AZMEX I3 28-8-17

AZMEX I3 28 AUG 2017

Note: More interesting because of what the reporter left out. (Hint: Children / parents not from or in AZ)
Gracias


Woman convicted for fraudulent school registrations
Nogales International Aug 22, 2017

http://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/woman-convicted-for-fraudulent-school-registrations/article_60376c76-86ca-11e7-84e7-e7d2df71f0f3.html

A Nogales woman who helped two other parents illegally register their children in the Nogales Unified School District was sentenced to three years of probation.

Maria Magdalena Ramirez Castro, 47, was sentenced July 10 by Judge Thomas Fink of Santa Cruz County Superior Court after pleading guilty to one count of facilitation to commit fraud. The offense is a Class 6 undesignated felony, meaning the judge can designate it a misdemeanor if she successfully completes the terms of her sentence.

Court records show that in late 2014, officials at NUSD notified the Nogales Police Department of a possible fraud after its computer system flagged an address that had been used in the registrations of multiple students from multiple families. A school official had contacted the landlord of the address, who identified Ramirez as the tenant of the East Street apartment, but said she did not know the other two parents who were claiming the address.

It turned out that the lease agreements used by the other two parents to register their children at NUSD were false.

John Utne, the district's student services director at the time, reportedly told police that according to state law as well as NUSD policy, the district was required to inform law enforcement of any document filed in support of a student registration that appeared inaccurate or suspicious.

During a subsequent police investigation, one of the parents told detectives he was paying Ramirez $100 a month, as well as paying her water bill, to live in the apartment during the week. She had given him a lease agreement with his name on it, which he had filed with NUSD, though he claimed he didn't know it was false.

The other parent had reportedly met with Ramirez at Food City, where they filled out the false documents. Ramirez's pre-sentence report suggests she was being paid $50 a month for this arrangement.

Ramirez told an NPD detective that she had committed the crimes because she was in dire need of money after being ripped off by a previous roommate.

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And:

Mexican National convicted on rape charge arrested
Posted: Aug 28, 2017 11:54 AM MST
Updated: Aug 28, 2017 11:54 AM MST
Posted By Faye DeHoff
http://www.kvoa.com/story/36233901/mexican-national-convicted-on-rape-charge-arrested

Sasabe -
A Mexican national was caught east of Sasabe on Sunday afternoon by Tucson Station Border Patrol agents who later learned he had been convicted for statutory rape in DeKalb County, Georgia, in 2012.

While processing 25-year old Raul Cordova-Garcia for illegally entering the U.S., agents found his conviction resulted in a 12-month sentence and removal from the U.S. in 2013.

Cordova is now being held in federal custody pending prosecution for criminal immigration violations.

All individuals apprehended by the Border Patrol undergo criminal history checks using biometrics to ensure undocumented immigrants with criminal histories are positively identified.

The Border Patrol, along with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, welcomes assistance from the community. Citizens can report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol by calling 1-877-872-7435 toll free. All calls will be answered and remain anonymous.

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