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The story of Vasquez joining the Ukrainian Army turned out to be fake. In 2022, Newsweek ran a glowing story about an American man who claimed to be a volunteer fighting with the Ukrainian Army. Vasquez claimed in March 2022. that he'd "taken out 7 Russian tanks." Former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger advocated for Vasquez, urging Twitter to verify his account, and posed in pictures with him. Only the story of Vasquez joining the Ukrainian Army turned out to be fake. "Kinzinger’s favorite Ukraine hero just deleted his account after it came out he is a fraud," Jack Posobiec said....

Democrat challenger Gabe Vasquez defeated incumbent Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-NM) in New Mexico’s Second Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race for Vasquez at 8:36 a.m. Mountain time on Thursday. Herrell conceded the race Wednesday evening on Facebook. She congratulated Vasquez for his victory but also slammed the district’s gerrymandering process.

(Translation) The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested former constitutional Governor of Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez at her residence in the Montehiedra neighborhood in the early hours of the morning today. It has been indicated that Vázquez is at the FBI building. Vázquez's arrest comes a little over two months after the team of attorneys of who is also the [island's] former Attorney General anticipated her possibly being charged at the federal level with election fraud. [News/talk-radio station] NotiUno 630 reported that a group of prosecutors from the Division of Public Integrity of the federal Department of Justice based in Washington...

The gunman shot dead by cops after opening fire on the steps of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Sunday had a long rap sheet that included an attempted murder bust, according to records and sources. Luis Vasquez, 52, was arrested on the Upper West Side for attempted murder in 1990, and on an assault charge there a year earlier, sources said Monday. Vasquez, of the Bronx, was also hit with a drug sale charge in 1989, as well as a marijuana charge in the Bronx in 2012 and a turnstile-jumping offense in 2007.

<p>WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Board of Medicine says a West Palm Beach surgeon has agreed to pay a $3,000 fine for removing a woman's healthy kidney that he thought was a tumor.</p> <p>The Palm Beach Post reports Ramon Vazquez was responsible for cutting Maureen Pacheco open in 2016 so two other surgeons could perform a back operation.</p>

Tiburcio Vasquez was one of California's most notorious 19th century bandits, but that did not stop education officials in one county from voting unanimously to name a new school in his honor. Come next August, children in Salinas will be heading to Tiburcio Vasquez Elementary School, unless the Alisal Union School District reconsiders its controversial naming choice. The decision to celebrate the Gold Rush-era outlaw who was hanged for multiple murders and a long string of other crimes in 1875 sparked a public outcry when it was announced last month. Law enforcement officials and even Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter insisted...

Note: The following text is a quote: Authorities in El Paso Arrest Seven in Connection with Kidnapping/Murder Investigation Federal Charges Include Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Murder for Hire, Kidnapping, Drug Distribution and Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering SAN ANTONIO—U.S. Attorney John E. Murphy, DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, FBI Special Agent in Charge David Cuthbertson, U.S. Border Patrol Marfa Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Smietana and El Paso Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Randy Hill, El Paso County District Attorney Jaime Esparza and El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles announced the arrest of seven individuals charged...

SODUS NY— The Border Patrol is again being accused of racial profiling in Wayne County, this time at the dawn of the annual apple harvest that brings thousands of migrants to the area. According to Migrant Support Services organizer John Ghertner — who was there taking photos — and Mi Ranchito owner Primitivo Vasquez, Border Patrol agents blocked off the two entrances to Vasquez’s store Aug. 29, demanding identification from customers before allowing them in. Mi Ranchito is a specialty grocery store that sells Mexican foods, calling cards and other items targeted at migrant workers. Vasquez was born in Mexico...

Edén Pastora threatened to attack Honduras According to the former military, the Honduran conflict could only be resolved by guns. 18.07.09 - Updated: 18.07.09 06:56 pm - Writing: redaccion@elheraldo.hn Tegucigalpa, Honduras . Former Nicaraguan guerrilla Eden Pastora, threatened to take up arms if there is no agreement in Costa Rica on the return of Manuel Zelaya as president. Pastora, a former Sandinista commander, is known for having led the command that took the National Palace, in the late 70s, during the Somoza dictatorship. See the biography of Eden Pastora According to El Universal of Venezuela, "Commander Zero," he told the...

WILMINGTON, Del. - A man was sentenced to nine months in prison Friday for beating to death a 77-year-old man he believed had molested his 5-year-old daughter. Robert Fontanez Jr. pleaded guilty last year to killing Bismark Vasquez. Police have said that although there was no physical evidence to support his daughter's allegations that Vasquez had fondled her, the account she gave police was consistent with what she had told her family. In April, an infuriated Fontanez punched Vasquez so hard that Vasquez went through the back door of his home. Fontanez punched him several more times as he lay...

An outspoken Idaho county commissioner is getting a two-year head start on his bid for U.S. Senate. Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez, known for his battles against illegal immigration, announced Wednesday that he would be challenging fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig in the 2008 election. Vasquez said he was taking on Craig — now in his third term as a U.S. senator — in part because of Craig's stance on immigration reform. Vasquez also said he needed to start early to raise enough money to take on Craig. "It's going to take at least a year to try to...

This was a big race, folks. Sali defeated pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, tax-hiking RINO Sheila Sorensen. This was a huge victory for the Club for Growth. The five conservatives in the race did not split the vote enough for the RINO to win.

BOISE -- Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez has raised more money than any other candidate in the first three months of this year in the race for Idaho's First Congressional District seat. Most of the $125,000 raised by Vasquez has come from out of state donors. Vasquez wants to close the U.S. borders and expel everyone who is in the country illegally. Republican State Senator Bill Sali of Kuna has raised the most money in total, according to the Federal Election Commission. He has raised more than $280,000 and spent about $245,000.

NAMPA -- A Republican candidate for Congress from Nampa says that campaign brochures printed by him contain an error. Robert Vasquez says he never won the Meritorious Service Medal while fighting in Vietnam. Vasquez, a Canyon County commissioner who's won attention for his attacks on illegal immigrants from Mexico, says he's sorry for the mistake. He says about 500 brochures were printed before he noticed the error. Vasquez, who lost a leg in combat in Southeast Asia, provided documents that say he was awarded the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Meritorious Unit...

Officials in Canyon County, Idaho, say that illegal immigrants are costing their county millions of dollars in medical and welfare benefits — millions of dollars the county wants back from agricultural companies, officials say, that knowingly employed undocumented workers. In an unprecedented move, Canyon County is suing several local businesses under the Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act. "It's an organized, orchestrated invasion, economic invasion of the United States," said Canyon County commissioner Robert Vasquez. “They're costing the county money in medical indigency welfare cases, and also in crime and other statistical data that we've compiled" The RICO Act...

Vasquez for Idaho - July Campaign Newsletter Courts, Rino's, Carpetbaggers, Secret Deals, and Democrats in Republican Clothing UNITED STATES SUPREME COURTS STRIPS AMERICANS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS: June 24, 2005 Several items have surfaced over the past few days. Most importantly, the decision by the United States Supreme Court allowing municipalities (Cities, and Counties) to "take private property" for "economic benefit." This is a direct assault on the private property concept considered sacrosanct by both the political and judicial branches of government since this nation was founded. It was, I believe, generally accepted by the public that "Imminent Domain" referred...

Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez entered the race for Congress this month in characteristically provocative fashion, making the announcement at a Mexican restaurant that shares a building with the Idaho Migrant Council -- one of his more vocal opponents. ''My people -- as I'm often accused of turning my back on them -- my people are American. I've got an American flag hanging in my office, not the Mexican chicken-and-worm or whatever it is,'' Vasquez said in a swipe at the eagle-and-snake emblem on the Mexican flag.

Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez, an opponent of illegal immigration, announces candidacy for Congress.

Canyon County Commissioner and anti-immigration pundit Robert Vasquez announced on June 10 his intention to run for Butch Otter's soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Congressional seat, joining a small handful of Republicans who have expressed interest in the position. The difference between Vasquez and these others is that he only speaks about a single issue: illegal aliens. Most recently, he strong-armed Canyon County into hiring a lawyer to pursue litigation of any businesses found to employ immigrants, although Vasquez prefers different terminology. As he told the Idaho Press-Tribune earlier this year, "That would be like saying Hitler's army marching into Poland was merely...

CALDWELL -- Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez announced today that he is running for Congress in 2006. The Caldwell Republican vowed to do all he can to defend our nation’s borders from illegal immigrants. “How can our federal representatives strive to grant amnesty to illegal aliens, while asking our young men and women to secure a foreign border, but ignoring ours, and allowing millions of illegal aliens to enter literally at will,” Vasquez said. Vasquez stated he does not want to see Idaho become like California and Arizona. “Those who are aware of the illegal aliens overwhelming the medical and...