CITY OF TAYLOR OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO ACCEPTING BRIBES WHILE TAYLOR’S MANAGER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND TREASURER OF MAYOR SOLLARS’ CAMPAIGN FUND

DETROIT – The former manager of the City of Taylor’s Community Development and former Treasurer of Mayor Richard Sollars’ campaign fund, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bribery with Richard Sollars,…

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Leader of prolific fentanyl trafficking ring sentenced to 20 years in prison

Seattle – Three men who were convicted at trial in August 2021, of multiple federal felonies for distributing fentanyl pills in Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties, were sentenced to lengthy prison terms,…

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District Clergy Member Found Guilty of Misdemeanor Sexual Abuse of Adult Parishioner

WASHINGTON – Urbano Vazquez, 49, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty yesterday of sexually abusing an adult woman while he was employed as a priest in…

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UT Southwestern to Pay $4.5 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations That Permitted Drug Diversion by Staff

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has agreed to pay $4.5 million to resolve allegations that its violations of the Controlled Substances Act allowed hospital staff to divert fentanyl and other…

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Upper Marlboro Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

Greenbelt, Maryland – Charles Benjamin Stewart, Jr., age 46, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges for conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine; for illegally transporting a firearm obtained…

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Owner of tax preparation business and wife plead guilty to committing millions in COVID-19-related fraud and tax fraud

ATLANTA – Tiyari Collins and Farah Collins, husband and wife, have pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) by obtaining approximately $1.9 million in fraudulent loans from the Paycheck…

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China Credits Increased Coal Production For Recent Economic Boost

The Chinese government credited recent energy “policy measures,” including increased coal production, for the increased manufacturing activity boosting its economy. “In November, power shortages eased and prices of some raw materials dropped…

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Study finds 60% of New Jersey small business owners considered shutting down over draconian Murphy lockdown

Senator Steven Oroho (R-24) said the State must do more to support New Jersey’s small businesses after a new survey found that 60% of business owners were planning on or considering shutting…

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United States Attorney’s Office Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

Assistant U. S. Attorney Kim-Thoa Hoang (619) 546-9397 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 29, 2021 SAN DIEGO – To commemorate American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office recently…

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Murphy admits prolonged business shutdown resulted in New Jersey having highest unemployment rate in U.S.

TRENTON, NJ – Last week, we reported that New Jersey had the third highest unemployment rate in the country. As most of America digs out quickly from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, in…

Business News·New Jersey News

New Jersey Democrats lock out the unvaccinated at state capitol day before legislators to vote on key bills

TRENTON, NJ – Unless you are vaccinated or have a test to prove you don’t have the virus, you won’t be allowed to enter the New Jersey Statehouse. Legislators in Trenton are…

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Member of Brooklyn Street Gang Sentenced to 32 Years’ Imprisonment for Racketeering Conspiracy

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Michael Liburd, a member of the Coney Island-based street gang known as the West End Enterprise, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Edward…

California Man Arrested in Conspiracy Case Involving Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON – A California man has been arrested for conspiracy and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted…

Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charges

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Carl David Davis, of Hepzibah, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 63 months of incarceration for firearms charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Davis, 32,…

Maryland man admits to drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kevin Joseph Young, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J, Ihlenfeld, II announced. Young, 55, pleaded guilty today to one count…

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Owner of cockfighting venue sentenced to prison for running illegal animal fighting operation

STATESBORO, GA: An Emanuel County man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to operating a cockfighting venue. Wendell Allan Strickland, 67, of Swainsboro, Ga., was sentenced to 27 months in prison…

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Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Using Facebook to Get Minor to Send Sexually Explicit Pictures and Videos

TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey man, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for knowingly receiving child [censored]ography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Herman Christopher Jensen,…

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Laptop From Hell is a must-read; shocking, but revealing eye-opening look inside the Biden family’s dysfunctional and corrupt inner circle

They say you never want to know how the sausage is made, but when it comes to the President of the United States, his sex-crazed drug-addicted son Hunter and the power and…

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Federal Reserve Study Sinks Biden’s Claim On Climate Risks To Banks

The Federal Reserve concluded that weather disasters are “not very” bad for financial institutions despite the Biden administration’s warnings that climate change is an “emerging” threat to banks. “We find that weather…

US and World News

Florida Woman Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A federal jury convicted a Florida woman on Nov. 24 for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…

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