Download or read book The Cartel Lozano written by TS Alan and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elena Lozano had the world in the palm of her hands. Being the youngest daughter of the most powerful cartel boss, Juan Esteban, she had the life of luxury and wealth. With no worries to speak of, Elena Lozano could do what she wanted when she wanted. Growing up, Elena learned from her father the ways of running an efficient cartel organization as she was always with him. But Elena never thought that she would ever run a cartel, let alone her father's, until her world came crashing down upon her. Elena Lozano not only lost her parents at the young age of thirteen but she ended up in an assassination attempt that drove her to the point of insanity, making her shoot and kill her closest brother in her life at the age of sixteen. But the final straw that caused Elena to make the hardest life-changing decision in her young life was when her brother Matias was killed by rivals. What will the young sixteen-year-old Elena choose? Will Elena assume control of her family's business? Or will she choose to walk away from it all? Her father's legacy? Her family's livelihood? Will the young Elena Lozano make the right choice? Will she pick up the mantel and run her family's business? Or will she turn her back and leave it all?
Download or read book United States ex rel Rodriguez v Hughes et al written by Paul J. Zwier and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NITA would like to acknowledge that this case file was produced through Emory’s Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution, with a special thanks to Reuben Guttman and the firm of Grant & Eisenhofer for their help in authoring the materials. The four case files of United States ex rel. Rodriguez v. Hughes, et al. explore the suit brought by Juan Rodriguez, a prominent engineer, who acted as a whistleblower against his employer, Hughes Aircraft, for violations of the False Claims Act. Richard Hughes (CEO of Hughes Aircraft) learned that the United States Department of Defense (DOD) was looking for a new helicopter to provide to the Mexican government as part of the United States' Mérida Initiative, which provided Mexico resources to help it fight its war against the drug cartels. Hughes, on behalf of Hughes Aircraft, entered into a sole source contract with the DOD. Hughes was favorably positioned to do so as it was the sole manufacturer of the Screaming Eagle helicopter S-70, the model the DOD was seeking to purchase. Rodriguez's employment background put him in a position to ascertain whether his employer, Hughes Aircraft, was making false claims to the DOD. Initially, Rodriguez had been employed at Sikorsky Aircraft Inc., a predecessor of Hughes, working in the design and manufacture of the first Screaming Eagle helicopters. Later Sikorsky Aircraft was bought by Hughes Aircraft. During his tenure at Hughes, Rodriguez had designed and retrofitted early versions of the Screaming Eagle helicopter. When retrofitted with heavy missiles, one of the first versions, the UH-A, suffered cracks on landing. Accordingly, metals intended to help crash-proof the helicopter were added to the design. Hughes also started to employ Magnaflux testing to ensure that later versions of the Screaming Eagle did not have subsurface cracks. Rodriguez claims that he saw cracks in the cabin of one of the Screaming Eagles Mexico helicopters, and that he also saw workers welding over the cracks. Rodriguez claimed that he considered the welding over of cracks in the cabin of the Screaming Eagle a "cover up" of the failure to conduct testing and thus an act of fraud—passing on defective helicopters to the governments of the United States and Mexico.
Download or read book The Black Hornet written by Rob Sinclair and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2024-05-26 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if the love of your life vanished without a trace? If you’re ex-intelligence agent James Ryker, you search for the answers whatever the cost, however much blood and sacrifice it takes . . . Six months ago Lisa was taken from Ryker, and he’ll stop at nothing to find out who is responsible and why. Following a trail to Mexico, the ex-Joint Intelligence Agency asset soon finds himself in the firing line of enemies he long thought he’d left behind. Set up for the murder of a former informant, Ryker is thrown into a crumbling jail run by The Black Hornet, the notorious leader of a Mexican drug cartel. But what connects the cartel to the informant’s murder, and to Lisa’s disappearance? And just who is the mystery American claiming he can help Ryker in his hour of need? A fast-paced thriller filled with twists, turns, and intrigue that will grip fans of Mark Dawson and the Jason Bourne novels.
Download or read book Snowy Elixir written by Roberto De Haro and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-04-29 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dale Lipinski is a trained killer, ex-cop, and former Delta Force and Black Ops specialist who is now lending his talents to California Attorney General Patrick Tanner as a special assistant and senior investigator. His current order of business is to stem the flow of high-quality cocaine into California. But there is only one major problem: the vicious drug cartel he is targeting is determined not to go down without a fight. Lipinski knows drug traffickers couldnt care less about maiming or killing people. With a tough road ahead of him, he partners with a diva-like litigator and a beautiful FBI agent and heads to the California-Mexico border. Meanwhile, although the brilliant computer hacker has just escaped being sold into white slavery, Katla Oesterhalles destiny now lies in the hands of a Latin American gangster determined to use her skills to pass on pertinent information about the cocaine syndicate. As Lipinski, his partners, and Oesterhalle embark on journeys to cripple the drug cartel, only time will tell if any will be successful enough to live to tell about it. In this fast-paced thriller, a special investigator and his talented associates must do everything in their power to stop a dangerous cartel from smuggling dope worth billions into the United States.
Download or read book Los Angeles Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.
Download or read book Crown of Solana written by Susan Sheehey and published by Amepphire Press. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One ascends...one falls. André and Alanna, royal siblings of Solana, struggle to rebuild their country after the siege on their tiny island country in the South Pacific. Who will wear the Crown, with no precedent to guide them and the weight of the throne heavier than ever? The Lozano cartel's thirst for blood is far from quenched, and seeking foreign assistance in a land of foes is risky business. Enemies surround the royals, but the glimmer of hope for André dissolves when Gemma refuses his love. Caught in a web of vengeance and pain, Gemma clutches onto a sole purpose: seeking justice over a loved one's death. Chaos awaits her as she lures the assassin from hiding, and nowhere is safe. Meanwhile, the Peraltas fight to save their country and their people. Gabriel struggles to find his place at Alanna’s side in a foreign culture and grand palace away from the sea life he loves. André discovers the truth about his exile all those years ago, and forgiving the past feels impossible. Clinging to the only love of his life is like holding onto tattered sails in a hurricane. Royals of Solana The island of Solana has it all: royals, money, and the never-ending assault of vicious cartels and even tougher paparazzi. Chaos plagues the Peralta family time and again, all while fighting to maintain their legacy and the safety of their small country. When the Lozano cartel murders the king and crown prince, the surviving royal siblings Alanna and Andre are forced to flee, desperate to save their lives and find a way to reclaim their country. As they scramble to build alliances, and find unexpected love along the way, they realize there's more to lose than they ever imagined. Come get lost in the Royals of Solana series, where the action is hot and the sizzling romance is steamier than the South Pacific!
Download or read book The Devil You Know written by Chris Hauty and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When a justice of the Supreme Court is killed by the police officer assigned to protect him, the country is shocked. Hayley Chill's superiors suspect the assassination is part of a major conspiracy. In Maui, where one member of the Supreme Court owns a vacation home, a busload of children is taken hostage with the justice's death as ransom. Together with a deputy US marshal, Hayley embarks on the monumental task of rescuing the children while also protecting the justice. But with danger around every corner and no one to trust, has Hayley finally bitten off more than she can chew?"--
Download or read book International Crime Terrorism and Narcotics written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Woman s Survival written by Betty May and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-02 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book A Woman’s Survival: Surviving the Military is based off true events of a woman’s life before, during, and after her horrifying military experience. The book walks the reader through the dark trials and tribulations of a young woman’s endurance in the military. Her harrowing experiences include human smuggling, sexual abuse, racism, and slander. She writes with truth and sincerity in the hope that those who read her story will find courage in her words. Her story is one of heartbreak, survival, and, ultimately, triumph. About the Author Betty May was born in New York. She currently resides in New York. She is a mother of three. May describes herself as a strong woman who dares to share her testimony of her military experiences with anyone who is willing to read it. May bravely enlisted in the Navy with three young children and a husband at home to defend her country and fight in America’s War on Terror.
Download or read book The Rise of the Narcostate written by John P. Sullivan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is our sixth Small Wars Journal—El Centro anthology, covering writings published between 2016 and 2017. The theme of this anthology pertains to the rise of the narcostate (mafia states) as a result of the collusion between criminal organizations and political elites—essentially authoritarian regime members, corrupted plutocrats, and other powerful societal elements. The cover image of the mass demonstration concerning the disappearance of the forty-three Ayotzinapa Teachers’ College students held at Mexico City’s Zócalo Plaza in November 2014 provides an archetype of this anthology’s theme. This anthology includes the following special essays—Preface: “New Wars” and State Transformation by Robert Muggah, Igarapé Institute; Foreword: Crime and State-Making by Vanda Felbab-Brown, The Brookings Institution; Postscript: Crime, Drugs, Terror, and Money: Time for Hybrids by Alain Bauer, CNAM Paris; and Afterword: The Rise of the Oligarchs by Col. Robert Killebrew, US Army (Ret.). Dave Dilegge (SWJ, Editor-in-Chief)
Download or read book Down by the River written by Charles Bowden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Phil Jordan runs DEA intelligence, but when his brother Bruno is killed, he is powerless. Amado Carillo Fuentes runs the most successful drug business in the history of the world, but when his usefulness to governments ceases, he mysteriously dies in a hospital. Carlos Salinas runs Mexico, but as soon as he leaves office, his brother is jailed for murder and Salinas flees into exile. Sal Martinez, DEA agent and Bruno's cousin, does the secret work of the U. S. government in Mexico, but when he seeks revenge for his cousin's murder, he is sentenced to a term in federal prison." "Beneath all the policy statements and bluster of politicians is a real world of lies, pain, and money." "Down by the River is the tale of how a murder led one American family into this world and how it all but destroyed them. Of how one Mexican drug leader outfought and outthought the U. S. government. Of how major financial institutions fattened on the drug industry. And how the governments of the United States and Mexico buried everything that happened."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book The Fight to Save Ju rez written by Ricardo C. Ainslie and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A deeply reported, razor smart, up-close account of the Great Drug War . . . Absolutely courageous in its fairness and search for answers.” —William Booth, Washington Post Bureau Chief for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean The city of Juárez is ground zero for the drug war that is raging across Mexico and has claimed close to 60,000 lives since 2007. Almost a quarter of the federal forces that former President Felipe Calderón deployed in the war were sent to Juárez, and nearly twenty percent of the country’s drug-related executions have taken place in the city, a city that can be as unforgiving as the hardest places on earth. It is here that the Mexican government came to turn the tide. Whatever happens in Juárez will have lasting repercussions for both Mexico and the United States. Ricardo Ainslie went to Juárez to try to understand what was taking place behind the headlines of cartel executions and other acts of horrific brutality. In The Fight to Save Juárez, he takes us into the heart of Mexico’s bloodiest city through the lives of four people who experienced the drug war from very different perspectives—Mayor José Reyes Ferriz, a mid-level cartel player’s mistress, a human rights activist, and a photojournalist. Ainslie also interviewed top Mexican government strategists, including members of Calderón’s security cabinet, as well as individuals within US law enforcement. The dual perspective of life on the ground in the drug war and the “big picture” views of officials who are responsible for the war’s strategy, creates a powerful, intimate portrait of an embattled city, its people, and the efforts to rescue Juárez from the abyss.
Download or read book Blood Death written by John Lee Brook and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The White Sister... The Bony Lady... The Godmother... The Pretty Girl... This is Santa Muerte, personification of death. A veiled skeleton with an unquenchable thirst for destruction, Santa Muerte is Mexico’s grim and vengeful goddess. She is worshipped by outcasts and sinners, those for whom the traditional Christian deities of Jesus and the Virgin Mary have no place. For the notorious drug cartels, Santa Muerte is venerated as the saint who does not judge. She provides divine protection against authority and from rival gangs, demanding human sacrifice in return. The cult of Santa Muerte has become inextricably linked to the Mexican cartels over the past decade, resulting in barbaric rituals that have escalated the tide of violence across the streets. Bodies of cartel members are executed en masse at Santa Muerte shrines, and rumors abound of even worse atrocities in the name of magical protection. This book is the story of unholy alliance, of drug gangs and Santa Muerte, and a galvanic passion for blood and death.
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Download or read book Jewel of Solana written by Susan Sheehey and published by Amepphire Press. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Alanna Peralta of Solana is lucky to escape with her life after the Lozano cartel assassinates her father, the king. She flees aboard a yacht with only one possession: the priceless Luna de Azul, a necklace symbolic of her family's legacy. In the refuge of the sea, she meets yacht engineer, Gabriel Flynn. Flynn is ex-Navy and takes solace in isolation, but something the beautiful woman intrigues him. He finds himself striving to reach the U.S. Consulate and ensure Alanna's safety, but the journey turns perilous when the couple realize just how far the cartel's power stretches. As danger closes in, Alanna is torn between sacrifices: her life, her family's legacy, or her heart. Royals of Solana The island of Solana has it all: royals, money, and the never-ending assault of vicious cartels and even tougher paparazzi. Chaos plagues the Peralta family time and again, all while fighting to maintain their legacy and the safety of their small country. When the Lozano cartel murders the king and crown prince, the surviving royal siblings Alanna and Andre are forced to flee, desperate to save their lives and find a way to reclaim their country. As they scramble to build alliances, and find unexpected love along the way, they realize there's more to lose than they ever imagined. Come get lost in the Royals of Solana series, where the action is hot and the sizzling romance is steamier than the South Pacific!
Download or read book Latin America in the Vortex of Social Change written by Henry Veltmeyer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the dynamics of the recent ‘progressive cycle’ in Latin American politics, associated with a red and pink tide of regime change. With this cycle of centre-left regimes oriented towards an alternative post-neoliberal form of development now coming to an end, coinciding with the end of a ‘primary commodities boom’ (the demand for natural resources exported in primary form on the world market), the authors seek to explore the dynamics of the transition from a progressive cycle of regimes oriented towards the search for a more inclusive form of development towards what appears to be another swing in the pendulum of electoral politics towards the far right and a return to neoliberal orthodoxy. Within the vortex of forces of change pushing towards both the Left and the Right, Latin America lies at the centre of ongoing heated theoretical and political debates as to how to bring about a more inclusive and sustainable form of post-neoliberal and post-capitalist development. Latin America in the Vortex of Social Change crucially aims to cut through these debates and explore the dynamics of the forces of change at work in the current conjuncture of capitalist development. With reference to a theoretical framework based on the interaction of three different forms of capitalism (capitalism as usual, extractive capitalism, narco-capitalism), the authors proceed to an analysis of the development and resistance dynamics of the development process that is unfolding on the Latin American political landscape. The book will appeal to scholars of political sociology and political theory with an interest in the political economy of development and Latin American affairs.
Download or read book Rogue Hero written by Rob Sinclair and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2024-06-05 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-order the BRAND NEW, action-packed thriller from million-copy bestselling author Rob Sinclair. When a mystery bystander stops an assassination attempt on a prominent politician, it sparks a national search that captivates the nation... Curtis Delaney watches the footage play out on the news, and immediately recognises the unidentified hero. He hasn’t seen his brother Finn in six years. He doesn’t know where he’s been in that time, or what he’s been doing. But there’s one thing he does know: Finn is no hero. Curtis is determined to find his brother, but equally, Curtis is no detective. A husband and lawyer (and not the 'good' kind), with a mortgage and responsibilities, Curtis isn’t cut out for delving into whatever seedy business Finn has gotten involved with. But when armed men turn up on his doorstep, claiming to be FBI, he quickly realises he's been left with no choice. The hunt for the truth will take them from the Capitol building in Washington, to the sun-kissed beaches of Mexico, and the cold streets of London, uncovering secrets of fraud, blackmail and murder. Can the brothers reunite before the real hero is discovered by the wrong people? Praise for Rob Sinclair 'A real page-turner, impossible to put down' Publishers Weekly 'A must-read for fans of Lee Child and Robert Ludlum' Chelle’s Book Reviews 'An adrenaline shot right to the heart' The Best Thriller Books 'Action-packed, fast-paced, thrilling with many plot twists' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book is a wonderful read and is one you won't want to put down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'To say the book is action-packed is an understatement - it is full of the stuff' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Lots of action and subterfuge and the characters play off each other' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Action-packed and incredibly thrilling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A real page-turner' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
