; model, Emanuela de Paula, Marilyn Agency.