Ex-CEO of La Quinta Communications Services Company Sentenced to More Than 2 Years in Prison for Defrauding Lender to Tech Industry

RIVERSIDE, California – The former CEO of a La Quinta-based communication services company was sentenced today to 27 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $5 million in bank loans by…

Inmate Sentenced for Possessing Weapon at FCI Beckley

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at Beckley was sentenced today for possessing a weapon at the correctional facility. Elijio Perez, 30, of Texas, was sentenced to…

Two Ramsey County Men Sentenced to Prison for Twin Cities Postal Crime Spree

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two St. Paul area men involved in a Twin Cities-based mail theft scheme have been sentenced to prison for their roles in the conspiracy. Sonny Vang Xiong, 32,…

Greg Abbot threatens fines for Texas cities who require masks, ask for vaccination status

Sebastian Hughes on July 30, 2021 Republican Gov. of Texas Greg Abbott signed an executive order Thursday that could lead to cities being fined for implementing mask mandates. The order states that government entities will…

Government News

Nancy Pelosi’s U.S. Capitol mask mandate applies to everyone but Nancy Pelosi

WASHINGTON, DC – Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, just 48 hours after announcing rules that she will have defiant ant-maskers arrested on Capitol Hill broke her own rule. Today, Pelosi risked…

D.C. News·Politics

Feds file criminal charges against woman who took picture of bear

Steven Hall A woman from Illinois faces criminal charges after she was reportedly taped on video approaching a grizzly bear while taking photos in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, the Billings…

Police Blotter

13-year-old armed D.C. carjacker assaulted motorist, brandished gun

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s First District announces an arrest has been made in reference to an Armed Carjacking (Gun) offense that occurred on Wednesday, July 28, 2021,…

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Female athletes battling men in women’s sports take their case to Washington

Mary Margaret Olohan World champion track athlete Cynthia Monteleone, her daughter Margaret, and three-time Olympian Inga Thompson journeyed to Washington, D.C., this week to urge lawmakers to protect women’s sports. “Headlines say…

Local Sports News

NJEA wants your kids to wear face masks in school this fall regardless of vaccination status

Did you get your child over 12-years-old vaccinated because you wanted to do the right thing? The American thing? Your patriotic duty? Were you influenced by the fact that unvaccinated Americans were…

New Jersey News

Bizarre fight breaks out on Venice Beach Boardwalk

Steven Hall on July 30, 2021 VENICE BEACH, CA – A fight took place with at least three purported homeless men Wednesday on the Venice Beach Boardwalk in California, KCAL reported. A man…

California News·Police Blotter

NYC Mayor says “voluntary phase is over for Covid-19 Vaccinations”

Steven Hall on July 28, 2021 Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that the “voluntary phase is over” for COVID-19 vaccinations, the New York City Democrat told MSNBC Tuesday. “We’ve got to shake…

In the News

No vaccination? No Broadway theater for you as theaters to require proof of vaccination

Thomas Catenacci Every Broadway theater will require audience members to show proof of vaccination before purchasing tickets and to wear masks during shows due to the rapidly spreading delta variant of coronavirus.…

Entertainment News·New York News·Politics

Postal workers union slams Biden’s vaccination mandate

Thomas Catenacci One of the largest labor unions representing federal workers, strongly criticized President Joe Biden’s reported plans to soon issue a vaccine mandate. The American Postal Workers Union (APWU), which represents 216,797 federal…

In the News

Teen dead after fight at Georgia Applebee’s

Ailan Evans on July 30, 2021 A Georgia teen passed away Tuesday from injuries sustained during a fight at an Applebee’s. Kaleb Duckworth, 19, died Tuesday night, two days after being involved in…

Georgia News·Police Blotter

Majority of Americans support breaking up big tech monopolies

Ailan Evans on July 29, 2021 A majority of Americans believe major tech companies are too powerful, and support the government regulating and breaking them up, according to a new poll. The poll, conducted…

Business News

Fauci’s Agency Dumped Millions Into Chinese Entities To Study Infectious Diseases Since 2012, Federal Data Shows

Andrew Kerr on July 28, 2021 27 of the Chinese organizations, including the Wuhan Institute of Virology, received funds from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s NIH subagency to perform research on infectious diseases, the data…

Politics

International Wholesale Currency Dealer Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Operating in the United States

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong, Daniel C. Silva, and Carl Brooker (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—July 29, 2021 SAN DIEGO—GPOMCT Grupo Empresarial S.A. de C.V., an international, Mexico-based wholesale currency…

Former Qualcomm Director Admits to Tax Evasion Scheme With Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431 and Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 29, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Jason Ellis of Poway pleaded guilty in federal…

Virginia Inmate Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia inmate pleaded guilty today to his involvement in a scheme to obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using the personal identifying information of over 30 other Virginia prison…

Nancy Pelosi orders Capitol Police to arrest Americans who refuse to wear a facemask in Congress

WASHINGTON, DC – If you enter the House side of the U.S. Capitol complex and you’re not wearing a mask, you will be asked to leave. If you do not comply and…

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