Maryland gaming industry delivers $1.589 billion to state programs in fiscal year 2025
Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Lottery, casinos, sportsbooks, and daily fantasy sports operators contributed a combined $1.589 billion to state programs and services during Fiscal Year 2025, according to new figures released…
Pentagon Still Can’t Account For Roughly $220 Billion In Equipment, Gov’t Watchdog Says
Pentagon Still Can’t Account For Roughly $220 Billion In Equipment, Gov’t Watchdog Says Micaela Burrow on January 17, 2023 The Department of Defense (DOD) has neglected to address its inability to keep…
Megamillions jackpot increases to $1.35 billion
Who wants to be a billionaire? The chances are slim, but the next jackpot for the Megamillions lottery is now worth $1.35 billion before taxes. The winning numbers in the Jan. 10…
US Shells Out Another $3 Billion In Military Aid For Ukraine
US Shells Out Another $3 Billion In Military Aid For Ukraine Micaela Burrow on January 6, 2023 The U.S. announced a $3.1 billion security assistance package for Ukraine on Friday, including for…
Bahamian Regulator Says It Seized $3.5 Billion From FTX To ‘Safeguard’ It
Bahamian Regulator Says It Seized $3.5 Billion From FTX To ‘Safeguard’ It John Hugh DeMastri on December 30, 2022 The Securities Commission of The Bahamas announced late Thursday that it had seized…
US To Announce $1.8 Billion In Weapons Aid For Ukraine Ahead Of Zelenskyy’s Expected Visit To DC: REPORT
US To Announce $1.8 Billion In Weapons Aid For Ukraine Ahead Of Zelenskyy’s Expected Visit To DC: REPORT Micaela Burrow on December 20, 2022 The Biden administration is set to announce $1.8…
Congress’ Massive Spending Bill Sets Aside Another $45 Billion For Ukraine
Congress’ Massive Spending Bill Sets Aside Another $45 Billion For Ukraine Micaela Burrow on December 20, 2022 Congress appropriated an additional $45 billion in emergency assistance to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion…
Georgia Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison For Submitting More Than $2.9 Billion In False Tax Claims To The IRS
Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced David O. Isagba to 14 years in federal prison for mail fraud and conspiring to defraud the United States…
US Deficit Hits Nearly $250 Billion, Smashing November Record
US Deficit Hits Nearly $250 Billion, Smashing November Record John Hugh DeMastri on December 13, 2022 The U.S. federal budget deficit set a record for the month of November, jumping $57 billion…
Taiwanese Chip Giant Invests $30 Billion In Arizona Ahead Of Biden Visit
Taiwanese Chip Giant Invests $30 Billion In Arizona Ahead Of Biden Visit John Hugh DeMastri on December 6, 2022 The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced Tuesday that it was constructing a…
Florida Takes $2 Billion Away From BlackRock Due To Firm’s Activist Investing Standards
Florida Takes $2 Billion Away From BlackRock Due To Firm’s Activist Investing Standards Jack McEvoy on December 1, 2022 Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced Thursday that the state will begin…
The Biden Admin’s Student Loan Repayment Pause Could Cost Almost $300 Billion, Experts Say
The Biden Admin’s Student Loan Repayment Pause Could Cost Almost $300 Billion, Experts Say Reagan Reese on November 30, 2022 The Biden administration’s recent extension of the student loan repayment pause until…
Disgraced Crypto Ex-CEO Was Plotting To Spend Nearly $1 Billion Boosting Dems, Reshaping American Politics: REPORT
Disgraced Crypto Ex-CEO Was Plotting To Spend Nearly $1 Billion Boosting Dems, Reshaping American Politics: REPORT John Hugh DeMastri on November 23, 2022 Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX,…
Office pool wins $50,000 in lottery win during billion dollar Powerball drawing
JESSUP, MD – In November, a group of employees pooled their money and hopes for a piece of the record-breaking Powerball jackpot. Several of them purchased tickets as it rolled, week after…
Disgraced Crypto CEO Took $1 Billion Loan From His Own Hedge Fund — That He Reportedly Bailed Out With Client Money
Disgraced Crypto CEO Took $1 Billion Loan From His Own Hedge Fund — That He Reportedly Bailed Out With Client Money John Hugh DeMastri on November 17, 2022 Now-bankrupt trading house Alameda…
Three More Professionals Indicted in $1 Billion Tax Shelter Scheme
A second attorney and two tax professionals have been indicted in the $1 billion Garza tax shelter scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham and Acting…
White House Asks Congress For $38 Billion More In Ukraine Aid
White House Asks Congress For $38 Billion More In Ukraine Aid Micaela Burrow on November 15, 2022 The White House submitted a request to Congress for more than $37 billion in emergency…
Walmart to pay Pennsylvania $120 million in $3 billion national opioid addiction settlement
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Walmart has agreed to settle a national lawsuit that alleges the company’s policy on opioid prescription drugs had part in the nation’s drug and overdose epidemic. According to Pennsylvania…
NYC To Spend More Than Half A Billion Dollars Supporting Illegal Migrants
NYC To Spend More Than Half A Billion Dollars Supporting Illegal Migrants Jennie Taer on November 14, 2022 New York City is expected to spend nearly $600 million to support illegal migrants…
Disney Set For Layoffs After Billion Dollar Earnings Miss
Disney Set For Layoffs After Billion Dollar Earnings Miss John Hugh DeMastri on November 11, 2022 CEO Bob Chapek of Disney told executives that layoffs at the entertainment giant were likely, just…
US Looks To South Korea To Fill Ammunition Backlog After Sending Nearly A Billion Rounds To Ukraine
US Looks To South Korea To Fill Ammunition Backlog After Sending Nearly A Billion Rounds To Ukraine Micaela Burrow on November 11, 2022 The U.S. has for the first time struck a…