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France prepared to change plans on 2024 Olympics opening based on security

ReutersDecember 20, 20230

PARIS (Reuters) – France is prepared to move the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony from the River Seine to another location should the security situation require it, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday. “Given we’re professionals, there obviously is a Plan B, Plan C, et cetera,” Macron told France 5 television when asked if the security situation – currently marked by heightened alert across Europe over tensions in the Middle East – could thwart plans to hold the ceremony as planned. Macron said he was against “doomsaying” and changing plans hastily, but added a Plan B could be triggered if “the

Lodge Grass meth trafficker sentenced to more than five years in prison for role in large conspiracy based on Crow Indian Reservation

Indira PatelDecember 15, 20230

BILLINGS — A Lodge Grass woman who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine as part of a large-scale conspiracy based on the Crow Indian Reservation was sentenced on Dec. 14 to five years and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Ranita Roselle Redfield, 47, pleaded guilty in August to possession with intent to distribute meth. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided. In court documents, the government alleged that federal law enforcement, in a collaborative effort with local and tribal law enforcement, engaged in a large-scale, multiple-state narcotics trafficking

Four Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Sim-Swapping Scheme Based In Orlando

Indira PatelDecember 13, 20230

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton today sentenced Coury Robert Badnell (38, Oakland, FL) to 27 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Judge Dalton previously sentenced Anthony Roberto Hutchinson (26, Orlando), Deandre Devante Levy (26, Orlando), and Jordan Brian Burgos (26, Orlando) to terms of imprisonment of 24 months, 15 months, and 8 months respectively for their participation in the same conspiracy. Each had previously pleaded guilty. According to court documents, the individuals engaged in a SIM-swapping scheme through which they stole more than $509,475 in cryptocurrency proceeds from unsuspecting victims. “SIM swapping”

Pierce County based drug trafficking organization indicted for distributing cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana

Indira PatelDecember 7, 20230

Seattle – Ten members of a South Puget Sound drug trafficking organization were indicted following a lengthy investigation that uncovered the trafficking of marijuana to East Coast locales, and the importation and distribution of fentanyl and cocaine in Western Washington. Multiple search warrants were served this morning and eight people were arrested. Seven will appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma today, and one will appear in U.S. District Court in San Diego today. “Unfortunately, these defendants were all young- under the age of 30, but the quantity of drugs they were dealing was staggering” said Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa

Two Men Involved in Mexico Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sent to Federal Prison

Indira PatelDecember 7, 20230

Two men who were involved in a large Mexico‑based drug trafficking organization were sentenced this week to significant time in federal prison. Jesse Lax, age 38, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a June 8, 2023 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Luis Carlos Corral Lopez, age 32, from Caborca, Sonora, Mexico, received the prison term after a February 9, 2023 jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Evidence disclosed at Corral Lopez’s trial, Lax’s sentencing, and the sentencings of others involved in the

ECB should not set policy based on profit concerns: de Guindos

ReutersNovember 29, 20230

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should not set policy based on consideration about its own profitability or the profits earned by banks, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said in a newspaper interview, weighing in on a disagreement between policymakers. Some ECB governors are keen to increase unremunerated minimum reserve requirements for lenders in part to lower the losses the central bank is set to make on having to pay record high rates on excess liquidity. “I understand that remuneration of reserves is important for some banks, but monetary policy shouldn’t be driven by the financial position of

Lakewood Based Kars4Kids Ordered to Pay $10 Million in Damages

Phil StiltonNovember 14, 20230

LAKEWOOD, NJ – After an eight-year legal battle, a jury found Kars4Kids guilty of trademark infringement against America Can! Cars For Kids, a Dallas-based vehicle donation organization. The court ordered Kars4Kids to pay over $10 million in damages. In its 11-page verdict form, the jury rejected all of the claims brought by Kars 4 Kids, Inc. of Lakewood, NJ, in its suit alleging it was entitled to nationwide rights to Kars 4 Kids and a companion mark, 1-877-KARS-4-KIDS, concluding not only that America Can! Cars For Kids has the legal rights to use its Cars For Kids phrase but that it was

EXCLUSIVE: Universities Hit With Civil Rights Complaints Alleging Tuition Programs Illegally Discriminate Based On Race

The Daily CallerNovember 9, 20230

EXCLUSIVE: Universities Hit With Civil Rights Complaints Alleging Tuition Programs Illegally Discriminate Based On Race Katelynn Richardson on November 8, 2023 The University of North Dakota (UND) and UND School of Law were hit with civil rights complaints this week by the Equal Protection Project over tuition reduction programs they allege violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “These institutions of higher education in North Dakota seem to have taken it upon themselves to institute discrimination, which is not required and is in our view unlawful,” EPP founder

Two Nigerian Nationals Based in Maryland Sentenced for Schemes to Steal California and Other States’ Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Indira PatelOctober 11, 20230

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nigerian nationals Quazeem Owolabi Adeyinka, 22, and Ayodeji Jonathan Sangode, 25, currently both residing in Maryland, were sentenced today to 26 months and 14 months in prison respectively for their roles a fraud conspiracy during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Sangode pleaded guilty in October 2022 to access device fraud, and Adeyinka pleaded guilty in November 2022 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. A third co-conspirator, Olamide Yusuf Bakare, 26, also pleaded guilty and was sentenced in July 2023 to four years and nine months in prison. According to court documents, between June

Couple Pleads Guilty to $88 Million New Jersey Based Software Piracy Scheme

Indira PatelSeptember 21, 20230

CALDWELL, NJ – Raymond Bradley Pearce, known as Brad Pearce, 48, and Dusti O. Pearce, 45, pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a scheme that involved selling pirated Avaya Direct International (ADI) software licenses, valued at over $88 million in retail. The pair worked alongside Jason M. Hines, 43, of Caldwell, New Jersey, in selling unauthorized licenses that enabled features on a popular business telephone system used worldwide. Brad Pearce, a former system administrator at Avaya, used his work privileges to generate tens of thousands of unauthorized ADI software license keys. These were then sold

Six Sought in New York City Scooter Based Robberies

Adam DevineAugust 24, 20230

NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying six individuals in connection with a series of robberies. The incidents took place in various parts of the city, mostly involving victims who had their necklaces forcibly removed by suspects operating mopeds. The earliest incident was reported on Saturday, August 5, at around 1:45 am. A 27-year-old female was walking near 75 Thompson Street when she was approached by two unknown individuals on a red moped. The suspects forcibly removed the victim’s necklaces and an earring before fleeing northbound on Thompson Street.

Lakewood Based First Commerce Bank Opens First Jackson Branch

Phil StiltonAugust 14, 20230

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – First Commerce Bank, a bank headquartered in Lakewood Township, has opened its first branch in Jackson Township today. The branch will replace the old Santander Bank branch on County Line Road in the Brewers Bridge Plaza that hosts NPGS Supermarket and Kosher-based eateries, Esty’s Betsy’s, a new Kosher burger bar, and Bagel King. “Our innovative new branch in Jackson is open, delivering the superior banking experience you count on from FCB,” the company said in an advertisement promoting the new branch. “We’re taking personal connection to a whole new level…We’re your true hometown bank.” The bank

Head of New Jersey Drug Operation Based out of NYC is Going to Prison

Charlie DwyerJuly 27, 20230

NEWARK, NJ – A New York resident, Juan Carlos Merced Moreno, also known as “Samuel”, has been sentenced to 132 months in prison for his role in a drug distribution ring. The 45-year-old Manhattan resident was sentenced on Tuesday, in the Newark federal court for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin in New Jersey. Moreno pleaded guilty on December 20, 2022, to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess substantial quantities of narcotics. He admitted to partaking in the conspiracy from November 2020 to January 2021, operating out of Manhattan locations and distributing the drugs in New Jersey.

Russia to restart FX interventions next month based on rainy day funds

ReutersJuly 21, 20230

(Reuters) – Russia’s central bank said on Friday it would resume foreign exchange interventions based on its National Wealth Fund (NWF) investments from Aug. 1, in addition to mirroring the finance ministry’s operations within the budget rule framework. It said the limit on such FX interventions was set at 300 billion roubles ($3.33 billion) per half-year to take into account the liquidity situation on the domestic foreign exchange market. “Another bombshell from the central bank,” wrote CentroCreditBank Economist Yevgeny Suvorov on Telegram. Less than an hour earlier, the bank had hiked its key interest rate by a more-than-expected 100 basis

Biden re-election campaign HQ will be based in Delaware

ReutersJuly 18, 20230

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will literally keep his re-election campaign headquarters close to home – Wilmington, Delaware, that is. Biden’s 2024 campaign team announced on Tuesday that the campaign apparatus will be headquartered in Wilmington, the Delaware city where the president has lived for decades. “My family’s values, my eternal optimism and my unwavering belief in the American middle class as our nation’s backbone comes from my home – from Delaware,” Biden said in a statement. “That’s why there is no better place for our re-election campaign to have its headquarters.” Biden, as a U.S. senator representing Delaware,

New Jersey based Army Counselor stole millions from grieving families

Erica SchmidtJuly 8, 20230

Caz Craffy, a former U.S. Army financial counselor from New Jersey, has been criminally charged for defrauding military families who had lost loved ones in service. The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Craffy on ten counts, including wire fraud, securities fraud, and making false statements. He is accused of targeting at least two dozen Gold Star families and causing millions of dollars in losses while earning substantial commissions for himself. According to authorities, Craffy manipulated grieving families into transferring $9.9 million of survivor benefits into private brokerage accounts under his control, separate from his Army duties, between May 2018

Uber, Facebook linked to PwC Australia tax schemes based on leaked government plans

ReutersJuly 6, 20230

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PwC Australia advised Uber and Facebook how to restructure in face of an Australian law clamping down on tax avoidance, but both companies said on Friday they were surprised to find out PwC’s advice may have been based on leaked government plans. The “big four” firm is under pressure to name all the clients it advised on the basis of confidential government tax plans leaked by a former partner between 2014 and 2017 while consulting for the government on international taxation. Citing two sources, Reuters reported on Wednesday Google had received confidential information from

Goldman’s China banks downgrade based on ‘pessimistic assumptions’ -state media

ReutersJuly 6, 20230

BEIJING (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs’ downgrade of some major Chinese lenders to “Sell” ratings is based on “pessimistic assumptions,” state-backed Securities Times said in an editorial on Friday, as worries over the banking sector deepen amid a rocky economy. “It is not advisable to be bearish on the fundamentals of Chinese banks based on pessimistic assumptions, and to a large extent there is a misinterpretation,” the newspaper said. Goldman said in a report on Wednesday that it had downgraded Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank) from “Neutral” to “Sell”, while cutting Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Industrial Bank

NYPD seeking suspect in gender based hate crime attack

Adam DevineJune 30, 20230

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an assault/hate crime that occurred in the early hours of Monday, June 12. At approximately 3:08 am, a 21-year-old male was walking in front of 1565 1st Avenue when he was attacked by an unidentified male individual. The attacker made anti-sexual orientation statements while repeatedly punching the victim in the head, leading to injuries on the left side of his face, a black eye, and a nasal bone fracture. The victim was transported to Lenox Hill Hospital for treatment. The suspect is described as

School Board Passes ‘Equity Policy’ That Distributes Resources Based On Students’ ‘Marginalization’

The Daily CallerJune 27, 20230

School Board Passes ‘Equity Policy’ That Distributes Resources Based On Students’ ‘Marginalization’ Reagan Reese on June 27, 2023 Fairfax County Public School Board unanimously passed an equity policy on Monday that will allocate resources to students who are marginalized, or distanced from access and opportunities. Under the Equity Policy, the school district will revise all of its policies to eliminate factors that “undermine the success of marginalized groups of students.” The policy directs staff to hire a diverse workforce, “ensure [the] equitable distribution of resources” and promote “culturally responsive and inclusive environments” for students and staff. “Students will act in

‘It Was Based On President Trump’: Trump-Appointed Immigration Judge Believes DOJ Fired Him For His Conservative Views

The Daily CallerJune 23, 20230

‘It Was Based On President Trump’: Trump-Appointed Immigration Judge Believes DOJ Fired Him For His Conservative Views Jennie Taer on June 23, 2023 A Trump-appointed immigration judge believes the Department of Justice (DOJ) fired him because of his conservative views, he told “Fox & Friends First” Friday morning. “After my two years, I got the call to come into the office. I met with the division chief, the assistant chief. I was handed a letter. The letter indicated that I wasn’t gonna be converted from a temporary to a permanent position based on my performance and conduct,” Edwin Pieters said,

California University Ranked Job Applicants Based On Their Commitment To Diversity, Docs Show

The Daily CallerJune 20, 20230

California University Ranked Job Applicants Based On Their Commitment To Diversity, Docs Show Reagan Reese on June 19, 2023 The University of California at Berkeley ranked its job applicants based on their commitment to furthering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), according to documents obtained through a Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) public records request. In 2018, the University of California at Berkeley’s life services department launched an “initiative to advance faculty diversity, equity and inclusion,” which included rubrics to evaluate staff candidate’s “contributions to diversity” statements and research, according to a press release. The 2018 rubric from the

EXCLUSIVE: School District Violated Civil Rights Act By Hosting Race And Sex Based Student Group, Complaint Alleges

The Daily CallerMay 18, 20230

EXCLUSIVE: School District Violated Civil Rights Act By Hosting Race And Sex Based Student Group, Complaint Alleges Reagan Reese on May 18, 2023 A parental rights in education group filed a civil rights complaint Thursday to the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against a Missouri school district that allegedly hosted a race and sex based affinity group. Parents Defending Education’s (PDE) complaint, obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation, names Webster Groves School District for allegedly engaging in racial and sex-based discrimination by hosting a group limited to students of color who are female, a violation of

New Jersey veteran based hockey team seeking new members

Phil StiltonMay 9, 20230

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey Warriors ice hockey team, made up of military veterans, is inviting veterans to come out to a public skate as they seek to recruit more team members. New Jersey Warriors Hockey is seeking out veterans in the New Jersey area to join their team. The organization will be hosting a free open skate event at the Winding River Skating Center in Toms River, NJ on Saturday, May 13th, starting at 12:15 PM. The event is open to all veterans who are interested in joining the team, providing an opportunity to meet with coaches,

Netanyahu to Biden: Israel does not make decisions based on pressures from abroad

ReutersMarch 28, 20230

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is a sovereign country that does not make decisions based on pressures from abroad, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday in response to comments by U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden earlier said he hoped Netanyahu would abandon judicial changes that had sparked protests in Israel and a political crisis for its government. “Israel is a sovereign country which makes its decisions by the will of its people and not based on pressures from abroad, including from the best of friends.” He said his administration was striving to make reforms “via broad consensus.”