Riverside County Man Sentenced to 8½ Years in Prison for Stealing Over $6.6 Million in COVID-19 Loans Intended for Small Businesses

LOS ANGELES – A Corona man was sentenced today to 102 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $6.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster…

Eastern District of California Completes Prosecution of 20 Defendants in DMV Corruption Cases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today the completion of prosecutions of 20 defendants in a series of DMV corruption cases charged in the Eastern District of California. Charges…

LINDA MCMAHON: Here’s What A New Congress Should Do To Help America’s Small Businesses

LINDA MCMAHON: Here’s What A New Congress Should Do To Help America’s Small Businesses Linda McMahon on November 13, 2022 While there is still uncertainty as to the final majorities in the…

Biden’s Border Chief Resigns After Pressure From Administration, Republicans

Biden’s Border Chief Resigns After Pressure From Administration, Republicans Arjun Singh on November 12, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner Chris Magnus resigned from his position Saturday, according to a…

Big Tech Execs Overestimated Their Companies’ Strength. Now Workers Have To Foot The Bill

Big Tech Execs Overestimated Their Companies’ Strength. Now Workers Have To Foot The Bill John Hugh DeMastri on November 12, 2022 Executives across the tech industry overestimated the sector’s resilience following pandemic-era…

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American Dream mall crowned ugliest building in New Jersey

A report by Travel.Alot.Com this week named the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford the ugliest building in the Garden State. While the building has received a minor facelift in recent years,…

Waxahachie Woman Charged in $1.2 Million Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Fraud

A Waxahachie woman who allegedly defrauded pandemic-era financial programs out of more than $1.2 million has been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Annette…

Blue State Voters Re-Elected Officials Who Locked Schools Down, Forced Kids To Mask Up

Blue State Voters Re-Elected Officials Who Locked Schools Down, Forced Kids To Mask Up Reagan Reese on November 10, 2022 Democratic leaders who kept schools closed the longest as a result of…

Georgia Woman Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud, Identity Theft, and CARES Act Fraud

Jackson, Miss. – An Austell, Georgia woman was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and committing COVID-relief fraud while on pretrial release, announced U.S. Attorney…

Mortgage Payments Surge 50% Since Last Year As Homebuyers Get Priced Out

Mortgage Payments Surge 50% Since Last Year As Homebuyers Get Priced Out John Hugh DeMastri on November 10, 2022 As mortgage rates climbed, typical monthly mortgage payments on existing single-family homes with…

WHITON: After Florida Landslide But No Red Wave, Trump Faces Humiliation If He Takes On DeSantis

WHITON: After Florida Landslide But No Red Wave, Trump Faces Humiliation If He Takes On DeSantis Christian Whiton on November 9, 2022 Editor’s note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balancing…

REED: A Red Wave Didn’t Materialize On Election Night — But There’s A Glimmer Of Hope

REED: A Red Wave Didn’t Materialize On Election Night — But There’s A Glimmer Of Hope Colin Reed on November 9, 2022 The anticipated red wave did not materialize as many expected…

Former BOP Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Committing COVID-Relief Fraud

Jackson, Miss. – A Flora woman pleaded guilty today to carrying out a scheme to defraud the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in…

Phoenix Woman Sentenced to Prison for Paycheck Protection Loan Fraud

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Celestine Coletta Strong, 46, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced October 31, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Susan M. Brnovich to five years in prison. The court also…

Providence Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who filed a fraudulent application for unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, and…

Incumbent Democrat Edges Out Victory In Wisconsin Governor’s Race

Incumbent Democrat Edges Out Victory In Wisconsin Governor’s Race John Hugh DeMastri on November 9, 2022 Incumbent Democrat Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin is projected to hold onto his seat, fending off Republican…

More Americans Can’t Afford Their Car Payments In Biden’s Economy, Analysts Say

More Americans Can’t Afford Their Car Payments In Biden’s Economy, Analysts Say John Hugh DeMastri on November 8, 2022 Delinquency rates on U.S. auto loans hit their highest level in over a…

Here Are The States Deploying National Guard Cyber Units To Secure Elections

Here Are The States Deploying National Guard Cyber Units To Secure Elections Micaela Burrow on November 8, 2022 National Guard cyber units in at least 14 states are deployed in an attempt…

Fake Oxycodone Pill Seller Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that a Wilmington, Delaware man was sentenced last week to over 10 years in federal prison for possessing…

Senator Joe Pennacchio said a new report shows the Murphy administration is still failing to protect residents of State-run veterans homes nearly three years after hundreds of residents died due to gross mismanagement at the start of the pandemic.

Veterans still being mistreated, abused at New Jersey’s state-run facility, lawmaker claims

TRENTON – New Jersey Senator Joe Pennachio claimed veterans housed at New Jersey’s veteran homes, which were spotlighted for rampant COVID-19 fatalities during the pandemic are not doing much better in the…

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