Weed, booze, cash, and other wacky COVID-19 vaccination incentives

State leaders introduced a variety of creative incentives to promote the coronavirus vaccine, including material goods, cash, travel perks, free food, drinks, and even weed — but some experts are unsure that…

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Scheming To Defraud the IRS Out of $815,000

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for causing the IRS to issue more than $815,000 in fraudulent tax returns. SHAWN P. STEWART filed…

Former CEO Of Publicly Traded Houston Company Pleads Guilty To Accounting Fraud Scheme

Ilan Graff, Attorney for the United States, Acting under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, announced today the guilty plea of JEFFREY HASTINGS, the former chief executive officer and chairman of the…

Fourteen Individuals Charged in Multi-State Unemployment Fraud Scheme

DETROIT – An indictment and criminal complaints unsealed by the United States Attorney’s Office today charge 14 people with wrongfully obtaining pandemic unemployment assistance benefits in multiple states, announced Acting United States…

Two Vauxhall Men Indicted in Scheme to Steal Mail, Commit Credit Card Fraud and Defraud United States

NEWARK, N.J. – Two men were charged today for their roles in a conspiracy to possess stolen mail, including credit cards and pandemic relief credit cards, commit bank fraud, and defraud the…

Issaquah Man Sentenced for Covid-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

Seattle – A Washington State man was sentenced today to two years in prison for perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 disaster relief loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA)…

Man Sentenced for Covid-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

A Washington State man was sentenced today to two years in prison for perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 disaster relief loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the…

Biden’s rising inflation crisis as consumer prices surge 5.4%

Inflation increased at a rapid 5.4% clip compared to August 2020, the Department of Labor said Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a common tool used to measure inflation, increased 0.5% between June…

Dennis Duffy Pleads Not Guilty to CARES Act, American Express Frauds

The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Dennis Duffy II, 38, of Winooski, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to two sets of…

Lockdown anxiety, fear sets in across New Jersey after Murphy school mask mandate

New Jerseyans across the state today are suffering from lockdown anxiety after Governor Phil Murphy announced he will be mandating face masks for students in K-12 education. Phil Murphy’s election opponent Jack…

Ciattarelli fears Murphy mask mandate is first step toward second New Jersey lockdown

Republican candidate for Governor Jack Ciattarelli today said he feared Governor Phil Murphy’s sudden reversal on the New Jersey student face mask mandate is the first step toward a second complete lockdown…

New Jersey gets its first movie studio…it’s a start

It’s not Universal Studios and it certainly isn’t inviting from the outside, situated between a garbage recycling plant and a Jersey City-run scrap yard, the new Cinelease Studio is, of course a…

Tulsa Man Sentenced for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses

A Tulsa man who fraudulently applied for Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was sentenced today in…

Former Newton Scientist Agrees to Pay $215,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Statements in Grant Application

BOSTON – A former Newton scientist sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has agreed to resolve allegations that he submitted false statements on a grant application to the National Institutes of Health…

Fox Chapel Cardiologist Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $13 Million of Insurance Billings

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court following his conviction at trial on two counts of health care fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…

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Weed, booze, cash, and other wacky COVID-19 vaccination incentives

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Scheming To Defraud the IRS Out of $815,000

Former CEO Of Publicly Traded Houston Company Pleads Guilty To Accounting Fraud Scheme

Fourteen Individuals Charged in Multi-State Unemployment Fraud Scheme

Two Vauxhall Men Indicted in Scheme to Steal Mail, Commit Credit Card Fraud and Defraud United States

Issaquah Man Sentenced for Covid-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

Man Sentenced for Covid-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

Biden’s rising inflation crisis as consumer prices surge 5.4%

Dennis Duffy Pleads Not Guilty to CARES Act, American Express Frauds

Lockdown anxiety, fear sets in across New Jersey after Murphy school mask mandate

Ciattarelli fears Murphy mask mandate is first step toward second New Jersey lockdown

New Jersey gets its first movie studio…it’s a start

Tulsa Man Sentenced for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses

Former Newton Scientist Agrees to Pay $215,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Statements in Grant Application

Fox Chapel Cardiologist Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $13 Million of Insurance Billings

Ascension Michigan to Pay $2.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Knoxville Woman Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Defraud The Small Business Administration’s COVID-19 Economic Relief Programs

Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced- August

Former Worcester Housing Official Convicted of Fraud Charges

ValueWise CEO Michael Mann Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for $100 Million Fraud

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