South Florida Political Campaign Consultant Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Program

Miami, Florida – Today, 42-year-old Royal Palm Beach, Florida resident Omar Smith pled guilty in South Florida federal court to lying on a coronavirus relief loan application and fraudulently obtaining hundreds of…

U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results achieved to date by the Middle District of Florida’s efforts to combat fraud related to COVID-19. Those efforts have included…

NYC Fighting Against the Subway Unmaskers Two Years Later

NEW YORK CITY, NY – Did you know face masks are still required in New York City on all subway trains, at train stations, on busses and all forms of mass transit,…

Sri Lankan Prime Minister To Resign After Protests Over Collapsed Economy

Sri Lankan Prime Minister To Resign After Protests Over Collapsed Economy Micaela Burrow on July 9, 2022 Sri Lanka’s prime minister has agreed to step down after mass protests over the dire…

ANTONI: Democrats Could Make A Recession Even Worse

ANTONI: Democrats Could Make A Recession Even Worse E.J. Antoni on July 9, 2022 Economic data has been pointing to a recession for months and alarm bells should be ringing in Washington.…

ORTIZ: Biden Administration Can’t Spin Jobs Numbers To Deny Recession

ORTIZ: Biden Administration Can’t Spin Jobs Numbers To Deny Recession Alfredo Ortiz on July 8, 2022 President Joe Biden and his allies will point to the labor market to try to deny…

‘Destabilization, Starvation’: UN Issues Dire Warning On Global Food Security

‘Destabilization, Starvation’: UN Issues Dire Warning On Global Food Security Micaela Burrow on July 8, 2022 The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) predicted a global food “catastrophe” over the next two…

The DeSantis Boom: Florida Economy Soars As State Records Highest Budget Surplus Ever

The DeSantis Boom: Florida Economy Soars As State Records Highest Budget Surplus Ever Max Keating on July 8, 2022 Florida ran a budget surplus of $21.8 billion in fiscal year 2021-22, the…

Member of $3M COVID-19 Loan Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A McLean man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that involved the submission of at least 63 fraudulent loan applications to…

Theranos Chief Operating Officer Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani Found Guilty Of Conspiracy, Wire Fraud

SAN JOSE – A federal jury found Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani guilty of two counts of conspiracy and ten counts of wire fraud though a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud investors and patients in…

Ortley Beach Losing Family Appeal As Unruly Teens Blamed by Police for Unlawful Behavior

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Move over Seaside Heights, Ortley Beach is becoming the new place for teenagers to spend their summer days at the beach, but police here say the large crowds…

US Economy Smashes Jobs Projections Despite Signs Of Recession

US Economy Smashes Jobs Projections Despite Signs Of Recession Max Keating on July 8, 2022 The U.S. economy added 372,000 jobs in June while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, according…

State Prisoners Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Reginald Thornton, age 29, and Lord Paulin, age 41, were sentenced today to federal terms of imprisonment for defrauding pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs while they were serving state…

Lawmakers Move To Speed Up Taiwanese Arms Transfers

Lawmakers Move To Speed Up Taiwanese Arms Transfers Micaela Burrow on July 7, 2022 An act that allows the U.S. to temporarily supply Taiwan with weapons using its own stores and speedup…

Education Groups Sue Biden Administration For Composing Partisan Education Council

Education Groups Sue Biden Administration For Composing Partisan Education Council Reagan Reese on July 7, 2022 Several education groups are suing the Department of Education (DOE) for composing a “partisan” council of…

‘Dead-End’: China May Be On The Verge Of A Major Debt Crisis, Experts Say

‘Dead-End’: China May Be On The Verge Of A Major Debt Crisis, Experts Say Philip Lenczycki on July 7, 2022 Recent bank runs throughout China and the country’s collapsing real estate market…

Woodford County Man Sentenced to 42 Months for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID Relief Loans

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Versailles, Ky., man, Randall “Rocky” Blankenship, Jr., 49, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Karen C. Caldwell, after pleading guilty…

Former Maine Woman Sentenced to 48 Months for Stealing Over $500,000 from New Hampshire Company

CONCORD – Jessica Pechtel, 35, now of Andover, Massachusetts and formerly of Springvale, Maine, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison today for embezzling over…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Reminds Communities Regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and Outdoor Dining Areas

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As part of continuing COVID-19 pandemic mitigation strategies, many cities and other local municipalities have allowed restaurants to create or expand outdoor dining spaces, onto streets, sidewalks, and parking…

Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq Announce Submission of New Drug Application for Investigational Treatment NOV03 (Perfluorohexyloctane)

VAUGHAN, ON and HEIDELBERG, Germany, July 7, 2022 — Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) (“Bausch + Lomb”), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live…

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