carlos sanchez and franco. both men are latino and prosecutors say both preyed on the large latino community that lives in this area. >> i think by its design, it targeted individuals with the thought that the people he was targeting would never report their crime or bring to the attention of the authorities the fact they have been bilked and scammed of their moneys. >> forme radio executive was talked into giving the pair $6,000 in so-called commitment money for them to arrange a large business loan. >> he promised me he was going get me $1 million. to purchase a station. a transmitter. >> loan never came through. after an investigation was begun, franco began cooperating with authorities. he pleaded guilty, served a short sentence, and is being deported to his native country. sanchez's defense attorney ridiculed the scheme. on which by the way the word, financial, is misspelled. some business meetings for the loans were conducted in a laundromat in gaithersburg. friends of sanchez think prosecutors were too q

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prosecutors say carlos sanchez preyed on fellow latinos who were close to losing their homes and businesses. before sentencing, sanchez apologized to his victims. >>> let's fast forward to the weather. >> out there right now, a pretty nice afternoon. a few more clouds than we've seen over the past couple of days, that's because of a frontal boundary. right now, the rain is above the pennsylvania border. slight chance of a sprinkle overnight tonight. weekend and early next week, lots of changes over the next couple of days. some great, some not so great. depending on what your thoughts. >>> oh, it was a brazen robbery at a high-end bridal boutique that happened in just seconds today. pat collins is live there, explains, it wasn't cash that the thieves were after. hey, pat. >> reporter: not at all, wendy. the scene, sachs, not so subtle. shoplifters break in and steal handbags left and right. a retired cop was here, he saw it all. >> i've seen a lot of things. i see it on tv. but this is the first time in my whole police career, that i've seen it in the flesh. >> reporter: that's paul hill. h

the circuit judge gave carlos sanchez a seven year prison term, a $15,000 fine and ordered the man to pay $48,000 in restitution to the victims. prosecutors publicly called on immigrants when they are swindled to come forward to authorities and while doing so they said do not worry about your citizen ship status. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> a maryland house of delegates accused of theft and misconduct, a deal reportedly worked out. prosecutor davis says a verbal agreement was reached with prince george's county delegate tiffany allsten convicted of using state money to pay a worker in her private law firm and now she's accused of using campaign funds to pay for her wedding. allsten is expected to enter a guilty plea next week. >>> classes were disrupted at two universities and 1 college today of bomb threats. thousands of students were evacuated from university of texas at austin, north dakota state university and at hiram college in northeastern ohio. police searched buildings on campus. by late afternoon the university of texas, north dakota state were reopened, but the evacuatio

carlos sanchez got seven years in prison. prosecutors say he preyed on fellow latinos who were close to losing their homes and businesses. he and a partner took nearly $50,000 from the victims and spent the money on themselves. >> they targeted these individuals with the thought that the people he was targeting would never report their crimes. >> anybody could think about, are you stupid or what? how come this guy deceives you? they had the skill to convince anybody. >> sanchez apologized to his victims saying he never meant any of these things to happen. he's being investigated for similar crimes in prince george's, in howard and in baltimore counties. >>> an e-mail sent to employees at a federal agency was meant to celebrate the hispanic culture, but instead it's interpreted as offensive. now the author of that message is apologizing. richard jordan has more. >> reporter: a famous marxist revolutionary pictured in an inner office mass e-mail, and a blast of online criticism. thursday a management analyst at the environment

casilla scores. 5-0, cubs. 6-4 game in the ninth and carlos marmol strikes out sanchez to end it. the giants fall, 6-4. that's a wrap on morning sports. be sure to be with us for the kickoff of college football in prime time on abc7. it's alabama and michigan at 5:00 p.m. our first edition of lexus after the game tonight at 8:30. hope you see you then! have a great weekend, everybody! i'm larry beil. >> coming up next, in the presidential race, all eyes now turn to north carolina and the democratic national convention. it opens on tuesday. two of california's leading democrats don't plan on attending. plus the effort to tax sugary soft drinks in richmond runs into some pretty big [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a pecan crunch you'll savor, creating the most perfect lesson in flavor. ♪ nature's best-written recipe is ready for you to enjoy. nature valley, nature at its most delicious. now try our new crunch

kau see oh scores. 5-0, cubs. 6-4 game in the ninth and carlos marmol strikes out sanchez to end it.4. that's a wrap on morning sports. be sure to be with us for the kickoff of college football in prime time on abc7. it's alabama and michigan at 5:00 p.m. our first edition of lexus after the game tonight at 8:30. hope you see you then! have a great weekend, everybody! i'm larry beil. >> 5:27 right now. in the presidential race, all eyes now turn to north carolina and the democratic national convention. it opens on tuesday. two of california's leading democrats don't plan on attending. find out what they will be missing out on when we get a preview from charlotte next. plus the effort to tax sugary soft drinks in richmond runs >> topping our news this half-hour, a ballot measure in the east bay are attracting some big bucks. in november richmond voters will decide whether it will become the first city in the nation to attack soda and other sugary drinks with a tax. here are the details. >> there are the slick direct mail advertisements urging voters to vote no on the tax. billboards h

carlos santana, joan baez. there is a wealth of individuals who could be honored now. >> reporter: but felix sanchez, chairman of the national hispanic federation of the arts says hispanics are being overlooked. two latinos have received the honor so sanchez called the kennedy president michael kaiser. >> he used profanity and hung up the phone, hoping that i guess the problem would go away. >> reporter: kaiser would not agree to an on-camera interview but directed us to his comments at the "washington post" where he, quote quote, regretted using the strong language. >> apologize to what they did to felix sanchez. second, we need structural changes that secure the inclusion of latinos. >> reporter: we found it wasn't just latinos that were underrepresented as honorees but a number of minority groups. more than 76% of honorees are caucasian, 20% african-american. nearly 2% are other, slightly more than 1% are latinos and asian-americans and native americans together make up just 1%. this year's award show is set to air in late december. at the kennedy center, erica gonzalez, news4. >>> after discovering a lost ma