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Naive Gringo Pill Popped Below Border

Earth to Americans like Ray Lindell: Try abiding by Mexican law when buying a whopping amount of tranquilizers at farmacias. Duh!

By Susy Buchanan
Jul 22, 2004

A few steps from the metal turnstile gates that spin you from one country to another, the banter begins. The narrow calle that visitors are funneled into as they make their way into Mexico is lined with farmacias. Men in white coats stand outside and shout over one another to...
Perverting Justice

Cyber-vigilantes or lynch mob? A citizens' group seduces men into lurid chat with "underage" girls -- and makes them pay.

By Susy Buchanan
Jul 15, 2004

For those who play the game of catching online perverts, Raymond Dooley was the perfect villain. That is, exactly the type of guy the cyber-vigilantes at Perverted-Justice.com were looking for. Perverted-Justice found Dooley in late January in an online chat room -- where the 23-year-old Michigan man entered into a...
B.S. Enterprises

Former radio guy arrested for forgery – again

By Susy Buchanan
Jun 10, 2004

Not long ago, Tom Simon was news director of a local talk radio station -- hosting Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the air and bragging that he had Arpaio programmed on his cell phone. Now Simon is, once again, a guest of the sheriff. In late April, Simon was arrested by...
In The Zone

Eloy's Skies are raining men, and sprinkling hot chicks, too.

By Susy Buchanan
Apr 22, 2004

At terminal velocity, the wind can have a troubling effect on the male body. Consider that a plummeting adult falls at a rate of about 120 mph, a freefall fast enough to ripple your lips back around your ears. Nude, the whipping winds can actually flip a penis backward, thrusting...
Tom Avila's Big Story

He delivered the news on KFNX, but left out the part about his criminal past

By Susy Buchanan
Apr 1, 2004

Tom Avila prides himself on getting the scoop. Early this year, Valley talk radio listeners became acquainted with the 45-year-old's distinctive nasal voice, as he delivered the day's "Big Story News" on KFNX (1100 AM). Avila worked for two months as the station's news director, signing off each newscast with...

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