Legal?

He was born the son of a prince. He boasts that his companies developed multimillion-dollar properties across the globe — from St. Lucia to Southern California to the Middle East.

His sprawling, 8,000-square-foot home in Russell Township, Ohio, complete with horses and an in-ground swimming pool, and the sports cars attest to the lifelong success of Ali Pascal Mahvi.

Yet there he was, waiting his turn, a prince becoming a pauper, asking for food stamps in Geauga County, Ohio. And, he got for himself, his wife, and their three adult children.
For two years, the family was handed about $300 a month in government food stamps. They also wanted help to pay their gas and electric bills. And Medicaid. 

Detectives are now looking at Mahvi’s myriad bank accounts, trying to piece together his family’s total worth as they investigate potential theft as well as Medicaid and welfare fraud charges.
“It’s outrageous to see a situation where somebody is living in a house almost worth a million dollars, a horse barn, driving luxury cars, have millions of dollars in overseas bank accounts and here they are accepting this type of assistance,” said Geauga County Prosecutor James R. Flaiz.
“Certainly, they were very good at manipulating the system.”

Mahvi, reached by phone, adamantly denied any wrongdoing. He said he is "not a wealthy man" and that the investigation "is all a misunderstanding."
He said despite his appearance of wealth, he was and is eligible for aid. 

Sad story. Just a thought.

Swiss Cheese?

A Customs and Border Protection officer has been arrested on suspicion of allowing unauthorized immigrants into the U.S. in exchange for sexual favors and money.

Jose Cota, an officer at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, was arrested along with alleged co-conspirators.
Cota, 50,  has been on duty for 15 years.  He allowed Juarez-Herrera and Aguilar-Martinez, a married Mexican couple, to illegally smuggle people from Mexico into the U.S. through his vehicle inspection lane on four occasions. 

Cota admitted during an interview with FBI agents that in exchange he received sexual favors from Juarez-Herrera, according to the complaint. Bank records show Cota also received large amounts of cash deposited into his bank account.

Juarez-Herrera and Aguilar-Martinez were pulled over in San Marcos by a sheriff’s deputy for traffic violations. Two undocumented immigrants, who Juarez-Herrera later admitted she had smuggled hours earlier, were also taken into custody.

We need better border protection.       Just a thought.

Don't Recall

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Understanding...*!

Joy Hibbins, a former teacher in Gloucestershire, England, became suicidal following a devastating incident and developed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Her own traumatic experience in 2012 led Hibbins to set up the Suicide Crisis charity a year later  a lifeline she says helped her also recover personally.

“Their person-centered approach and emphasis on being understanding, kind and gentle is very inspirational, yet so simple and practical. People who have used the service are in no doubt that it has helped save lives,"

More than 800,000 people commit suicide globally every year and many more attempt it, the World Health Organization reported.

Suicide was the second leading cause of death in 2012 among 15- to 29-year-olds, after accidents.
Just a thought.

Required...

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Allergy..?

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Who to choose?

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Short Lived..

San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller was reportedly arrested in one of the stranger stories you’ll hear. And it cost him his job.   Miller was arrested for assault after knocking on a hotel room door and attacking two men inside according to KTVU. The 49ers announced shortly after the news broke that they had released Miller.

According to KTVU, which cited San Francisco police sources, Miller knocked on a hotel room in Fisherman’s Wharf on Monday morning. He was told by the room’s occupant that he had the wrong room. Miller then allegedly attacked the guest, KTVU said, and also attacked his father when the father came to his son’s aid.

The father is 70 years old, KTVU said, and Miller allegedly punched him in the face. The 70-year-old man suffered broken bones after allegedly getting punched by a 248-pound NFL fullback.

Miller fled, but was apprehended and arrested, KTVU said. The ABC affiliate in San Francisco confirmed the arrest.

KTVU reported that Miller had tried to check into the hotel on Sunday night but was told it was booked. He returned Monday morning.

Miller was arrested in 2015 for suspicion of domestic violence, and later pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace, a misdemeanor. Miller had been with the 49ers since 2011

Treat....??

More than 7,000 New Yorkers have signed up to obtain non-smokeable marijuana preparations early this year through one of the most cautious medical marijuana programs in the nation. Now, the state is looking to expand it, with plans for home delivery and more dispensaries.

State health officials say they will also allow nurse practitioners to authorize medical cannabis, and are weighing proposals to make chronic pain a qualifying condition for medical cannabis. To make it easier for patients to find doctors, the state may post an online list of physicians who participate in the program.

Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia now have medical marijuana programs. Enrollment rates vary considerably.. Michigan has 182,000. Rhode Island, which has a population 1/20th of New York's, has nearly 12,000.

healthcare providers are stumped when drug after drug failed to curb children's violent seizures.  
For sick patients, it really works.
Many joined New York's fledgling medical marijuana program. Early great results reported. Need more info.  Just a thought.

Lost Cell?

The case began when Denise Huskins' boyfriend, Aaron Quinn, reported that kidnappers broke into the couple's Vallejo home, abducted her, and demanded an $8,500 ransom.
Quinn's lawyers have said he awoke to a bright light in his face, and two kidnappers bound and drugged him.

The 29-year-old Denise turned up safe two days later in her hometown of Huntington Beach, [200 miles plus], where she says she was dropped off. She showed up just hours before the ransom was due.

Later that day, Vallejo police said at a news conference the kidnapping was a hoax.

"The fact that we've essentially wasted all of these resources for really nothing is upsetting," said Lt. Kenny Park during an interview in March.

The case  took another bizarre twist when federal prosecutors announced they charged a soon-to-be disbarred Harvard-trained lawyer with her abduction.

Authorities say this case may have finally come together because the suspect in all of this, 38-year-old Matthew Muller, apparently left his cellphone behind at the most recent home invasion. He's now suspected in a string of violent crimes.

The FBI says Muller was charged last month after he was arrested in South Lake Tahoe in connection with a home-invasion robbery that had similarities to the kidnapping.

The couple, stood with their hands held tightly, with the  attorneys who called for the Vallejo Police Department to issue an apology.

Many thought this case is a hoax. It came to an end because of the police actions or lack thereof which emboldened the kidnapper.   Just a thought.