MAN HITS BABY WITH A BEER BOTTLE

September 5, 2007

Upset at his wife because she cut her hair without his permission, Carlos Manuel Fuentes got drunk and hit her 6-week-old child over the head with a beer bottle, Homestead police said.

Fuentes, 27, of 225 NE 13th St., was charged over the weekend with aggravated child abuse.

He is being held at Miami-Dade County Jail with no bond.

According to a police report, the child's mother called police.

The child suffered a cut to the top of the head and was taken to the hospital.

Homestead police found broken glass from the beer bottle inside the child's room. Fuentes was ''severely drunk'' and his breath and body reeked of a ``strong odor of alcohol.''

Fuentes said he ''didn't mean to do it, but he was just upset at his wife for cutting her hair without his permission,'' the arrest report says.

It was not clear from the report whether Fuentes is the child's father.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/story/225997.html

CHILD ID THEFT GROWING PROBLEM

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

By Mitch Shaw
Standard-Examiner staff


Bountiful American Legion publicizes link with illegal aliens

BOUNTIFUL -- The American Legion commander here is taking an active role in the fight to protect Utah children from illegal immigrant-driven identity theft.


In response to an investigation by federal and state officials, American Legion Post 79, in Bountiful, adopted resolutions recently on identity theft driven by illegal aliens. The resolutions have since been approved by both the Utah and National American Legion conventions.


According to the Utah attorney general's office, the investigation "uncovered an alarming new crime spree involving illegal aliens and identities stolen from victims under the age of 12."


Ronald Mortensen, commander of American Legion Post 79 and co-founder of CitizensForTaxFairness.org, said that using government funds to hire individuals using stolen identities is a misuse of taxpayer money.


Mortensen said he has spoken to a number of groups and government organizations on how they can help reduce identity theft.


"Our resolutions on illegal immigration address an area that is often overlooked," he said. "Illegal alien-driven identity theft is a serious felony that impacts thousands of Utah children each year."


In June, the Utah American Legion convention adopted Post 79's resolution that opposed the use of taxpayer funds to hire illegal aliens using unlawfully obtained Social Security numbers and other fraudulent documents. The resolution also called on Utah governments and businesses to verify the Social Security numbers of all new hires.


In August, the American Legion's national convention adopted Post 79's resolution that calls on Congress to immediately deport illegal aliens convicted of identity theft.


The resolution also calls on Congress to help the victims of illegal alien identity theft reclaim their identities and remove derogatory information from their records.


Mortensen said some illegal immigrants commit identity theft because they have to get a Social Security card before they can be hired by law-abiding employers.


"It is time that our employers, our state and local governments and civic leaders acknowledge there is a problem and that we need to do something about it," Mortensen said.


Mortensen said he acknowledges that identity thieves exist in all segments of society. Parents with poor credit have been convicted of stealing their own children's Social Security numbers to get loans or find jobs, he said.


Many people who steal identities target children, because the thefts are unlikely to be discovered until the children apply for credit cards or loans as teenagers.


According to a 2005 news release from the Utah attorney general's office, Mortensen said, the identities of 1,800 Utah children under the age of 12 have been stolen.


In other cases, someone will fraudulently make up a Social Security number, and then the government will unknowingly assign the number to a child.


"Sometimes the child will have a credit history before it is even born," said Mortensen. "It's something that definitely has to stop."


Jesse Garcia, an Ogden City Council member and leader in the Ogden Hispanic community, said he supports the American Legion's fight against illegal immigrant-driven identity theft.


"I don't have a problem with it at all," he said. "As long as they go about it legally and approach it properly. Obviously, identity theft is a problem and needs to be dealt with."

Illegal alien sex assault case goes to grand jury

Marvin Hernandez, left, stands with public defender Deanna Campbell during Tuesday's court appearance.
Elizabeth Dinan photo By Elizabeth Dinan
edinan@seacoastonline.com
August 14, 2007 2:52 PM
PORTSMOUTH — An illegal alien wanted by the Department of Homeland Security for deportation waived his right to a probable cause hearing on charges alleging he sexually assaulted a minor girl in a Water Country wave pool.

Marvin Hernandez, 27, of 11 Ingall St., Lynn Mass., was brought from the Rockingham County House of Corrections to Portsmouth District Court August 14 on a felony count of criminal restraint, a felony charge of false imprisonment and two class A misdemeanor charges of simple assault.

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Illegal alien charged with assault at water park Police allege Hernandez twice grabbed an inner tube in which a 14-year-old girl was floating, pulled her toward him and put his hand down the front of her bikini bottom. The assaults are alleged to have occurred August 5 at the Lafayette Road water-theme amusement park.

Represented by public defender Deanna Campbell and with assistance from a Spanish interpreter, Hernandez declined the option of having a hearing to determine if the state has sufficient evidence to prove he committed the alleged sex crimes. His waiver moves the charges to Rockingham County Superior Court, where they will likely be heard by a grand jury.

Following Hernandez’s waiver, Judge Sawako Gardner ordered that bail remain at $75,000 cash and $20,000 personal recognizance.

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Indiantown illegal immigrant arrested on child molestation charge

By Megan V. Winslow (Contact)
Originally published 03:44 p.m., August 15, 2007
Updated 03:44 p.m., August 15, 2007

INDIANTOWN — A 52-year-old illegal immigrant has been arrested and charged with sexual battery on a child after allegedly molesting a 6-year-old boy, according to Martin County Sheriff’s Office reports.

Ruben Hernandez-Juarez, who lived in the 15800 block of Southwest Osceola Street in Indiantown, was arrested Tuesday for the alleged incident, which occurred on Sunday, according to reports.

The arresting detective requested Hernandez-Juarez be held without bail because he is an illegal resident.

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2007/aug/15/indiantown-illegal-immigrant-arrested-child-molest/

IMMIGRANT JAILED IN SEX CASE

Ramirez was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the area of 7200 S. Atlanta Ave., where he was working on a nearby house, according to police records.

He was booked into jail at 5:20 p.m. on a single sexual battery complaint and out standing court costs related to a previous encounter with the law, according to jail records.

Ramirez was charged less than two years ago with first-degree burglary and sexual battery against an adult female in Broken Arrow, said Maj. Mark Irwin of the Broken Arrow Police Department.

But court records show Ramirez was only convicted for trespassing, a misdemeanor.

Records at the time of the 2005 arrest do not indicate an effort was made to determine the immigration status of Ramirez, Irwin said.

Immigration officials said Thursday there was "no record of a 2005 conviction of this alien."

Immigration checks were not done in the Tulsa County Jail, as they are now, when Ramirez was booked there in August 2005, said Chief Deputy Tim Albin of the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Office took over jail operations July 1, 2005, and did not begin its current practice of checking immigration status until several months later, Albin said.

Ramirez was being held on a $2,717.40 bond.

"He won't go anywhere until his charges are either resolved or he bonds out and is turned over to ICE (immigration officials)," Albin said.

Illegal immigrants convicted of aggravated felonies are subject to immediate deportation after any related prison sentence is served.

Ramirez approached the 16-year-old victim and made inappropriate statements, according to a police report.

Later, the teenager saw Ramirez near a community pool talking with several young boys, the report says.

"The teenager went over to the suspect, at which time the suspect made inappropriate contact with the victim," according to the report.

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VICTOR HUGO ALEGRIA-SALGADO

WANTED FUGITIVE • Victor Hugo Alegria-Salgado is not unusual among Mexican aliens who have a wife and children in both the U.S. and Mexico. Bigamy is illegal in Mexico but there is not much official interest there in the still-married women who have been financially abandoned by their husbands for greener grass up north. Alegria-Salgado is unusual in that he left his U.S.-located wife for the old one back in Mexico. He apparently was not satisfied with his Boulder, Colorado, family judging from his criminal abuse of his son. In fact Alegria-Salgado is believed to have fled to Mexico after throwing the 8-month-old across a room and fracturing some of the infant's bones. Is this what President Bush has in mind when he praises the "family values" of Mexicans?

15-YEAR-OLD GIRL SEVERELY BEATEN FOR NOT RESPONDING TO A WHISTLE

Jose Ramirez is every American father's nightmare. The illegal alien from El Salvador beat up a 15-year-old girl after whistling at her. He broke her nose, fractured a bone in her face and produced cuts requring 30 stitches. The man worked in construction in Spotsylvania, Virginia, where the attack occurred, and resisted arrest to the point where police had to taser him. The 28-year-old Ramirez of Prince William County was charged with aggravated malicious wounding and abduction with the intent to defile. Both charges carry potential life sentences. He is being held with no bond.
Police said he whistled at the girl as she walked by, then became enraged after the girl did not respond. Ramirez is accused of then running after the girl and pummeling her in the face and head, Kocher said. According to authorities, the attacker then tried to drag the victim, fleeing into some woods only after a co-worker yelled for him to stop. Apparently Ramirez thought this kind of behavior was not objectionable, since he attacked the girl in front of co-workers during daylight hours: what kind of culture produces such brutality against women and girls? Furthermore, attacks of this sort will surely increase as the United States becomes more demographically Latinized, given the misogyny of hispanic culture.

11-YEAR OLD GIRL DRAGGED BY VAN, ALMOST DIES, LOSES ARM

A driver who dragged an 11-year-old girl nearly 500 yards after striking her with his van, leaving her severely injured, pleaded guilty to two felonies.

Mauricio Sanchez, 33, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm.

State sentencing guidelines call for 18-month stayed sentences for the two counts, but Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said he will ask for a three-year prison sentence.

“We believe this man showed particular cruelty, and his attempt to flee after striking the young girl resulted in life-threatening and permanent debilitating injuries,” Backstrom said. “She was close to dying.”

Sentencing was set for March 21, 2007.

Sixth-grader Gladys Reyes was dragged Jan. 28 in West St. Paul and remains at Regions Hospital in serious condition. Her right arm was amputated because of her injuries.
Sanchez asked to be sentenced immediately because he has been distraught since the accident, said his lawyer, Patrick Cotter. Backstrom said he thinks Sanchez wanted to be sentenced immediately to protect himself from more serious charges, should Reyes’ condition worsen.
A native of El Salvador, Sanchez could face deportation proceedings after his sentence.

SCHWARTZ BABY

Bret and Jennifer Schwartz of Hollywood, Florida, did everything the right way when they hired a nanny to take care of their baby: they hired her through an agency, hired a private investigator and checked references. However, the child's fearful reactions when the parents left her in the hands of Peruvian Claudia Muro made them believe they might have made a mistake. Sure enough, the hidden video cams showed the woman violently shaking the child and possibly slamming her on the kitchen floor. At this writing, Muro is in jail with $150,000 bail, charged with four counts of felony child abuse. Immigration officials have put a hold on the case, indicating Muro is an illegal alien. Whatever the woman's immigration status, this case shows the danger of hiring any immigrant because of the limited time frame that a background check can encompass.

JOSE SOTO

• On the day after New Years 2003, six-year-old Jose Soto was riding his bike around the parking lot near his parents' apartment house when he was struck and severely injured by a man backing out in a red truck. Witnesses were shocked when the man stopped and pulled the child from under the truck and roughly threw him aside before speeding off. At this writing, Jose is in critical condition in a Houston hospital and the perpetrator is believed to be on his way to Mexico, if not already there. The man's name was released a few days later: Jose Ines Morales. As noted above, once a criminal reaches Mexico, he has effectively eluded the law permanently, since America's southern neighbor refuses to extradite, as a matter of policy, criminals who may be punished according to the severity of their crimes.