Two Women Charged with Wire Fraud for Stealing Millions in COVID Relief Funds

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two women have been charged with engaging in fraud schemes to steal millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court…

POLL: Majority Of Latinos Support Key Trump-Era Border Policy

POLL: Majority Of Latinos Support Key Trump-Era Border Policy Jennie Taer on July 1, 2022 A majority of Latinos agree with Title 42, a Trump-era policy used to quickly expel migrants due…

Democratic Rep Cast Most Of His Votes By ‘Proxy’ While Spending Tens Of Thousands On Travel And Events

Democratic Rep Cast Most Of His Votes By ‘Proxy’ While Spending Tens Of Thousands On Travel And Events Gabe Kaminsky on June 30, 2022 Democratic Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush has mostly voted…

California and New Hampshire Men Indicted for Attempting to Fraudulently Obtain $5 Million in CARES Act Funds

CONCORD – Pierre Rogers, 43, of Irvine, California, and Joshua Leavitt, 40, of Northwood, New Hampshire were indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and…

AMERICAN PRIDE ON THE SLIDE: Record-Low 38% ‘Extremely Proud’ to Be American

AMERICAN PRIDE ON THE SLIDE: Record-Low 38% ‘Extremely Proud’ to Be American Max Keating on June 30, 2022 A record-low 38% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely proud” to be American,…

OPEC To Finally Boost Oil Production Ahead Of Biden’s Saudi Arabia Trip

OPEC To Finally Boost Oil Production Ahead Of Biden’s Saudi Arabia Trip Jack McEvoy on June 30, 2022 The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its partners agreed to boost…

SHEFFIELD: Gavin Newsom Just Dumped A Gallon Of Kerosene On The Inflation Fire

SHEFFIELD: Gavin Newsom Just Dumped A Gallon Of Kerosene On The Inflation Fire Carrie Sheffield on June 30, 2022 They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and…

Baltimore City Man Facing Federal Charges for Allegedly Submitting Fraudulent Covid-19 Cares Act Relief Loan Applications and Stealing the Identity of a Tax Preparer

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Dana Lamar Antonio Hayes, Jr., age 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, on the federal charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and…

Impact XM to Inspire Exploration, Connect Life Science Exhibitors from Global Healthcare Brands at Rethink: Healthcare 2022

Leading Event and Experiential Marketing Agency Focuses on the Latest Trends in Healthcare Congresses and What’s to Come in the Future DAYTON, N.J., June 30, 2022 — After over 15 years of…

Fugitive Indicted for COVID Fraud

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Abhishek Krishnan, a citizen of the Republic of India, with theft of government property and aggravated identity theft regarding his…

South Florida Health Care Clinic Owners, Employees Sentenced for Roles in Multiple Fraud Schemes

Miami, Florida – A federal district judge in Miami sentenced the last of five defendants for his role in a health care fraud scheme operated out of a physical therapy clinic in…

Charlotte Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Conspiracy For Falsely Obtaining Coronavirus Relief Funds

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Yesenia Rodriguez, 25, of Charlotte, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer today and pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining over $100,000 in…

Metro Atlanta man charged with money laundering related to COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance benefit fraud

ATLANTA – Oluwagbemiga Otufale has been arraigned on federal charges of conspiracy and money laundering. Otufale was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 21, 2022 “Money launderers function as the…

Here’s Why Biden’s Attempt To Strangle Russia’s Energy Industry Has Backfired

Here’s Why Biden’s Attempt To Strangle Russia’s Energy Industry Has Backfired Josh Hypes on June 28, 2022 Increased demand for crude oil from China and India has allowed Russia to maintain its…

Former Saratoga County Resident Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Christopher L. Vandermark, age 57, formerly of Gansevoort, New York, pled guilty today to engaging in a money laundering conspiracy designed to conceal proceeds from a multi-state unemployment…

Former Warren County Businessman Admits Fraudulently Obtaining $1.8 Million in COVID-19 Loans Meant for Small Businesses

NEWARK, N.J. – A Warren County, New Jersey, businessman today admitted fraudulently obtaining nearly $1.8 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Assistant Attorney General…

Jury Convicts State Lawmaker of COVID-19 Fraud Scheme at Springfield Health Care Charity

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Missouri state representative was convicted by a federal trial jury today for a nearly $900,000 COVID-19 fraud scheme, as well as a separate $200,000 fraud scheme in which…

Four Plead Guilty to Obtaining Nearly $5 Million in Fraudulent PPP Loans

Charleston, South Carolina — Lori Hammond, 53 of Summerville, Catherine (“Cassie”) Needham, 36, of Manning, Jontrell Wright, 35, of Holly Hill, and Christopher Conrad, 39, of Holly Hill, have all pleaded guilty…

Corrections Officer and Inmate Charged in Bribery Scheme; Same Inmate Charged in Unrelated Covid-Fraud Scheme

Assistant U. S. Attorney Orlando B. Gutierrez (619) 546-6958 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 27, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Benito Jamar Hugie, a corrections officer at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, was…

New Mexico Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristopher N. Houghton receives 2021 DOJ Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On June 22, Assistant United States Attorney Kristopher N. Houghton was selected as a recipient of a 2021 Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service. Houghton was…

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