Norfolk Fraudster Stole $196,000 From PPP Loan Program

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A previously convicted felon pleaded guilty today to engaging in a COVID-19 related loan fraud scheme with losses of $196,000. According to court documents, Joseph Cherry, 40, of…

Rapper Diamond Blue Smith Busted with 13 Others for COVID-19 PPP Fraud

A Florida recording artist and a Pennsylvania towing company owner have been charged for their alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $24 million in forgivable…

Diamondhead man gets 57 months in prison for bank fraud

Gulfport, Miss – Louis Joseph Normand, Jr., 60, of Diamondhead, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. to 57 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised…

Phil Murphy Bill Protects Rights and Access for Abortion in New Jersey

TRENTON, NJ — As politicians in other states race to push reproductive health care out of reach, Governor Phil Murphy and legislative leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, are stepping…

Garner, North Carolina Man Charged with Fraudulently Seeking Over $6 Million in COVID Relief Funds

GARNER, NC – A North Carolina man was charged with fraudulently seeking over $6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice…

Department of Justice Awards More than $92 Million to Support Offenders Returning to Communities

The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs today announced awards totaling more than $92 million to reduce recidivism among adults and juvenile offenders returning to their communities after confinement. OJP’s Bureau…

Award of $3 Million To Support Victims of 2019 Colorado School Shooting

DENVER – United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn along with the Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime, a division of the Office of Justice Programs, today announced that $2,878,767 in funds…

Bergen County Attorney Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Loans Meant to Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, attorney who allegedly fraudulently obtained nearly $9 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans has been indicted, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and Acting…

Senile? Joe Biden Says Trump is Only Person Calling to Defund Police

Joe Biden is either rewriting history like a good Democrat or he’s truly senile. This week, Biden actually said the only person trying to defund police in America is President Donald J.…

Rioters could lose unemployment benefits under new bill in Congress

A new bill is now in committee in Congress that would strip anyone convicted of a federal offense related that person’s conduct at a protest from receiving any federal financial assistance. Representative…

Lowes Announces $25 Million in Grants for Small Minority Owned Businesses

TOMS RIVER, NJ – As thousands of small businesses struggle to keep their doors open and their employees paid amid economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. today opened…

Good News for New Jersey Politicians Who Took PPE Loans Away from Small Businesses…Round 2 Is Coming

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – According to Politico, dozens of powerful political firms in New Jersey took full advantage of Paycheck Protection loans from the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those wealthy,…

Murphy Denies Responsibility for Deaths In Nursing Home After State Order to Facilities to Accept COVID-19 Patients

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy this week dodged questions from Shore News Network regarding the state-induced deaths of nearly 7,000 senior citizens living in nursing homes and long term care facilities…

‘Keep Jersey Arts Alive’ Campaign Urges Support for the Arts as Pandemic Forces Continued Closures

The ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, the largest arts service organization in the state, has partnered with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts on “Keep Jersey Arts Alive,” a digital campaign…

Murphy Announces New Business Relief Package, But Most Businesses in NJ Do Not Qualify for It

TOMS RIVER, NJ – There he goes again, Governor Murphy is once again picking winners in losers out of his pocket when it comes to COVID-19 and business relief and reopening. Today, Murphy…

Unedited: Trump’s Wednesday “China Virus” Briefing

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you. Today, my administration reached a historic agreement with Pfizer to produce and deliver 100 million doses of their vaccine immediately following its approval. Hopefully,…

Wildwood’s Impressive New Gateway Welcomes Visitors

The Wildwoods, NJ – July 1, 2020 – The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA), and the Wildwoods’ municipal officials announced the completion…

Murphy Signs $7.6 Billion Loan to Keep New Jersey Going As Shutdown Continues for Many

TRENTON, NJ – It’s like stabbing yourself in the eye and then asking somebody else to pay the medical bills, but Governor Phil Murphy is borrowing $7.6 billion to keep New Jersey…

NJ’s 2A Groups Send Unified Message-Demanding Accountability in Firearms Permitting, Elimination of State Middle-Man for NICS!

by Black Wire Media www.cnjfo.com/join-us In an unprecedented bond of unity, New Jersey’s leading Second Amendment organizations have sent a detailed letter to New Jersey’s Governor Murphy, Attorney General Grewal, Superintendent of…

There Is No Going Back to Normal: How Jobs & the Workplace Will Be Affected by COVID-19

There have been many articles published about how to prepare to return to work, but how will jobs and the workplace culture be when you return? Will everything go back to how…

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