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FBI Releases 2019 NIBRS Crime Data
Washington, DC - Wednesday, the FBI released detailed data on nearly 7.7 million criminal offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2019. The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest report, NIBRS, 2019, presents data about victims, known offenders, and relationships for offenses reported in 23 categories with 52 offenses. It also presents arrest data for those crimes, as well as 10 additional categories for which only arrest data is collected.
Loanshark Who Targeted, Threatened Several in the Latino Community Arrested
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- Published: 14 December 2020 14 December 2020
San Diego, California - A loan shark who primarily preyed on the Latino community, was arrested on suspicion of extortion and making criminal threats in connection with cash loans he made to multiple victims in San Diego County. Hamze Mohamad Karnib, a.k.a. Alex Karnib, 35, demanded repayment well in excess of the amounts borrowed by his victims, then intimidated and threatened borrowers who found themselves unable to meet Karnib’s payment demands.
Experimental Vaccine for Deadly Tickborne Virus Effective in Cynomolgus Macaques
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- Category: Health News Health News
- Published: 06 December 2020 06 December 2020
Washington, DC - An experimental vaccine developed in Europe to prevent infection by Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) has protected cynomolgus macaques in a new collaborative study from National Institutes of Health scientists. The animals received the DNA-based candidate vaccine through intramuscular injection immediately followed by electroporation - a process in development for human vaccines that helps cells absorb DNA. The study, published in Nature Microbiology, comes about three years after the same research group developed the macaque model for CCHFV. No specific treatments or vaccines for CCHFV exist.
Dr. Jennings Ryan Staley, Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Charged With Lying to U.S. Customs, Stealing Employee’s Identity
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- Category: San Diego News San Diego News
- Published: 06 December 2020 06 December 2020
San Diego, California - Dr. Jennings Ryan Staley, previously charged with one count of mail fraud, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday for additional crimes arising from his business venture selling COVID-19 “treatment kits,” which he advertised to one potential customer as a “miracle cure.” Staley is a licensed physician and the former operator of Skinny Beach Med Spas in and around San Diego.
Vitol Inc. Agrees to Pay Over $135 Million to Resolve Charges for Bribery Schemes in Latin America
Los Angeles, California - Vitol Inc. (Vitol), the U.S. affiliate of the Vitol group of companies, which together form one of the largest energy trading firms in the world, has agreed to a combined total criminal penalty of $135 million to resolve bribery charges with law enforcement authorities in the United States and Brazil. The resolution arises out of Vitol schemes to pay bribes to officials in Brazil, Ecuador, and Mexico.
San Diego Man Admits to Robbing Bank Teller at Knifepoint
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- Published: 06 December 2020 06 December 2020
San Diego, California - Rafeek Omar Karamat of San Diego pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to bank robbery before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen S. Crawford.