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Maryland man pleads guilty to $1.5M COVID fraud and drug-trafficking crimes involving machine guns and marijuana

August 13, 2025 by Phil Stilton
Covid-19 pandemic fraud

GREENBELT, MD – A 33-year-old Temple Hills man admitted in federal court to a wide-ranging scheme that combined pandemic unemployment fraud with firearms and drug-trafficking … Read more

Major media outlets colluded to block opposing viewpoints during COVID pandemic, DOJ says

July 12, 2025 by Phil Stilton
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest Friday in a federal case accusing major media outlets of suppressing independent viewpoints related to … Read more

Five Years After COVID: Looking Back on Strange Rules Our Government Made During Pandemic

May 31, 2025 by Phil Stilton
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TRENTON, NJ—As we embark on the five-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent ridiculous response by local governments, especially in New Jersey, let’s … Read more

New 2025 COVID vaccine guidance could impact New Jersey mandates

May 22, 2025 by Phil Stilton
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will require new clinical trials before approving annual COVID-19 booster shots for healthy … Read more

Five years later: COVID enforcement in New Jersey raises lasting concerns about government overreach

April 13, 2025 by Phil Stilton
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TRENTON, NJ — In May 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey officials launched a sweeping campaign to enforce Governor Phil Murphy’s … Read more

The Faces of COVID: Five years ago, New Jersey was under a complete lockdown

April 12, 2025 by Phil Stilton
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In April of 2020, New Jersey was deep in the grip of a sweeping lockdown ordered by Governor Phil Murphy. Schools stood empty, businesses were … Read more

Feds to Murphy: New Jersey’s temporary COVID school slush fund has been turned off

April 2, 2025 by Phil Stilton
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TRENTON, N.J. — Federal education officials informed New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy that pandemic-era relief funds have ended, prompting a political clash over the future … Read more

Newark expediter pleads guilty in bribery and COVID loan fraud schemes

March 25, 2025 by Phil Stilton
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NEWARK, N.J. — A Newark expediter admitted Wednesday to conspiring to bribe city officials, including former Councilmember Joseph A. McCallum Jr., and to fabricating official … Read more

New York Theatre owner pleads guilty to $1.8M COVID relief fraud scheme

March 21, 2025 by Phil Stilton
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The owner of the Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls has pleaded guilty to defrauding federal COVID-19 relief programs out of more than … Read more

Barack Obama Blames Trump for Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths During COVID Pandemic

October 20, 2024 by Phil Stilton
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CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama criticized his successor, Donald J. Trump, for his administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that ignoring preparedness measures … Read more

Eight reputed New York City gang members indicted in $10 million COVID relief fraud scheme

October 18, 2024 by Phil Stilton
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BRONX, N.Y. — Eight alleged members and associates of the “Shiesty 66” gang have been indicted in a large-scale bank fraud scheme that netted over … Read more

New Hampshire Lawmaker Suggests Biden May Have Long COVID

July 12, 2024 by Phil Stilton
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CONCORD, NH—New Hampshire State Representative Wendy E. Thomas has raised the possibility that President Joe Biden might be suffering from long COVID, rather than the … Read more

Former Virginia Army Doc Sentenced for Raping Wife After COVID Quarantine Lifted

June 30, 2024 by Phil Stilton
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In Fairfax County, Virginia, a former Army doctor, Drew Steiner, 61, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday for attacking and binding his … Read more

Nonprofit Linked To COVID Lab Leak Theory Cut Off From Government Funding

May 16, 2024 by The Daily Caller
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A nonprofit focused on health research that has been subjected to scrutiny due to its association with the Wuhan Institute of Virology is losing access … Read more

PETER ROFF: COVID Is Over — But Did We Learn Anything From It?

May 7, 2024 by The Daily Caller
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The lockdowns instituted during the COVID pandemic were only supposed to last a few days. Remember “14 days to flatten the curve” was all that … Read more

‘Very Disturbing’: Ranking Dem Says Dobbs Decision Is Example Of ‘Tyranny,’ Not COVID Lockdowns

April 17, 2024 by The Daily Caller
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The ranking Democrat on a House subcommittee said Tuesday that the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade was a bigger threat to … Read more

US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in jail for COVID test fraud

April 12, 2024 by Reuters
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(Reuters) – The chief executive of a U.S. biotechnology company that falsely promised investors it could produce a quick and accurate COVID-19 test was sentenced … Read more

Sanctuary City Redirected $700,000 In COVID Relief Funds To Illegal Immigrants, Probe Finds

April 6, 2024 by Op-ed Contributor
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The blue city of Madison, Wisconsin, funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to illegal immigrants, according to the Institute for Reforming … Read more

Jury Finds Lexington Couple Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining COVID Relief Loans

March 15, 2024 by Indira Patel
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According to the evidence at trial, from May 5, 2020 through July 25, 2020, the Harrises submitted materially false applications to the Small Business Administration … Read more

CDC says JN.1 variant accounts for about 86% of COVID cases in US

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 by Reuters
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday estimated COVID subvariant JN.1 to account for about 85.7% of cases in … Read more

Four Years After COVID Struck, New Jersey Continues to Allow State Workers to Work from Home

December 28, 2023 by Conservative Times
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TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced the extension of the Model Telework Pilot Program for state employees until June … Read more

CDC says JN.1 variant accounts for 39%-50% of COVID cases in US

December 22, 2023 by Reuters
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that COVID subvariant JN.1 accounts for 39% to 50% of cases … Read more

Bergen County PR Firm Fraudulently Obtained COVID Loan

December 7, 2023 by Charlie Dwyer
Covid-19 pandemic fraud

NEWARK, N.J. – The United States Attorney’s Office has announced a settlement in a case involving a Bergen County public relations firm accused of fraudulently … Read more

Tennessee Man Sentenced in Covid Relief Fraud

December 6, 2023 by Indira Patel

OXFORD – A Memphis, Tennessee man was sentenced today to 62 months imprisonment following his conviction for his role in a scheme to defraud the … Read more

Indian researchers find no link between sudden death and COVID shots

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 by Reuters
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian researchers found no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination was behind “unexplained sudden deaths”, a medical organisation said on Tuesday, instead pointing … Read more

UK PM Sunak reportedly said ‘just let people die’, COVID inquiry hears

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 by Reuters
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should “just let people die” during the COVID-19 pandemic … Read more

Former Massachusetts State Senator Arrested for COVID Fraud

November 17, 2023 by Indira Patel

BOSTON – Former Massachusetts State Senator Dean Tran was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with allegedly scheming to defraud the Massachusetts … Read more

New Jersey Business Owner Charged for Defrauding COVID Relief Program of $3.2 Million

November 15, 2023 by Charlie Dwyer
Covid-19 pandemic fraud

NEWARK, NJ, November 15, 2023 — Daniel Dadoun, 47, a former South Plainfield, New Jersey resident holding French, Canadian, and Israeli passports, has been charged … Read more

US shifting COVID antivirals to commercial market on Nov. 1

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 by Reuters
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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most people will retain access to Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s Lagevrio COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments for little or no … Read more

Merck quarterly profit tops expectations on COVID pill surprise

October 26, 2023 by Reuters
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By Michael Erman (Reuters) -Merck & Co on Thursday reported higher-than-expected results in the third quarter on surprisingly strong demand for its COVID-19 treatment, primarily … Read more

Corona Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Scheme that Fraudulently Obtained $2.1 Million in COVID Jobless Benefits

October 17, 2023 by Indira Patel

RIVERSIDE, California – A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 68 months in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to obtain more than $2.1 … Read more

Rochester man going to prison for COVID fraud

October 12, 2023 by Indira Patel

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Kenyatta Phipps, 47, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced … Read more

Half of Americans interested in getting updated COVID shot -Reuters/Ipsos poll

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 by Reuters
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By Ahmed Aboulenein and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About half of Americans are interested in getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine more than three years … Read more

Singer Says Murphy COVID Nursing Home Scandal Morally Unacceptable

September 10, 2023 by Conservative Times
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TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – Senator Robert Singer (R-30) expressed moral outrage at the findings of the Justice Department’s investigation into State-run veterans homes and is … Read more

US CDC says existing antibodies can work against new COVID variant

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 by Reuters
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(Reuters) – Early research data has shown that antibodies produced by prior infection or existing vaccines against the coronavirus were sufficient to protect against the … Read more

Jill Biden tests negative for COVID – White House

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 by Reuters
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Jill Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday, the White House said. The first lady, who tested positive for … Read more

‘Shouldn’t Let It Happen Again’: Rand Paul Sounds The Alarm Over Return Of COVID Hysteria

September 7, 2023 by The Daily Caller

‘Shouldn’t Let It Happen Again’: Rand Paul Sounds The Alarm Over Return Of COVID Hysteria Harold Hutchison on September 6, 2023 Republican Sen. Rand Paul … Read more

In 2020, New Jersey Had to Deal with COVID, Lockdowns and 7 Hurricanes

September 5, 2023 by Charlie Dwyer
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TOMS RIVER, NJ – 2020 is a year New Jerseyans would like to forget. Aside from the COVID-19 pandemic and the deaths and tragedy surrounding … Read more

Fauci Says No Evidence Masks Slowed COVID Spread, But Says Keep Wearing Them

September 3, 2023 by Conservative Times
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NEW YORK, NY – Dr. Anthony Fauci has shifted his stance on face masks, acknowledging that a recent comprehensive study found them ineffective in controlling … Read more

Biden Announces New COVID Vaccine That Works and Everyone Needs to Get

August 29, 2023 by Conservative Times
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President Joe Biden has announced he has asked for funding from Congress to fund the rollout of a new COVID-19 vaccine starting as early as … Read more

Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China’s sudden end of COVID curbs – study

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 by Reuters
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By Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s abrupt move to dismantle its strict COVID-19 regime, which unleashed the virus onto its 1.4 billion residents, could … Read more

DOJ Announces It’s Charged Over 3,000 People With COVID Relief Fraud

August 23, 2023 by The Daily Caller

DOJ Announces It’s Charged Over 3,000 People With COVID Relief Fraud Lillian Tweten on August 23, 2023 The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that … Read more

US CDC says new COVID lineage could cause infections in vaccinated individuals

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 by Reuters
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday the new BA.2.86 lineage of coronavirus may be more capable than older … Read more

Believe It Or Not, These Colleges Are Still Requiring COVID Vaccinations

August 21, 2023 by The Daily Caller

Believe It Or Not, These Colleges Are Still Requiring COVID Vaccinations Brandon Poulter on August 21, 2023 Colleges and universities around the U.S. are still … Read more

Senator Says Rutgers’ Continued COVID Vaccine Mandate is Ludicrou

August 19, 2023August 19, 2023 by Phil Stilton
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Senator Declan O’Scanlon sharply criticized Rutgers University for its ongoing COVID vaccine mandate, following the university’s announcement that it will continue … Read more

O’Scanlon: Rutgers Ongoing COVID Vaccine Mandate ‘Ludicrous’

August 19, 2023 by Press Release
Sen. Declan O’Scanlon sharply criticized Rutgers ongoing COVID vaccine mandate as being out of step with science and logic.

Pfizer’s updated COVID shot effective against ‘Eris’ variant in mice study

August 17, 2023 by Reuters
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(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Thursday its updated COVID-19 shot, which is being tested against emerging variants, showed neutralizing activity against the “Eris” subvariant … Read more

Study On COVID Misinformation Is — You Guessed It — Chock Full Of COVID Misinformation

August 17, 2023 by The Daily Caller

Study On COVID Misinformation Is — You Guessed It — Chock Full Of COVID Misinformation Will Kessler on August 17, 2023 A new study published … Read more

Biden Admin Announces New ‘Global Health Security’ Office Without A Single Mention Of COVID Origins

August 1, 2023 by The Daily Caller

Biden Admin Announces New ‘Global Health Security’ Office Without A Single Mention Of COVID Origins Jake Smith on August 1, 2023 Secretary of State Antony … Read more

Euro zone factory July activity fell at fastest pace since onset of COVID -PMI

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 by Reuters
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LONDON (Reuters) – Manufacturing activity across the euro zone contracted in July at the fastest pace since COVID-19 was cementing its grip on the world … Read more

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