‘We Will Not Stand By’: Dozens Of GOP Texas Reps Unveil Border Security Agenda

‘We Will Not Stand By’: Dozens Of GOP Texas Reps Unveil Border Security Agenda Jennie Taer on December 8, 2022 Dozens of Republican Texas Reps. introduced their plan for securing the border…

ACLU Sues Missouri School District Over Book-Banning Policy

ACLU Sues Missouri School District Over Book-Banning Policy Reagan Reese on December 8, 2022 The Missouri chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing a school district for its book…

Organization Pushes For New State Amid Illinois’ ‘Fiscal Catastrophe’

Organization Pushes For New State Amid Illinois’ ‘Fiscal Catastrophe’ Trevor Schakohl on December 8, 2022 Illinois’ corruption, financial troubles and other problems have prompted some residents to advocate for establishing a new…

Gang member, purported rapper sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 relief fraud

SAVANNAH, GA: A Chatham County gang member with a violent criminal history has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay back the federal government after admitting to COVID-19 relief funding fraud.…

Hampton Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering $739,000 of Pandemic Benefits

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton man pleaded guilty today to laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in disaster-related loan benefits made available in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court…

Pastors of defunct church plead guilty to car loan and COVID-19 fraud

HOUSTON – Three locals associated with Jesus Survives Ministries have admitted to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. William Dexter Lucas aka Bill Lucas, 60,…

Luzerne County Man Charged With Covid-Relief Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, And Identity Theft Offenses

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Reynard Lewis, age 29, formerly of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, was charged on December 6, 2022, by a federal…

Biden Admin Will Ban Fossil Fuel Use In New Federal Buildings By 2030

Biden Admin Will Ban Fossil Fuel Use In New Federal Buildings By 2030 Jack McEvoy on December 7, 2022 The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a new proposed rule that will prevent…

Three Central Coast Health Care Providers Agree to Pay $22.5 Million for Alleged False Claims to Medi-Cal Program

LOS ANGELES – Pursuant to two settlements announced today, several Central Coast health care providers have agreed to pay a total of $22.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated federal…

Rapper Who Boasted in Music Video About Committing COVID Fraud Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison on Fraud, Gun and Drug Crimes

LOS ANGELES – A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich quickly by scamming a COVID relief program was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison.…

Russian Intelligence Agent Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Purchase and Use of Luxury Beverly Hills Real Estate

A seven-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Andrii Derkach with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Acts (IEEPA), bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and…

Five charged with COVID fraud

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – A federal grand jury returned indictments on Tuesday alleging fraud against five people in connection with COVID-19. United State Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced that charges have been filed…

Former Sarasota Pain Doctor Sentenced In Health Care Fraud Kickback Conspiracy

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William H. Jung has sentenced Dr. Steven Chun (59, Sarasota) for conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and bribes. Chun was sentenced to three years and…

Trump Organization Found Guilty On All Charges In Fraud Trial

Trump Organization Found Guilty On All Charges In Fraud Trial Arjun Singh on December 6, 2022 Two Trump Organization companies were convicted of criminal fraud on all counts by a jury at…

CBP Announces Measures to Facilitate Upcoming Christmas/Paisano Holiday Traffic at the Laredo Port of Entry

LAREDO, Texas– As the southbound Paisano traffic starts to build and Los Dos Laredos prepare for Christmas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Laredo Port…

CBP Anuncia Medidas para Facilitar el Tráfico para Temporada Navideña/Paisano en el Puerto de Entrada de Laredo

LAREDO, Texas– A medida que el tráfico de Paisano en dirección sur comienza a crecer y Los Dos Laredos se preparan para la Navidad, la Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO) de la…

Former Assistant Atlanta City Attorney and police officer charged in $7 million PPP fraud scheme

ATLANTA – Shelitha Robertson, who formerly served as an Assistant City Attorney and a police officer for the City of Atlanta, has been indicted for an alleged scheme to defraud the Paycheck…

Criminal charges unsealed against 12 individuals in wide-ranging scheme to monopolize transmigrante industry and extort competitors near U.S.-Mexico border

HOUSTON – The Department of Justice has announced the unsealing of an 11-count indictment charging 12 individuals in a long-running, multi-faceted conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding industry in the Los Indios…

Michael Avenatti Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Fraud In California

Michael Avenatti Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Fraud In California Trevor Schakohl on December 5, 2022 A federal judge in California sentenced disbarred attorney Michael Avenatti to 14 years in…

China-Linked Hackers Stole Millions In COVID-19 Relief Funds, Secret Service Says

China-Linked Hackers Stole Millions In COVID-19 Relief Funds, Secret Service Says Bronson Winslow on December 5, 2022 Foreign hackers linked to the Chinese government allegedly stole at least $20 million in COVID-19…

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