Immigrants Will Need To Be Vaccinated To Apply For Benefits

Immigrants will need to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in order to apply for welfare benefits in the U.S. starting on Oct. 1, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Tuesday. Immigrants…

Hollywood Stars’ Overdoses Highlight Nationwide Spike In Fentanyl Deaths

Recently reported celebrity deaths due to drug overdoses highlight the nation’s struggle with fentanyl-combined drugs and the growing nationwide opioid epidemic, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Within the last two…

West L.A. Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Approximately $9 Million in COVID-Relief Loans, Some of Which Was Gambled Away

LOS ANGELES – A West Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from a scheme that used a series of corporations he controlled to fraudulently obtain approximately $9…

Three Former U.S. Intelligence Community and Military Personnel Agree to Pay More Than $1.68 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges Arising from Their Provision of Hacking-Related Services to a Foreign Government

WASHINGTON – On Sept. 7, U.S. citizens, Marc Baier, 49, and Ryan Adams, 34, and a former U.S. citizen, Daniel Gericke, 40, all former employees of…

Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Approximately $9 Million in COVID-Relief Loans, Some of Which Was Gambled Away

A California man pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from a scheme that used a series of corporations he controlled to fraudulently obtain approximately $9 million in loans from COVID-relief programs,…

District Woman Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Arson of Large Southeast Washington Apartment Building

WASHINGTON –Laketia Hazelwood, 33, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to a four-year prison term for an arson that took place in June 2019 at Pennsylvania…

Former Inmate Sentenced to 43 Months in Prison for Role in Scheme to use Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Correctional Facility at Fort Dix

NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 43 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones…

Attorney General James Calls on Congress to Prioritize Funding for Programs to Address Climate Crisis, Environmental Injustice

Coalition Urges Inclusion of Clean Energy, Air, Water, and Climate Change Initiatives in Reconciliation Bill NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 state attorneys…

Ophthalmologist Pleads Guilty To Seven-Year Healthcare Fraud Scheme And To Defrauding SBA Program Intended To Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that AMEET GOYAL, an ophthalmologist in Rye, New York, pled guilty yesterday to perpetrating a seven-year healthcare fraud…

Attorney General James and Monroe County Executive Bello Discuss Opioids Crisis in Monroe County

Leaders Discuss Funds Going to Monroe County from AG’s Lawsuits, Challenges Monroe County Continues to Face NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Monroe County Executive Adam Bello met…

Facebook Aware Instagram Makes Teen Girls Feel Bad, Leaked Research Shows: REPORT

Facebook is aware that Instagram, an image-sharing social media platform it owns, has harmful effects on the self-esteem of teen girls, according to leaked research seen by The Wall Street Journal. Internal…

Democrats Introduce Another Voting Bill, But Odds Of Becoming Law Are Slim

Senate Democrats are set to release their new, trimmed down voting bill, but despite unanimous support from their caucus it faces a steep climb to become law. The bill, titled the Freedom…

‘If This Were The Trump Administration’: Former Kamala Harris Adviser Goes After Biden’s White House For COVID-19 Protocols

A former aide to Vice President Kamala Harris criticized the White House’s internal COVID-19 health and safety procedures Monday, characterizing the policies as potentially dangerous. “If this were the Trump administration, we…

Facebook exempts celebrities, some politicians, Hollywood elite from its overreaching rules and censorship

Facebook is exempting certain popular accounts from its platform rules, according to company documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Facebook has constructed a content review system known as “XCheck” that privileges…

Tulsa Man Sentenced to 47 months in Prison for Domestic Violence Assault

A Tulsa man was sentenced Monday in federal court for assaulting and strangling his former intimate partner, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced Terrance DuJuan…

Texas plastics corporation will pay nearly $3M for violating Clean Air Act

HOUSTON – Formosa Plastics Corporation has agreed to pay $2.85 million in civil penalties and improve its risk management program to resolve alleged violations of the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions of the…

Former Waterbury Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILTON REYNOSO, also known as Manuel Jose Echevarria-Lugo, 47, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in…

Florida Dentist Pleads Guilty in Public Corruption Scheme Involving Former Arkansas State Senator

FAYETTEVILLE – A Florida dentist, formerly of Arkansas, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud in a scheme with former Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson that…

Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Attempting to Commit a Hate Crime

An Ohio man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and attempting to commit a hate…

Fazoli’s Opens in Zanesville

Zanesville, OH – Fazoli’s is ready to serve its premium Italian dishes at an incredible value along with its famous breadsticks to the Zanesville community! To celebrate its highly anticipated debut, the iconic…

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