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Indictments Allege that Defendants Collectively Received More Than $800,000 in Fraudulently-Obtained COVID-19 Relief Funding, Seek Forfeiture of West Richland Residence Purchased with Fraudulently-Obtained Funds   Richland, Washington – Today, Vanessa …

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Chidozie Collins Obasi, 29, of Nigeria, was charged by Indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire …

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s CanSino Biologics Inc said on Sunday that its recently developed COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the country’s drug regulator for emergency use as a booster, …

CONTACT: Barbara Burns   PHONE:       (716) 843-5817 FAX #:          (716) 551-3051   BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Leo Benevento, 57, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to wire fraud before …

SAVANNAH, GA:  A Telfair County woman has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she participated in a scheme to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds. Shakeena …

SAVANNAH, GA:  The number of defendants charged with illegally obtaining pandemic relief funds continues to rise in the Southern District of Georgia as investigators identify those who used fraud to …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and will return to Washington from Delaware on Aug. 30, a spokeswoman said on Monday. Jill Biden, …

Pentagon Ignores Biden Admin Order To Stop Testing Unvaccinated For COVID-19 Micaela Burrow on August 25, 2022 The Department of Defense (DOD) is continuing to test unvaccinated troops for COVID-19 …

by John Flynn, Erie County D.A. CHEEKTOWAGA, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 24-year-old Kaiyah S. Heinrich of the Town of Cheektowaga was sentenced this …

Moderna Suing Pfizer For COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement Trevor Schakohl on August 26, 2022 Moderna is filing patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech in U.S. district court and German …

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Macau’s economy contracted by 39.3% in the second quarter from the same period a year earlier, statistics data showed on Friday. Tourist arrivals fell 27.5% on …

NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man was arrested for allegedly obtaining more than $1 million in government benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Michael Blanc, 33, of Miami, …

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The United States plans to roll out an updated COVID-19 booster vaccine to include Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus. Regulators are …

TRENTON, NJ – Phil Murphy promised New Jersey his administration would conduct a COVID-19 postmortem to discuss the success and of course, the failures of his policies during the pandemic. …

By Senator Michael Testa, NJ Senate TRENTON, NJ – Senator Michael Testa slammed the Murphy Administration’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) after a report revealed that it failed to …

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Keily Nunez, a former JetBlue Airways employee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with false statements Nunez made to …

Church Gets COVID-19 Fines Canceled In Court, May Face Millions From County Trevor Schakohl on August 17, 2022 UPDATE: This piece has been updated to reflect a comment from Santa Clara …

Moustapha Diakhate, 46, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for …

Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Roshon Edward Thomas, age 42, of Spokane, was sentenced to a …

TRENTON, NJ – Throughout the 2020-21 COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Phil Murphy told residents on a daily basis, that he would follow the science when it comes to lockdowns and mandates …

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain recorded its biggest rise in foreign workers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the year to June, driven overwhelmingly by workers …

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Who Pushed COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates For Military, Tests Positive — Again Micaela Burrow on August 15, 2022 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin tested positive for COVID-19 …

TRENTON, NJ – As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down, the political science of COVID-19 is evolving. Today, Governor Phil Murphy rescinded his draconian order and discriminatory order to require unvaccinated …

TRENTON, NJ – There’s good news for students in New Jersey and around the country after the CDC loosened quarantine and testing guidelines in schools for COVID-19. On Monday, New …