Owasso Man Convicted for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses

An Owasso man who fraudulently applied for Paycheck Protection Program loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was convicted Thursday by a…

Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-19 Relief Programs

A federal jury convicted a Seattle doctor yesterday of fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds. According to court documents…

Loretto Woman Indicted In Embezzlement Scheme From Nashville Business

NASHVILLE – A federal indictment unsealed yesterday charges a Loretto, Tennessee woman with three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, related to an embezzlement scheme which exceeded…

Kamala Harris Meets With Mexican President To Talk About Everything But The Border

Vice President Kamala Harris met with Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador to discuss everything but the border, according to a Thursday press release. Harris and Obrador didn’t appear to discuss the…

Baltimore County Man Wins $116K with FAST PLAY poker-themed ticket

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – A retired Baltimore transit worker is flush with success after winning a $116,881 progressive jackpot in the FAST PLAY World Championship Poker® game. The 71-year-old Gwynn Oak resident told Lottery officials that…

Rise NY promises an exhilarating entertainment experience high above New York City

NEW YORK CITY, NY – RiseNY, a first-of-its-kind new attraction combining museum exhibit galleries with a majestic theme park-style soaring ride where visitors experience the ultimate feeling of flight as they soar high…

Luke Combs to perform in Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving halftime show

Multiplatinum artist and CMA’s 2021 Entertainer of the Year, Luke Combs, will perform live at AT&T Stadium for the nationally televised halftime show of the Dallas Cowboys game on CBS against the Las…

Six tips to help you cope with holiday season stress

The holiday are here — a time of joy, love and laughter! However, for many this is a time of stress, loneliness and sadness. Obligations to friends and family, excessive demands on…

FDA authorizes COVID-19 booster for all adults over 18-years-old

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals 18…

Officials Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary of Program that Gives Veterans a Second Chance

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 18, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Federal judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, court personnel and veterans’ advocates gathered in U.S. District Court today to celebrate the five-year anniversary of…

Migrants Are Setting Up Camps Across Mexico, Hoping To Be Allowed Into The US

New migrant campsites have sprung up around Mexico throughout 2021 as migrants have grown uncertain of whether they’ll be able to remain in the U.S., the Associated Press reported Thursday. Camps are…

Restaurant industry to focus on “healthy people” and “healthy planet” food options in 2022

Washington, DC – Restaurant customers can expect to see health taking center stage on restaurant menus in 2022. The National Restaurant Association today released its annual What’s Hot Culinary Forecast, which offers a detailed…

Nothing to see here except for Snoop Dogg serving fried chicken at the drive-thru window

Dallas, TX – Hundreds of Fayetteville “Caniacs” got to cross “Meet Snoop Dogg” off their bucket list after the Doggfather made a surprise appearance at a local Raising Cane’s last week. In true Snoop fashion,…

Jobless Claims Remain Relatively Unchanged Indicating A Tightening Labor Market

The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims dropped to 268,000 in the week ending Nov. 13 indicating a tightening labor market as employers seek to avoid layoffs or labor shortages…

Watch: Maskless Joe Biden puts on a mask for a selfie

Joe Biden was comfortable and confident as he worked the crowd, shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries with the audience at his visit on November 17th to an electric vehicle assembly plant in…

Kamala Harris says Biden’s souring economy is “rough” and “real” as uncertainty looms ahead of the holiday season

As Americans are trying to figure out how to push through a very difficult upcoming holiday season where it’s going to cost a considerable amount more to feed the family, buy groceries…

Border Czar Harris says border crisis can’t be fixed overnight, can’t just flip a switch

Vice President Kamala Harris was put in charge of the U.S. border crisis eight months ago and when asked what is being done to resolve the crisis, she didn’t give much insight.…

Former Miami-Dade County Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Miami, Florida – Today, 58-year-old Miami-Dade County resident Willie Curry was sentenced to six months in federal prison by Senior United States District Judge James Lawrence King after having pled guilty to…

South Florida Tax Preparer Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Miami, Florida – A South Florida tax preparer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for carrying out a scheme to fraudulently obtain over…

Tax Preparer Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

A South Florida tax preparer was sentenced today to two years in prison for perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain over 100 COVID-19 relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). According…

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