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Miami woman indicted in Maryland for pandemic unemployment fraud scheme
BALTIMORE, MD – A Miami woman has been indicted on 16 federal charges for her alleged role in a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme that targeted state agencies, including the Maryland Department…
Stoneham Woman Sentenced for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
BOSTON – A Stoneham woman was sentenced today in connection with her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance using stolen identities. Lilly Nguyen, 25, was sentenced by U.S.…
Man Charged with Using Stolen Identities of UCSD Students in Bank and Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes
Assistant U. S. Attorney Eric R. Olah (619) 546-7540 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Nehemiah Joel Weaver was indicted by a federal grand jury for using stolen…
Tumble in Coinbase pushes Wood’s ARK fund closer to pandemic low
By David Randall NEW YORK – A collapse in cryptocurrency company Coinbase Global Inc pushed star stock picker Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF down nearly 8% on Wednesday, putting it within 10%…
New Jersey Legislators Call for Investigation Into Pandemic Nursing Home Deaths as Two More Lawsuits Filed
TRENTON, NJ – At least two more civil liability and wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against the state of New Jersey over a controversial decision by Governor Phil Murphy in March…
Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Role in Stealing more than $2.2 Million in Pandemic Assistance Benefits
DETROIT – A current Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmate (and former Michigan resident) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud multiple state workforce…
Farmington Hills Resident Sentenced in Pandemic Fraud and Credit Card Scheme
DETROIT – Farmington Hills resident Andre Taylor Jr. was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison yesterday on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a pandemic fraud…
NEW REPORT FROM TECNA REVEALS WINNERS AND LOSERS IN TECH MIGRATION DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Data Answers the Pressing Question of “Where Have All The Tech Workers Gone?” WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022 — The Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) today released a groundbreaking report titled, “Tech…
Reuters wins Pulitzer for intimate, devastating images of India’s pandemic
(Reuters) – From hospitals, funeral pyres and remote villages to a Himalayan hillside, car parks and temples, Reuters photographers produced coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in India that captured the spread of…
Lebanon County Man Sentenced To 10 Months’ Imprisonment For Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Luis Mercado, age 44, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 10 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District…
China’s PBOC pledges policy support to counter pandemic woes
SINGAPORE – China’s central bank on Wednesday pledged monetary policy support to ensure ample liquidity, help businesses badly hit by the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the country and support a recovery in…
Securitas grows profit as demand recovers from pandemic slump
STOCKHOLM -Security services group Securitas reported on Wednesday a rise in first-quarter profit that matched expectations helped by strong sales growth in Europe. Operating profit rose to 1.25 billion Swedish crowns ($126.7…
German unemployment sinks in April as pandemic measures ease
BERLIN – German unemployment fell in April, Labour Office figures showed on Tuesday, though the continued recovery seen as coronavirus pandemic measures are being lifted was slowed by the war in Ukraine.…
Mental health issues in kids rose during pandemic; awareness and use of COVID treatments is low
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to…
Exclusive: After pandemic drop, Canada’s detention of immigrants rises again
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO – Canada is locking up more people in immigration detention without charge after the numbers fell during the pandemic, government data obtained by Reuters shows. Authorities cite…
Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Defendant Millisen M. Martínez-Medina pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Camille Vélez-Rivé to 13 counts of theft of government funds from the Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic…
Bergen County Company Sentenced for Price Gouging KN95 Masks During COVID-19 Pandemic
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, company was fined $67,668 today and sentenced to one year of probation for its role in price gouging a chain of New Jersey grocery…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Covid-19 Related Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses In Connection With A Scheme To Unlawfully Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jorice Williams Dennard, age 25, of Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court Judge Robert…
Canada draws 1 million travelers in one week for first time since pandemic
By Jenna Zucker TORONTO – Canada attracted more than one million travelers in a week for the first time since the pandemic, government data showed on Friday, as easing of COVID-19 border…
Chinese National Sentenced To 52 Months For $20 Million Covid-19 Pandemic Loan Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MUGE MA, a/k/a “Hummer Mars,” was sentenced to 52 months in prison in connection with a…
U.S. child vaccination rates dip during pandemic -study
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – Child vaccination rates in the United States fell during the COVID-19 pandemic as many children skipped doctors appointments and states eased vaccine requirements during remote learning, according…
U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY SETS POST PANDEMIC HIGHS IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2022
Foreclosure Starts, Bank Repossessions at Highest Numbers in Two Years, But Still Well Below Normal Levels IRVINE, Calif., April 21, 2022 — ATTOM, licensor of the nation’s most comprehensive foreclosure data and parent company…
Global tourism to recover from pandemic by 2023, post 10-year growth spurt
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA – The global travel and tourism sectors are projected to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 and grow at a rate that will outpace global gross domestic…
GEARY: With The Pandemic Coming To An End, We Should Reflect On Our Religious Liberty
GEARY: With The Pandemic Coming To An End, We Should Reflect On Our Religious Liberty Katie Geary on April 15, 2022 We are at the dawn of the Easter Triduum, the midway…
Chester County Man Sentenced to Over 2 ½ Years for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds While Incarcerated
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Kenneth L. Huggins, Jr., 25, of Coatesville, PA, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison, and three years of…
Woman Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Related Fraud
ABINGDON, Va. – A Southwest Virginia woman, who collaborated with more than 30 others in a scheme to cheat the government out of more than $499,000 in unemployment benefits, pleaded guilty this…
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