Former Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to $2M Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme

RICHMOND, Va. – A Pleasant Hill, California, woman pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to defraud multiple state workforce agencies of COVID-19 pandemic-related benefits intended for unemployed workers. According to…

D.C. Man Killed in Seat Pleasant Motorcycle Crash

SEAT PLEASANT, MD – A 30-year-old man from Washington, D.C. was killed in a motorcycle crash on East Capitol Street in Seat Pleasant on Friday, police said. The deceased rider is 30-year-old…

Crash Champions Announces Growth Investment from Clearlake and Strategic Transaction with Service King

Founded in 1999 by Matt Ebert, Crash Champions is a U.S. operator of over 200 collision repair facilities. Having expanded from a single storefront in Chicago into a present-day network of 20…

Money Transfer Company Ping Pleads Guilty to Failure to Combat Money Laundering

A Texas company that transferred millions of dollars from the U.S. to Africa has admitted that it failed to adequately guard against money laundering, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas…

Two Charged for Kidnapping and Robbery in Upper Marlboro

UPPER MARLBORO, MD – Two men have been charged for the robbery and kidnapping of a man at gunpoint in June. The suspects are 20-year-old David Zanders of Washington, DC, and 22-year-old…

Three D.C. Teens Arrested for Attempted Murder of Montgomery County Police Officer

BETHESDA, MD – The crimes are the same, but the criminals are getting younger and more brazen across America. This week, that violence struck Bethesda as a police officer was shot at…

21-Year-Old Shot and Killed in Suitland

SUITLAND, MD – Police in Suitland are investigating a murder that took place Monday evening that took the life of 21-year-old Deonte Kamari-James Day of Washington, DC. According to police, at around5:25…

Crash Champions to Expand California Footprint with Acquisition of the Legendary Mike’s Auto Body

The addition of Mike’s Auto Body and its 17 locations will strengthen Crash Champions’ presence in Northern California and bring the Company’s total locations across the state to 51 This acquisition brings…

Freedom Mortgage Kicks Off 10th Anniversary of the Rucksacks to Backpacks Campaign

Join Freedom Mortgage’s fundraiser to provide school supplies to children of military families via the USO. Tweet this Money raised from the fundraiser will benefit USO locations across the U.S., including Arizona,…

U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY INCREASES SLIGHTLY IN MAY 2022

Foreclosure Starts Decrease 1 Percent from Last Month, While Completed Foreclosures Increase 1 Percent IRVINE, Calif., June 14, 2022 — ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, today released…

Man Shot Dead in Temple Hills on Saturday

TEMPLE HILLS, MD – A D.C. man was shot and killed in Temple Hill on Saturday, according to police. The Prince George’s Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early…

Man Charged With Threatening and Cyberstalking Congressman

A man known for showing up uninvited to political events and attempting to get close to politicians was charged this week for cyberstalking and making multiple threatening statements regarding U.S. Representative Kevin…

AUA Announces 2022-2023 H. Logan Holtgrewe Legislative Fellow

BALTIMORE, May 17, 2022 — The American Urological Association (AUA) today announced that Ruchika Talwar, MD, has been named the 2022-2023 H. Logan Holtgrewe Legislative Fellow. This fellowship is designed to prepare…

M&T Bank Expands Community Investment with New $25 Million ‘Amplify Fund’

First significant philanthropic effort by M&T Bank across the former People’s United footprint BUFFALO, N.Y., May 18, 2022 — Following the completion of its merger with People’s United Financial Inc. (People’s United)…

Midlothian Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.2 M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

RICHMOND, Va. – A Midlothian woman pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, using victims’…

WILBON And WILLIAMS: Democrats Have Taken Black Women’s Vote For Granted. Will It Come Back To Bite Them?

WILBON And WILLIAMS: Democrats Have Taken Black Women’s Vote For Granted. Will It Come Back To Bite Them? Dee Dee Bass Wilbon And Deana Bass Williams on May 16, 2022 In 2020,…

Black Infusions Launches Dirty Shirley RTD

All natural, adult version of the cocktail deemed to the be the “Drink of the Summer” by the NYT. Photos are available at this link. BOSTON, May 11, 2022 — According to the…

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One Dead in Riverdale Park Crash

RIVERDALE PARK, MD – The Prince George’s County Police Department has reported 43-year-old Checcia Durham of Washington, DC, a driver in a crash reported on Thursday died. According to police, at approximately…

16-Year-Old from D.C. Charged for Murder of Lorton Man

LORTON, DE – Police announced today that a 16-year-old from Washington, D.C. has been arrested for the murder of 34-year-old Benjamin Ampong of Lorton. Police also reported a wrongful arrest of a…

Two Service Dogs Stolen In Car Theft In D.C., 15 Year-Old Suspects Arrested

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating a Robbery and Theft One that took place on April 27th. This incident happened on the 2000 Block of 12th Street…

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