Brooklyn DA shuts down 40 NFT scam sites after artist loses $135,000

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A cryptocurrency scam targeting artists nationwide has been dismantled by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office after an 85-year-old painter lost his life savings of $135,000 to a bogus NFT…

Anne Arundel retiree wins $50K top prize on scratch-off ticket

CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md. — A routine morning turned extraordinary for an Anne Arundel County man who won the $50,000 top prize playing the Maryland Lottery’s $50,000 Cash scratch-off game earlier this week.…

Lottery Results·Maryland News

Maryland man wins $125,000 with three lottery Pick 5 tickets

RANDALLSTOWN, Md. — A retired factory worker from Randallstown struck it big in the Dec. 2 evening Maryland Lottery Pick 5 drawing, taking home a combined $125,000 with three winning tickets. The…

Lottery Results·Maryland News

Controversial and radical Boston city councilor indicted in kickback scheme involving taxpayer funds

BOSTON — Tania Fernandes Anderson, a Boston city councilor representing District 7, was arrested by federal authorities on Thursday after being indicted on charges of orchestrating a kickback scheme to misappropriate taxpayer…

Local Politics·Massachusetts News·Police Blotter·The Buzz

Mt. Laurel man arrested for Evesham bank robbery

EVESHAM, N.J. — A 33-year-old Mt. Laurel man was arrested on Wednesday following a robbery at a Bank of America branch on Route 70, where he allegedly passed a note threatening violence…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

New Jersey Needs a Registry for Stolen Valor, Candidate for Governor Says

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A New Jersey law known as the Stolen Valor Act makes it a criminal offense to falsely claim military service or honors for personal gain, imposing strict penalties…

New Jersey News·Politics·Top Headlines

Philadelphia Police Manhunt for Suspect Wanted for Multiple Armed Robberies

PHILADELPHIA — Authorities are searching for a man suspected of committing a series of armed robberies at commercial establishments in the 18th and 19th Police Districts over three consecutive days last week.…

Pennsylvania News·Philadelphia News

Call Her Daddy Drags Kamala Harris, Saying $100,000 Set Was Not-So-Nice Cardboard Walls in Some Random House

It wasn’t a set. It is being described as a bunch of cardboard walls in some random house in D.C., but it still cost more than $100,000 to build and Alex Cooper…

Politics·The Buzz·Viral Videos

Only in America: The EPA’s Own Water System Is More Toxic Than Its Policies

Picture this: the Environmental Protection Agency, the same federal overlords who’ll fine you for so much as sneezing near a puddle in Iowa, has been caught with unsafe water in its own…

Government News·U.S. News·US and World News·Weird and Strange News

Indiana man accused of using plastic wrap in alleged attempt to kill mother

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — An Indiana man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly attempting to suffocate his mother with plastic wrap during a violent confrontation over missing money, police said. Dylan…

Indiana News·Police Blotter

Biden Pardons Hunter After Championing Tax Evasion Crackdown on American Citizens

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on Sunday, following Hunter’s guilty plea to tax fraud charges involving over $1.4 million in unpaid taxes. This move has sparked criticism as it…

US and World News

2024 Election Highlights the Lack of Influence Hollywood Celebrities Have in America

Celebrities once leveraged their platforms to shape political opinions and sway elections, but their influence appears to be diminishing as the public grows weary of perceived elitism and performative gestures. High-profile figures…

US and World News·Entertainment News

Maryland Lottery ends 2024 with five new scratch-off games

Baltimore, MD — The Maryland Lottery is closing out the year with excitement, unveiling five new scratch-off tickets, including the $30 Monopoly™ X200, which launches a new series of Monopoly games planned…

Baltimore News·Lottery Results·Maryland News

Police investigate two residential burglaries in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, VA — Authorities are investigating two separate residential burglaries reported in Gainesville and Woodbridge over the past two days, with one involving stolen money and the other resulting in property damage.…

Two Mississippi women indicted in $65 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal grand jury has returned a 53-count indictment charging Renata Walton, 44, and Nicole Jones, 36, both of Olive Branch, Mississippi, with orchestrating multiple schemes to defraud the…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Police search for suspect in armed robbery at Linthicum 7-Eleven

LINTHICUM, MD — Authorities are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Sunday afternoon at a 7-Eleven on West Nursery Road in Linthicum. At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 1, officers responded to…

Police investigate armed robbery near ATM in Glen Burnie

GLEN BURNIE, MD — Authorities are investigating an armed robbery that occurred late Friday morning in Glen Burnie after a man was held at gunpoint and robbed shortly after withdrawing money from…

Maryland News

Manchester police seek help identifying suspect in smoke shop burglary

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect caught on surveillance footage during a burglary at the Te-Amo Smoke Shop in Crestwood Village earlier this…

Ocean County News

Nine charged in multi-state scheme to launder $20 million from internet fraud

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging nine individuals with operating a money laundering network responsible for laundering millions of dollars obtained from internet fraud schemes, including business email compromise scams.…

Department of Justice Press Releases

California man sentenced to 15 years for $22.5 million investor fraud scheme

URBANA, Ill. — Brett Michael Bartlett, 37, of Fountain Valley, California, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $22.5 million investment fraud scheme that defrauded over 1,000…

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Brooklyn DA shuts down 40 NFT scam sites after artist loses $135,000

Anne Arundel retiree wins $50K top prize on scratch-off ticket

Maryland man wins $125,000 with three lottery Pick 5 tickets

Controversial and radical Boston city councilor indicted in kickback scheme involving taxpayer funds

Mt. Laurel man arrested for Evesham bank robbery

New Jersey Needs a Registry for Stolen Valor, Candidate for Governor Says

Philadelphia Police Manhunt for Suspect Wanted for Multiple Armed Robberies

Call Her Daddy Drags Kamala Harris, Saying $100,000 Set Was Not-So-Nice Cardboard Walls in Some Random House

Only in America: The EPA’s Own Water System Is More Toxic Than Its Policies

Indiana man accused of using plastic wrap in alleged attempt to kill mother

Biden Pardons Hunter After Championing Tax Evasion Crackdown on American Citizens

2024 Election Highlights the Lack of Influence Hollywood Celebrities Have in America

Maryland Lottery ends 2024 with five new scratch-off games

Police investigate two residential burglaries in Gainesville

Two Mississippi women indicted in $65 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme

Police search for suspect in armed robbery at Linthicum 7-Eleven

Police investigate armed robbery near ATM in Glen Burnie

Manchester police seek help identifying suspect in smoke shop burglary

Nine charged in multi-state scheme to launder $20 million from internet fraud

California man sentenced to 15 years for $22.5 million investor fraud scheme

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