Teachers Unions ‘Hold The Education Of Kids Hostage,’ Worker Rights Group Says

A worker rights group is calling out two powerful teachers unions, claiming that they “hold the education of kids hostage” in a press release. Mark Mix, president of the National Right to…

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Milwaukee Pharmacy Chain to Pay Over $2 Million to Resolve Allegations It Violated the False Claims Act

United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced today that Hayat Pharmacy agreed to pay $2,050,000 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for prescription medications. Hayat Pharmacy…

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Illinois Man Pleads Guilty To Marijuana Trafficking

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Syed Ahmad, 47, of Chicago, Illinois, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence…

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Iowa Man Indicted on Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

ROCKFORD — An Iowa man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rockford on federal drug and firearm charges. BRADLEY S. GODDARD, 33, of Clinton, Iowa, is charged with possession…

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Massachusetts Man is Second Traveler in a Week Arrested at Dulles Airport after CBP Officers Discover Illicit Narcotics Cache

STERLING, Va. – For the second time in about one week, a traveler arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport is arrested on felony drug possession charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

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Podiatrist Pleas Guilty in Sex for Drugs Diversion Scheme

DETROIT – A local podiatrist entered a guilty plea today to a two count Information charging unlawfully distribution of controlled substances for his involvement in a sex-for-drugs diversion scheme, announced United States…

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Illinois Attorney Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud

ROCKFORD — An Illinois attorney has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for committing bankruptcy fraud. U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston imposed the sentence Wednesday on KEVIN O. JOHNSON,…

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Biden’s Fed Nominee Lisa Cook Criticized For Being Unqualified, Embellishing Resume

Chris Brunet on January 20, 2022 President Joe Biden’s latest high-profile Fed nominee is in danger of being struck down in the Senate because she is widely seen by her peers as…

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Juvenile arrested for string of car thefts, shooting

CHICAGO, IL – A juvenile was arrested on January 19, 2022, at approximately 11:38 a.m. in the 3000 block of S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. He was identified as the offender…

Illinois News·Police Blotter

Man Arrested More Than 2,700 Miles Away From Allegedly Murdered Woman Found In Motel Room

A man wanted in the connection with the killing of a woman at a Florida motel was arrested Friday in California, authorities announced Tuesday. Davis Zimmerman was taken into custody in Orange…

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Southfield Resident Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

DETROIT – Southfield resident Mykia King pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.…

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$8.7 Million Fake Jewelry Seized by Cincinnati, Indianapolis CBP

CINCINNATI— From December 24-January 5, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati and Indianapolis seized four large shipments of jewelry deemed to be counterfeit by CBP’s Centers of Excellence and…

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U.S. Citizen Charged with Conspiring to Provide Electronic Equipment and Technology to the Government of Iran

A criminal complaint has been unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Kambiz Attar Kashani, a dual citizen of the United States and Iran, with conspiring to illegally export U.S. goods, technology,…

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Thousands Of Students Plan School Walkouts Across The US In Protest Of In-Person Learning

Students across the U.S. are planning school walkouts in protest of in-person learning as COVID-19 cases spike amid the rise of the Omicron coronavirus variant. There are nearly 3,500 schools actively disrupted…

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Doctors Are Pressuring Spotify To Crack Down On ‘Misinformation’ After Joe Rogan Podcast

A group of 270 doctors wrote an open letter to audio streaming service Spotify asking the tech company to implement a COVID-19 misinformation policy following an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast. The…

Health and Wellness·US and World News

Cincinnati CBP Stops Thousands of Fake IDs Leaving the U.S.

CINCINNATI–- Since early December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intensified inspections on outbound shipments moving through the Cincinnati Port of Entry. During Special Operation Red Phantom, officers focused enforcement efforts…

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