Johnson & Johnson Announce Booster Shot Improves Immunity Two Months After First Dose

Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that its second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine increases protection by 94% after two months of receiving the initial shot. The Phase 3 study found that Johnson…

September 21, 2021

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Individual Extradited From The Dominican Republic To Puerto Rico To Face Drug Trafficking Charges

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On October 13, 2016, a Federal Grand Jury in the district of Puerto Rico returned a seven-count indictment for conspiracy to import a controlled substance, importation of…

September 20, 2021

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Sioux City Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud

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A Sioux City woman who stole government funds using a COVID-19 unemployment scheme was sentenced September 16, 2021, to 6 months in federal prison. Linda Bosquez, age 59, from Sioux City, Iowa,…

September 20, 2021

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Three Maryland Men Facing Federal Indictment for Filing More Than 600 Fraudulent Claims for Unemployment Resulting in Losses of More Than $2.7 Million

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Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging three Maryland men on federal charges related to a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $2.7 million in unemployment benefits. …

September 20, 2021

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Maryland Woman Sentenced in Erie for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy

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ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Hagerstown, Maryland, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in jail on her conviction of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

September 20, 2021

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Justice Department Settles with State of New Jersey’s Student Lending Authority for Alleged Violations of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

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NEWARK, N.J. – The Department of Justice announced today that the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) has agreed to enter into a settlement and pay $50,000 to resolve allegations…

September 20, 2021

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Former Police Officer Who Fled After Sentencing Pleads Guilty to Failing to Surrender for Sentencing

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Baltimore, Maryland – James Ian Piccirilli, age 40, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to failing to surrender for service of sentence. Piccirilli also admitted to illegally possessing additional firearms while…

September 20, 2021

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Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Social Security Misuse and Stealing Government Benefits

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BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield in connection with using another individual’s identity to fraudulently obtain government benefits. Andrea Perez, 48, pleaded guilty to false…

September 20, 2021

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Baton Rouge Laboratory Owner and Florida Woman Charged with Scheme to Pay and Receive Health Care Kickbacks as Part of National Enforcement Action

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The Medicare Fraud Strike Force (“MFSF”) is part of a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and state Medicaid Fraud Control Units to…

September 20, 2021

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U.K. citizen sentenced for trafficking firearms

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ATLANTA – Jahziah Roy Lewis has been sentenced for conspiring to straw purchase firearms, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, exporting firearms outside the United States, and possession with…

September 20, 2021

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Woman Pleads Guilty to $77,000 FEMA Fraud in Connection with the Paradise Camp Fire

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Deborah Laughlin, 64, formerly of Paradise, pleaded guilty today to making false statements in an application for FEMA benefits in connection with the 2018 Paradise Camp Fire, Acting U.S.…

September 20, 2021

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New Jersey Man Admits Stealing more than $450,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Union, New Jersey, man today admitted that he illegally obtained more than $450,000 in unemployment insurance benefits, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Maurice Mills, 29, of…

September 20, 2021

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Former State Department Employee Pleads Guilty To Honest Services Fraud Scheme

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Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael Speckhardt, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of State, Office of Inspector General (“State Department…

September 20, 2021

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Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

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September 20, 2021

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Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

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September 20, 2021

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Flandreau Woman Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer

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September 20, 2021

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Carterville Nurse Sentenced on Felony Drug and Health Care Fraud Charges

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BENTON, Ill. – A Carterville man was sentenced on Thursday, September 16 to four years of probation for drug diversion and health care fraud charges. Joseph M. Mattingly, 42, was also ordered…

September 20, 2021

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Thousands Forced To Evacuate Canarie Islands After Volcano Erupts

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The first eruption of a volcano in 50 years on a Spanish island forced thousands of people to evacuate Sunday, Reuters reported. The flowing lava destroyed at least 100 homes and led…

September 20, 2021

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Supreme Court Will Hear Direct Challenge To Roe v. Wade In December

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The Supreme Court will hear a direct challenge to a highly divisive abortion case beginning Dec. 1, the court announced Monday. Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization deals with a 2018 Mississippi…

September 20, 2021

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Arizona Senate Candidate Blake Master’s Plans To Tackle Big Tech’s ‘Predatory’ Business Practices

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Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters wants to break up Big Tech and ban their business practices he believes are harmful. “I think Republicans need to reacquaint themselves with their history of antitrust…

September 20, 2021

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