New Jersey Utility Shutoff Moratorium Ends March 15th
TRENTON, NJ – If you are behind on your utility bills in New Jersey due to hardships caused by the pandemic and Governor Phil Murphy’s year-long business shutdown, time is running out.…
New Jersey gunmaker donates $32,000 in rifles to help pay for 4-year-old girl’s cancer treatment
BAYONNE, NJ – Henry Repeating Arms, with a production facility in Bayonne announced it has donated 55 of its rifles to raise money to help a 4-year-old girl’s family pay for her…
Toms River Mayor and Council Announce Small Business Advisory Committee
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Art Gallagher, confidential secretary to Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill today said, the government of the township is here to help small businesses. According to Gallagher, the Township…
New Jersey bill seeks to discourage violence against healthcare professionals
TRENTON – A growing problem in America during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rising rate of violence against healthcare professionals. Now, New Jersey Democrats are seeking to slow the trend in the…
Senator Durr says Murphy’s Plan to Deploy Troops to Dealt With Protesting Truckers is a Waste of State Resources
TRENTON, NJ – Newly elected New Jersey State Senator Ed Durr, who upset Senate Democrat powerbroker Steve Sweeney said Governor Murphy should spend more time reopening state offices he shut down during…
It’s Time to Reopen Toms River’s Motor Vehicle and Unemployment Offices, Holzapfel said
TRENTON, NJ – As New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy maneuvers himself and his administration into a post-pandemic stance, State Senator James Holzapfel this week said it’s time for the Governor to put…
Miami-Dade Police Department Employee Pleads Guilty to COVID Relief Fraud
Miami, Florida – The Department of Justice today reported a Miami-Dade resident Elisa Rivera,50, pled guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham to a felony Information charging her with conspiracy…
Winchester Man Convicted of COVID-Relief Fraud
BOSTON – A Winchester man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in connection with filing fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $13 million in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business…
Bloomsburg Woman Sentenced To 12 Months’ Imprisonment For $430,000 Fraud Scheme, Including $300,000 In Covid Relief Fraud
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Vicki Hackenberg, age 57, of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States Chief District Judge Matthew W.…
Irvine Man Arrested on Charge Alleging He Fraudulently Obtained More Than $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Sham Companies
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man who fled after authorities searched his residence on Wednesday is in federal custody today after he was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border and charged…
Phil Murphy’s administration has released 40% of inmates and is now threatening to cut 60% of prison staff over vaccine mandate
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy isn’t done emptying the state’s prisons yet. After releasing over 2,000 convicted criminals under his emergency pandemic release program, the governor is making even…
Abortion Pills Now More Common Than Surgical Abortions
Medication-induced abortions accounted for 54% of all abortions in the U.S. in 2020, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Abortion pills have grown in popularity since they were first introduced in 2000, the…
Spokane Mental Health Counselor Agrees to Pay More Than $135,000 for Fraudulent Medicaid Billing
Spokane, Washington – Dr. Ray Smith, a mental health counselor practicing in Spokane, and his company, “A Brief Counseling Center,” also known as “Healthy Counseling Center” (“ABCC”) have agreed to pay $138,984…
This Family’s Decades-Long Military Service Ended Due To The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate as Young Marine’s Career Ends
Samantha Renck on February 24, 2022 Hayden Robichaux was booted from the United States Marine Corps this month because he would not get the COVID-19 vaccine. He, his brother, Hunter, and their…
State Prison Inmates Plead Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Two New York State prison inmates pled guilty today to conspiring with others to defraud pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs administered by the New York State Department of Labor…
Former MTA Special Inspector Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Sean M. Andre, age 32, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring with an Ulster County man to fraudulently obtain more…
Boston Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking and Firearms Offense
BOSTON – A Boston drug trafficker pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Hassan Monroe, 38, of Quincy, pleaded guilty to one count of…
Chesterland Man Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Robert Bearden, 49, of Chesterland, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent to one year in prison and ordered to…
Hull Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Submitting CARES Act Small Business Loans
BOSTON – A Hull man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with submitting fraudulent documentation in order to receive CARES Act small business loans. Shane Spierdowis, 31, was…
Knoxville Woman Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Programs
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On February 24, 2022, Porsha Tims Bush, 42, formerly of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 57 months in prison by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, in the United States…
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