Connecticut Man Indicted for Corporate Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Connecticut man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on charges arising from an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain over $500,000 from his former employer, New England Sports…
Bronx Man Admits Identity Fraud and Laundering over $12 Million in Illegal Drug Proceeds
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bronx, New York, man today admitted his role in a large international money laundering conspiracy and to using a stolen identity in furtherance of the scheme, U.S. Attorney…
Media Wage Harassment Campaign Against Freedom Convoy Donors Doxxed In GiveSendGo Hack
Media outlets are continuing to message small-dollar donors to the Freedom Convoy whose identities were leaked to the public after a hack of crowdfunding site GiveSendGo. The personal information of roughly 90,000…
Recidivist Defendant Charged In Connection With Fraudulent Eyewear Website For The Third Time
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Darnell D. Edwards, Acting Inspector in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”),…
Emissions Increased In States That Closed Nuclear Plants
Greenhouse gas emissions have surged in multiple Northeast states that shuttered nuclear power plants since 2019, Politico reported. The states — Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania — closed down the zero-emissions nuclear…
China Is Using To Fake Twitter Accounts To Promote Beijing Olympics: REPORT
China is using a coordinated network of inauthentic social media accounts to shape public opinion surrounding the Beijing Winter Olympics, according to an investigation by The New York Times and ProPublica. The…
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Torture
HARRISBURG – U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the Department of Justice announced today that a Pennsylvania man was arrested yesterday on charges alleging that he…
Ukraine Accuses Russian-Backed Forces Of Shelling A Kindergarten
Ukraine blamed Russian-backed separatist forces for the shelling of a kindergarten in the Donbas region, breaking a ceasefire that was established after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. “Ukrainian Stanytsia Luhanska village was…
Former Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking
BOSTON – A former Brockton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to sex trafficking charges. Matthew Engram, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex; trafficking…
Leader Of Bronx Violent Drug Crew Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison For Agreeing To Commit Murder For Hire, Gun Crimes, And Drug Selling
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SYDNEY SCALES was sentenced today to 27 years in prison for his role as the leader of a…
Man Charged With Illegally Possessing “Ghost” Gun And Multiple Other Guns In Bronx Apartment
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and…
Utica Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Frank Hunter, 37, of Utica, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 121 months in federal prison for his role in a drug conspiracy that trafficked cocaine, fentanyl…
Obama Treasury Official Blames Federal Spending For Inflation Crisis
Obama Treasury Official Blames Federal Spending For Inflation Crisis Ailan Evans on February 17, 2022 Former Obama administration economic official Steven Rattner pushed back on President Joe Biden’s explanation of the causes…
Queens Marine Corps Reservist and Long Island Nurse Indicted for COVID-19 Vaccination Card Fraud Scheme
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Jia Liu, a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve, and Steven Rodriguez, a nurse at a clinic in Hempstead,…
Former Founder And Ceo Of Nanotechnology Company Convicted Of Multimillion-Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES JEREMY BARBERA was convicted today following a one-week jury trial before the Honorable John G. Koeltl. …
Genocide Games: How China’s Human Rights Abuses Went From Unthinkable To Undeniable
Philip Lenczycki on February 17, 2022 Eight countries and hundreds of human rights organizations have condemned China for committing human rights violations against minorities. Yet NBC’s coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics…
Former Fort Dix Correctional Officer Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Delivering Contraband to Inmates
NEWARK, N.J. – A former federal correctional officer was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for accepting approximately $50,000 in cash bribes in exchange for delivering contraband to federal inmates, U.S.…
11 Members and Associates of the Brooklyn-Based Woo Gang Charged with Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Romean Brown, Tyrek Clarke, Kennith Desir, Stephan Dorminvil, Kai Heyward, Keith James, Oneal Marks, Jahriah Olivierre, Christopher Jean Pierre, Roleeke…
TAKE 5 $20K Top-Prize Winner Sold in Lagrangeville
LAGRANGEVILLE, NEW YORK – The New York Lottery today announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the February 16 TAKE 5 MIDDAY drawing. The ticket, worth $20,832.50, was purchased at SHOPRITE/WAKEFERN located at…
