DeSantis Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks
DeSantis Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks Laurel Duggan on April 14, 2022 Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning most abortions in the state after 15 weeks. The legislation…
OVERRULED! Kentucky Lawmakers Override Dem Governor On Women’s Sports And Abortion
OVERRULED! Kentucky Lawmakers Override Dem Governor On Women’s Sports And Abortion Laurel Duggan on April 14, 2022 Kentucky legislators banned males from women’s sports and restricted abortions Wednesday, overriding the Democratic governor’s…
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Prison for Stealing Nearly $1 Million in PPP Funds
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Devron Brown, 50, formerly of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to six years and six months in prison, five years of supervised release,…
New Jersey Gov Tries To Weasel Out Of State Regulated Sex Education Guidelines
New Jersey Gov Tries To Weasel Out Of State Regulated Sex Education Guidelines Kendall Tietz on April 14, 2022 Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy seemed to change his tune on the…
Douglas Elliman Realty Opens on Nantucket, MA
New Move Marks Real Estate Giant’s First Brick-and-Mortar Expansion to the Cape & Islands BOSTON, April 13, 2022 — Douglas Elliman Realty, one of the largest independent residential real estate brokerages in…
GREATER CHICAGO HAS A NEW GO-TO FOR CHILDREN’S COOKING CLASSES: LITTLE KITCHEN ACADEMY
“I am so excited to bring the gift of Little Kitchen Academy to Illinois,” said Randall Barba, franchise partner for LKA Chicago, LKA Naperville, and LKA Plainfield. “Teaching children practical life skills…
Middleburg Nurse Pleads Guilty To Tampering With Intensive Care Patients’ Medication
Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Monique Elizabeth Carter (35, Middleburg) today pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product, specifically, injectable fentanyl. Carter faces a maximum penalty…
Lee County Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison
Fort Myers – U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber today sentenced Jarvis Bernard Bowens (35, Lehigh Acres) to 25 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 400 grams or…
Red States See Tidal Wave Of Bills Aiming To Restrict Sex And Gender Lessons For Kids
Red States See Tidal Wave Of Bills Aiming To Restrict Sex And Gender Lessons For Kids Laurel Duggan on April 13, 2022 Numerous states are considering bills restricting sexual identity and gender lessons…
Cook Political Report Delivers More Bad News For NY Dems
Cook Political Report Delivers More Bad News For NY Dems Sebastian Hughes on April 13, 2022 Cook Political Report (CPR) projected the GOP could actually gain seats from redistricting nationally if courts…
Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PEDRO RIVERA, 50, last residing in St. Cloud, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant…
Thomasville, Georgia, Man with Violent Criminal Past Pleads Guilty in Project Safe Neighborhood Case
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Thomasville, Georgia, resident with a violent criminal history who fled from police after being caught illegally with multiple weapons—including a stolen AR-15 semi-automatic rifle—pleaded guilty to a firearms charge…
Jury Finds Defendant Guilty in Multi-State Mother-Son Fraud Scheme
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA —Quinae Shamyra Stephens, 41, of Douglasville, Georgia, was convicted following a jury trial in federal court for multiple charges relating to a multi-state identity theft and fraud ring she was…
Extradited Colombian National Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For International Drug Trafficking
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Oscar Marsiglia Barrios (54, Colombia) to 17 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine knowing and intending that it…
U.S. Marshals Offer $2,500 Reward for Information Leading toCapture of VA Man on Malicious Wounding Charges
Washington – The U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force is seeking the public’s help and offering up to $2,500 for information that will lead to the arrest of a…
Three Defendants Sentenced on Drug and Firearms Charges
LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that three defendants have been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Lafayette, Louisiana, on drug and firearms charges. Chief United States District…
Temple Terrace Woman Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Bank Fraud Involving COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Bridgitte Keim (52, Temple Terrace) to 24 months in federal prison for bank fraud. The Court also ordered Keim to forfeit…
Physician Partners of America to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Testing, Improper Remuneration to Physicians and a False Statement in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds
Physician Partners of America LLC (PPOA), headquartered in Tampa, Florida, its founder, Rodolfo Gari, and its former chief medical officer, Dr. Abraham Rivera, have agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve allegations…