Hispanic Television Update Nov 19, 2009
Radio host Ricardo Sanchez (aka El Mandril) this week made his TV debut as SBS's Mega TV began airing his show, "El Vaciln del Mandril" on Mega TV's Channel 405 on DirecTV Ms. You are receiving this email because you have requested either an eNewsletter or a magazine from Reed Business Information. (Multichannel News)
NCsoft and DC Comics Unveil "Aiva... Sep 3, 2009
NCsoft and DC Comics today announced "Aiva's Story," a limited edition comic book based on the immersive world of Aion from renowned artist Neil Googe and writers David Noonan and Ricardo Sanchez. This one-of-a-kind collectible will be made available free with purchase of Aion exclusively at GameStop stores in the United States, as well as Electronic Boutiques in Canada. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Rumsfeld unapologetic about Iraq Jun 22, 2009
Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq in 2003 and 2004, proved inadequate. And John Abizaid, who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, and George Casey, who commanded U.S. troops in Iraq, readily agreed with Rumsfeld's notion of trying to fight in Iraq with as few U.S. forces as possible. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Huffington Post: Jun 2, 2009
In front of a packed audience on Sunday night at the Times Center in New York City, General Ricardo Sanchez, the former commander of all coalition forces in Iraq, called for a truth commission to investigate the abuses and torture which occurred there. The General described the failures at all levels of civilian and military command that led to the abuses in Iraq, "and that is why I support the formation of a truth commission.". (Harper's Magazine)
Mexico's next war on drugs May 19, 2009
Methanphetamine consumption is a growing public health concern, too, particularly in the border towns of Ciudad Jurez and Tijuana, says Ricardo Sanchez, who heads the research department for a network of 110 government clinics that treat addiction. The percentage of those who have tried drugs at least once in their life rose from just over 5 percent in 2002 to 6 percent last year, or by 1 million users. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Killer Of 4 Gets Death Sentences May 14, 2009
At a hearing in March, he threw a half-empty plastic water bottle at prosecutors after the jury recommended the death penalty for him and co-defendant Ricardo Sanchez Jr.. Sanchez, 25, was scheduled to be sentenced later Wednesday. (News4Jax.com, FL)
The Big Ben curve: Give '04 draft an A+ (Yesterday) May 1, 2009
The second pick was Tusculum's Ricardo Sanchez Colclough, a bust by any definition but especially when you consider the Steelers traded up six spots to get him when they could have stayed where they were and taken Bob Sanders, a future NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Colclough lasted parts of three Steelers seasons and is hanging on with the Kansas City Chiefs, in whose media literature he is characterized as "an athletic performer with an ability to return kicks.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Brutality of turnpike killingsleft jurors no option but death Apr 3, 2009
Even now, days after he and 11 other jurors recommended that Ricardo Sanchez Jr. and Daniel Troya should die for killing the children, DiCresce can close his eyes and see 4-year-old Luis Julian Escobedo's head on the medical examiner's table a patch of black hair missing, blood still showing from the place where his killer stood over him and fired a final shot into his tiny skull. "I said it during the deliberations, I still believe it, that I don't think that the children had to be killed," he... (The Palm Beach Post)
Killers deserve death, jury says Apr 2, 2009
They unanimously condemned Ricardo Sanchez Jr. and Daniel Troya to pay for the boys' lives with their own Tuesday, marking the first time in decades that a federal jury in Florida has recommended a death sentence ... Attorneys and family members of Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez Jr. leave Federal Courthouse ... The most compelling testimony on Sanchez's behalf in the penalty phase came from his 6-year-old son, Ricardo Sanchez III. In a videotaped statement, he said he loved his father and... (The Palm Beach Post)
Jury: Death for 2 men in Fla. Turnpike slayings Apr 1, 2009
District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley said he would impose the final sentence for Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez Jr., both 25, at a later hearing. The two were convicted March 5 of fatally shooting Jose Luis Escobedo, 28; his wife, Yessica Guerrero Escobedo, 25; and their sons, Luis Julian, 4, and Luis Damian, 3. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
REGION: Census team to open North County office Mar 30, 2009
An accurate count also is important for California as a whole, team member Ricardo Sanchez said after the meeting. "If enough people are counted, we might get another representative in the House," Sanchez said. (North County Times)
Family's killers hope to avoid death sentences Mar 16, 2009
STUART For the murders of Jose Luis Escobedo and his young family, convicted killers Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez in less than two weeks could join the small but growing population of inmates on the federal government's Death Row. If the 12-member jury that convicted them this month opts for capital punishment at the end of the hearing that begins today, the number of federal Death Row inmates will grow to 57 - a number that, according to death penalty experts, has increased at a time when... (The Palm Beach Post)
2 found guilty of killing family on Fla. Turnpike Mar 6, 2009
A federal jury deliberated for nearly 24 hours over parts of four days before convicting Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez Jr., both 25, of armed carjacking resulting in deaths, conspiracy, weapons counts and drug offenses. The jury found them guilty on all l1 counts. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Jury finds four defendants guilty in brutal Turnpike family slaying Mar 6, 2009
The verdicts mean either life in prison or death for Ricardo Sanchez and Daniel Troya, both 25. Family reacts. (The Palm Beach Post)
No verdict in turnpike slayings case after third day of deliberations Mar 5, 2009
Ricardo Sanchez and Daniel Troya, both 25, could face the death penalty if convicted in the shooting deaths of Jose Luis Escobedo and his family. Jurors are also considering drug conspiracy and gun charges against both men, the leader of their alleged ring Danny Varela, and Varela's sometime girlfriend Liana Lee Lopez. (The Palm Beach Post)
Did the Iraq War Prevent Another 9/11? Mar 3, 2009
(If the Bush White House had expected al-Qaida to swarm into Iraq, it wouldn't have prior to the invasion that American troops would be greeted "as liberators, not conquerors.") Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, then the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, may have been the first person to articulate the Flypaper Theory in a July 2003 with CNN's Wolf Blitzer. This is what I would call a terrorist magnet, where America, being present here in Iraq, creates a target of opportunity, if you will. (Slate)
Jurors to resume deliberations Tuesday in Turnpike slaying case Mar 3, 2009
Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez, both 25, could face the death penalty if convicted on charges related to the shooting deaths of Jose Luis Escobedo, 28, his wife Yessica, 25, and their 3 and 4-year-old sons Luis Damian and Luis Julian. Family slain. (The Palm Beach Post)
Expert testifies bullets found at home match those that killed Escobedo family Feb 24, 2009
Two others were in a box of 9 mm ammunition, all in the garage of the Briar Bay house nicknamed "Thug Mansion" where Ricardo Sanchez and Daniel Troya lived with alleged drug ring leader Danny Varela and his girlfriend Liana Lopez. Family slain. (The Palm Beach Post)
Cell phone records key in Turnpike slaying case Feb 20, 2009
Two former residents of that house, Ricardo Sanchez and Daniel Troya, are accused of armed carjacking resulting in death charges in connection with the murders. The men allegedly worked for Danny Varela, who along with Liana Lopez is also facing trial on related drug conspiracy and gun charges. (The Palm Beach Post)
Phone records and house shootings are focus of testimony in Turnpike slaying case Feb 19, 2009
Prosecutors believe two men, Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez, carried out the shootings on Mercer and Suwanee respectively to settle unrelated personal disputes months before Jose Luis Escobedo, 28, his wife Yessica, 25, and their 4 and 3-year-old sons Luis Julian and Luis Damian were shot dead off Florida's Turnpike south of Fort Pierce ... Cell phone records technicians from Metro PCS and T-Mobile spent today explaining to jurors calls to and from phones linked to Troya and Ricardo Sanchez... (The Palm Beach Post)
Witness details role after slayings Feb 12, 2009
Testifying before a federal jury, Vetere on Wednesday recounted a conversation he had with Daniel Troya, Ricardo Sanchez and Danny Varela shortly before Varela ordered him to help rid the suspected drug den they all called home of evidence in anticipation of investigators tracing the case back to them ... Troya and another man, Ricardo Sanchez, face possible death sentences if convicted on charges connected to the shooting deaths of Jose Luis Escobedo, his wife Yessica, and their two young sons... (The Palm Beach Post)
Bill: financial aid to illegal immigrant students Feb 12, 2009
It's unclear how many illegal immigrant students there are in Washington, said Ricardo Sanchez, chairman of the Latino/a Educational Achievement Project, the chief advocacy group lobbying for the bill. He said that about 500 such students are currently in colleges around the state, and if the bill were to pass, he would expect the number to increase. (Longview Daily News, WA)
