Substitute Teacher Fired For Singing Britney Spears Karaoke Instead Of Teaching

An Austin, Texas, substitute teacher was relieved of his teaching duties Friday after singing, “Toxic,” by Britney Spears, on a karaoke machine rather than teaching. The teacher, whose name has not been…

Founder of Investment Advisory Firm Charged with Wire Fraud, Investment Adviser Fraud and Money Laundering

An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Jeffrey Slothower, a former registered investment adviser and founder of the New York investment advisory firm Battery Private, Inc. (“Battery…

Long Island Man Charged with Mailing Threatening Letters to LGBTQ+ Affiliated Individuals and Organizations

A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Robert Fehring with mailing letters threatening to assault, shoot, and bomb LGBTQ+ affiliated individuals, organizations, and businesses. Fehring was…

De Blasio Announces That NYC Will Mandate Vaccines For Private Sector Workers

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city would be implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all private sector employers, he said during an interview on MSNBC Monday. The vaccine…

CEO Fires More Than 900 Employees On Video Conference

The chief executive of a New York City-based mortgage company laid off 900 employees Wednesday over a video conference call, multiple sources reported. Vishal Garg, founder of Better.com, told hundreds of his…

Democrats think Americans are stupid after getting caught with misleading gas price post

Democrats think Americans are idiots and they’re hoping in 2022, they’re right. This week, the DCCC, the group responsible for funding congressional elections made a post exaggerating Joe Biden’s “2 cent gas…

Chris Cuomo Accuser Says She Was ‘Disgusted’ By CNN Host’s ‘Hypocrisy’

A woman accusing then-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo of sexual misconduct came forward with allegations that the news host sexually harassed her after seeing Cuomo’s attempts to discredit accusers of his brother, former…

Monmouth County Man Admits Role in Gun Trafficking Conspiracy and Distribution of Cocaine

TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man today admitted distributing cocaine in Monmouth County and conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including multiple handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, in and around…

United States Attorney Damian Williams Announces Investigation Of The Mount Vernon Police Department

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), along with Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, announced today that the…

Governor Ron DeSantis Makes Five Judicial Appointments

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces five judicial appointments, one to the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, one to the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court, and three to the Hillsborough County Court.…

Asbury Park man indicted for two home invasion sexual assaults

FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a 13-count indictment against an Asbury Park man for 2 home invasions which occurred in the same town, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori…

MS-13 Gang Associate Pleads Guilty to Participating in the 2017 Murders of Four Young Men in a Central Islip Park

Anderson Sanchez, an associate of the Leeward Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Central Islip…

Maryland Attorney Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Over $8 Million Escrow Fraud

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Cook Political Report Shifts Eight Governor’s Races Toward GOP

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Friday shifted eight high-stakes gubernatorial races toward Republicans as Democrats continue to face political headwinds. Ratings in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada, three pivotal battleground states, shifted…

Sanford Man who put razor blades in pizza dough heading to prison

PORTLAND, Maine: A Sanford man was sentenced today in federal court for tampering with a consumer product, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Nicholas…

Four Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Construction Insurance Fraud Scheme

Miami, Florida – Today, a South Florida federal district judge sentenced three men from different parts of the country to federal prison terms for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud companies…

Long Island Attorney Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Stealing Wrongful Death Inheritance from Child

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Vincent J. Trimarco, Jr., an attorney admitted to practice law in New York State since 1997, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan…

Jury Convicts Georgia Man of Entry Under False Pretenses

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Andrew Avila, age 45, of Acworth, Georgia, was convicted today of entry under false pretenses following a four-day jury trial, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and…

Wholesale Distributor of Medical and Dental Supplies to Pay $500,000 to Resolve Controlled Substance Act Violations

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Henry Schien, Inc., (“HSI”) a wholesale medical distributor based in Long Island, New York, has entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to resolve civil penalty claims…

Consumer Group Warns Governors About BlackRock Retirement Funds Relying On Chinese Companies

A consumer group has sent letters to multiple governors warning them about their states’ pension funds relying on an investment corporation with strong ties to China. Consumer’s Research distributed a report to…

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