Downtown Toms River is hosting a spring festival and here’s what’s happening

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Downtown Toms River will soon be hosting a spring festival on Saturday, April 9th from 1 pm to 8 pm. The festival will include vendor tables and outdoor…

Comic book, trading card and collectible show returning to Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River American Legion hall on Church Road will be host to a blast from the past on Sunday, April 3rd. Toms River Toy, Comics, and Trading…

Biden Administration’s Offshore Oil Leasing Policy Will Crush American Energy Security, Experts Say

Biden Administration’s Offshore Oil Leasing Policy Will Crush American Energy Security, Experts Say Thomas Catenacci on March 18, 2022 The Biden administration’s policy on offshore oil and gas drilling leasing has set…

Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies

NEW ORLEANS – RYAN P. MULLEN, age 41, of Jayess, Mississippi, pleaded guilty on March 16, 2022 to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of money laundering…

Computer consultant sentenced to prison for access device fraud scheme

ATLANTA – Kevin Kirton has been sentenced for running an access device fraud scheme that involved stealing over $600,000 in fraudulent tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service. “Kirton created technical ‘solutions’…

Two Downtown Los Angeles Residents Arrested on Complaint Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $300,000 in COVID-Relief Loans

LOS ANGELES – Two downtown Los Angeles residents were arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $300,000 – and attempted to obtain an additional $1…

Architects of $48 Million Dollar Medical Reimbursement Account Program Fraud Scheme Sentenced

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that that DENIS J. JOACHIM, age 55, DONNA K. JOACHIM, age 55, residents of Covington, Louisiana, and their company, The Total Financial Group,…

Long Island Physician Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Covid-19 Loan Fraud

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Konstantinos Zarkadas, a Glen Cove-based medical doctor, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 51 months’ imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining…

It’s True, All of It: New York Times confesses Hunter Biden laptop story is real

NEW YORK, NY – As Han Solo said of the mythical stories of Jedi knights, Luke Skywalker, and the dark side, “It’s true, all of it”, this week, the New York Times…

Democrats Up Pressure On Big Oil To Answer For Alleged Profiteering As Americans Blame Biden For Gas Prices

Democrats Up Pressure On Big Oil To Answer For Alleged Profiteering As Americans Blame Biden For Gas Prices Thomas Catenacci on March 18, 2022 House Democrats are putting more pressure on oil…

70-year-old Glen Mills ticket seller sold $1.2 stolen U.S. Open tickets

PHILADELPHIA, PA – James Bell, a 70-year-old man who owns and operates Sherry’s Theater Ticket Agency is going to jail for six months after being convicted for selling over $1.2 million worth…

Justice Department Honors Fifth Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the recipients of the Fifth Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing. This year’s awards recognize the exceptional work of 18 law…

Father And Son Convicted Of $1.7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Charlotte convicted two men today for the submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.7 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed…

Left Wing Democrats Ask Biden To Cancel Oil Drilling On Federal Lands, Declare ‘Climate Emergency’

Left Wing Democrats Ask Biden To Cancel Oil Drilling On Federal Lands, Declare ‘Climate Emergency’ Thomas Catenacci on March 17, 2022 The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), a group of 97 left wing…

Stoughton Man Arrested for $400,000 COVID-Relief Fraud

BOSTON – A Stoughton man was arrested and charged today in connection with allegedly filing a fraudulent loan application in order to obtain over $400,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds.…

Former CEO of Santa Clarita Valley Financial Services Company Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Prison for $2.3 Million Ponzi Scheme

LOS ANGELES – The former CEO of a Valencia-based financial services company was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for helping to run a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens…

United States Attorney For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania Reappointed By Order Of The District Court Judges

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that John C. Gurganus, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, was reappointed as the…

Georgia Man Sentenced For Committing CARES Act PPP Fraud

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Georgia man convicted for money laundering after he fraudulently filed for $2.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…

Charlotte Woman On Federal Supervised Release Indicted For COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury has returned a criminal indictment charging Nkhenge Shropshire, 48, of Charlotte, with wire fraud conspiracy, for allegedly submitting fraudulent loan applications to the U.S. Small…

Delaware County Ticket Broker Sentenced to Six Months for Conspiring to Sell Stolen U.S.G.A. Open Tickets Worth Over $1.2 Million

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that James Bell, 70, of Glen Mills, PA, who owns and operates Sherry’s Theater Ticket Agency, Inc. (“Sherry’s Tickets”), was sentenced today by…

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