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HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Andrew Marszalek, age 24, of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by United …

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – In what now seem the simpler days of December, when there was only a pandemic to worry about, Federal Reserve officials rallied around the view …

SAN JUAN, P.R. – On March 10, 2022, the Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Martín Scamaroni-Cintrón with money laundering violations related to …

TRENTON, NJ – Weeks after Governor Phil Murphy met with his peers at the National Governor’s Association’s annual convention, signaling an end to the pandemic phase of COVID-19, New Jersey’s …

Childhood Literacy Plummeted Following Pandemic Shutdowns, Studies Show Laurel Duggan on March 9, 2022 Young children are continuing to miss key reading benchmarks at a higher rate than before the …

BOSTON – A Texas woman was sentenced today for her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently claim COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Donna Wasson, 37, of San Antonio, Texas, was sentenced by …

Seattle – A former Seattle doctor was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 4 years in prison for fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rita’s Italian Ice is bringing back their free Italian ice on the first day of spring promotion …

TRENTON, NJ – The COVID-19 pandemic health emergency in New Jersey is officially and legally over, but Governor Phil Murphy warned residents, “Don’t let your hair down.” Murphy, after two …

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in his last regularly scheduled COVID-19 briefing said New Jersey is moving from a COVID-19 pandemic to an endemic and he will …

            WASHINGTON – Kenneth Gaughan, 43, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to carrying out two separate financial schemes. In one, he fraudulently obtained more …

-U.S. oil demand rose in December to its highest level since before the coronavirus pandemic began, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Monday, with product supplied nearing 21 …

OTTAWA, Feb 25 – – Canada in December recorded its first monthly surplus since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while its deficit in the first nine months of fiscal …

OAKLAND – A federal court sentenced Christina Burden today to 36 months in prison following her guilty pleas to two counts of bank fraud and two counts of money laundering, …

By David Gaffen – In July 2020, just a few months after the COVID-19 pandemic started to spiral out of control, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden declared world oil demand …

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Erik Peterson is calling for hearings into nursing and veterans’ homes deaths following the announcement that most mandates at the Statehouse will be lifted Friday. Peterson said …

From the Desk of Senator Anthony Bucco TRENTON, NJ – Less than two weeks before Governor Phil Murphy’s deadline requiring health care workers to have their second COVID vaccine shot, …

DETROIT – A Southfield, Michigan woman was charged in a criminal complaint for allegedly making false and fraudulent unemployment insurance (UI) claims filed in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced …

By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA – Efforts to strengthen global health security will only succeed if the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) is enhanced, the agency’s …

From the desk of Senator Joe Pennachhio Senator Joe Pennacchio has joined Senator Nia H. Gill as a prime sponsor of her resolution that would establish a special committee of …

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK – Bank of America Corp is facing a lawsuit seeking class action status filed on Thursday by two customers who say the bank refused …

From the desk of Senator Joe Pennachhio With the imminent early release of almost 300 more convicted criminals by Governor Murphy and his Department of Corrections, Senator Joe Pennacchio revived …

PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to one count of been of Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Christopher …

From the desk of Senator Mike Testa Senator Michael Testa said a new story by the New York Times confirmed that Governor Murphy’s decision to lift mask mandates was guided …

By Howard Schneider – The U.S. Federal Reserve, responding to a Freedom of Information Act request by Reuters, said there are about 60 pages of correspondence between its ethics officials and …