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Newark Mayor: Cops, firefighters are potential superspreaders and must get vaccinated

NEWARK, NJ – With just 47% of the population of Newark, New Jersey being fully vaccinated, Mayor Ras Baraka said it’s now up to the city’s police and firefighters to vaccinate to…

Mexican troops in riot gear attempting to stop immigrants heading to U.S.

Mexican troops in riot gear stopped hundreds of migrants making their way toward the U.S. border, the Associated Press reported Sunday. Around 300 migrants from Central America, Cuba and Haiti left Tapachula,…

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Owner of Jet Charter Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations Regarding Misappropriation of Payment Protection Program Loan

Miami, Florida – Seth A. Bernstein, the owner of jet charter company All in Jets LLC dba JetReady, located in Florida, has agreed to pay $287,055 to settle allegations that he misappropriated…

Federal Prisoner Indicted For Illegal Contraband And Escape

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – William Brett Brownell, 30, of Milton, Florida, was arraigned on charges of possession of contraband by a federal prisoner, introduction of contraband to a federal prison, and escape. The…

Prominent Ocean County land use lawyer says government should force mass vaccinations

TOMS RIVER, NJ – If you have been following the battle for religious land use and zoning in Ocean County, one name should be familiar, Marci Hamilton. Hamilton is known as one…

Quincy Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Methamphetamine Charge

DAVENPORT, IOWA – On August 25, 2021, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Michael Rees, age 40, of Quincy, Illinois, to 151 months in prison for his involvement…

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Five Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Fraud, Mail Fraud Charges

ABINGDON, Va.– Five Southwest Virginia residents who conspired with more than 30 others to defraud the United States government by filing fraudulent claims for more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits, mail…

Walton County Man Faces Federal Indictment For Participation In Nationwide Child Exploitation Enterprise

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Michael J. McClure, 43, of DeFuniak Springs, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal offenses related to his activity on Kik Messenger, a mobile device application,…

Is forcing private schools to mask children a veiled threat to religious liberty?

What was the point of Virginia’s Aug. 13 public health emergency declaration on masks in schools if, as Gov. Ralph Northam asserted a week earlier, school districts were already required by existing law to follow…

Phil Murphy continues his personal war with Florida after Congressman calls him “Ugly Dumb Killer”

TRENTON, NJ – There’s a new war brewing in the Middle East. On Thursday, twelve U.S. Marines and one Navy Corpsman were killed in a terrorist bombing coordinated by ISIS at the…

With billions in federal aid for renters, why are so many Americans behind on rent?

Low-income tenants across the country are behind on rent payments because of the pandemic, even as billions of dollars appropriated by Congress to assist renters remain untouched. About $5.2 billion of the…

Louisiana Governor Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Tropical Storm Ida

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Ida makes its way toward the Gulf coast. The storm, which has triggered hurricane watches in parts of the state,…

Solon Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Charges

DAVENPORT, IOWA – A Solon man, Christopher Allan Hay, age 49, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 30 months in prison for Drug User…

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Burlington Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for False Statements During Purchases of Firearms

DAVENPORT, IOWA – A Burlington woman, Anita Sheree Bostic, age 26, was sentenced today by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 15 months in prison for False Statements…

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Chicago Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges

DAVENPORT, IOWA – A Chicago, Illinois man, with ties to Iowa City, Travon Shaetwon Ambrose, age 23, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 40…

Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Woodlands, Texas, man pleaded guilty today for his role in an unemployment insurance benefits scheme to defraud the California Employment Development Department (EDD). According to court documents…

Supreme Court blocks Biden eviction moratorium

The Supreme Court ordered the Biden administration on Thursday to stop enforcing the federal eviction moratorium recently extended to October. In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the high court ruled that…

Sheriff Grady Judd says get vaccinated…it works

POLK COUNTY, FL – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is a national icon for conservatives. Grady and his deputies have drawn a line in the sand in recent years over common decency,…

Jobless claims rise as extended unemployment benefits due to expire

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 353,000 last week as the economy continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The Bureau of Labor Statistics figure released Thursday presents a slight…

Tourist killed in Miami Beach by hallucinating gunman while trying to protect his child

MIAMI BEACH, FL – A 21-year-old father was shot and killed in Miami Beach, Florida, while protecting his 1-year-old son from a gunman who was allegedly high on mushrooms, local news station…

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