Here s where US-Mexico border wall construction stands as Trump wraps up presidency Rafael Carranza, Arizona Republic
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Trump will visit the city of Alamo, located in Texas Rio Grande Valley. That stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border is the busiest corridor for human smuggling among the Border Patrol s nine sectors.
The Rio Grande Valley remains a major focus of border wall construction, especially in areas that previously did not have any barriers. However, construction efforts here have been slow compared to other sections of the border, for two reasons.
The first is that much of land along the border is private, forcing the federal government to file condemnation cases against landowners, a process that can take years. Secondly, Congress approved restrictions on funding it appropriated to prevent construction in certain areas of the Rio Grande Valley, including historical sites and protected wildlife areas.
A Fayetteville veteran will have to return a scooter and was sentenced this week for defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs of almost $1 million in assets, the U.S. Attorneys Office announced.
Willie Dosher Cain, 73, of Fayetteville, pleaded guilty June 17 to one count of embezzlement, said Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, in a news release.
U.S. District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder sentenced Cain on Tuesday to five years of probation and ordered him to perform 250 hours of community service.
Cain was also ordered to pay $903,668.08 in restitution, was issued a $150,000 forfeiture money judgment, and forfeited $155,041.30 in cash, a modified 2018 Toyota Sienna van and a mobility scooter, officials said.
By NEWS & RECORD, GREENSBORO, N.C. Published: January 6, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. (Tribune News Service) A 73-year-old Fayetteville man who pleaded guilty to obtaining nearly $1 million in VA health care benefits was sentenced to probation and community service Tuesday, according to a news release. Willie Dosher Cain was ordered to five years of probation and 250 hours of community service for defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs, according the release from U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin. Cain is a veteran of the U.S. Army and the Fayetteville Police Department, Martin said. Cain pleaded guilty on June 17 to one count of embezzlement. U.S District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder cited the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the defendant s age and prior military service as factors in determining the sentence, according to the release.
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Covid-19 has the Postal Service overwhelmed and understaffed this Christmas
The USPS has had a very, very hard year. This holiday season is making it worse.
Be kind to your neighborhood letter carriers. They ve been through a lot.Chelsea Stahl / MSNBC
Dec. 23, 2020, 12:37 PM UTC / Updated Dec. 23, 2020, 6:58 PM UTC
As I write this, Christmas is just days away and my fiancée’s present is… somewhere in the United States of America. Where exactly, I’m not entirely sure. I’m not sure if it will actually make it here by Dec. 25 and I can’t say that I’m surprised. Or, for that matter, all that upset.