Bergen County Company Admits Price Gouging KN95 Masks During COVID-19 Pandemic

Department of Justice Press Releases·New Jersey News·North Jersey News

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, company today admitted its role in price gouging a chain of New Jersey grocery stores in connection with the sale of KN95 masks during…

December 8, 2021

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Six Mexican Nationals Charged with Participating in Cross-Border Kidnap-for-Ransom Conspiracy Responsible for Six Murders

Department of Justice Press Releases

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today returned an indictment against six members of a Tijuana, Mexico-based hostage-taking organization that allegedly kidnapped nine victims and murdered six of them –…

December 8, 2021

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Delaware County Doctor Sentenced to Three Years for Unlawfully Distributing Oxycodone to Patients in “Pill Mill” Case

Department of Justice Press Releases

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Timothy F. Shawl, M.D., 62, of Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania was sentenced to three years in prison, and two years of supervised…

December 8, 2021

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California Parents Plead Guilty in College Admissions Case

Department of Justice Press Releases

BOSTON – Two Silicon Valley parents pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with their involvement in the college admissions case. Gregory Colburn, M.D., 63, and Amy Colburn, 61,…

December 8, 2021

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Pathology Practice Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey pathology practice will pay $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by making false representations in connection with submissions to the…

December 8, 2021

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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl

Department of Justice Press Releases

CONCORD – Antwone Francis, 31, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. …

December 8, 2021

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Former Executive Officer of the Southern Ute Tribe Sentenced to 13.5 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Child

Department of Justice Press Releases

DURANGO – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that McKean Walton, age 52, of Ignacio, Colorado, was sentenced to 13.5 years in federal prison, followed by 10…

December 8, 2021

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Queens Pharmacist Indicted for Conspiring to Accept Kickbacks and Making False Statements

Department of Justice Press Releases

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Bruce Snipas, the owner and pharmacist-in-charge of B&E Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“B&E”) in Rego Park, New York, with conspiracy to make…

December 8, 2021

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United States Prevails in Actions to Seize and Forfeit Iranian Terror Group’s Missiles and Petroleum

Department of Justice Press Releases

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the successful forfeiture of two large caches of Iranian arms, including 171 surface-to-air missiles and eight anti-tank missiles, as…

December 8, 2021

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Canadian Man Charged in Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

ANCHORAGE – A federal indictment unsealed today charges a Canadian national with committing cyberattacks. According to court documents, Matthew Philbert, 31, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, conspired with others known and unknown to…

December 8, 2021

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Mexico, Canada Claim Democrats’ Budget Bill Violates Trade Agreement

Featured News·Government News·US and World News

Mexico doubled down on its criticism of the Democrats’ Build Back Better Act, arguing that a provision favoring U.S. automakers violates the recently-signed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Both the Mexican and Canadian…

December 7, 2021

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Judicial Watch, Daily Caller News Foundation Score Victory In Lawsuit Over Biden’s Senate Records

US and World News

The Delaware Supreme Court ruled Monday that the University of Delaware must disclose additional information regarding its deal with President Joe Biden to house his Senate records. The ruling was in response…

December 7, 2021

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Teacher’s Union Officials’ Facebook Post Says People With Religious Vaccine Exemptions Deserve To Die, Suggests GOP Commit Mass Murder

US and World News

A National Education Association (NEA) Board of Directors member and English teacher at a Pennsylvania high school posted to Facebook that she thought unvaccinated individuals with religious exemptions deserved to die, according…

December 7, 2021

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Elon Musk Says Democrats Should Tank Entire Build Back Better Bill

US and World News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk slammed Democrats’ Build Back Better Act, arguing that it should be scrapped entirely since many of its provisions are unnecessary or harmful. “Honestly, I would just can this…

December 7, 2021

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Greensburg Doctor Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison for Accepting Kickbacks in Exchange for Prescribing Fentanyl

Department of Justice Press Releases

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Westmoreland County, PA, was sentenced in federal court following his convictions for conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, health care fraud, and conspiracy to distribute Schedule IV…

December 7, 2021

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Two Defendants Charged with Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud Combined Actual Losses in Excess of $3.2 Million

Department of Justice Press Releases

DETROIT – Two defendants have been charged in criminal complaints for their roles in unemployment insurance benefit fraud schemes, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin. Joining in this announcement are Irene…

December 7, 2021

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Federal Officials Close Cold Case Re-Investigation of Murder of Emmett Till

Department of Justice Press Releases

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi announced today that it has closed its investigation into a witness’s alleged recantation…

December 7, 2021

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Hundreds Of Local Papers Are Suing Facebook And Google For Alleged Ad Monopolies

Judge blocks vaccine requirement for federal contractors

Police Blotter·South Carolina News

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – A federal judge has again sided with Attorney General Alan Wilson and today blocked the vaccine requirement for federal contractors. This is the third time courts have agreed with…

December 7, 2021

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Nearly 10,000 Illegal Immigrants Have Evaded Arrest At The Border Since October: REPORT

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Over 9,500 illegal immigrants have evaded arrest and entered the country in one part of the southern border since Oct. 1, Fox News reported. The Rio Grande Valley sector of the border…

December 7, 2021

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