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Judge asks MDWF&P for list of Collins Zoo’s violations

Associated Press — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:47:54 +0000

COLLINS — A Covington County Justice Court Judge has asked the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to create a comprehensive list of state regulation violations at the Collins Zoo and submit the list within 30 days. Judge Bobby Wayne Mooney said he would give the zoo owners six months from receiving the list [...]

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Howard Industries settles post-raid discrimination lawsuit

Associated Press — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:21:26 +0000

LAUREL — Federal court records show a Mississippi company that was the target of the largest U.S. workplace raid on illegal immigrants has settled a discrimination lawsuit by four black women who claimed the company gave preferential treatment to Latinos. A tentative settlement was announced in February. Details were released in court documents filed this [...]

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Car dealer pleads guilty after raid nets 416 pounds of marijuana

Associated Press — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:37:40 +0000

JACKSON — Federal court records say the owner of a used car dealership in Jackson has pleaded guilty to charges related to a raid on his business that allegedly uncovered 416 pounds of marijuana. Jeremy Lee Stambaugh, owner of Paradise Auto Sales in south Jackson, was arrested at the car lot in February along with [...]

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Howard reaches tentative settlement in discrimination lawsuit

Associated Press — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:50:27 +0000

LAUREL — Court records say a Mississippi company that was the target of the largest U.S. workplace raid on illegal immigrants has reached a tentative settlement in a discrimination lawsuit by four black women who claimed the company gave preferential treatment to Latinos. The lawsuit claimed one of the plaintiffs applied for a job at [...]

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Denson: Choctaws to cooperate fully with FBI

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:08:48 +0000

CHOCTAW — The chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says he’s confident in tribal casinos’ management and has told casino officials to cooperate fully with the FBI. A statement from Bradley Denson says the nature of the investigation is still unclear. The Hattiesburg American reports that his statement July 15 says he is [...]

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Alabama co. suspected of using illegal workers at Keesler

Associated Press — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:06:28 +0000

BILOXI — An Alabama business was raided this month as part of a federal probe that stems from suspected illegal immigrants working construction jobs at Keesler Air Force Base. Federal immigration officials confirmed the March 17 raid on Hernandez Stucco in Alabaster, Ala., a suburb of Birmingham. It’s at least the third business targeted as [...]

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