New Jersey committee advances bill to ban college sports prop bets
TRENTON, N.J. — Legislation that would ban player-specific proposition bets on college sports in New Jersey cleared a key committee Wednesday, advancing Senator Kristin Corrado’s effort to address concerns about student-athlete harassment.…
Parent Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for College Admissions Scheme
BOSTON – A private-equity investor and former senior Staples executive was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his participation in a conspiracy to use fraud and bribery to secure the…
Ocean County College to host cybersecurity seminar this Friday
by Dori Londres TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County College will welcome tech security leader Dan Walsh for a discussion about Software Bill of Materials in the college’s first cybersecurity seminar of…
State College Man Indicted For Possession Of Firearms And Ammunition By A Convicted Felon
WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ronald Hertzog, age 59, of State College, Pennsylvania, was indicted on February 10, 2022, by a federal grand…
Jill Biden Breaks The Bad News About Free Community College in Democrat Spending Bill
First Lady Jill Biden acknowledged that her key initiative, free community college, would not be included in the Democrats’ spending bill while giving a speech on Monday, The New York Times reported.…
Richmond Community College Director Charged with Stealing Student Financial Aid Funds
RICHMOND, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Richmond woman with orchestrating a nearly decade-long scheme to defraud the United States Department of Education and the Commonwealth…
United States Attorney Chris Kavanaugh Offers Condolences to Fallen Bridgewater College Officers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh joins the law enforcement community across the Commonwealth of Virginia in mourning the loss of Bridgewater College Police Officer John Painter and Campus…
Officers shot and killed as State Police investigating shooting on Virginia college campus
BRIDGEWATER, VA – The Virginia State Police are investigating the shooting of two security officers at the Bridgewater College campus. The incident began at approximately 1:20 p.m. Tuesday when a Bridgewater College…
American College Students in Distress Over “Free Speech Events” on Campuses Nationwide
Colorado State University (CSU) placed a sign on campus offering help from 17 different university departments for students who feel that they need help because of free speech events on campus. “If…
NPR doesn’t bring up Elizabeth Warren in long segment about people pretending to be Indian for job or college search
A National Public Radio (NPR) program released Wednesday failed to mention America’s most famous fake Indian in a segment discussing people who lie about being Native American. The episode, titled “Playing Pretendian,”…
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…
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…
Free Speech Group Launches ‘Emerson Kinda Sus’ Ad Campaign After College Called Student Group Racist For Criticizing China
A group advocating for free speech on campuses is going after a college that punished a student group for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)…
How Mo Hill’s Surf Club Purchase Could Lead to Ocean County building massive homeless shelter next door to Ocean County College
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The amount of wheeling and dealing done between Toms River Mayor Maurice “MO” Hill and Ocean County Commissioner Virginia Haines to close the purchase of the destroyed and…
Former USC linebacker arrested for COVID-19 unemployment benefit fraud
LOS ANGELES – A college football player was taken into custody this morning on federal charges alleging he orchestrated a scheme that fraudulently sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-related unemployment…
Parent Sentenced in College Admissions Case
BOSTON – The chief executive officer of a California liquor distribution company was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for her involvement in the college admissions case. Marci Palatella, 66, of…
California Parent Agrees to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Case
BOSTON – The owner of a warehousing company for the shipping industry has agreed to plead guilty in connection with his involvement in the college admissions case. I-Hsin “Joey” Chen, 67, of…
Parent Sentenced in College Admissions Case
BOSTON – The former chief executive of a California-based media company was sentenced today in connection with her involvement in the college admissions case. Elisabeth Kimmel, 56, of Las Vegas, Nev., was…
California Parents Plead Guilty in College Admissions Case
BOSTON – Two Silicon Valley parents pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with their involvement in the college admissions case. Gregory Colburn, M.D., 63, and Amy Colburn, 61,…
Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Five to the Indian River State College District Board of Trustees
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Anthony George, Susan Caron, Joe Conrado, Milo Thornton and Melissa Kindell to the Indian River State College District Board of Trustees. Anthony…
Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Katherine Cole to the St. Petersburg College District Board of Trustees
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Katherine Cole to the St. Petersburg College District Board of Trustees. Katherine Cole Cole, of Belleair, is an Attorney and Shareholder…