Come see Annie, the Musical at Surflight Theater
BEACH HAVEN, NJ – Based on the popular comic strip, Annie tells the extraordinary story of a little orphan who ends up in the lap of luxury with Depression-era billionaire Oliver Warbucks.…
Bridgeton Police Officer Charged with Civil Rights Violation and Filing False Police Report
CAMDEN, N.J. – A City of Bridgeton police officer has been indicted for offenses arising from an assault on the streets of Bridgeton, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. John…
Manhattan Doctor Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Prison For Bribery And Kickback Scheme, And For Distributing Oxycodone And Fentanyl For No Legitimate Medical Purpose
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GORDON FREEDMAN, a doctor who practiced in New York, New York, was sentenced today in Manhattan…
Vehicle Illegally Enters the United States through Private Property in Northern Vermont
DERBY LINE, Vt. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Newport Station apprehended seven people who illegally entered the country, and the entry was captured on surveillance technology. On July 4, agents…
St. Jude Medical Agrees to Pay $27 Million for Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices
Baltimore, Maryland – St. Jude Medical, Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and October 2016, it knowingly…
California cop arrested for sexual battery
FRESNO, CA – Fresno County Sheriff’s detectives have booked 37-year-old J.D. Torrence of Corcoran into the Fresno County Jail on charges of sexual battery and unlawfully detaining a person. His bail is…
Nigerian National Sentenced for Role in Fraud Scheme
In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced Akhabue Ehis Onoimoimilin, aka “David Harrison,” a 29-year-old Nigerian national residing in Houston, to 87 months of imprisonment for his participation in a money laundering…
Augusta commissioner charged with destroying records, lying to federal investigators
USA v SIAS indictmentUSA v SIAS penalty certificationAUGUSTA, GA: An elected official in the Augusta city government is named in a two-count federal indictment charging him with destroying records in a federal…
Toms River East Little League shuts out Jackson Little League
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Toms River and Manchester Little Leaguers competing in the 2021 District 18 championship tournament had a surprise visitor Monday night when former Little League World Champion and Major…
Burlington prosecutor says arrests likely after mob pelts officers during the arrest of alleged racist
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina today condemned an angry mob who attacked police officers while they escorted alleged racist Edward Mathews from his home on Monday. As officers…
Teen girl in critical condition after struck by hit and run driver while riding her scooter
COLUMBUS, OH – A teenage girl is fighting for her life after the driver of a light sedan struck her and fled the scene while she was riding her scooter near E.…
Latino religious coalition backs Phil Murphy for Governor in New Jersey
NEWARK — Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver today received the endorsement of the New Jersey Coalition of Latino Pastors and Ministers (NJCLPM), which includes more than 420 faith leaders…
Most of Phil Murphy’s pandemic executive orders are officially dead, but some continue to linger
TRENTON, NJ – July 4th was Independence Day. It was a celebration of the independence of Americans from England in 1776. This year, for many New Jerseyans, it also meant independence and…
Contract Rehabilitation Therapy Providers Agree to Pay $8.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to the Provision of Medically Unnecessary Therapy Services
Select Medical Corporation and Encore GC Acquisition LLC have agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that Select Medical Rehabilitation Services Inc. (SMRS) violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing…
Northern Ohio Health System Agrees to Pay Over $21 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Improper Payments to Referring Physicians
Akron General Health System (AGHS), a regional hospital system based in Akron, Ohio, will pay $21.25 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of improper relationships with certain referring physicians,…
Democrat Vin Gopal wants to get rid of your local school board and replace it with a county board
ASBURY PARK, NJ – New Jersey Democrat leaders Vin Gopal and Steve Sweeney is leading the charge to restructure and consolidate school districts in New Jersey at the county level. This means…
Governor Murphy danger close to trigger that would allow a new mask mandate, forced lockdown
When the COVID-19 pandemic emergency order officially ended in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy ceremoniously released his authority to the state legislature with a few conditions. One of those conditions was that…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Encounters Dangerous Human Smuggling Tactics
LAREDO, Texas – Picture yourself in this situation: 100 plus degree Fahrenheit weather, locked in a trailer in complete darkness, no circulating air, 100 strangers rubbing shoulders with you, covered from head to…
IHOP hoping pancakes can cheer up the world post-pandemic
Beginning today, IHOP restaurants are on a mission to turn a year’s worth of frowns upside down through much-needed Pancake Support, a Twitter resource solely focused on coming together over the comfort and warmth…
The Many Saints of Newark: Trailer shows the rise of Tony Soprano
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Tony Soprano is back. This time, in the new movie The Many Saints of New York, set to be released this fall. This week, the trailer for the movie…