Oct
28
2009
Two people who pleaded guilty in July to running an escort service with underage girls who had been trafficked are in federal prison today.
David Pierre, 34, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by five years probation. Jenna Linden, 24, also of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced to five years in prison followed by three years of probation. Linden and Pierre pleaded guilty to charges of sex trafficking of a minor on July 15, 2009 and August 13, 2009, respectively.
Federal investigators discovered the escort service in November 2008, after a 14-year-old girl was rescued in Fort Lauderdale. Investigators concluded Pierre operated a prostitution ring disguised as an escort service from his home. Pierre advertised his business Online. Linden helped Pierre transport the girls to customers throughout the South Florida area.
See the full article from “WPEC”
Oct
28
2009
BAGHDAD – Iraqi hospital and police officials have raised the toll from Iraq’s deadliest bombing in two years to 155 people. More than 500 people were also injured in the deadly blasts which tore through the heart of downtown Baghdad on Sunday, hundreds of yards from the heavily fortified Green Zone.
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AP IMPACT: Immigration agents mishandle informants
EL PASO, Texas – One immigration agent was accused of running an Internet pornography business and enjoying an improper relationship with an informant. Another let an informant smuggle in a group of illegal immigrants. And in a third case, an agent was investigated for soliciting sex from a witness in a marriage fraud case. These troubling misdeeds are a sampling of misconduct by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel as the agency seeks to carve out a bigger role in the deadly border war against Mexican drug gangs.
See the full article from “MLive.com”
Oct
28
2009
Beginning with a “Miami” episode, the crossover starts when Horatio finds severed leg which belongs to a girl who went missing in Las Vegas earlier that week. He summons Raymond to come to Everglades, Miami where the body part is found.
Then on “NY episode”, a woman whom Raymond interviewed while in Miami pops up in New York, hidden in a big rig following an accident. Together with Mac Taylor, Raymond is unraveling a case of an interstate trucking ring that specializes in human cargo and black market organ harvesting. Mark Sheppard from “Battlestar Galactica” has a guest role in this episode.
The string ends in “Las Vegas” episode where Raymond goes to a prostitution ring in Las Vegas that may harbor the missing young girl taken a hostage as part of human trafficking operation.
See the full article from “AceShowbiz (blog)”
Oct
28
2009
The crossover begins on the November 9 episode for “Miami” called “Bone Voyage”. Horatio Caine calls Langston to come to Miami when a severed leg found in the Everglades is discovered to belong to a girl who went missing in Las Vegas a week earlier.
The second part takes place on November 11 for a “NY” episode called “Hammer Down”. Langston rushes to New York when Det. Mac Taylor and his team identify a woman hidden in a big rig following an accident as someone he interviewed in Miami related to his missing person’s case. Though the woman disappears after the accident, Langston and Mac discover they’re onto an interstate trucking ring that specializes in human cargo and black market organ harvesting.
The third and final part lands as the “Las Vegas” episode called “The Lost Girl”. Langston’s continued search for the young girl taken hostage as part of the human trafficking operation leads him to investigate a prostitution ring in Las Vegas that may harbor the missing woman.
See the full article from “AceShowbiz (blog)”
Oct
28
2009
Have the fear spanked out of you during this naughty annual event, which will boast erotic horror performances and more than enough vinyl, latex and rubber to clog a landfill for generations. A fetish dress code will be enforced. 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Saturday at Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-727-0950 or visit Jointherevolution.net. Tickets cost $20-$25.
History of Mystery Tour
Join this walking tour led by a ghoulish gal as she tells tales of West Palm Beach’s weird and wild early days. The tour will begin at O’Shea’s Irish Pub, 531 Clematis St., and end at E.R. Bradley’s, 104 S. Clematis St. Both locations will serve Halloween-themed cocktails. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Call 561-833-8873. Tickets cost $5.
Marvin Dixon’s ’70s Costume and Playa’s Ball Comedy Show
Hosted by local comedian Dixon, this event will feature raunchy standup by Nema Williams, Cocoa Brown and Big Rome and a post-show afterparty. Wear your best pimp or ho attire. 9 p.m. Friday at the Miramar Cultural Center, 2400 Civic Center Place. Call 954-602-4500 or visit Miramarculturalcenter.org. Tickets cost $20.
See the full article from “Metromix South Florida”