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Former Oregon Corrections Official Indicted for Sexually Assaulting a Dozen Female Inmates While Serving as a Nurse

PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal indictment was unsealed today charging a former Oregon Department of Corrections employee with sexually assaulting a dozen female inmates while serving as a nurse at the Coffee Creek Correctional…

March 14, 2022

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Russia Threatens To Jail Western Business Leaders, Seize Company Assets: REPORT

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Russia Threatens To Jail Western Business Leaders, Seize Company Assets: REPORT Harry Wilmerding on March 14, 2022 Russian prosecutors have threatened to arrest leaders of Western companies in Russia who criticize the…

March 14, 2022

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Metairie Woman Indicted for Theft of More Than $76,000 In Social Security Funds

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RACHEL COONEY, age 37, of Metairie, Louisiana was indicted on March 11, 2022 for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of…

March 14, 2022

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Rhode Island Woman Charged with Falsifying Military Service; Fraudulently Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Charitable Contributions Earmarked for Wounded and Other Veterans

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Warwick woman who is alleged to have (1) fraudulently claimed to be a wounded United States Marine Corps (USMC) veteran and recipient of a Purple Heart and Bronze…

March 14, 2022

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Ohio Man Admits Role in Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Health Care Benefit Programs

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NEWARK, N.J. – An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to his role in a large-scale, multilevel marketing scheme to defraud private and federally funded health care benefit programs, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…

March 14, 2022

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Camden County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Paycheck Protection Program Loan

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CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of $237,500, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Cornell McCoy, 49, of…

March 14, 2022

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Department of Justice Press Releases

YRC Freight Inc. (YRC), Roadway Express Inc. and Yellow Transportation Inc. (collectively the YRC defendants), have agreed to pay approximately $6.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that they…

March 14, 2022

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United States Attorney Sellinger Announces Diverse Leadership Team

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NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that he is naming an experienced team of women and men to lead the Office’s enforcement of criminal and civil laws. His…

March 14, 2022

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Fact Check: Did Russia Really Threaten to Abandon American Astronaut on ISS in Space?

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Reports are being spread on social media that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime are threatening to leave an American astronaut aboard the International Space Station when retrieving their own cosmonauts…

March 14, 2022

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Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced in Unemployment Benefits Scam

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ABINGDON, Va. – A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to illegally obtain pandemic unemployment benefits, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud…

March 14, 2022

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New Cumberland Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud

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HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Andrew Marszalek, age 24, of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by United States District…

March 14, 2022

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Barnegat Lighthouse will be closed to the public starting Tuesday, until October

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LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ – One of New Jersey’s most famous and iconic lighthouses, the Barnegat Lighthouse, nicknamed “Old Barney” will close from March 15th until October for a restoration project. According…

March 13, 2022

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Ocean County Commissioners Ginny Haines and Jack Kelly Have a Problem

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Toms River, NJ – Ocean County’s Republican Freeholders, now commissioners have a healthy track record of running for office unopposed, but this year, that might change. At this week’s closed-door GOP convention,…

March 12, 2022

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West Point Cadets Overdose on Fentanyl Laced Cocaine on Spring Break

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Two West Point cadets are in critical condition and four were treated after overdosing on fentanyl-laced cocaine while on spring break in Florida on Thursday. Police arrived at an Airbnb rental home…

March 12, 2022

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As The World Fractures, China’s Threats About Taiwan Could Not Be Any Clearer

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As The World Fractures, China’s Threats About Taiwan Could Not Be Any Clearer Gordon G. Chang on March 11, 2022 On Saturday, Beijing signaled it was going to take Taiwan soon, one…

March 11, 2022

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Former Jackson Township Business Administrator, Paterson Mayor Torres Charged for Contempt

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JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Since leaving Jackson Township after being hired by Mayor Michael Reina, former township Business Administrator and mayor of the City of Paterson is back in the sights of…

March 11, 2022

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Counselor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wide-Ranging Medicaid Fraud Scheme

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Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CORTNEY DUNLAP, 37, of Burlington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 57…

March 11, 2022

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Leonardtown Woman Pleads Guilty to Organizing a Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1 Million in Disability Benefits

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Greenbelt, Maryland – Angela Marie Farr, age 36, of Leonardtown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit theft of government property and two counts of theft of government property in connection…

March 11, 2022

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Federal Jury Convicts Vancouver Man for Sex Trafficking of Minors

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PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal jury in Portland found a local man guilty today for transporting two young teen girls across state lines, drugging and sexually abusing them, and selling them to other grown…

March 11, 2022

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Madison Man Sentenced to More Than 27 Years for Sex Trafficking of Minors

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MADISON, WIS. – A Madison, Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 330 months in federal prison for sex trafficking of minors. James Coney, 33, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge…

March 11, 2022

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