一 | SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Three members of a California family pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, federal prosecutors said.Brothers Tou Sue Vang, 32, and Andrew Vang, 28, along with their mother, Monica Moua, 58, were part of “a national network of thieves, dealers, and processors” who provided the stolen auto anti-smog devices to a metal refinery for more than $600 million dollars, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office.Twenty-one people from California and New Jersey have been charged in the case, prosecutors said. The three Sacramento family members pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport the devices in return for more than $38 million.Tou Sue Vang also pleaded guilty to 39 charges related to money laundering, prosecutors said.Catalytic converters are easily stolen and contain precious metals including platinum.“Some of these precious metals are more valuable per ounce than gold, and their value has been increasing in recent years,” the U.S. attorney's office said. “The black-market price for catalytic converters can be above $1,000 each.”California accounts for 37% of catalytic converter theft claims nationwide, with about 1,600 reported stolen each month, federal prosecutors said.。 本报讯 《日报》全媒体记者 潘坛报道 在蛇年新春佳节来临之际，1月13日和15日，绥中县文联组织瑞州文学艺术学会、美术家协会，开展“迎新春、送福字、写春联、作年画”文化惠民活动。十余名书画艺术家先后来到灾后重建的绥中县加碑岩乡和范家满族乡，为当地村民送上了一场红红火火过大年、喜气洋洋迎新春的文化大餐。 活动现场气氛热烈，人头攒动。书画艺术家们提前准备好了笔墨纸砚，红纸铺开、墨香四溢。
二 | 他们挥毫泼墨，笔走龙蛇间，一幅幅饱含着新春美好祝福的春联和福字便跃然纸上，尽显书法艺术的魅力，浓浓的年味也扑面而来。活动中完成的几百余幅书画作品被送到了村民家中，让他们深切感受到了节日的温暖和祝福。 去年的“8·20”洪涝灾害让绥中县加碑岩乡和范家满族乡均遭受到不同程度的破坏。在党和政府及全国各方面力量的大力支持下，灾区灾后恢复重建工作有序推进，重建美好家园的愿景正在一步步实现。
三 | 以笔墨送祝福，用春联展新愿。“希望我们倾注心血的一幅幅春联和福字能够挂在乡亲们宽敞明亮的新居家中，把党和政府对灾区群众的关心和爱护，通过文化惠民下乡的形式表达出来，为他们欢度新春增福添彩，祝愿他们来年的日子红红火火、一切顺遂。”其中一位书画家说道。 《日报》全媒体记者 潘坛 摄。
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