Former Program Coordinator for the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts Sentenced for Bribery Scheme

LOUISVILLE, KY – A Louisville man was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison, payment of a $10,000 fine, and an order of restitution in the amount of $71,407, for his solicitation…

Republican Leaders Slam Biden As ‘Inflation Contagion’ Plagues The Nation

Republican leaders blasted President Joe Biden after November’s Consumer Price Index released Friday reached its highest level in 39 years. Republicans pointed to Biden’s Build Back Better plan and the Federal Reserve’s…

Camden County Woman Convicted in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, woman was found guilty for her role in an extensive scheme to obtain money through fraudulently obtained refund checks issued by the U.S. Treasury, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. …

Elon Musk Unloads Almost $1 Billion In Tesla Shares, Totaling Nearly $10 Billion This Month

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold nearly $1 billion shares of stock in his company after unloading almost $10 billion in November, CNBC reported. Musk, the richest man in the world, according to…

Democratic Dark Money Giant Poured Millions Into Bail Funds That Helped Violent Criminals Back Onto The Streets

A prominent Democratic dark money group funneled nearly $6 million into bail funds in 2020, some of which have a history of helping allegedly violent criminals back onto the street, tax records…

Senate Clears Way For Democrats To Lift The Debt Ceiling After Agreement Between Schumer, McConnell

A bill that would enable Democrats to raise the debt ceiling without overcoming a Senate filibuster passed the chamber Thursday afternoon with bipartisan support. The debt ceiling provisions were attached to a…

Key Climate Provision In Biden’s Spending Package In Limbo

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, the likely deciding vote for Democrats’ massive spending package, expressed concerns with the bill’s central climate provision on Wednesday. The West Virginia senator suggested that a…

Life Insurance Payouts Surge During COVID-19 Pandemic

Death benefits paid by life insurers surged to their highest level during the COVID-19 pandemic since the 1918 influenza epidemic, multiple sources reported. Death-benefit payments surged 15.4% on a year-over-year basis in…

$150K win on 25x Winter Winnings sold in Lebanon

LEBANON, OHIO – Sue Higgins of Lebanon is enjoying an early holiday treat after winning $150,000 playing the Ohio Lottery’s $5 scratch-off, 25x Winter Winnings. https://www.ohiolottery.com/Games/ScratchOffs/$5-Games/25X-Winter-Winnings Sue will receive approximately $108,000 after federal and state…

Former University of Guam Professor and Co-Defendants Sentenced in Bid-Rigging Scheme

Hagatña, Guam – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that the following defendants were sentenced in the United States District Court…

Three Directors Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging Criminal Conspiracies at Failed Chicago Bank

CHICAGO — An ongoing federal investigation into the failure of Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago has resulted in criminal charges against three former members of the bank’s Board of Directors…

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments On Religious Discrimination Regarding School Choice

Harold Hutchison and Kendall Tietz on December 8, 2021 The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Carson v. Makin, a case that carries national implications regarding religious freedom as it relates…

Three Coconspirators in a Paycheck Protection Program Loan Scheme Plead Guilty

In the last week, three women who were alleged to have applied for and received almost $800,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the CARES Act…

Guatemalan man who was extradited to Ohio sentenced to 140 months in prison for Colombia-to-United States cocaine conspiracy

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Guatemalan man was sentenced in federal court here for distributing at least five kilograms or more of cocaine on the high seas. In March 2020, Jose Luis…

Pharmacist and Two Pharmacies Agree to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Anti-Overdose Drug

Riad “Ray” Zahr, a pharmacist in Dearborn, Michigan, along with two specialty pharmacies that Zahr formerly owned and operated, have agreed to pay the United States $1 million to resolve allegations that…

Essex Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for His Role in a Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Babatunde Ajibawo, age 55, of Essex, United Kingdom to four years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for…

Pharmacist and Two Pharmacies Agree to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Anti-Overdose Drug

BOSTON – A Michigan pharmacist and two pharmacies agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare for a drug used in rapid reversal of opioid…

Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups and Entellus Medical agree to pay $4.2 million to resolve False Claims Act lawsuit alleging kick-back arrangements

ATLANTA – Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups (founder, owner, medical director and past-CEO of Milton Hall Surgical Associates (“MHSA”) a/k/a The Ear, Nose & Throat Institute) and Entellus Medical have agreed to pay…

Pathology Practice Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey pathology practice will pay $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by making false representations in connection with submissions to the…

Mexico, Canada Claim Democrats’ Budget Bill Violates Trade Agreement

Mexico doubled down on its criticism of the Democrats’ Build Back Better Act, arguing that a provision favoring U.S. automakers violates the recently-signed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Both the Mexican and Canadian…

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