Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud After Stealing Covid-Relief Funds

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Benjamin Tifekchian, 47, pleaded guilty to bank fraud. According…

Federal Grand Jury Charges Former Chief Financial Officer of the City of Bardstown with Embezzling City Funds

LOUISVILLE, Ky – A federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment last week charging a former city official with embezzling over three-quarters of a million dollars from the City of Bardstown…

Catalano tells Murphy, stop hiding school funding formula

Brick, NJ – John Catalano, a Republican assemblyman out of Brick Township today called on Governor Phil Murphy to release the state’s school funding formula and stop a costly court battle that…

Shaker Heights Resident Wins $200K a Year for 25 Years on Monopoly 200X

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OHIO – Yiqing Zhao of Shaker Heights won the top prize of $200,000 a year for 25 years on the Ohio Lottery Scratch-Off, MONOPOLY 200X. Zhao chose the cash option of…

$500K Top Prize Won on Moneybag Multiplier in Madison

MADISON, OHIO – Aleesha Sprafka of Madison won the top prize of $500,000 on the Ohio Lottery Scratch-Off, Moneybag Multiplier. After mandatory state and federal taxes totaling 28 percent, Sprafka will receive $360,000.…

Woman Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Stealing Millions in Federal Funds from Huntington Children’s Charity

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Chesapeake, Ohio, woman was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for stealing federal funds from River Valley Child Development Services (“RVCDS”), a non-profit organization located in Huntington.…

Here’s How To Fight Inflation Without Destroying The American Worker

Lars Schönander on January 24, 2022 With the Federal Reserve’s first meeting of 2022 set for Wednesday, talk of surging inflation and how to deal with it is back in headlines. When…

Chapel Hill Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years Imprisonment for Elder Fraud Home Repair Scheme

Greensboro, N.C. – Sandra J. Hairston, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, announced today that JORGE ALBERTO GARCIA, also known as “Alberto Garcia” and “Roberto Garcia,” was sentenced…

Chester County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Area College Computer Networks

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Timothy Spillane, 39, of Chester Springs, PA, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Joel Slomsky to accessing a protected computer…

New Jersey offering up to $35,000 in financial mortgage assistance for struggling homeowners

TRENTON – Governor Philip D. Murphy and Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver today announced the upcoming launch of the Emergency Rescue Mortgage Assistance Program (ERMA), administered by the New Jersey Housing and…

St. Mary’s County College Student Beats Racetrax Odds And Wins $29K

MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND – A college student from St. Mary’s County who plays Racetrax occasionally beat the odds on a recent wager, scoring a prize of $29,295.70 on a Superfecta Box bet. Her horses sent Brooke Adkins…

$365K Rolling Cash 5 Jackpot Claimed in Walbridge

WALBRIDGE, OHIO – Mark Duran of Walbridge matched all five numbers in the January 19, 2022 Rolling Cash 5 drawing to win the $365,000 jackpot. After mandatory state and federal tax totaling…

Smyrna Man Charged In Paycheck Protection Program Fraud

NASHVILLE – A Smyrna, Tennessee man was charged today with money laundering in relation to a fraudulent scheme in which he obtained a small business loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP),…

Real estate agent sentenced for running multi-year mortgage and real estate commission fraud schemes

ATLANTA – Atlanta real estate agent Eric Hill has been sentenced for his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $21 million in fraudulent mortgage loans. Many of the…

Bidwell man wins $15K on Willy Wonka Golden Ticket

BIDWELL, OHIO – Robert Mitchell of Bidwell is celebrating a $15,000 win on the Willy Wonka Golden Ticket scratch-off. After mandatory state and federal tax totaling 28 percent, Robert will receive $10,800. Robert…

$365K Rolling Cash 5 Jackpot Claimed in Walbridge

WALBRIDGE, OHIO – Mark Duran of Walbridge matched all five numbers in the January 19, 2022 Rolling Cash 5 drawing to win the $365,000 jackpot. After mandatory state and federal tax totaling…

Man found dead in his home surrounded by a hundred venomous snakes, police say

POMFRET, NY – On January 19 at 6 p.m., officers responded to a single-family home in the 5500 block of Raphael Drive in Pomfret after receiving a call from a neighbor who…

CFO of KC Company Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Embezzlement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former Overland Park, Kansas, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling $3.1 million from his employer and failing to pay nearly $1 million in taxes…

Biden’s Fed Nominee Lisa Cook Criticized For Being Unqualified, Embellishing Resume

Chris Brunet on January 20, 2022 President Joe Biden’s latest high-profile Fed nominee is in danger of being struck down in the Senate because she is widely seen by her peers as…

Governor Murphy’s latest mandate is out of synch with science, hurts healthcare staffing

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywomen Marilyn Piperno and Kim Eulner denounced Gov. Phil Murphy’s latest executive order eliminating a Covid-19 testing option for unvaccinated health care workers as it puts the state’s most vulnerable…

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Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud After Stealing Covid-Relief Funds

Federal Grand Jury Charges Former Chief Financial Officer of the City of Bardstown with Embezzling City Funds

Catalano tells Murphy, stop hiding school funding formula

Shaker Heights Resident Wins $200K a Year for 25 Years on Monopoly 200X

$500K Top Prize Won on Moneybag Multiplier in Madison

Woman Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Stealing Millions in Federal Funds from Huntington Children’s Charity

Here’s How To Fight Inflation Without Destroying The American Worker

Chapel Hill Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years Imprisonment for Elder Fraud Home Repair Scheme

Chester County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Area College Computer Networks

New Jersey offering up to $35,000 in financial mortgage assistance for struggling homeowners

St. Mary’s County College Student Beats Racetrax Odds And Wins $29K

$365K Rolling Cash 5 Jackpot Claimed in Walbridge

Smyrna Man Charged In Paycheck Protection Program Fraud

Real estate agent sentenced for running multi-year mortgage and real estate commission fraud schemes

Bidwell man wins $15K on Willy Wonka Golden Ticket

$365K Rolling Cash 5 Jackpot Claimed in Walbridge

Man found dead in his home surrounded by a hundred venomous snakes, police say

CFO of KC Company Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Embezzlement

Biden’s Fed Nominee Lisa Cook Criticized For Being Unqualified, Embellishing Resume

Governor Murphy’s latest mandate is out of synch with science, hurts healthcare staffing

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