Scammers impersonate NJ MVC in phishing text scheme demanding fake traffic payments
TRENTON, N.J. — A wave of SMS phishing scams has hit New Jersey residents this week, with cybercriminals impersonating the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission in fraudulent messages threatening license suspensions and financial…
Bill Spadea Refuses to Return $225,000 in Common Sense Club Donation Payments Amid Controversy
Trenton, NJ – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Spadea is facing mounting criticism for his refusal to return $225,000 in donations from his Common Sense Club, a ‘non-profit’ and ‘non-political-action-committee’, which he paid…
Fake cops fake calls in D.C. phone scam demanding bogus fine payments
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Phone calls demanding payment for fake fines have been circulating across the District as scammers impersonate D.C. police, using spoofed government numbers to pressure unsuspecting victims. The scheme involves…
Spadea aligned PAC confirms, but defends $225,000 in payments made to former radio host
TRENTON, N.J. — The Common Sense Club pushed back Thursday against what it called a politically motivated “smear campaign,” issuing a public response after a recent report questioned its operations, finances and…
New Jersey Youth Services Worker Accepted Illegal Payments for Private Case Information
TRENTON, N.J. — A suspended IT employee with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families has been criminally charged after allegedly accepting illegal payments in exchange for confidential information and case…
Government Workers Are Getting Rich, Elon Musk Cites Kickbacks, Fraud, Abuse of Government Payments
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elon Musk criticized the US government’s payment systems, citing cases of fraud and mismanagement that he described as “mind-blowing.” Speaking about financial oversight, Musk pointed to examples of bureaucrats…
New Jersey Lawmakers Seek Bill to Use More Education Lottery Money for Public Pension Payments
TRENTON, N.J. — The goal of the New Jersey Lottery was to fund education in the Garden State. Slowly, lawmakers have been diverting those education funds into other accounts, including the common…
Florida man accused of stealing nearly $80,000 in pension payments after father’s death
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Daytona Beach man has been charged with grand larceny and identity theft for allegedly withdrawing and spending nearly $80,000 in pension payments intended for his father, who passed…
Linemen in North Carolina Stop Working After Paychecks Never Came
Linemen are taking a stand in North Carolina after weeks of grueling work following Hurricane Helene, demanding the pay they were promised. These essential workers, who have been at the forefront of…
How Kamala’s 3 Million Home Plan and $25k Payments Could Impact New Jersey
Vice President Kamala Harris recently unveiled a sweeping housing plan aimed at addressing America’s affordability crisis, promising the construction of 3 million new affordable homes and offering $25,000 in down payment assistance…
More Americans Maxing Out Credit Cards And Failing To Make Payments Than During Pandemic
The share of Americans who failed to make a payment on their credit card debt rose above levels seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, led by those who have maxed out their credit…
Turley Skewers Hillary Clinton For Attacking Trump Over Payments Despite Her Campaign Being Fined For Steele Dossier
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley skewered former First Lady Hillary Clinton Thursday for attacking former President Donald Trump over the alleged payout to [censored] star Stormy Daniels. Clinton appeared on…
CNN Panel Says Alvin Bragg Has Presented ‘Precious Little Evidence’ Of Trump’s ‘Direct Involvement’ In Payments
Members of a CNN panel on Thursday agreed that Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has thus far failed to show significant evidence that former President Donald Trump was directly involved in…
Exclusive-Russia struggles to collect oil payments as China, UAE, Turkey raise bank scrutiny
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian oil firms face delays of up to several months to be paid for crude and fuel as banks in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) become…
China is under unprecedented US, EU pressure over Russian payments, says Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Beijing is under unprecedented U.S. and EU pressure to be tough on Moscow, the Kremlin said on Thursday, commenting on the refusal of some Chinese banks to accept payments…
Ex-FBI official sentenced to more than two years for hiding payments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former FBI official was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for hiding $225,000 in payments from a former Albanian intelligence officer while serving in…
New Zealand central bank warns Citi’s local unit over breach of international payments rule
(Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) said on Thursday it had issued a formal warning to Citigroup’s local unit for failing to provide sender information in international payment transfers…
Citrus County Man Pleads Guilty To Receiving Stolen Benefit Payments From The Department Of Veterans Affairs
Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Robert Howard Lawrence II (55, Citrus County) has pleaded guilty to receiving stolen government property. Lawrence faces a maximum penalty of…
Lead Inspectors for City of Trenton Admit Receiving Illegal Overtime Payments
TRENTON, N.J. – A Mercer County, New Jersey, man and a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, man today admitted participating in a conspiracy to obtain overtime payments from the city of Trenton for work…
Russia’s sanctioned Sovcombank requests US licence to make UN climate payments
By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian private lender Sovcombank has applied to the U.S. Treasury for a licence to make membership payments to a United Nations climate funding programme while its…
El Cajon Woman Admits to Coordinating the Transportation of More than 75 Undocumented Immigrants and Collecting $1 Million in Payments
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 14, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Blanca Estella Gomez of El Cajon pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that she managed and directed drivers who transported undocumented…
US budget gap narrows in October due to delayed tax payments
(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Monday said the federal budget deficit in October shrank by nearly a quarter from a year earlier, as revenues climbed to a record for the month…
NY Fed finds modest economic impact from restart of student loan payments
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – The resumption of student loan payments should have only a modest impact on U.S. consumer spending levels, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York…
ECB policymakers eye springtime push to cut payments on banks’ deposits – sources
By Balazs Koranyi MARRAKECH (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers are planning a springtime push to cut interest payments made to commercial banks, in part to recoup some of the costs associated…
Good News for New Jersey: ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Payments to Begin Tomorrow
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy and Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio have confirmed that the initial round of ANCHOR Property Tax Relief payments for the tax year 2020 will commence tomorrow. Over 700,000…
EU freezes aid payments for Palestinians after Hamas attack on Israel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Monday it was putting all its development aid to Palestinians, worth 691 million euros ($729 million), under review and immediately suspending all payments following…
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