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State News Headlines

December 14, 2006

The following headlines are compiled as an internal service for state Attorney General offices only. This list is not exhaustive and is a snapshot of news from around the country compiled through the use of various search engines.

Illegal Immigrants at Center of New Identity Theft Crackdown

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 — Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Wednesday announced a broad new plan to crack down on illegal immigrants who steal the identities of American citizens to get jobs. The strategy, he warned, would likely have economic consequences for the industries that rely heavily on illegal workers. The announcement came one day after homeland security agents swept into Swift & Company meatpacking plants in six states and arrested nearly 1,300 workers, almost 10 percent of the company’s work force, in what Mr. Chertoff hailed as the largest workplace crackdown on illegal immigration. Full Article

Feds won't let some sex offenders go

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is planning to detain an undetermined number of violent sex offenders after they have completed their federal prison sentences as part of a program aimed at protecting children, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says. The initiative, modeled after "civil commitment" laws in 18 states that have kept 2,000 sex offenders locked up for mental-health treatment after they served their sentences, will identify federal inmates who authorities think would pose a threat if freed. It's unclear how officials will decide which offenders should be held past their sentences. The potential impact on the federal prison system could be significant: Of the system's 190,000 inmates, 11,000 are sex offenders. Full Article

AOL Lays Off 450 At Dulles Office

AOL laid off more than 450 employees at its corporate headquarters yesterday as part of plans announced earlier this year to cut costs and change the company's business strategy….AOL also is trying to shed its image as a company with poor customer service after some members complained that AOL had made it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. Yesterday, AOL reached a settlement with the Florida attorney general over service complaints and agreed to reimburse some customers. Full Article

Leslie R. Kershaw
Communications Assistant
Office: (202) 326-6027
Fax: (202) 408-8061
Email: lnelson@naag.org

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