Man Facing Federal Charges for Selling Fraudulent Covid-19 Vaccination Cards and Distributing Them Through a Mail Service

Baltimore, Maryland – A criminal complaint has been filed charging Amar Salim Shabazz, age 23, of Owings Mills, Maryland, for the federal charges of mail fraud and obstruction of justice in connection…

Psaki, White House claim smash and grab heists are due to COVID-19 pandemic

According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, the recent rash of well-organized retail smash and grabs across America are being driven by the COVID-19 virus. “So, when a huge group of…

Biden backtracks, says he’s not going to defeat COVID-19 as originally promised, but “beat it back”

WASHINGTON, DC – After nearly one full year of being unable to fulfill his promise to America to defeat COVID-19, President Joe Biden today said he is changing his plan and will…

‘You Have No Choice’: Woman Recounts Harrowing Experience Trapped In Australian COVID Quarantine Camp

Hayley Hodgson, a 26-year-old Australian woman, recounted her two-week confinement in a COVID-19 quarantine camp in an interview with UnHerd published Thursday. “You feel like you’re in prison. You feel like you’ve…

Federal Indictment Returned Against Nursing Director for Producing Fraudulent COVID Vaccine Cards and Lying to Federal Investigators

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that a Federal Grand Jury in Columbia returned a multiple-count indictment in connection with the production of fraudulent COVID-19…

Fry Foods, Inc. Human Resources Manager Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for Payroll and COVID-19 Testing Schemes

BOISE – A Meridian man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering based on schemes to defraud his employer, Fry Foods, Inc., during…

Australian Police Recapture Three Teens Who Escaped COVID Quarantine Compound After Manhunt. They All Tested Negative

Australian police successfully recaptured three teenagers who escaped from a quarantine facility Wednesday after they had tested negative for COVID-19. The teenagers scaled a fence to break out of the Centre for…

Cedar Rapids Man to Spend More than Seven Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud and Illegally Possessing a Gun

A man who received COVID-19 relief funds that he was not entitled to and unlawfully possessed firearms was sentenced November 29, 2021, to more than seven years in federal prison. Dannish Dontreal…

Owner of local marketing business to pay quarter of a million dollars for committing COVID relief fraud

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus woman was sentenced in federal court here today and ordered to pay a fine of $250,000, the maximum amount allowed by law, for committing COVID relief fraud.…

6.1 million New Jerseyans vaccinated, but COVID-19 rates are climbing again

TRENTON, NJ – We have masks in schools, high vaccination rates, public health policies, vaccine mandates and vaccine passports for many public functions, but nothing seems to be stopping the virus here…

Trump Reportedly Tested Positive For COVID 3 Days Before Debating Biden; President discredits report

Former President Donald Trump reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 three days before debating then-Democratic nominee Joe Biden, his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, revealed in his new book. Trump needed to…

Owner of tax preparation business and wife plead guilty to committing millions in COVID-19-related fraud and tax fraud

ATLANTA – Tiyari Collins and Farah Collins, husband and wife, have pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) by obtaining approximately $1.9 million in fraudulent loans from the Paycheck…

Breakthrough COVID-19 cases continue to climb in New Jersey, as 4,000 more reported this week

TRENTON, NJ – After surpassing the 50,000 breakthrough case milestone just seven days ago, today New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy reported an additional 4,000 new cases today. In general, their symptoms might…

Florida Woman Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A federal jury convicted a Florida woman on Nov. 24 for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…

President Biden caught violating Nantucket’s COVID-19 public health department’s indoor mask mandate

NANTUCKET, MA – The island of Nantucket has re-imposed an indoor mask mandate after significant traces of COVID-19 were found in the island’s wastewater system. This weekend, President Joe Biden, an avid…

WHO skips two Greek letters with Chinese meanings in the naming of latest COVID-19 Omicron strain

While the world is still recovering from the delta variant of COVID-19, the last major virus of concern by the World Health Order to make headlines was the Mu strain, which has…

Merck Says COVID-19 Pill Less Effective Than Initially Suggested

Merck announced Friday that updated data on its experimental COVID-19 pill show the drug is less effective than previously reported, and will now move to test treatment for safety. Merck said the…

Stock Market Nosedives After Reports Of New COVID-19 Variant

The stock market plummeted Friday following reports that a new, more contagious variant is rapidly spreading in South Africa and parts of Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), an index measuring…

Shepherd restaurant owner admits theft in COVID-19 relief loan program

BILLINGS – A Shepherd man who owns the Feedlot Steakhouse in Shepherd admitted to allegations today that he received approximately $75,000 in a COVID-19 relief loan from the Small Business Administration (SBA)…

Stoughton Man Indicted on Bank and Wire Fraud Scheme Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

BOSTON – A Stoughton man was indicted yesterday in connection with his alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19-related small business loans from several financial institutions. Patrick Joseph, 39, was…

COVID- Page 47