‘They fire, we hire’ – Germany seizes on Silicon Valley’s woes
By Rene Wagner and Jan Schwartz BERLIN (Reuters) – Faced with a tight labour market and a shortage of workers with key software engineering skills, … Read more
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Beverly Hills Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Hire Hitman to Kill Woman He Briefly Dated
LOS ANGELES – A Beverly Hills man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for attempting to hire a hitman to kill … Read more
Two Men Charged In Murder For Hire Scheme That Resulted In 2019 Death Of Fort Myers Man
Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Marvin Harris, Jr., aka “Mesh” (24, Fort Myers), … Read more
KC Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Claiming to Hire Ex-Cons for Non-profit Agency
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who operates a non-profit agency has pleaded guilty in federal court to falsely claiming to employ … Read more
Former Spokane Neonatologist Pleads Guilty in Plot to Hire Multiple Hitmen to Kidnap His Estranged Wife and Assault a Former Colleague
Spokane – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Ronald Craig Ilg, age 55, of Spokane, Washington … Read more
Man Indicted In Murder For Hire Scheme Arrested In Boston
SAN FRANCISCO – Allen Gessen was arrested in Boston after a San Francisco federal grand jury indicted him for murder for hire, announced United States … Read more
Superseding Indictment Charges Murder-For Hire Of Nashville Man & Woman
NASHVILLE – Four men indicted in December in a kidnapping conspiracy that resulted in the murders of a Nashville man and woman in March 2020 … Read more
Drug Dealing Pilot from Southern Oregon who Attempted to Hire a Hitman to Kill Associate Sentenced to Federal Prison
MEDFORD, Ore.—A Josephine County, Oregon man who distributed marijuana throughout the U.S. using his private airplane and who hired a hitman to kill a drug … Read more
Jennifer Faith Sentence to Life for Murder for Hire in Husband’s Death
Jennifer Lynne Faith, the Oak Cliff woman who convinced her boyfriend to shoot her husband to death, was sentenced today to life in federal prison … Read more
Beverly Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Charge for Attempting to Hire Hitman to Murder a Woman He Briefly Dated but Later Rebuffed Him
LOS ANGELES – A Beverly Hills man pleaded guilty today to a federal murder-for-hire charge for attempting to hire a hitman to kill a … Read more
Connecticut To Hire ‘Misinformation’ Specialist To Police The Internet
Connecticut To Hire ‘Misinformation’ Specialist To Police The Internet Carl DeMarco on June 1, 2022 Connecticut is hiring a “misinformation” specialist to police the internet … Read more
Indiana Man Convicted of Murder for Hire Plot, Witness Tampering Sentenced to 222 Months in Prison
NEWARK, N.J. – An Indiana man was sentenced today to 222 months in prison for plotting to pay a purported hitman to kill his ex-wife … Read more
Four Men Charged with Murder for Hire in Fatal Shooting of Queens Man
A two-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Qing Ming Yu, also known as “Allen Yu,” Antony Abreu, also known as … Read more
Brooklyn Gang Leader Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Murder for Hire Conspiracy, Use of a Firearm, and Narcotics Trafficking
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Ronald Williams, a leader of the ‘90s Crew street gang based in the Canarsie and East Flatbush neighborhoods … Read more
Suburban Chicago Manufacturing Executives Guilty of Scheming To Hire Undocumented Workers
CHICAGO — Two siblings who operated a suburban Chicago manufacturing company have pleaded guilty in federal court to knowingly hiring undocumented workers. KENNETH KUZELKA, 64, … Read more
Maryland Man Found Guilty Of Murder For Hire, Robbery And Drug Trafficking
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kevin Coles, age 36, of New York, NY and Hagerstown, … Read more
Mo Hill’s Information Ministry Offers Fresh Spin on $100k Crony Hire
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill’s former campaign manager, Art Gallagher, who heads the Hill administration’s department of information and misinformation today … Read more
Toms River Councilman Says Not Afraid of FBI Investigations After Town Makes $100k Crony Hire
TOMS RIVER, NJ – With multiple ongoing investigations by state and federal authorities into the hiring practices of the Ocean County GOP by the Department … Read more
Four Men Convicted in New Orleans Murder for Hire
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LOUIS AGE JR., age 73, and LOUIS’ son, LOUIS AGE III, a/k/a “Big Lou”, age … Read more
“I’m Not Concerned With the FBI”, Toms River Councilman Says after $100k Patronage Hire
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Councilman Kevin Geoghegan defiantly declared that he’s not afraid of the FBI ahead of his vote to hire a … Read more
Sedalia Man Sentenced for Murder for Hire
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Sedalia, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for attempting to hire an undercover law enforcement agent to murder … Read more
Factbox-Biden budget would hire thousands to fight forest fires, help veterans
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s $5.79 trillion budget plan released on Monday calls for the federal government to hire thousands more workers to fight … Read more
Connecticut Man Admits Role in New Jersey Political Consultant’s Murder for Hire Plot
NEWARK, N.J. – A Connecticut man today admitted his role in a murder-for-hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another … Read more
FBI Stopped Delaware Murder for Hire Plot
WILMINGTON, DE – The FBI and Department of Justice have foiled an interstate murder-for-hire plot in Delaware according to a report issued today by the … Read more
Connecticut Man Admits Role in a Murder for Hire
NEWARK, N.J. – A Connecticut man today admitted his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him … Read more
Walmart To Hire Tens Of Thousands Of Workers
Walmart To Hire Tens Of Thousands Of Workers Harry Wilmerding on March 17, 2022 The nation’s largest private employer announced plans to hire tens of … Read more
Walmart plans to hire over 50,000 U.S. workers in Q1
-Walmart Inc said on Wednesday it plans to hire more than 50,000 workers in the United States in the first quarter, as the U.S. retailer … Read more
IRS Seeks To Hire 10,000 More Workers To Relieve Backlog
IRS Seeks To Hire 10,000 More Workers To Relieve Backlog Harry Wilmerding on March 11, 2022 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a plan Thursday … Read more
Grand Jury indicts former St. Louis school principal and co-conspirator in murder for hire plot
ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Cornelius M. Green and Phillip J. Cutler on March 9, 2022, for conspiracy to commit murder for … Read more
Citigroup to hire new compliance chief, reporting to general counsel
NEW YORK – Citigroup Inc will search for a new compliance chief as its general counsel takes on oversight of compliance functions in keeping with … Read more
Knoxville Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison For Attempting To Hire A “Hitman”
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On February 24, 2022, Nelson Paul Replogle, 60, of Knoxville, was sentenced to 87 months in prison, followed by a three-year period … Read more
Leader Of Bronx Violent Drug Crew Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison For Agreeing To Commit Murder For Hire, Gun Crimes, And Drug Selling
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SYDNEY SCALES was sentenced today to 27 years in prison for … Read more
Florida woman used COVID-19 relief funds to hire hitman to kill ex-boyfriend
MIAMI, FL – A Miami woman used COVID-19 relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program to hire a hitman who murdered her ex-boyfriend and injured … Read more
Jennifer Faith Pleads Guilty to Murder for Hire in Husband’s Death
Jennifer Lynne Faith, the Oak Cliff woman who convinced her boyfriend to shoot her husband to death, pleaded guilty on Monday to orchestrating the murder, … Read more
Opel to hire temporary workers at German plant amid Omicron absences – Wirtschaftswoche
BERLIN – Opel plans on hiring several hundred temporary workers to help deliver its new Astra model, a spokesperson told German paper Wirtschaftswoche on Thursday, … Read more
Fairbanks Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Stalking and Murder for Hire Plot
FAIRBANKS – A Fairbanks man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release by Senior U.S. District Court Judge … Read more
Non-profit Agency Operator Indicted for Falsely Claiming to Hire Ex-Cons
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man who operates a non-profit agency has been indicted by a federal grand jury for falsely claiming … Read more
Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for a Murder for Hire Plot and Distribution of Cocaine
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Rudy Adonaldo Chavez, age 31, of Guatemala to 97 months in federal prison, followed by … Read more
Biden Administration Reportedly Seeks To Hire Left-Wing Activist As AI Policy Advisor
The Biden administration is reportedly preparing to hire a left-wing activist and current New York University researcher, The Information reported Monday. Meredith Whittaker, a former … Read more
Texas Gov Will Hire Horseback Border Patrol Units If They’re Fired By Biden
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will hire horseback Border Patrol officers who were accused of hitting migrants with their reins in Del … Read more
Attorney General Alan Wilson joins 17-state coalition in Supreme Court brief supporting religious charity’s right to hire people who share its faith
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 17 states in filing a brief Thursday before the U.S. Supreme Court in … Read more