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Friday, October 21, 2011

Law Immigration raids underway

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:25 PM

No details yet, but federal immigration officers have apparently raided businesses today in Rose Bud, Heber Springs, Batesville and Mountain View. My first tip on this said a Mexican restaurant was among the targets.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Law Immigration raids underway

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:25 PM

Comments (24)

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Re: Escaping traffic in America: The remotest place in Arkansas

Re: Morning report: ExxonMobil caught; city directors get big pay raise; the return of Ken Starr

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I hinted earlier that evidence was mounting that the securities salesman who provided confidential information to the FBI was Steele Stephens, the broker who began enjoying a huge share of Treasurer Martha Shoffner's bond business in 2010.

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