(The Center Square) – After a record number of border crimes were reported during the Biden administration, criminal investigations and prosecutions are ongoing.
In the Midwest, prosecutors are also hoping to put behind bars alleged members of a South American Theft Group who were allegedly targeting residents in the Green Bay area.
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