Canadian National Pleads Guilty to Human Smuggling Conspiracy Published: 27 February 2021 27 February 2021
Miami, Florida - A Canadian national pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to bring aliens to the United States for private financial gain in connection with his role in a scheme to smuggle aliens from Sri Lanka through the Caribbean and into the United States.
As part of the plea, Sri Kajamukam Chelliah, aka Mohan, aka Richie, 55, of Sri Lanka, admitted to conspiring with others to facilitate the travel of aliens from Sri Lanka through Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas to the United States from on or about July 1, 2019 through on or about Oct. 10, 2019. During the course of the conspiracy, Chelliah worked with other human smugglers, arranging housing and transport for illegal aliens en route to Canada through the United States. Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.
Pittsburg County, along with 15 other counties in Oklahoma, were approved for individual federal assistance following a major disaster declaration made Wednesday.
City of Temple establishes task force to connect residents affected by winter storm with resources
City of Temple
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TEMPLE, TX â The City of Temple has set up the Temple Recovery Taskforce to help residents affected by last week s winter storm by connecting them with available resources.
âWith so many residents still feeling the effects of this unprecedented weather event, we wanted to make sure we could get them in touch with local organizations that could meet their needs,â City Manager Brynn Myers said.
The task force is headed by the city s Housing and Community Development Department. Coordinators will connect with local organizations that are ready and available to provide necessary services for impacted residents.
Expert testimony on deadly Scandies Rose sinking in Gulf of Alaska forces new look at safety rules for crab boats Published February 25
This undated photo shows the Scandies Rose vessel in Seattle. The 130-foot crab fishing boat from Dutch Harbor sank on New Year s Eve 2019. Two crew members were rescued while five others died. (Mike Fancher/The Seattle Times via AP)
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Print article Three Washington state naval architects this week laid out a damning critique of flaws in a federal rule that guides the loading of crab boats amid dangerous, icy conditions off Alaska. Their testimony came Wednesday during hearings called by the Coast Guard Board of Investigation, which has launched an inquiry into the deadly Dec. 31, 2019, sinking of the Scandies Rose in the Gulf of Alaska. Five of the seven crew were killed.