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DIRTY POLITICS IN JP RACE A 'SAD' RITE OF PASSAGE
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<br /><div class="uiScaledImageContainer profilePic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Profile Picture" class="scaledImageFitWidth img" height="248" itemprop="photo" src="https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/70296_579291500_847918_n.jpg" width="160" /></div>By <b>Alex Begum</b><br /><br />When you fight with a pig you both get dirty - but the pig likes it! <br /><br />It wasn't enough that Yolanda Begum's signs have been stolen and vandalized, it wasn't enough for her opponents to spread false rumors about her education, it wasn't enough for her opponents to make fun of a proud American's accent who immigrated and thrived and lived the American dream in our County, now they have verbally and physically accosted her while trying to do a good deed for folks in need.<br /><br />While we certainly expected some dirty tactics and ugly political fodder, this is simply low class and reprehensible behavior.<br /><br />We deserve and should expect more from those seeking public office. If those running for office throw out all ethical boundaries and decency while attempting to win, what kind of behavior can we expect from this type of individual he/she they were to win????<br /><br />My mother is running to give back! To serve the community, not take from its constituents! She is running to improve people's lives, to bring much needed decency and character to public office. This election is not a stepping stone for my mother, she could care less about seeking further political office. No one in our family has ever sought political office. We have never lived off public coffers or in any way asked for anything from any city, county or state government. Yolanda Begum is not a career politician, she is a decent, humble, honest and ethical member of our community who decided she could make a difference.<br /><br />It is sad that good folks are forced to endure the dirty side of a world they have never been a part too, in an effort to make a positive change. I guess it's the new rite of passage.....<br /><br />Onward.....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6016803033174468094-368318264123517110?l=rrunrrun.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
LINK: http://rrunrrun.blogspot.com/2012/06/dirty-politics-sad-rite-of-passage.html
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ASIAN IMMIGRANTS TO U.S. SURPASS HISPANICS
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<br /><div id="yui_3_5_1_1_1340116676655_974"><a href="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/leE9vd4BSbXiu4hKGhV2Sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTMxMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/thelookout/asian-americans-sf-ap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-24760" height="267" src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/leE9vd4BSbXiu4hKGhV2Sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTMxMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/thelookout/asian-americans-sf-ap.jpg" title="(Jeff Chiu/AP)" width="400" /></a> Asians have surpassed Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants to the United States, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.</div><div id="yui_3_5_1_1_1340116676655_974"><br /></div><div id="yui_3_5_1_1_1340116676655_974">The study, called "<a href="http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/06/19/the-rise-of-asian-americans/" id="yui_3_5_1_1_1340116676655_973" target="">The Rise of Asian-Americans</a>" and released on Tuesday, reveals that Asian-Americans also have the highest income, are the best-educated and are the fastest-growing racial group in America.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBWpRvulo7Nizxr3LPPPDJbNuF7lEVvdOeRjMIcu9ZpWsBlbBvYLOcGIXwNeZN7oL7cfFr7uo-zeztNIIlhvlh8eRssprono5ftX0asf8ihuT2YI1bftDTuzJ2-PZ3kkrTvPpSRTblp0/s1600/asians.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBWpRvulo7Nizxr3LPPPDJbNuF7lEVvdOeRjMIcu9ZpWsBlbBvYLOcGIXwNeZN7oL7cfFr7uo-zeztNIIlhvlh8eRssprono5ftX0asf8ihuT2YI1bftDTuzJ2-PZ3kkrTvPpSRTblp0/s320/asians.JPG" width="208" /></a><span class="yom-figure yom-fig-right" id="yui_3_5_1_1_1340116676655_1147" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; width: 310px;"></span>About 430,000 Asians--or 36 percent of all new immigrants--arrived in the United States in 2010, according to U.S. census data. About 370,000, or 31 percent, were Hispanic.<br /><br />The educational credentials of these recent arrivals are striking. More than six-in-ten (61%) adults ages 25 to 64 who have come from Asia in recent years have at least a bachelor’s degree. This is double the share among recent non-Asian arrivals, and almost surely makes the recent Asian arrivals the most highly educated cohort of immigrants in U.S. history. <br /><br />Compared with the educational attainment of the population in their country of origin, recent Asian immigrants also stand out as a select group. For example, about 27% of adults ages 25 to 64 in South Korea and 25% in Japan have a bachelor’s degree or more.<sup class="footnote"><a href="http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/06/19/the-rise-of-asian-americans/#fn-12979-2" id="fnref-12979-2">2</a></sup> In contrast, nearly 70% of comparably aged recent immigrants from these two countries have at least a bachelor’s degree.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6016803033174468094-3170177434864947080?l=rrunrrun.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
LINK: http://rrunrrun.blogspot.com/2012/06/asians-immigrants-to-us-surpass.html
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RAY MARCHAN CONVICTED OF BRIBING JUDGE LIMAS
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1maawQ5-IaajIUdBpdPugZ99Ck19OvhaIE48AMMgtX_FwYNN4wpnkrVGD7VPIy-GESjHUmYkuhxUzKefzfoHYFw4H8GmH-rfsPXXxptHRhE-MO7ZwumgOMOSqthzJFd_lqWsKUKOvFQ/s1600/marchan2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1maawQ5-IaajIUdBpdPugZ99Ck19OvhaIE48AMMgtX_FwYNN4wpnkrVGD7VPIy-GESjHUmYkuhxUzKefzfoHYFw4H8GmH-rfsPXXxptHRhE-MO7ZwumgOMOSqthzJFd_lqWsKUKOvFQ/s640/marchan2.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br />Attorney Ray Marchan gambled with the feds... and lost.<br />Two weeks after turning down a plea agreement and choosing instead to face a jury, Marchan has been found guilty on all counts in the FBI’s public corruption investigation of former 404th District Court Judge Abel Limas. Marchan, 56, was found guilty on seven public corruption-related counts after two days of deliberation.<br />The jury found Marchan guilty of one count of violation of Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) as well as one count of RICO conspiracy, three counts of aiding and abetting extortion under color of official right, and two counts of aiding and abetting honest services mail fraud. Marchan was indicted June 22, 2011, following a three-year investigation of corruption by then sitting judge of the 404th Judicial District Court, Abel Limas.<br />“The successful prosecution of this case is an example of our strong stand against corruption and dedication to ensure the integrity of our entrusted public officials,†United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. “We respect the jury’s decision and feel the verdict is justified based on the evidence we presented in court.†During the two-week trial, federal prosecutors presented evidence Marchan paid bribes to Judge Limas.<br />Marchan was a respected civil litigator in Brownsville. He had attended Rice University and graduated from Stanford's law school. In 2008, he was going through a divorce, and Limas said he had heard Marchan was headed for his third bankruptcy.<br /> Specifically, the evidence proved he paid bribes or kickbacks to Judge Limas in return for favorable judicial rulings and an appointment as ad litem attorney. An ad litem is appointed to represent the interest of any minor or disabled person in a lawsuit. Evidence proved Marchan received favorable rulings in two cases in which he was appointed as ad litem attorney, Aide Fink vs Sun Valley Dusting and Juan Mancillas vs American General Insurance.<br />Evidence showed Limas received cash payments totaling $6,200 from Marchan on two occasions shortly after Marchan received ad litem fees on the Mancillas case. On each occasion, evidence showed Marchan had contacted Limas and referenced the transaction.<br />Bank records were also entered as evidence. Limas testified as to the transactions and that the money was in return for having appointed Marchan as the ad litem attorney. He also testified to an earlier incident when he received money from Marchan, but he could not recall the specific amount.<br />In a third incident, Limas received a $5,000 check on June 27, 2008. An FBI agent testified he observed Limas arrive at Marchan’s office and only spending approximately five minutes there before leaving.<br />Prosecutors presented evidence proving Limas deposited the check shortly thereafter. Limas acknowledged though his testimony the payment was in return for having Limas deny a motion for sanctions filed against Marchan by opposing counsel in the Fink case.<br />Marchan was also convicted of the two mail fraud counts, which prosecutors proved mail use to carry out the bribe or kickback scheme. An attorney representing Sun Valley Dusting testified regarding one of those chargesâ€"the motion for sanctions mailingâ€"and to not knowing Marchan had been having improper communications with Limas on the motion. Federal law makes it a crime for anyone to use the mails in carrying out a scheme to defraud.<br />Jurors also heard testimony of Limas as well as an FBI special agent concerning the broader Limas investigation involving others already arrested and convicted of aiding and abetting Limas in the corruption as well as of others who also received judicial favors from Limas.<br />To date, a total of eight defendants, including former attorneys Jim Solis and Joe Valle, former Cameron County Investigator Jaime Munivez, Limas’ middleman Manuel Longoria, Armando and Karina Pena, and former bondsman Francisco Cisneros, have entered guilty pleas in relation to the Limas investigation. Limas himself entered guilty pleas to RICO public corruption-related violations and is scheduled to be sentenced August 27, 2012.<br />United States District Judge Andrew S Hanen, who presided over the Marchan trial, has set sentencing for September 24, 2012, at which time he faces a maximum 20-year prison term and a possible $250,000 fine for each count of conviction. Marchan was allowed to remain on bond pending that sentencing hearing.<br />The charges in relation to this case are the result of an ongoing three-year investigation being conducted by the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Brownsville Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Michael Wynne and Oscar Ponce are prosecuting the case. <a href="http://7thspace.com/headlines/415008/marchan_convicted_of_paying_bribe_money_to_judge_limas.html">[Article courtesy of 7thspace.com]</a><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6016803033174468094-4686347655215147283?l=rrunrrun.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
LINK: http://rrunrrun.blogspot.com/2012/06/marchan-guilty.html
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