DALLAS —
A judge has given a prison sentence to a fourth Texas man federal officials say was linked to a gun used in a U.S. agent’s death in Mexico.
Otilio Osorio was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy and other charges relating to a gun-running network. His brother, Ranferi Osorio, received a 10-year prison term for running the network.
The firearms charges are not directly related to last year’s death of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata in Mexico. However, federal officials have said that another gun purchased in October 2010 by Otilio Osorio was used in the February 2011 attack on two ICE agents as they drove on a highway near San Luis Potosi in Mexico, killing Zapata and wounding Victor Avila.
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Today in History for Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In 1813, composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany.
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Ga. looking to lower cyclist fatalities
Officials from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety are looking to lower the number of cyclist fatalities in 2013.
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Solar industry pushes for more use in Ga.
The solar industry in Georgia is pushing a power monopoly to expand its use of solar energy as it plans to meet the state’s electricity needs over the next two decades.
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Southern Baptists prepare to send help to Oklahoma
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s disaster relief organization are making plans at their suburban Atlanta offices to send help to the Oklahoma City area after Monday’s tornado.
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Wave of attacks kills at least 95 in Iraq
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Arias attorneys will put one witness on: Arias
Complaining that Jodi Arias’ sensational murder case has become a modern-day “witch trial,” her lawyers tried to quit in the middle of the death-penalty phase Monday, then said they will call only one witness: Arias.
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Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
Monday’s powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
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Dozens killed as tornado ravages Oklahoma City area
A powerful late-afternoon tornado leveled much of this Oklahoma community Monday, killing at least 51 people. Reporters on helicopters flying above the scene described the scene as “devastating.”
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Today in History for Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
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Several Republicans weigh challenge to Barrow
Now that Rep. John Barrow has turned down a campaign for the U.S. Senate, the challenge ahead for the Deep South’s last white Democratic congressman will be to defy the odds a second time by winning re-election in an eastern Georgia district that was drawn to ensure his defeat.
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Today in History for Wednesday, May 22, 2013
