Nearly $1 million lottery prize claimed in Poconos
Monroe County lottery player wins $925,843.50 Cash 5 with Quick Cash jackpot on ticket sold in Pocono Township Middletown, PA – A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Monroe County is holding a ticket…
Woman Charged for Theft of Nearly $1,000,000 from New Jersey Pharmaceutical Company
UNION, NJ – Jennifer Grambor, a former employee of a large pharmaceutical company in Union Township has been arrested after stealing more than $900,000 from the company she worked for. According to…
Man Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun on Chicago Street
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun during an altercation on a Chicago street. JULIAN ALMANZA, 22, of Chicago,…
Paris Baguette Continues To Dominate the Bakery Franchise Industry; Inks Nearly 72 New Deals Since Start of 2022
With 72 freshly signed deals and over 40% year-over-year growth, Paris Baguette is poised to meet, if not exceed, its goal of 56 units opened in 2022, expanding to Florida, Hawaii, Maryland…
Hospice agrees to pay nearly $1M to settle false claims liability
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Corpus Christi health care company has agreed to pay $990,478.46 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for non-covered hospice…
Judge Lets Convicted Sex Offender Who Nearly Killed Innocent Man Out of Jail
NEW YORK, NY – A convicted sex offender who sucker punched an innocent man in New York City this week has been set free by a judge under the city’s bail reform…
Biden’s Wind Power Push Could Wipe Out Nearly Half Of Golden Eagle Population By 2050: REPORT
Biden’s Wind Power Push Could Wipe Out Nearly Half Of Golden Eagle Population By 2050: REPORT Jack McEvoy on August 18, 2022 The Biden administration’s push to increase the number of wind…
‘Bullet Train’ repeats No. 1, ‘Top Gun’ returns to second place as box office nearly grinds to halt
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Is everyone on vacation? That would be one plausible explanation behind the great box office slowdown. Although three new movies opened nationwide, none were able…
Migrant Gets 20 Years for Scallop Boat Murder
BOSTON – It was murder on the high seas aboard a Massachusetts based scallop boat in 2018 and today, four years later, the Virginia man who committed the crime is finally heading…
El Salvador Extradites Alleged MS-13 Member To US Nearly Two Years After Arrest
El Salvador Extradites Alleged MS-13 Member To US Nearly Two Years After Arrest Trevor Schakohl on August 11, 2022 An alleged MS-13 member was recently extradited from El Salvador to the U.S.…
Boston Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Jail for Online Fraud Schemes
BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in online fraud schemes. Macpherson Osemwegie, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J.…
Drunk Driver Crashed Vehicle, Killed Passenger Shortly After Nearly Striking Police Cruiser
Duquense, PA – A drunk driver who nearly collided with a Duquense Police Department patrol car at a high rate of speed ended up crashing moments later, ejecting and killing his female…
Global cenbanks lift rates by nearly 1,200 bps in July
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON – Major developed and emerging market central banks around the globe delivered nearly 1,200 basis points in interest rate hikes in July alone, ramping up…
Japan’s services sector nearly stagnates in July – PMI
TOKYO – Japan’s services sector activity almost completely stagnated in July as rising inflation and growing economic uncertainty weighed on sentiment, while firms also said a boost from the lifting of COVID-19…
Former Westlake Investment Advisor Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Prison for Operating Ponzi Scheme
Former Westlake Investment Advisor Raymond A. Erker, 52, of Avon, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster to nearly 22 years in prison, or 262 months, following his conviction…
Nearly 50 People Shot In Chicago Over Weekend Amid Skyrocketing Crime
Nearly 50 People Shot In Chicago Over Weekend Amid Skyrocketing Crime Trevor Schakohl on August 1, 2022 Almost 50 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, according to the Chicago Sun-Times,…
Former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of a State Political Party Pleads Guilty for Role in Nearly Seven-Year Scheme to Defraud Campaign Entity, Donors, And Political Party Organization
NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that former Louisiana State Senator and Chair of State Political Party “A”, KAREN CARTER PETERSON, age 52, from New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty…
A Math Error Cost The Government Nearly $200 Billion On Student Loans. Here’s How
A Math Error Cost The Government Nearly $200 Billion On Student Loans. Here’s How John Hugh DeMastri on July 29, 2022 The Department of Education (DOE) overestimated the revenue from the federal…
Imprisoned leader of gang-related drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to nearly 40 years in federal prison
WAYCROSS, GA: The imprisoned leader of a criminal conspiracy in which violent criminal street gang members distributed methamphetamine and other drugs throughout south Georgia has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in…
Imprisoned leader of gang-related drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to nearly 40 years in federal prison
WAYCROSS, GA: The imprisoned leader of a criminal conspiracy in which violent criminal street gang members distributed methamphetamine and other drugs throughout south Georgia has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in…
Tennessee Man Arrested With Enough Fentanyl To Kill Nearly 150,000 People
Tennessee Man Arrested With Enough Fentanyl To Kill Nearly 150,000 People Jennie Taer on July 28, 2022 A Nashville resident was arrested with around 15,000 fentanyl-laced pills, according to the Tennessee Bureau…
Etihad Airways swings to first half operating profit of nearly $300 million
DUBAI – Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways swung to a core operating profit of $296 million in the first half of 2022 from a loss of $390 million a year earlier. The emirate’s…
Brazil’s Assai posts nearly 21% jump in quarterly profit
(Reuters) – Brazilian cash-and-carry chain Assai reported a 20.7% increase in second-quarter net profit, compared to the same period last year, to reach 319 million reais ($60.83 million), the company said on…
U.S. may require nearly $7 billion to combat monkeypox outbreak – WaPo
(Reuters) – The Biden administration estimates it may need nearly $7 billion to deal with the monkeypox outbreak in the United States, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The funding estimate was…
Career Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Latest String of 10 Heists Across Southern California
LOS ANGELES – A man who served more than two decades in state prison for a series of armed bank robberies in the 1990s was sentenced this morning to 235 months…
Reading Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Travelling to his Native Dominican Republic to Engage in Illicit Sex with a Child for Years
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Valentin Ortiz, 73, of Reading, PA, was sentenced to five years and 11 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and…
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