Sunday, June 30, 2013

Imagine Dragons Drew Capacity Crowds At Summerfest 2013

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Photo of crowd from YouTubeThousands of Summerfest attendees added to the overcrowding conditions during the Imagine Dragons performance at the Miller stage. By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 30, 2013Milwaukee, WI - On Saturday, the Summerfest grounds reached overcapacity with overwhelming crowds during the Imagine Dragons gig that drew over 10,000 fans to the stage area. Officials had to stop selling tickets at the gates, then the crowds outside made their way inside Summerfest for free without getting checked, according Facebook users.Festivalgoers reported...
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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Casa Mexico -USA To Open Satelite Office In Milwaukee To Help Mexican Nationals Get Their Official Birth Certificates

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Alfonso MoralesChicago base Casa Mexico-USA to open a Casa Mexico-USA - Milwaukee, a consulting service at Las Reynas Bakery and Ice Cream in the Milwaukee's south side.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 29, 2013Milwaukee,  WI - A recent agreement between the Binational Institute of Human Development (BIHD), a nonprofit organization from Chicago who operates Casa Mexico-USA (CMUSA) with three Wisconsin business owners, Roberto Franco, Alejandro Mazatl Franco and Alfonso Morales will soon open an official satellite office to be called Casa Mexico-USA-Milwaukee...
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Obama Free Gov't Phones Given Away In Milwaukee's South Side

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Photo: HNG/USATwo more days left to get your Obama free cell phone!By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 29, 2013Milwaukee, WI - Wisconsin or Milwaukee County residents have several more days to apply for an free government cell phone provided by Accesswireless dot com or also known as the popular Obama free mobile phone. The mobile Accesswireless staff will be at the 700 block of S. Layton Blvd. in the southside of Milwaukee waiting for those who qualify to apply and get one for free. The applicant just needs an ID and a Quest card or information needed to determine...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013

U.S. Senate Passed Immigration Bill S. 744 By 68-32 Votes

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Historic federal Senate immigration bill S. 744 moves to U.S. House of Representatives for consideration and debate.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 28, 2013Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, anti-immigrant groups felt a blow and a major set back after the U.S. Senate passed S. 744 immigration bill by a bipartisan vote of 68-32. Fourteen Republicans supported the bill. The immigration bill now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration and debate.The immigration bill includes sending $30 billion to the southern border to provide tighter security....
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Morales Returns As Captain To District 2 Station Where He Began As A Rookie

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Milwaukee Police Officer Jesus Gloria and Police District 2 Captain Alfonso MoralesPhoto: HNG/HNNUSACaptain Morales assigned to Milwaukee Police District 2 in the South Side of Milwaukee.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 27, 2013Milwaukee, WI - Last Monday, Alfonso Morales, 42, began his first day as the newly assigned Captian to the Milwaukee Police District 2 Station. Police Chief Edward Flynn officially promoted Morales to Captain on June 23, but his promotion was actually recognized during a police promotion ceremony for all those rank and file that were promoted,...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Patriots Cut Hernández From Team After Murder Charge

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Aaron HernándezHernández was arrested early Wednesday and charged with the homicide of Odin Lloyd, a Boston Bandits semi-pro football player.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 26, 2013Attelboro, Mass. - On Wednesday, police arrested Aaron Hernández, a New England Patriots player for the homicide of Odin Lloyd, 27, a semi-pro Boston Bandit football player. Hernández was also charged with five counts of weapons charges, one count for possession of a handgun without a license, two counts for carrying a high capacity firearm and two counts for not having a gun FID permit...
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Four Dead After VxT Facebook Mistakenly Posted La Cucaracha Business Was Associated With Zetas

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Days after La Cucaracha business deposit in San Fernando was singled out as a Zeta hangout by Valor por Tamaulipas on Facebook, gunmen went to the business and killed the owner, her dentist son, an employee and a customer.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 26, 2013San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico - On Wednesday, the administrator of Valor por Tamaulipas (VxT) posted on its Facebook account that Imelda Galván Zárate, the owner of La Cucaracha Deposit Business, her Dentist son Dr. Hugo Gabriel Gonzales Galvan, an employee and a customer were all innocent and were not...
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Husband Pleads Guilty To Killing Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer L. Sebena

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Jennifer Lynn Sebena and Benjamin SebenaHusband pleaded guilty to murdering his wife, a Wauwatosa Police Officer on Christmas Eve.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 26, 2013Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, Benjamin Sebena, 30, pled guilty to killing his wife, Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena, 30, on Christmas Eve 2012 under a plea agreement to seek parole within 50 to 60 years of his sentence. His sentencing on the case is set for August.Benjamin had confessed to killing his wife on Christmas Eve. He was charged with first-degree intentional...
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Dutch Judge Ruled Archives Should Be Returned To The Anne Frank Foundation

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Anne Frank House MuesumPhoto courtesy of Julieta LeonA Dutch judge decided that the Anne Frank's archive collection kept in a museum in Amsterdam should be returned to the Anne Frank Foundation in Switzerland. By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 26, 2013Amsterdam, Netherlands - On Wednesday, Rueters reported that a Dutch judge ordered the Anne Frank House, an Amsterdam museum to return over 10,000 documents, photos and letters about the plight of Anne Frank (Annelies "Anne" Marie Frank age 15) to the Anne Frank Fond in Switzerland by January 2014, ending a long...
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Texas SB 5 Abortion Bill Killed By Senator Davis Filibuster And Roaring Texan Crowd

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Senator Wendy R. DavisState Senator Davis filibuster buster derailed early, but parliamentary procedures and roaring crowd kept Senate from completing a roll call vote before midnight killing the SB abortion bill.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 26, 2013Dallas, Texas - On late Tuesday, the Senate roll call vote passed midnight to three minutes into Wednesday killing Texas SB 5 abortion bill that prevented abortions after 20 weeks and closed most abortion clinics in the state. The controversial bill drew major protests from crowds outside the Senate chamber on Tuesday....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Pitbull Shot Multiple Times And Left For Dead In Cudahy's Lakeshore

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A man walking his dog along lake Michigan in Cudahy's lakeshore finds pitbull shot multiple times and left for dead.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 26, 2013Cudahy, WI - Police in Cudahy are trying to locate a suspect or suspects who on Saturday morning left a female pitbull tied near the lakeshore with multiple small caliber gunshot wounds. A man walking his dog along the lakeshore in Cudahy noticed the pitbull was tied to some concrete slabs near the water. The dog was bleeding from her chest, front legs and had a cut in her nose.When police arrived, the pitbull...
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Monday, June 24, 2013

Legal Decision Expected Where To Keep The Anne Frank Archive Collection

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Anne Frank House MuesumPhoto courtesy of Julieta LeonA Dutch judge is expected to decide where the Anne Frank archive collection will be kept after a long legal dispute over ownership.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 24, 2013Amsterdam, Netherlands - A long legal dispute expected to be decided by Wednesday in a Dutch court over where 10,000 documents, photos and letters about the plight of Anne Frank (Annelies "Anne" Marie Frank age 15) should remain in Amsterdam or be returned to Switzerland, according to Reuters citing a Dutch court source. Anne Frank born in Frankfurt...
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Two Dead After Gunmen Attacked Suspected Zeta Extortion Collection Business La Cucaracha

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Days after La Cucaracha business deposit in San Fernando was singled out as a Zeta hangout by Valor por Tamaulipas on Facebook, gunmen went to the business and killed the owner and a client, the owner's son was injured in the shooting.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 24, 2013San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico - On Saturday, La Cucaracha business deposit was attacked by gunmen after it was exposed by Valor por Tamaulipas (VxT) on Thursday of being a Zeta hangout. The gunmen suspected to be from the Cartel del Golfo (CDG) around 6:30 p.m.went to the business and shot...
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Garcia Denied Candidacy For National LULAC President At 84th Annual Convention

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Margaret "Margie" Moran, Domingo Garcia and Darryl MorinPhotos: FBMoran was easily re-elected as the National President of LULAC after main opponent, Domingo Garcia was ousted from elections in the Las Vegas 84th Annual National LULAC Convention. By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 24, 2013Las Vegas, Nevada - On Saturday,  Margaret Moran of San Antonio, TX was re-elected as the National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and Darryl Morin of Milwaukee,  WI was elected as LULAC's National Vice President for the Midwest at...
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Sonido Condor Launched Flyer Campaign To Locate Stolen Truck And Thieves

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D.J. Arnulfo Aguilar Vásquez(Click on flyer image to enlarge, print and post.)Vásquez to post hundreds of flyers throughout the California area where the Sonido Condor's truck with music equipment was stolen. By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 23, 2013Commerce, CA - On Saturday, D.J. Arnulfo Aguilar Vásquez,  53, from Sonido Condor announced through a YouTube video that he will circulate and post flyers throughout California about his stolen truck loaded with sound equipment in an attempt to locate it. A reward is being offered by Vásquez for information...
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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Kelly To Star In Major Wesley Mission Campaign Of Hope Ads

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Emmanuel KellyPhotos: FBMajor campaign of Hope to air in August featuring Wesley Mission Victoria Ambassador of Hope Emmanuel Kelly, an aspiring Australian song writer and former X Factor contestant whose rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine" captivated millions of fans around the world.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 22, 2013Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Last month, Emmanuel Kelly, 19, of Melbourne announced on his Emmanuel Kelly Official Facebook page and Twitter accounts that a major campaign of Hope sponsored by the Wesley Mission Victoria (WMV) will officially...
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Former U.S. Border Patrol Villarreal Brothers Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Human Smuggling

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Raul Villarreal and Fidel VillarrealPhoto: PGRThe Villarreal brothers made between $700K to $1M for smuggling hundreds of illegal Mexican nationals and Brazilians into the U.S.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 22, 2013San Diego, CA - On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge John Houston sentenced former U.S. Border Patrol agents, Raúl Villarreal,  42, to 35 years in prison and was fined $250K and Fidel Villarreal,  44, to 30 years in prison, both of San Diego. They were convicted in 2012 for operating a lucrative human smuggling ring that brought hundreds of...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Feds Charged Whistleblower Snowden In Secret Indictment

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Edward J. SnowdenWhistleblower of the century seeking asylum in Iceland.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 21, 2013Alexandria, Verginia - On Friday, a federal three-count criminal complaint filed in a U.S. District Court on June 14 against a former National Security Agency (NSA) contract employee from Booz Allen Hamilton was unsealed. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) filed the complaint against whistleblower Edward J. Snowden charging him with theft of government documents, unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication...
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Rodriguez Villava To Join Mexico's Department of Treasury

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Juan Carlos Rodriguez Villava and José Antonio PeralRodriguez Villava leaving ProMexico Chicago to join Mexico's Department of Treasury. By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 21, 2013Chicago, Illinois - On Friday, Juan Carlos Rodriguez Villava, the ProMexico Deputy Trade and Investment Commissioner of Mexico for the Mid-West announced that he is leaving ProMexico Chicago on June 30 to join Mexico's Department of Treasury (Secretaria de Hacienda). ProMexico Chicago Trade Commission of Mexico develops and supports business leads between Mexico and the...
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Fourteen 7-Eleven Stores Seized By Feds For Exploiting Illegals, False Documents And Stealing Wages

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Feds expanded their investigation by executing search and seizure warrants and inspecting at least 30 other 7-Eleven franchise stores, which has become the largest criminal immigration forfeiture for the Department of Homeland Security's history.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 21, 2013Long Island, New York - On Thursday, after Monday's federal immigration raid that seized fourteen 7-Eleven franchise stores for exploiting illegal immigrants, Darren Rebelez, the 7-Eleven's CEO and executive vice president sent out a mass letter to all franchises that field consultants...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Three From Wisconsin Among 23 Indicted In Illinois For Drug Trafficking

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Chicago police and DEA agents arrested 21 of 23 suspects for heroin and cocaine distribution in three states.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 20, 2013Chicago, Illinois - On Thursday, Chicago police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) executed 11 search warrants targeting nine homes and two vehicles resulting in 21 of 23 suspects arrested in connection for heroin and cocaine distribution that expanded to Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois, U.S. Attorney Gary S. Shapiro from the Northern District of Illinois announced. The indictments filed on Wednesday...
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Several Suspects Sought For Stealing Sonido Condor's Truck Full Of DJ Music Equipment

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D.J. Arnulfo Aguilar VásquezStolen equipment won't effect Sonido Condor's scheduled performances in the U.S. or Mexico, D.J. Aguilar Vásquez confirmed. By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 20, 2013Commerce, CA - Police in City of Commerce are looking for several suspects that stole a truck full of sound and video equipment from the popular Super Sonido Condor from the Ramada Hotel parking lot around 8:24 a.m. on Tuesday. The suspects were captured on several video surveillance cameras from the hotel, a nearby Danny's Restaurant and a street camera from the city.The...
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Dolce & Gabbana Sentenced To 20 Months In Jail For Tax Evasion

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Domenico Dolce and Stefano GabbanaItalian fashion duo evaded to pay a total of $543 million euros in taxes and were found guilty in two separate cases.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 20, 2013Milan, Italy - A Milan court sentenced both Domenico Dolce, 54, and Stefano Gabbana, 50, to 20 months in jail for tax evasion totaling $200 million euros ($268 million dollars). The court also fined them $500,000 euros ($670,000 dollars) and ordered them to pay it to the Italian tax agency.Four other Dolce & Gabbana associates including Alfonso Dolce (Domenico's brother)...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

WI Majority GOP Assembly Budget Passed Without A Single Democrat Amendment

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Rep. Peter BarcaDemocrats decided not to introduce any of their 200 amendments because Republican Assembly leaders advised them they wouldn't pass any.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 19, 2013Madison, WI - On Wednesday, the state GOP Assembly control legislators were stunt after Minority Leader Representative Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) spoked for more than a half hour to the Assembly members about the budget's failure to help the working middle class. Barca said, that Democrats would not introduced any of their 200 amendments to the Republican control budget. Barca...
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Milwaukee D.A. Released Alleged Potawatomi Shooting Suspect

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Photos courtesy of De Von DentThe 27-year-old suspect who allegedly shot his girlfriend early last Sunday inside the Potawatomi Bingo Casino has been released from custody.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 19, 2013Milwaukee, WI - On Wednesday, the 27-year-old suspect who allegedly shot his 23-year-old girlfriend in the left leg during an altercation inside the Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal Street has been released from custody, according to both Fox 6 News and  CBS 58 News. No further details have been released by the Milwaukee County District...
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Three Suspects Charged With Forced Labor Of Cognitive Disable Woman And Child

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Jordie L. Callahan, Jessica L. Hunt and Daniel J. BrownPhotos: USDOJWoman and child held captive for two years by the suspects.By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 19, 2013Ashland, Ohio - On Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office of Northern District of Ohio in a news release announced that three Ashland residents were taken into custody and charged for human trafficking that included forced labor and stealing disability benefits from a cognitively disable woman and her child. The woman and child were held captive for two years.The suspects were identified as Jordie...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Butler Residents Debating Whether To Disbanded Police Department

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Michael CosgroveThe Village of Butler Board keeps police department, despite recent racist and sexist remarks, including frequent porno watching by officers and former chief, a report released by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department confirmed. By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 19, 2013Butler, WI - On Tuesday, the Village of Butler Board of Trustees met to hear residents complaints about the recent porno watching scandal by their police department while on duty. The 365-page released by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department revealed that four officers and their...
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Missing Employee Allegedly Connected To Educators Credit Union Robbery

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Jessica BensonBenson allegedly planned a May credit union robbery with boyfriend. By H. Nelson GoodsonJune 18, 2012Milwaukee,  WI - A search warrant filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court by police confirmed that they are investigating a connection between a missing person, Jessica Benson, 22, to a May 7 robbery of the Educators Credit Union at the  7000 block of W. Appleton Ave. Benson worked at the credit union and disappeared days after the credit union was robbed. Two suspects, Kevin Blackburn, 25, and Ricardo Perkins, 31, were taken...
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