Woman admits trying to bring weed to Odessa
A 26-year-old Presidio woman pleaded guilty to attempting to transport 120 pounds of marijuana to Odessa. Claudia Adriana Montejano-Salazar was stopped near Marfa at Highway 67 by border patrol. A hidden floorboard compartment held 25 bricks weighing 120.1 pounds. She said she would be paid $1000 per pound and that Odessa was the destination.
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Odessa
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Montejano-Salazar
Steven Marez
United
Marez
Montejano- Salazar
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Village Christmas lights dazzle with new LED display
Visitors toured by car and foot to see Odessa’s Christmas decorations as Patton boasted over a million lights and energy use cut to a quarter with LED lights. The updated tree with more steel withstood winds, while Odessa High School choir sang carols and Mayor Melton lit the tree. Santa delivered fake snow from Parks and Recreation for the crowd.
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Odessa
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Snapp
Trinity
Santa Claus
Odessa High School
Larry Melton
Parks and Recreation
Man pleads guilty to hacking of oil firm data
Ismael Alvarez, 37, of Andrews, admitted unlawfully accessing Gray Wireline Inc. systems and deleting 68 files including oil and gas well analyses. Odessa, Levelland, Denver City, and Andrews were affected. Gray Wireline spent about $16,000 to fix the damage. FBI agents investigated. sentencing date set.
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Ismael Alvarez
Gray Wireline Inc
Alvarez
Odessa
Levelland
Denver City
Gray Wireline
FBI
Tax Cuts Debate Shapes Next Election
Tax policy battles intensify as Bush era income tax cuts near expiration. Obama and Democrats push extending cuts only for individuals under $200,000 and couples under $250,000. House approved the bill 234 to 188 with broad party splits.
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Congress
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House
Diaz sentenced in Texas sexting case involving 16 year old
Dia z received a 120 month federal prison term after pleading guilty to using the Internet and cellular phone to coerce and entice a minor, while two counts of sexual exploitation were dropped. Authorities found explicit images and incriminating items during a March arrest in Ranger. The case centers on a MySpace and email led predatory scheme against a 16 year old from Dr. USS. District Judge Rob A. Junell presided.
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Tomas Daniel Diaz
Odessa
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Rob A. Junell
Diaz
Ranger
Lea
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Campfire USA official gets 50 months for bank fraud
Michael Woodson Burney, former executive director of the West Texas Council of Camp Fire USA, was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. He forged checks totaling over 390000, created fake invoices, and altered banking records to hide the scheme. He began in June 2007 and ended in November 2009, directing payments to various organizations Camp Fire did business with. He was ordered to pay full restitution.
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Michael Woodson Burney
West Texas Council of Campfire USA
Burney
Campfire
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