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document.write("      <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#D0D0D0\"><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"1\"><b><a href=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=News%2edb.archive&command=viewone&id=74&op=t\">FHLEOA Legal Advisor Joins Prestigious Law Firm</a></b>\n");
document.write("       <br>08-08-2008 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P>To All FHLEOA Members and Supporters: </P>\n");
document.write("<P><IMG alt=\"\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.tom_allison.jpg\" align=left border=0>We salute our legal advisor Thomas E. Allison-Couto who has joined the prestigious Broad and Cassel Florida Law Firm.&nbsp; Tom focuses his practice on complex and class action litigation.&nbsp; Prior to this position he was a senior attorney with Chubb Insurance Corporation.&nbsp; He also worked&nbsp; part-time as an attorney for the law firm of Hughes &amp; Bentzen, LLP.&nbsp; Most of his work centered&nbsp; on civil and constitutional rights litigation, including Title VII discrimination actions, torts, and challenges to the constitutional validity of state laws. </P>\n");
document.write("<P>Tom served as a Senior Assistant Attorney General defending the State of Florida and government officials in civil litigation. He also served in the Economic Crimes division prosecuting consumer and insurance fraud. </P>\n");
document.write("<P>Before becoming an attorney, Tom was a Supervisory Special Agent for the U.S. Customs Service, managing the activities of a group of Special Agents.&nbsp; He was responsible for&nbsp; supervising the day to day complex investigations of money laundering and undercover investigations for the North Florida area.&nbsp; During his Customs career, Tom served as U. S. Customs Representative to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and Guadalajara, Mexico, Belize City, Belize, and Panama City, Panama. <BR>Tom is admitted to practice law in all state courts in Florida, the U.S. Middle District of Florida, and the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is a Certified Civil Circuit Mediator. He earned a Juris Doctorate from Stetson College of Law, a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of South Florida, and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs (International Economics concentration) from George Washington University. Tom teaches graduate courses in Labor and Employment Law at the University of South Florida as an Adjunct Professor.<BR>FHLEOA has benefited from Tom’ counsel since the association’s founding.<BR>He is a great Hispanic role model.&nbsp; We are proud of his accomplishments.<BR>Rubén E. González, FHLEOA VP<BR>&nbsp;<BR>No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another, and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him.&nbsp; Thomas Jefferson</P></font>\n");
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document.write("      <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#C0D8D8\"><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"1\"><b><a href=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=News%2edb.archive&command=viewone&id=61&op=t\">Support of Congressman Kevin Brady’s Bill</a></b>\n");
document.write("        <br>08-01-2008 <br>\n");
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document.write("<P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">The Executive Board has voted to join FOBP in support of Congressman Kevin Brady’s bill protecting law enforcement agents who are required to carry firearms for their job from enhanced penalties meant to deter criminals from carrying a weapon during the commission of a crime.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\n");
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document.write("<P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">\"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.\"<BR></SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\">George Washington <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>07-22-2008 <br>\n");
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document.write("<P>To All FHLEOA Members and Supporters:</P>\n");
document.write("<P>Recent media coverage of a leaked memorandum and official statements relative to Congressman Silvestre Reyes' role in involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the investigation of a relative's kidnapping in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, are cause for concern, particularly when the victim was not a United States citizen, ICE clearly lacks jurisdiction in crimes that occur in foreign countries, and Reyes has failed to make similar efforts for other victims of crimes in his congressional district.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>The Federal Hispanic Law Enforcement Officers Association (FHLEOA) applauds the efforts of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) in calling for an investigation of Congressman Reyes' actions, and we join the Friends of the Border Patrol (FOBP) in their request for an ethics probe by the Ethics Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.</P>\n");
document.write("<P>Rubén E. González, FHLEOA VP </P>\n");
document.write("<P><FONT size=2>\"When even one American -- who has done nothing wrong -- is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth, then all Americans are in peril.\"<BR>Harry S. Truman</FONT></P></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>06-19-2008 <br>\n");
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document.write("<P><STRONG><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Government is not reason and it is not eloquence. It is force! Like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.</SPAN></STRONG><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>\n");
document.write("<P class=qname style=\"MARGIN: auto 0in\"><STRONG><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">George Washington</SPAN></STRONG><B style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></font>\n");
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document.write("      <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#D0D0D0\"><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"1\"><b><a href=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/news_upload/News_2edb.FOBP2008Conf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">FOBP 2nd Annual National Conference</a></b>\n");
document.write("       <br>06-02-2008 <br>\n");
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document.write("<P>FOBP to hold 2008 National Conference in Houston.&nbsp;</P>\n");
document.write("<P>FHLEOA president, Sandalio Gonzalez and VP Ruben E. Gonzalez will be special guest speakers at the conference.&nbsp; </P>\n");
document.write("<P>Some of the critical topics to be discussed will be DHS/ICE and Interior Enforcement, America's Ports of<BR>Entry, War on Law Enforcement, Congress and Border Security, War on Drugs, and the Infamous Juarez House<BR>Of Death.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>\n");
document.write("<P>We invite our members and supporters, especially those in the area to come and join us.</P>\n");
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document.write("<P>\"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.\"<BR><BR>Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis</P></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>03-26-2008 <br>\n");
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document.write("<P>We salute DHS Resident Agent in Charge, Office of Professional Responsibility, Aida T. Silva.&nbsp; This is the first time a female has been selected as the Resident Agent in Charge, OPR, San Juan, Puerto Rico. </P>\n");
document.write("<P><IMG alt=\"\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.AidaSilva1.jpg\" align=left border=0>RAC Silva has worked to protect the lives of American citizens as Federal Agent and with the Puerto Rico Air National Guard for more than 20 years. With experience in homeland security, anti-terrorism investigations, and criminal law enforcement, and with personal qualities and academic accomplishments that enhance this experience, she is uniquely qualified to serve as the DHS/ Resident Agent in Charge, Office of Professional Responsibility.</P>\n");
document.write("<P>The individual woman is required... a thousand times a day to choose either to accept her appointed role and thereby rescue her good disposition out of the wreckage of her self-respect, or else follow an independent line of behavior and rescue her self-respect out of the wreckage of her good disposition.&nbsp; </P>\n");
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document.write("       <br>03-21-2008 <br>\n");
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document.write("        <br>03-04-2008 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P><IMG alt=Logo src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.fhleoa_logo.jpg\" width=150 align=left>FHLEOA president, Sandalio Gonzalez, has scribed a letter informing the FOBP that we stand with the Friends of the Border Patrol in support of Officer Brian Israel in his battle against discrimination in Department of Homeland Security (DHS).&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>\n");
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document.write("<P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Based on a search of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial files, more than half (312) of the Hispanic officers killed in the line of duty served in <st1:place w:st=\"on\">Puerto Rico</st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\n");
document.write("<P><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Additionally, Puerto Rican U.S. citizens have served and died for our nation since the Revolutionary War.  Most recently, 33 Puerto Ricans with the military have been killed in <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region>; this figure does not include Puerto Ricans from the mainland.  <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\n");
document.write("<P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">It is inapprehensible that American citizens from outside conus, i.e.:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\n");
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document.write("<P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">This leads us to ask, what does Rep., Ginny Brown-Waite think about <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">U.S.</st1:country-region> Citizens from </SPAN><st1:State w:st=\"on\"><SPAN lang=EN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN\">American Samoa</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN lang=EN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN\">, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:PlaceName w:st=\"on\">U.S.Virgin</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=\"on\">Islands</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\n");
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document.write("<P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">We urge our members and readers to join FHLEOA in demanding a public apology from U.S. Rep. Brown-Wait. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN\"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\n");
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document.write("<P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">“E. PLURIBUS UNUM”, </SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">one out of many, the motto on American coinage.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>12-05-2007 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><IMG alt=\"\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.glenn_torres1.jpg\" width=200 align=right border=0>To All FHLEOA Members and Supporters: </SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\n");
document.write("<P><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">We salute Senior US Border Patrol Agent, Glenn Torres.</SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\n");
document.write("<P><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Senior BPA Torres was recently promoted to Operations Officer, HQ/Coastal Division. SBPA Torres' accomplishments demonstrate the best qualities of a Hispanic American in service to our nation. He shares with us his personal story in hopes that it serves as encouragement to others to continue to aspire towards their full potential no matter the obstacles in their path. </SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\n");
document.write("<P><SPAN style=\"COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial\">The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of<BR>obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within<BR>and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber.<BR>-- William Mather Lewis</SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>\n");
document.write("<P class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year<BR></SPAN><SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Ruben E. Gonzalez, FHLEOA, VP</SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>04-14-2007 <br>\n");
document.write("        <DIV><IMG alt=\"\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.marijuana_seized.jpg\" align=left border=0>FHLEOA President Sandalio Gonzalez speaks about the drop of Federal drug prosecutions.&nbsp;</DIV>\n");
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document.write("        <br>04-04-2007 <br>\n");
document.write("        <SPAN style=\"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\"><FONT size=3><IMG style=\"WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 116px\" height=140 alt=\"\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.fhleoa_logo.jpg\" width=161 align=left border=0>The executive board understands the importance for an association to be dynamic.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp;We have</SPAN> begun a series of changes that are intended to fortify our organization in becoming a strong voice. We feel optimistic that in a short period of time we are going to obtain our goals.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>01-29-2007 <br>\n");
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document.write("<P>We are fortunate to have Mr. Mark Conrad as FHLEOA Legal Committee Chairman.  To facilitate review of member's possible Discriminatory issues the following contacts are established: <A href=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=News%2edb&command=viewone&id=65&op=t\" target=_self>CLICK TO VIEW</A>. </P>\n");
document.write("<P>Ruben E. Gonzalez, FHLEOA VP</P></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>01-22-2007 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P>To All FHLEOA Members and Supporters: </P>\n");
document.write("<P>The Executive Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David Mark Conrad as Chairman of the Association’s Legal Committee.&nbsp; Mr. Conrad has graciously accepted this position.</P></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>12-13-2006 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P><IMG height=137 alt=\"President Sandalio Gonzalez\" src=\"http://www.fhleoa.org/board/sandalio_gonzalez.jpg\" width=150 align=right>To our readers and supporters:</P>\n");
document.write("<P>The attached News articles reports FHLEOA President, Sandalio Gonzalez' sacrifice to find Justice for himself and others was finally achieved. A federal jury in Miami found the Drug Enforcement Administration discriminated against Sandalio Gonzalez.</P>\n");
document.write("<P>“I learned that when you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone…”  Coretta Scott King</P>\n");
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document.write("        <br>09-09-2006 <br>\n");
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document.write("<P style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=3>To our readers and supporters:</FONT></P>\n");
document.write("<P style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=3>FHLEOA bid farewell to a true Hispanic American Champion.<BR>Judge James deAnda’s pursuit of Justice for all is the reason why we are the recipients of Justice today.</FONT></P></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>09-09-2006 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt\">To our readers and supporters:</P>\n");
document.write("<P style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt\">The attached Houston Chronicle article reports the possible deportation of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Informant. </P>\n");
document.write("<P style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt\">What is noteworthy is the fact that FHLEOA President, Sandalio Gonzalez, sacrificed his safety and career in pursuit of Justice. Also, this news article credits reporter Bill Conroy with first publishing documents about the mishandling of the ICE informant.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  </SPAN></P>\n");
document.write("<P style=\"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt\">Mr. Bill Conroy has also sacrificed his safety and career in reporting possible abuses by ICE.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">  </SPAN>Mr. Conroy is a friend to FHLEOA for his truthful and dedicated reporting about the ICE Hispanic Class Action.</P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\">Ruben E. Gonzalez, FHLEOA VP</SPAN></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>07-06-2006 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P><IMG alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.fhleoa.org/board/ruben_gonzalez.jpg\" align=right>Dear friends and colleagues: </P>\n");
document.write("<P>I have officially retired from service with the government effective June 30, 2006. </P>\n");
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document.write("       <br>06-13-2006 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P><IMG style=\"WIDTH: 103px; HEIGHT: 160px\" height=191 alt=\"\" hspace=0 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.purpleheart.jpg\" width=203 align=left border=0>The Federal Hispanic Law Enforcement Officers Association is Honored and Proud to recognize the Sandoval Family as Hispanic American Heroes. The short essay acknowledges the sacrifice of one Hispanic American Family for our nation.</P>\n");
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document.write("        <br>06-01-2006 <br>\n");
document.write("        <IMG alt=\"\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.whistlesm.jpg\" align=left border=0>A Supreme Court ruling on free speech and how it pertains to government employees may have an unintended effect, one we can't help but welcome. A case concerning a Los Angeles prosecutor being demoted for alleging to his superiors that a sheriff's deputy lied to get a search warrant resulted in the high court, in a 5-4 vote, determining that the district attorney's office was within its rights to discipline the prosecutor.</font>\n");
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document.write("      <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#D0D0D0\"><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"1\"><b>New Executive Director for FHLEOA</a></b>\n");
document.write("       <br>01-24-2006  - Tampa, Florida<br>\n");
document.write("        <P>To All FHLEOA Members and Supporters: </P>\n");
document.write("<P><IMG alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.fhleoa.org/board/sandalio_gonzalez.jpg\" align=left>I am pleased to announce the appointment by the Board of Trustees of Mr. Jose L. Rivera as the Association’s first Executive Director.&nbsp; Mr. Rivera has agreed to serve in that capacity for at least one year. </P>\n");
document.write("<P>Mr. Rivera is a highly experienced and respected law enforcement professional.&nbsp; He retired as a Colonel of the Puerto Rico Police Department in the year 2000, and following his retirement he served for four years as a professor and security consultant at the American University of Puerto Rico.&nbsp; His educational background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice.&nbsp; He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.&nbsp; Mr. Rivera served honorably in the U.S. Army, and is a Vietnam veteran.&nbsp;&nbsp; </P>\n");
document.write("<P>It is an honor to welcome Mr. Rivera to the Association, and I look forward to meeting with him and the other Board members to discuss plans for the New Year.&nbsp; </P>\n");
document.write("<P>Sandalio Gonzalez<BR>National President</P></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>01-11-2006 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P><IMG alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.fhleoa.org/board/ruben_gonzalez.jpg\" align=left>The attached research should motivate our membership and supporters to demand that our elected officials ascertain why Hispanic American citizens do not seem to have the same opportunities as other Americans citizens.<BR>The research report sponsored by the Pew Hispanic Center finds a worsening in the occupational status of Hispanics and a growing gap with respect to whites during the 1990s. That is surprising because the decade was witness to the longest economic expansion in recent U.S. history. But even as unemployment was on the decline for all racial and ethnic groups, structural shifts in employment across industries contributed to a greater division in the occupational status of Hispanics and whites. The occupations in which Hispanics are concentrated rank low in wages, educational requirements and other indicators of socioeconomic status.</P>\n");
document.write("<P>Ruben E. Gonzalez, FHLEOA VP</P></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>01-11-2006  - Washington Post Story<br>\n");
document.write("        <P>To our readers and supporters, the attached Washington Post article is a reminder of all the work yet to be accomplished to receive equality for Hispanic Americans. </P>\n");
document.write("<P>The federal government should be an example for others to follow. Unfortunately, according to many studies completed, including government reports, discrimination continues to be the biggest obstacle for Hispanic Americans.</P>\n");
document.write("<P>In a 1996 evaluation of Hispanic employment in the government, the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board said that discrimination \"undeniably played a role in the history of Hispanic employment issues\" and that \"there is no evidence to suggest that it has somehow been totally eliminated from the federal workplace.\"</P>\n");
document.write("<P>“JUSTICE WILL NOT BE SERVED UNTIL THOSE WHO ARE UNAFFECTED ARE AS OUTRAGED AS THOSE WHO ARE” --&nbsp; Benjamin Franklin</P>\n");
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document.write("        <p>Members have been asking for an update on the status of our class action attorneys. This article is a quick overview to inform all concerned and interested.</p></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>10-13-2005 <br>\n");
document.write("        <p>The First Amendment protects government workers from being punished for conduct involving a \"public concern\" rather than personal, job-related issues. The court is using this case to clarify the protection.</p></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>10-13-2005 <br>\n");
document.write("        <p>The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday over a Los Angeles County prosecutor's allegation that he was punished for speaking truth to power in a case that could affect the at-work free-speech rights of the country's 20 million public employees.</p></font>\n");
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document.write("        <IMG alt=\"\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.john_ashcroft.jpg\" align=left border=0>Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft was briefed on the drug investigation that almost cost the lives of two Drug Enforcement Administration agents and involved an informant tied to the death of at least 12 men in Juárez, a DEA administrator revealed in court recently.</font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>07-13-2005 <br>\n");
document.write("        <IMG alt=\"\" hspace=4 src=\"http://www.fhleoa.org/board/sandalio_gonzalez.jpg\" align=left>Please note that Hispanic Americans, the fastest growing minority group in the nation, represented 7.3 percent of the federal workforce as of September, compared to 12.6 percent of the national workforce.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; </SPAN>It is also worthy of note that the government apparently does a better job than other employers in hiring women in minority groups, with the exception of Hispanic women.</font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>07-07-2005 <br>\n");
document.write("        <p>Recent behavior by agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Division – acting in the jurisdiction of U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton – constituted a violation of the U.S. Constitutional right of a free press.</p></font>\n");
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document.write("      <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#C0D8D8\"><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"1\"><b><a href=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=News%2edb.archive&command=viewone&id=35&op=t\">Minority hiring slips behind national trends</a></b>\n");
document.write("        <br>06-22-2005  - Ruben E. Gonzalez, FHLEOA VP<br>\n");
document.write("        <P><IMG style=\"WIDTH: 140px; HEIGHT: 100px\" height=122 alt=\"\" hspace=0 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.down_chart.jpg\" width=183 align=left border=0><FONT face=\"Arial Unicode MS\">As in past years, the most significant disparity is in the hiring of Hispanics, which is the fastest-growing minority group in the country. Hispanics represented 7.3 percent of the federal work force as of September, compared with 12.6 percent of the national work force. </FONT></P></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>06-08-2005 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P>Mexican authorities have charged two U.S. Border Patrol agents with trying to cross into Mexico with nearly 1,300 bullets in violation of weapons laws, the attorney general's office said Tuesday. </P></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>06-05-2005 <br>\n");
document.write("        <SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\">It has come to the attention of FHLEOA that Federal Agents may have harassed a reporter by the name of Mr. Conroy because he reported information that they did not consider favorable. Mr. Conroy’s constitutionally protected freedom of speech is a right FHLEOA holds to be sacrosanct and we have, as a group, penned the following letter requesting an investigation.<SPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; </SPAN>The right to say what we want to say and what needs to be said is fundamental to our liberty and the righting of wrongs.</SPAN></font>\n");
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document.write("      <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#D0D0D0\"><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"1\"><b><a href=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/news_upload/News_2edb.classactions_0405.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Class Action Suite - Update 04-26-2005</a></b>\n");
document.write("       <br>04-26-2005 <br>\n");
document.write("        In March 1995, Special Agent Miguel Contreras filed his class action administrative complaint to remedy systemic national origin discrimination that had existed against Hispanic Special Agents at the U.S. Customs Service (“Customs”) for decades.&nbsp; Pending at that same time before the district court was the Gonzalez class action, which alleged that Customs engaged in national origin discrimination against all Hispanic employees with regard to assignments (including wiretap, language duty and undercover), training, promotional opportunities, benefits (including awards), discipline and Spanish language use.</font>\n");
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document.write("      <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#C0D8D8\"><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"1\"><b><a href=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=News%2edb.archive&command=viewone&id=39&op=t\">Senate Committee Approves Greater Protections for Whistle-Blowers</a></b>\n");
document.write("        <br>04-26-2005  - Washington Post<br>\n");
document.write("        These are tough times for federal employees who blow the whistle on waste, fraud and abuse. Their cases take months to investigate; they often face reprisals from bosses, and once in court, they find that the protections granted by Congress are not all that strong.</font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>02-26-2005  - Washington DC<br>\n");
document.write("        <P>This letter serves as recognition and strong endorsement of Mr. David Mark Conrad for the positions of Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Conrad’s qualifications, training, education and experience make him the outstanding candidate for either of these positions of authority and sensitivity to the rights of all Americans.</P></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>12-14-2004  - Dallas, TX<br>\n");
document.write("        To win Nov. 2, Valdez had to overcome a better-funded, better-organized rival, opposition from the department's unions and a last-minute news conference by the conservative Texas Eagle Forum accusing her of advocating a gay agenda.</font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>11-04-2004  - Dallas, TX<br>\n");
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document.write("        <br>07-20-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        <p>Take a moment to read the transcr"+"ipt for a hearing that took place in June as part of the Class Action Suit.</p> </font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>07-12-2004  - Ruben E. Gonzalez, Vice President<br>\n");
document.write("        These letters should serve as encouragement to others to continue the struggle against discrimination in spite of set backs from non-responsive Congressmen and Senators.  As you will see, Congressman Nick Lampson not only responded positively but also took further steps in forwarding our issues. </font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>07-12-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        At the June 30, 2004 status conference, there were two issues before the judge: (1) a request to allow ex parte communications by defendant; and (2) defendant's motion for a scheduling order.  As usual, the agency showed up with six lawyers against David Shaffer and me.  </font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>07-12-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        FLEOA supports any and all efforts to eliminate bias and inequities in hiring and promotion processes by Federal law enforcement agencies. The use of any other subjective criteria for hiring and promotion other than education, experience and merit needs to be addressed and corrected. </font>\n");
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document.write("      <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#C0D8D8\"><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"1\"><b><a href=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/news_upload/News_2edb.customs_suit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">FHLEOA Files New Lawsuit on Behalf of Customs Agents</a></b>\n");
document.write("        <br>06-01-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        <IMG alt=\"\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.law_symbols1a.jpg\" align=left border=0>This is an action to recover money damages against the United States for failing to pay, in part or in whole, foreign language proficiency awards under the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act. Once again FHLEOA acts in the best interest of Hispanic agents and at the same time stands to help all agents deservng of this benefit. </font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>05-07-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        <FONT face=\"Verdana Ref\" size=2>This memorandum is addresses to all former US Customs Service Hispanic special agents, and all current Hispanic special agents working for the U.S. Bureau of Immigration &amp; Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs Border Protection, under the Department of Homeland Security.</FONT></font>\n");
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document.write("      <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#C0D8D8\"><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"1\"><b><a href=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=News%2edb.archive&command=viewone&id=49&op=t\">Ruben E. Gonzalez, Vice President, FHLEOA, Letter to Senator Cornyn</a></b>\n");
document.write("        <br>05-05-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        These letters are posted in hopes that our members and others who view our web site may be inspired to write letters to their congressmen and senators and request their assistance.  Maybe if others write similar letters to all their respective congressmen and senators requesting inquiries about all the different agencies, eventually a politician may get involved.  We are coming close to the elections.</font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>05-05-2004  - Miguel Angel Contreras<br>\n");
document.write("        This memorandum is addresses to all former US Customs Service Hispanic special agents, and all current Hispanic special agents working for the U.S. Bureau of Immigration &amp; Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs Border Protection, under the Department of Homeland Security.</font>\n");
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document.write("      <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#C0D8D8\"><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"1\"><b><a href=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/news_upload/News_2edb.crodriguez.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">FHLEOA Letter to Congressional Hispanic Caucus</a></b>\n");
document.write("        <br>04-19-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        <IMG alt=Letter hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.letter_tn.jpg\" align=left border=0>FHLEOA president, Sandalio Gonzalez, has penned an impassioned letter to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in which he outlines the plight of Hispanics in the federal law enforcement workforce. A must read!</font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>04-19-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        Attached please find the Invitation to the May 12-13 Hispanic Consumer\n");
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document.write("        <br>04-02-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P>In October 1999, the U.S. Customs Service reported in its official magazine that it had contracted with an outside consultant to conduct an assessment and analysis of allegations of reprisal within the Customs Service.</P></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>04-06-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        Good news for Hispanic class members at DHS...The Agency filed a brief in opposition to our brief where we asked US District Court Judge James Robertson to re-consider his decision to dimiss the issues of language skill proficiency compensation and hostile working enviornment.&nbsp; On March 29, 2004, our attorneys filed a response to DHS' brief.</font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>03-13-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        The class action Lead Attorney, Ronald A. Schmidt had filed an appeal on 03-11-2004 that FHLEOA members should hear about. The judge dismissed two important issues:  Language pay and Hostile working environment/harassment. You can read the full text of his appeal, which clearly outlines the strong reasons that these two issues should remain.</font>\n");
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document.write("        The federal judge hearing a class-action discrimination case filed by a group of Hispanic U.S. Customs agents has handed down a ruling that is a major victory for the agents, according to their attorney, Ron Schmidt.Customs was seeking to have the agents’ case dismissed upfront -- on summary judgment -- before legal discovery and a trial. The judge's ruling stopped that effort in its tracks.</font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>02-09-2004  - Washington DC<br>\n");
document.write("        <IMG alt=\"Enrique Gratas\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.gratas_tn.jpg\" align=right border=0><IMG alt=\"Univision Logo\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.univision_logo.jpg\" align=left border=0>A Spanish-language TV network anchored by international news reporters and the recipient of numerous awards will be hosting a special report on hatred, discriminative racism and retaliation by the rank and file of federal law enforcement agencies against Hispanic law enforcement officers. These Hispanics have endured years of systematic discrimination, hatred and retaliation by a \"good old boy\" network that cannot go away. Repeatedly calls to the White House, US Congress and special interest groups requested to help and do something about this problem that permeates and shocks the conscience of the ordinary American people, have gone unnoticed.</font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>02-06-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        The Federal Hispanic Law Enforcement Officers Association (\"FHLEOA\") is seeking new members in our fast growing organization.  FHLEOA is a network of Federal Law Enforcement professionals committed to finding positive and creative solutions to the challenges facing the Federal Hispanic law enforcement community in the United States.</font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>02-04-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        In that case, Judge Kaplan certified class-wide claims of hostile work environment, disparate treatment in discipline and retaliation that were brought by Hispanic and African-American Officers of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) against the City of New York.  </font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>01-16-2004  - Washington DC<br>\n");
document.write("        <A href=\"http://www.fhleoa.org/classaction/class_action_attendees.jpg\"><IMG alt=\"Class Action Attendees\" src=\"http://www.fhleoa.org/classaction/class_action_attendees_tn.jpg\" align=right border=0></A>FHLEOA would like to thank those in attendance at the Class Action hearing. The support of our members is greatly appreciated and the eventually successful outcome of this will benefit all agents.</font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>01-16-2004  - George Balderrama, Member<br>\n");
document.write("        I returned today from attending yesterday's Class Action hearing in D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp; I just wanted those of you who could not attend, to know that Ron Schmidt did an excellent job on our behalf.</font>\n");
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document.write("        \"Without question, the above documents, photographs and news articles would demonstrate to anyone with ‘convincing evidence’ that I&nbsp; have a tremendous need to carry a concealed weapon due to my devotion of almost two decades of my life towards law enforcement and the intelligence community.\" To most of us just having spent your life serving others in law enforcement should be enough to warrant a permit, but that isn't what happened in this case. Please take a moment to read this story and voice your concerns. This could happen to anyone of us.</font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>01-01-2004  - AP<br>\n");
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document.write("       <br>10-15-2003 <br>\n");
document.write("        Your assistance and participation in the Customs Hispanic Special Agents Class Action lawsuit - Miguel A. Contreras, et al., v. Thomas Ridge, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Civil Action No. 02 CV00923 (JR)  is being requested.\n");
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document.write("        <br>10-04-2003  - Amelia Gruber<br>\n");
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document.write("       <br>08-08-2003  - John Carman<br>\n");
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document.write("        <br>07-04-2003  - Hector M. Flores<br>\n");
document.write("        <P><IMG alt=\"LULAC Logo\" hspace=4 src=\"http://fhleoa.org/cgi-scr"+"ipt/csNews/image_upload/News_2edb.Shield.gif\" align=left border=0>The League of United Latin American Citizens, during their recent conference in Florida, voted to endorse the class action filed by FHLEOA founder Miguel Contreras, on behalf of all Hispanic agents in their fight for justice against the U.S. Department of the Treasury. They stated that the National Board and Office join and support the class action suit.</P></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>06-24-2003  - Chad Amos<br>\n");
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document.write("<P>FHLEOA Would like to Welcome Jimmy Gurulé as its newest&nbsp;Vice-President and remind our members of the high quality people we have working&nbsp;on&nbsp;their behalf. </P>\n");
document.write("<P>An internationally known expert in the field of complex criminal litigation, joined the Notre Dame Law School faculty in 1989 and in 1996 became a full professor. He served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 1998-1999. He earned his B.A. from the University of Utah in 1974, and his J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law in 1980. A member of the Utah Bar since 1980, Professor Gurulé has worked in a variety of high-profile public law enforcement positions including as a trial attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. (1980-1982), deputy county attorney in the Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office (1983-1985), assistant U.S. attorney and deputy chief of the Major Narcotics Section of the Los Angeles branch of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and as Assistant Attorney General with the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs in Washington, D.C. (1990-92).</P></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>06-07-2003  - W. Scott Bailey<br>\n");
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document.write("       <br>05-28-2003  - Miguel Angel Contreras<br>\n");
document.write("        <FONT face=Arial size=2>This message is being posted in support of the class action lawsuit of discrimination and retaliation filed against the <STRONG>Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement</STRONG> by a group of Customs Hispanic criminal investigators (special agents) graded GS-1811-12 through GS-1811-15 on May, 10, 2002.&nbsp;</FONT></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>03-26-2003  - Yuma, Arizona<br>\n");
document.write("        I know my husband would want other officers to benefit from the suffering \n");
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document.write("       <br>02-04-2003  - Washington, DC<br>\n");
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document.write("        <br>01-30-2003  - Lords Valley, PA<br>\n");
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document.write("       <br>01-27-2003  - Yuma, Arizona<br>\n");
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document.write("        <br>01-22-2003  - Washington Post Staff Writers <br>\n");
document.write("        In the months following the 2000 census, the number of Latinos who were born in the United States or who immigrated to the country grew at more than twice the rate of African Americans, fueling the expectation that Hispanics would soon emerge as the nation's largest ethnic group. </font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>01-22-2003 <br>\n");
document.write("        It is an honor to have been asked to serve as interim President of the Federal Hispanic Law Enforcement Officers Association (FHLEOA) until our first elections are held next year. </font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>01-14-2003  - Yuma, Arizona<br>\n");
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document.write("       <br>01-10-2003  - Yuma<br>\n");
document.write("        The Office of Diversity Management and Equal Employment Opportunity (DM&EEO) has received numerous inquiries regarding the legality of utilizing appropriated funds to purchase food, posters, and other items in support of special observances.</font>\n");
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document.write("        Become a Woman in Law Enforcement, \"You Can Make A Difference!\" Special Agents, Investigators, and Uniformed Officers wanted! Women in Federal Law Enforcement, Inc., invites you to a recruitment fair June 21, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue N.W., near Union Station metro from 1:00pm-5:00pm.</font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>07-24-2003  - FHLEOA<br>\n");
document.write("        <P>Educate yourself on the class action suite and what it could mean to you. It doesn't matter if you have been the victim of discriminatory policies or not, your co-workers in the federal government employment have. We all, as a nation, benefit when equal treatment is a promise we can count on.</P></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>07-11-2003  - Miguel A. Contreras<br>\n");
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document.write("       <br>07-04-2003  - Miguel Contreras<br>\n");
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document.write("        <br>09-01-2008 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P>I want to share the following message [about conversion] by Os Hillman titled \"Defining Moments\".</P>\n");
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document.write("        I wanted to share the following message.&nbsp; Hope you enjoy the reading.<BR><BR>Rev. Miguel Contreras, Chaplain <BR></font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>05-16-2008  - By Dr. Miguel Angel Contreras<br>\n");
document.write("        I have been moved by the Holy Spirit to write about sin, apostasy and the end of times.&nbsp; The first two subjects are normally ignored and rejected by our modern preachers when delivering their sermons from their pulpit because of the preconceived idea that their church membership and financial contributions (tithes and other types of love offerings) will diminish.&nbsp; No wonder our Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 7:13-14 stated, \"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.\" (NIV)</font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>04-12-2008 <br>\n");
document.write("        <P>I received the following article entitled “What People Expect of a Leader” by an unknown author. I immediately decided to share it with you since the message applies to our workplace and there are no copyrights involved. Hope you enjoy the reading.</P> Rev. Miguel Contreras, Chaplain</font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>07-19-2005 <br>\n");
document.write("        <p>The following news article keeps reminding me that no matter what the world tries to do to keep God away from our lives and from being in control of the world He created, I strongly believe that our Heavenly Father is still in control of our lives. Recently, I attended an administrative hearing before an immigration judge. Every person that was put on the stand was required to swear under oath that he/she was going to tell the truth and nothing but the truth \"so help you God.\" As we can see, God still is part of our lives in every segment of society, and for this, I am very happy. I hope you also share this happiness because our God is real. Please read on:</p></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>07-05-2005 <br>\n");
document.write("        Christian testimonies are the stories told by believers about what God has done and is doing in their lives. Today, we often think of the word \"testimonial,\" in which people offer their personal experiences with a product. In this case, the encounter being described is with a person-the person of God in Jesus Christ. </font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>12-08-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        Knowing of your interest in preserving human rights and religious <BR>freedom, I am writing to make you aware of my recent efforts in the <BR>United States Senate to promote religious tolerance both domestically <BR>and around the world.</font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>11-29-2004  - by Os Hillman<br>\n");
document.write("        \"I was a pastor for 19 years before I went into business,\" said the man sitting across the table from me as we were sharing lunch together. What led him from being a pastor to a businessman was both a move of God and an attack from the enemy.</font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>11-09-2004  - Yuma, AZ<br>\n");
document.write("        Jesus did not deserve any punishment, yet He voluntarily shed His blood and died on the cross in our place to take our punishment onto Himself (Romans 5:8, 1 John 1:7, 2:2). Since He is infinitely righteous, His death atoned for an infinite number of sins, past, present, and future. This makes it possible for us to be forgiven and to stand before God spotless and cleansed of all our sins. </font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>09-21-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        <p>Christian Counseling and Healing Centers are a Christ centered, Counseling and Healing Ministry, which focuses on helping people who, suffer from the problems of life. We are here to help eliminate problems related to: Anxiety, depression, guilt, anger, pain, and drug, alcohol and sex, addictions.</p> \n");
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document.write("        <br>08-19-2004 <br>\n");
document.write("        There's a new \"church\" in town, but please don't roll out the red carpet for her congregation. This \"church\" is actually a false church, an assembly of racists of the white supremacy mold. They call themselves \"the World Church of the Creator.\" At least this church is honest enough to admit that she is \"anti-Christian\" and opposed to the values taught in the Bible.</font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>11-26-2003  - by Rowland Croucher<br>\n");
document.write("        A young Persian prince, about to ascend the throne, was acutely aware of his need for more knowledge and wisdom. He summoned his philosophers and told them to write a history of the human race. They began at once.\n");
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document.write("        <br>11-18-2003  - by Thomas Horn<br>\n");
document.write("        More Christians died for their faith in the twentieth century than at any other time in history, says Christian Solidarity International. Global reports indicate that over 150,000 Christians were martyred last year, chiefly outside of the United States. However, statistics are changing: persecution of Christians is on the increase in the United States. What's happening to bring about this change?\n");
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document.write("       <br>08-02-2003  - Rev. Contreras<br>\n");
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document.write("        <br>07-29-2003 <br>\n");
document.write("        The question that often being asked by non-believers is, “All good people should go to heaven, why only Christians?”&nbsp; According to a recent poll, 88% of Catholics and a majority of Presbyterian and Methodist evangelizers (<I>those who actively try to share their</I> <I>\"faith\"</I>) believe that \"if people are generally good, or do enough good things for others during their lives, they will earn a place in heaven.\"&nbsp;<FONT lang=0 style=\"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff\" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY=\"SANSSERIF\"><B><I>National &amp; International Religion Report, August 23, 1993.</FONT><FONT lang=0 style=\"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff\" face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY=\"SANSSERIF\"></B></I><BR></FONT></font>\n");
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document.write("       <br>07-24-2003  - India<br>\n");
document.write("        Tuition-Free Teaching is made available every year to a large number of students because we do not want anyone to be deprived of training irrespective of their financial status. This is made possible by the generosity of many of the Faculty Members who provide free service for net-based students. Also, here is a school that allows you to study at your convenience. You might be a busy professional, evangelist, pastor, or a homemaker struggling to get a bit of study-time. You need not worry, you are free to make your own time-table. Our goal is to help you.  </font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>04-10-2003  - Chaplain<br>\n");
document.write("        Who is Jesus? Who does Jesus claim to be? what does the Bible say about Jesus? These are questions that many people ask and seek to find answers.</font>\n");
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document.write("        <br>01-19-2003  - Yuma, Arizona<br>\n");
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document.write("       <br>01-22-2003  - Houston Chinese Church,  Houston, Texas<br>\n");
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document.write("        <br>01-19-2003 <br>\n");
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document.write("        <br>01-14-2003  - Phoenix, Arizona<br>\n");
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