One-Time EDD Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.6 Million in COVID-Related Jobless Benefits

LOS ANGELES – A former California Employment Development Department (EDD) employee has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for causing nearly 200 fraudulent COVID-related unemployment relief claims to…

Former Army Captain Pleads Guilty to Conflict Charge for Assisting His Wife’s Businesses with Army Contracts

RALEIGH, N.C. – A former Army Captain, previously stationed at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, and his wife’s company, White Board Solutions, pled guilty to federal charges today before United States Magistrate Judge…

Expanded Unemployment Benefits Hindered Main Street Recovery, Small Business Owners Say

Pandemic-related unemployment benefits slowed the economic recovery by incentivizing out-of-work Americans to remain unemployed, small business owners said. The recently-expired unemployment boost often paid better than working and, therefore, forced employers to…

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Columbia University announces segregated graduation ceremonies ahead of main commencement

First Trial In College Admissions Scandal ‘Operation Varsity Blues’ Set To Begin

The first trial of the college admissions bribery scandal is set to begin Wednesday, promising new developments in an ongoing legal battle, Fox News reported. The jury selection for “Operation Varsity Blues”…

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S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 15-state brief urging U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia church to define its religious beliefs

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 15-state coalition led by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron Friday in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the First…

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Former CFO of Long Island Real Estate Company Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Kwesi Bovell, the former chief financial officer (CFO) of The Mulholland Group, a real estate company in Manhasset (“Mulholland”), was sentenced by United…

Chinese Bot Network Used Social Media To Encourage Asian American Protests, Researchers Find

Ailan Evans on September 8, 2021 Thousands of fake pro-China accounts used dozens of social media platforms to mobilize Asian American protesters in the United States, according to a report by U.S.…

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Denver to close feces-covered, crime-ridden, rat-infested public park

Harry Wilmerding on September 8, 2021 Denver officials announced Tuesday they are shutting down Civic Center Park on Sept. 15 for at least two months to address growing safety and sanitary concerns,…

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AOC: Biology 101 says any person can have a menstrual cycle, not just women

Mary Margaret Olohan on September 8, 2021 Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez referred to women, “people who do give birth,” and “any menstruating person” in less than two minutes as she described how Texas’…

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Attorney General Alan Wilson joins 17-state coalition in Supreme Court brief supporting religious charity’s right to hire people who share its faith

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 17 states in filing a brief Thursday before the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the religious liberty of Seattle’s…

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Attorney General Wilson joins coalition seeking confirmation Biden Administration will faithfully defend federal immigration statute

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general seeking to ensure that the Biden Administration will faithfully defend a long-standing federal immigration statute that prohibits illegal…

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Philadelphia Man Admits Conspiring to Illegally Export Firearms Parts from United States to Turkey and Republic of Georgia

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Philadelphia man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to smuggle more than $200,000 worth of firearms parts out of the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…

HSI probe leads to extradition of Mexican national who allegedly headed international cocaine trafficking organization

LOS ANGELES – The Mexican leader of a transnational drug trafficking organization arrived here this afternoon after being extradited from Mexico to face federal charges that he conspired to transport cocaine worth…

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Disbarred lawyer found guilty of multiple felonies for stealing client settlement money and cheating on federal income taxes following HSI investigation

LOS ANGELES – A disbarred personal-injury lawyer was found guilty by a federal jury today of 22 felonies for stealing the majority of a multimillion-dollar settlement that should have been paid to…

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Chicago CBP Seize Counterfeit COVID Vaccination Cards

CHICAGO— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the International Mail Facility at Chicago O’Hare recently seized 19 counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards arriving from China. The parcel was inspected to…

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Biloxi VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing VA Property

Gulfport, Miss. – A Saucier man pled guilty to stealing government property, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey A. Breen of the VA Office of…

Brazen Smuggler’s Assault on Agent Leads to 5 Arrests

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) San Diego Sector (SDC) in collaboration with the Government of Mexico (GoM) conducted an operation on Wednesday, September 1st, 2021, targeting the organization believed…

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6 Southern California companies convicted of scheming to avoid payment of $1.8 billion in duties on imported Chinese aluminum following HSI probe

LOS ANGELES – A federal jury today found six corporate entities guilty of participating in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud the United States via a wire-and-customs fraud scheme in which huge amounts…

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Detroit man sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking operation

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Alonzo Travis, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard…

Seattle Could Lose Hundreds Of Cops Due To COVID-19 Vaccine Policy

Harry Wilmerding on September 7, 2021 Seattle may lose more than 200 police officers over the city’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, according to a local talk radio host. Over 200 officers, who represent…

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One-Time EDD Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.6 Million in COVID-Related Jobless Benefits

Former Army Captain Pleads Guilty to Conflict Charge for Assisting His Wife’s Businesses with Army Contracts

Expanded Unemployment Benefits Hindered Main Street Recovery, Small Business Owners Say

First Trial In College Admissions Scandal ‘Operation Varsity Blues’ Set To Begin

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 15-state brief urging U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia church to define its religious beliefs

Former CFO of Long Island Real Estate Company Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

Chinese Bot Network Used Social Media To Encourage Asian American Protests, Researchers Find

Denver to close feces-covered, crime-ridden, rat-infested public park

AOC: Biology 101 says any person can have a menstrual cycle, not just women

Attorney General Alan Wilson joins 17-state coalition in Supreme Court brief supporting religious charity’s right to hire people who share its faith

Attorney General Wilson joins coalition seeking confirmation Biden Administration will faithfully defend federal immigration statute

Philadelphia Man Admits Conspiring to Illegally Export Firearms Parts from United States to Turkey and Republic of Georgia

HSI probe leads to extradition of Mexican national who allegedly headed international cocaine trafficking organization

Disbarred lawyer found guilty of multiple felonies for stealing client settlement money and cheating on federal income taxes following HSI investigation

Chicago CBP Seize Counterfeit COVID Vaccination Cards

Biloxi VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing VA Property

Brazen Smuggler’s Assault on Agent Leads to 5 Arrests

6 Southern California companies convicted of scheming to avoid payment of $1.8 billion in duties on imported Chinese aluminum following HSI probe

Detroit man sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking operation

Seattle Could Lose Hundreds Of Cops Due To COVID-19 Vaccine Policy

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