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SEE: https://nypost.com/2025/01/12/us-news/la-mayor-karen-bass-promised-before-being-elected-to-not-go-abroad-then-was-caught-in-ghana-when-fires-erupted/

LA Mayor Karen Bass promised voters before being elected that she would not travel abroad — only to be caught gallivanting around Ghana when the worst wildfires in the city’s history broke out last week.

Just a year before she took office, Bass pledged to the New York Times that if elected, “Not only would I of course live here [in Los Angeles], but I also would not travel internationally — the only places I would go would be DC, Sacramento, San Francisco and New York, in relation to LA.”

The former congresswoman was addressing questions about her previous globe-trotting as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at the time.

But Bass has since broken that promise at least five times this year alone, including when critics say she skirted her duties back home by recently traveling to Africa for Ghana’s presidential inauguration — as LA’s devastating wildfires broke out.

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Karen Bass, Lamine Diarra, and Corrine Brown standing in a room during Karen Bass's Africa trip

Mayor Karen Bass flew out to attend the West African country's presidential inauguration on Tuesday, after meteorologists warned that a 'recipe for fire' was on track to strike LA. (Pictured: Bass in Ghana this week)

Illegal Immigrant Arrested In Connection To Murder Of Family Of 4

Irondequoit Police
Irondequoit Police

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
2:33 PM – Saturday, September 14, 2024

SEE: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/illegal-immigrant-arrested-in-connection-to-murder-of-family-of-4/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

An illegal immigrant has been arrested in connection to the murder of a family of four in New York. 

On Friday, police announced the arrest of Dominican Republic immigrant Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano, 34, who is also wanted in his home country for another murder that occurred in 2019.

Fraime Ubaldo, 30, Marangey Moreno-Santiago, 26, Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno, 4, and Sebastian Ubaldo-Moreno, 2, were murdered at their home in Irondequoit on August 31st

“This was a horrific scene,” said Irondequoit Police Chief Scott Peters at a press conference. “In almost 32 years of doing this job, I haven’t seen anything like it.”

On September 7th, Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano was arrested by police following an extensive investigation.

“It appears Mr. Soriano entered the island of Puerto Rico illegally and obtained fraudulent New York identification,” read the Irondequoit Police Department’s post. “With that identification, he was free to travel from Puerto Rico to the United States mainland.”

“Our condolences go out to the family, their friends and neighbors,” Irondequoit Town Supervisor Andrae Evans said to Spectrum News. “I’m so sorry this has happened, but I want you to know that the Town Board and I will authorize anything that’s needed to our police department to collaborate and to use any and all resources to bring these people to justice.”

That morning, firefighters were battling multiple fires at the house when they discovered the family’s bodies in the basement.

Following further investigation, police determined that the family’s death was unrelated to the fires.

While police have stated that only limited information will be released at this time, the Irondequoit Police Department is still conducting an active investigation to bring justice for the Moreno family.

A vigil has been set up on the front porch of the Moreno family’s home with stuffed animals and photos of the victims.

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