Major media outlets colluded to block opposing viewpoints during COVID pandemic, DOJ says
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 the COVID-19 pandemic through alleged collusion with…
Five years later: COVID enforcement in New Jersey raises lasting concerns about government overreach
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 executive orders under a declared public health…
The Faces of COVID: Five years ago, New Jersey was under a complete lockdown
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 shuttered, and residents were confined to their…
Feds to Murphy: New Jersey’s temporary COVID school slush fund has been turned off
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 of school district budgets across the state.…
Newark expediter pleads guilty in bribery and COVID loan fraud schemes
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 city documents for real estate and construction…
New York Theatre owner pleads guilty to $1.8M COVID relief fraud scheme
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 $1.8 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
Barack Obama Blames Trump for Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths During COVID Pandemic
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 resulted in hundreds of thousands of preventable…
Eight reputed New York City gang members indicted in $10 million COVID relief fraud scheme
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 $10 million, according to an announcement by…
New Hampshire Lawmaker Suggests Biden May Have Long COVID
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 widely speculated dementia. Thomas, who is a…
Former Virginia Army Doc Sentenced for Raping Wife After COVID Quarantine Lifted
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 wife with duct tape to a pole…
Nonprofit Linked To COVID Lab Leak Theory Cut Off From Government Funding
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 to federal funding, according to a memorandum…
PETER ROFF: COVID Is Over — But Did We Learn Anything From It?
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 was needed to keep hospitals from being…
‘Very Disturbing’: Ranking Dem Says Dobbs Decision Is Example Of ‘Tyranny,’ Not COVID Lockdowns
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 civil liberty than the COVID-19 lockdowns. Democratic…
Sanctuary City Redirected $700,000 In COVID Relief Funds To Illegal Immigrants, Probe Finds
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 Government (IRG). The funds were appropriated by…
Jury Finds Lexington Couple Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining COVID Relief Loans
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 (SBA), to obtain Economic Injury Disaster Loans…
Four Years After COVID Struck, New Jersey Continues to Allow State Workers to Work from Home
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced the extension of the Model Telework Pilot Program for state employees until June 30, 2024. This decision, made at the…
Bergen County PR Firm Fraudulently Obtained COVID Loan
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 obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program loan. MWW…
Tennessee Man Sentenced in Covid Relief Fraud
OXFORD – A Memphis, Tennessee man was sentenced today to 62 months imprisonment following his conviction for his role in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) by submitting fraudulent…
Former Massachusetts State Senator Arrested for COVID Fraud
BOSTON – Former Massachusetts State Senator Dean Tran was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with allegedly scheming to defraud the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance and collecting income…
New Jersey Business Owner Charged for Defrauding COVID Relief Program of $3.2 Million
NEWARK, NJ, November 15, 2023 — Daniel Dadoun, 47, a former South Plainfield, New Jersey resident holding French, Canadian, and Israeli passports, has been charged with orchestrating a $3.2 million fraud scheme…
Corona Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Scheme that Fraudulently Obtained $2.1 Million in COVID Jobless Benefits
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 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits…