New Jersey gets its first movie studio…it’s a start

It’s not Universal Studios and it certainly isn’t inviting from the outside, situated between a garbage recycling plant and a Jersey City-run scrap yard, the new Cinelease Studio is, of course a…

Entertainment News·New Jersey News

Star Wars shop owner, Vietnam vet under fire after argument with transgendered city official

In a viral public confrontation, a transgender council member confronted the owner of a Washington Star Wars shop over a sign that reads “If you are born with a dick, you are…

Community News

Over Half Of New Yorkers Think Cuomo Should Be Criminally Charged, Poll Shows

Over half of New York voters think Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo should be criminally charged after an investigation found he sexually harassed 11 women, a new poll shows. The Quinnipiac University poll found that…

5 Siblings Home Alone Die In House Fire Hours Before Mom’s Birthday Party

A fire at an apartment building in southwestern Illinois killed five siblings left home alone in the early hours of Friday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The family was planning a birthday…

Police Blotter

Po Po the Clown, a retired cop arrested after making bizarre violent threats to child

DELAND, FL – Volusia deputies arrested a former law enforcement officer from Monroe County on an aggravated stalking charge Thursday after he made a series of threats against his family and others.…

Florida News·Police Blotter

Porcupine Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Federal Prison

Report a Crime Locate a Prison, Inmate, or Sex Offender Submit a Complaint Report Waste, Fraud, Abuse or Misconduct to the Inspector General Register, Apply for Permits, or Request Records Identify…

North Dakota Man Sentenced on Drug Charge

Report a Crime Locate a Prison, Inmate, or Sex Offender Submit a Complaint Report Waste, Fraud, Abuse or Misconduct to the Inspector General Register, Apply for Permits, or Request Records Identify…

Phil Murphy orders NJ public students to mask up regardless of vaccine status

TRENTON, NJ – Whether or not your child has been vaccinated or not, it doesn’t matter. When you go back to school shopping in New Jersey, make sure you pick up some…

New Jersey News·School and Education News

West Roxbury Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

BOSTON – A West Roxbury woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme involving inferior merchandise refunds. Tamara Khatuntseva, 64, pleaded guilty to wire fraud before…

Homeless man arrested three days in a row due to California’s no bail catch and release

GLENDALE, CA – On August 2, 2021, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Glendale PD patrol officers located a stolen vehicle driving westbound on Colorado St near Glendale Ave. The vehicle had been reported…

California News·Police Blotter

Four Defendants Charged With Federal Drug or Firearm Violations in Probe Centered on North Suburbs of Chicago

CHICAGO — A joint federal and local criminal investigation in the far north suburbs of Chicago has resulted in federal drug or firearm charges against four individuals. The alleged drug trafficking and…

Fox Chapel Cardiologist Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $13 Million of Insurance Billings

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court following his conviction at trial on two counts of health care fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…

Shepherd man charged in COVID-19 relief fraud scheme

BILLINGS – A Shepherd man who owns a restaurant was arraigned today on charges in connection with a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration (SBA) of approximately $75,000 in a COVID-19…

Ascension Michigan to Pay $2.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

WASHINGTON – Ascension Michigan and related hospitals, Providence Park Hospital, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, St. John Macomb Oakland Hospital and Ascension Crittenton Hospital (collectively, Ascension Michigan), all located in Michigan,…

Two Arkansas Men Plead Guilty to Damaging Historic Mines in Buffalo National River

FORT SMITH, Ark.—Two men pleaded guilty last week to felony violations of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, in connection with their illegal excavations of archaeological sites in the Historic Rush Mining District…

Tennessee Department of Human Services Agrees to Pay $6,854,416 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability in Connection With Snap Quality Control

The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has agreed to pay the United States $6,854,416 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the U.S. Department…

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