3 accused of making $20K in fake money, spending it in San Antonio area, Kerrville police say
SAN ANTONIO – Three people have been accused of manufacturing up to $20,000 in counterfeit cash and using it throughout San Antonio, Boerne and Kerrville over the course of several months, according to police. According to police, a report of counterfeit money was made at a McCoy’s Building Supply Store in Kerrville. An employee said the two people who used the money went to the Motel 6 after making a purchase. AdA search of one of the rooms led to the discovery of equipment and supplies for manufacturing money. Police said as much as $20,000 in counterfeit money was manufactured and spent.
San Antonio grocer H-E-B latest to fire ad firm The Richards Group over founder's racist remarks
Richards, an 87-year-old white man, also said the spot might offend the hotel chain's "white supremacist constituents,"also reported. "The derogatory and racially charged remarks made by Stan Richards have no place at H-E-B nor in the communities we serve," H-E-B spokeswoman Dya Campos said in a statement emailed to the. "As soon as we learned about this egregious situation we commenced discussions with TRG and have since ended our business relationship with The Richards Group. "The Richards Group has done work for H-E-B for around 20 years, including the grocer's long-running series of humorous ads featuring San Antonio Spurs players, which became local TV fixtures and picked up industry awards.Campos wouldn't discuss the companies' financial relationship. A statement posted on the agency's website apologized for his remarks during the Motel 6 meeting.
sacurrent.comVirus spike prompts big California about face on reopenings
The governor also said he plans to announce on Wednesday plans to "toggle back" the states stay-at-home order. Newsom says indoor operations at restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, family entertainment centers, movie theaters, zoos and museums and cardroom gambling businesses must close. The bottom line is the spread of this virus continues at a rate that is particularly concerning, Newsom said. And he suggested that state officials would first try to convince non-compliant businesses to cooperate instead of penalizing them. Confirmed coronavirus cases in California have increased nearly 50% over the past two weeks.
Motel 6 hotel chain to settle lawsuit over sharing guest lists with ICE
(Reuters) - Motel 6 has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims the budget chain routinely provided guest lists from properties in Arizona to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, court documents showed on Saturday. A sign marks a Motel 6 property in Espanola, New Mexico, U.S., July 11, 2018. The new settlement seeks to clarify how the plaintiffs would be found and paid and sets up a fund for that purpose. In April of this year, Motel 6 agreed to pay $12 million to settle a similar lawsuit filed by Washington state. Motel 6 is controlled by the private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, which bought the brand in 2012.
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