Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star sentenced for PPP fraud and for operating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme

ATLANTA – Maurice Fayne, who starred in Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for conspiracy and wire fraud related to a Ponzi…

US Officials Confirm 6 Measles Cases Among Afghan Refugees In Virginia, Wisconsin

Six Afghan refugees in Virginia and Wisconsin have tested positive for the measles, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday. The cases were reported among Afghan refugees who were evacuated to the U.S.…

Health and Wellness·US and World News

Small Business Owners Are Pessimistic About Economic Recovery, Poll Shows

Small business owners are hesitant to make additional investments due to pessimism regarding the ongoing U.S. economic recovery. Just 29% of small business owners plan to increase investment, a decrease from 35%…

Business News·US and World News

Arizona Becomes First State To Sue Biden Over Vaccine Mandates

Thomas Catenacci on September 14, 2021 Arizona sued the Biden administration Tuesday challenging recent rules forcing both private sector and federal employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. The state argued that the vaccination…

US and World News

NSA Director Promises ‘Intense’ Crackdown On Foreign Cyber Attacks

National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone said he was launching an offensive to crack down on the rising threat of cyber attacks in a Tuesday interview with the Associated Press. Nakasone…

Tech and Gaming·US and World News

Top Prosecutor Calls For Haitian Prime Minister To Be Charged In Presidential Assassination Case

Haiti’s top prosecutor called for the country’s prime minister to be charged in connection with the assassination of former President Jovenel Moise, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Prosecutor Bed-Ford Claude cited phone records…

US and World News

Bourbonnais Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Enticement of a Minor

URBANA, Ill. – Timothy Lyle Dean, 38, of the 200 block of Spencer Court, in Bourbonnais, Illinois, was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison, to be followed by eight years…

Marion County man sentenced for firearms charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – James Joshua Hardesty, of Rivesville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 63 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Hardesty, 40,…

West L.A. Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Approximately $9 Million in COVID-Relief Loans, Some of Which Was Gambled Away

LOS ANGELES – A West Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from a scheme that used a series of corporations he controlled to fraudulently obtain approximately $9…

Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Approximately $9 Million in COVID-Relief Loans, Some of Which Was Gambled Away

A California man pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from a scheme that used a series of corporations he controlled to fraudulently obtain approximately $9 million in loans from COVID-relief programs,…

Rantoul Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Enticement of a Minor

URBANA, Ill. – Michael D. Turner, 36, of the 1500 block of Hobson Drive in Rantoul, Ill., was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years…

Iranian National Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items

SAN ANTONIO – An Iranian national was sentenced today to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Mehrdad Ansari,…

Captain Phip’s Seafood Pleads Guilty to Visa Fraud Resulting in Foreign Workers Being Paid Lower Wages Than Those to Which They Were Entitled

Baltimore, Maryland – Phillip J. “Jamie” Harrington III, age 50, of Dorchester, Maryland, and his company, Capt. Phip’s Seafood Inc. pleaded guilty today to unlawful employment of undocumented workers and to visa…

District Woman Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Arson of Large Southeast Washington Apartment Building

WASHINGTON –Laketia Hazelwood, 33, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to a four-year prison term for an arson that took place in June 2019 at Pennsylvania…

Michigan Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A Michigan man was sentenced today to 32 months in federal prison for fraudulently seeking nearly $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under…

Recidivist Delaware County Drug Trafficker Sentenced For Attempting to Purchase 20 Kilos of Cocaine During Undercover Sting Operation

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Romel Bolger, 41, of Drexel Hill, PA, was sentenced to ten years and four months in prison, and five years of…

14 Defendants Indicted, Including the Entire Administration of the Colombo Organized Crime Family

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a 19-count indictment was unsealed charging 14 defendants, including 10 members and associates of the Colombo crime family of La Cosa Nostra and a member…

Former Inmate Sentenced to 43 Months in Prison for Role in Scheme to use Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Correctional Facility at Fort Dix

NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 43 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones…

CBP Officers at the El Paso ports of entry seize over $2 million worth of narcotics and arrest 25 fugitives

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the El Paso area ports of entry, seized over 83 pounds of cocaine, more than seven pounds of fentanyl, over 73…

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Former Pittsburgh Drug Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 15 years of imprisonment on his conviction of violating the federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

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