Retired Navy Captain presides over final graduation for Atlantic County veterans diversion program
Mays Landing, NJ – It was a proud yet emotional moment Tuesday as three military veterans stood before a retired Navy Captain and Superior Court Judge to officially graduate from the Atlantic…
Architects of $48 Million Dollar Medical Reimbursement Account Program Fraud Scheme Sentenced
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that that DENIS J. JOACHIM, age 55, DONNA K. JOACHIM, age 55, residents of Covington, Louisiana, and their company, The Total Financial Group,…
Border Patrol Has Ramped Up Its School Program To Warn Teens Not To Be Lured By Cartels On Social Media
Border Patrol Has Ramped Up Its School Program To Warn Teens Not To Be Lured By Cartels On Social Media Jennie Taer on March 17, 2022 Border Patrol has enhanced its school…
Georgia’s ‘Mathematics Equity’ Program Told Educators To Teach CRT-Aligned Curriculum To Remove ‘Bias’ From Classrooms
Georgia’s ‘Mathematics Equity’ Program Told Educators To Teach CRT-Aligned Curriculum To Remove ‘Bias’ From Classrooms Kendall Tietz on March 16, 2022 The Georgia Department of Education (GDOE) hosted its “Mathematics Equity Summit”…
IMF says having ‘constructive’ talks with Pakistan as part of program review
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it was having constructive, ongoing discussions with Pakistan as part of a seventh program review of a $6 billion rescue package. Pakistani officials…
New Jersey defrauded Paycheck Protection Program out of $1.6 million, feds
EDISON, NJ – An Edison man has admitted to scamming the U.S. Government out of $1.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, The DOJ said Jordan…
Middlesex County Man Admits $1.6 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud lenders and the Small Business Administration (SBA) by fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.6 million in…
Phil Murphy just released 852 more prisoners Under COVID-19 early release program
TRENTON, NJ – The COVID-19 pandemic is over, according to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Instead, the governor says New Jersey is moving to an “endemic” period as cases of COVID-19 have…
Camden County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Paycheck Protection Program Loan
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of $237,500, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Cornell McCoy, 49, of…
Mercury Insurance Water Leak Detection Program Aims to Save Water and Money for California Homeowners during Historic Drought
LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2022 — Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) announced it will be subsidizing the cost of smart home water monitoring devices from Flume, providing California homeowner policyholders a way to track…
Hollywood Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges for Stealing Money from COVID Relief Program
LOS ANGELES – The former chief executive of Aviron Pictures has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges, admitting that he applied for and received $1.7 million…
Democrats Block GOP Bill That Would Restart Keystone XL, Federal Oil Lease Program
Democrats Block GOP Bill That Would Restart Keystone XL, Federal Oil Lease Program Thomas Catenacci on March 10, 2022 Democrats voted down a motion to consider GOP legislation that would reverse several…
Maple Grove Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $9.6 Million Scheme to Defraud the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program
MINNEAPOLIS – A Maple Grove man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for fraudulently applying for $9,619,046.46 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s…
Owner of Rust Rare Coin Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Running Fraudulent Silver Trading Program
SALT LAKE CITY – Gaylen Dean Rust, 62, of Layton, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison by a U.S. District Court Judge on Tuesday, after being convicted of conspiracy to…
1.8 Million New Jerseyans Would be Eligible for this $900 Million State Property Tax Relief Program
FAIR LAWN, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced his plan to distribute over $900 million in property tax relief and credits to nearly 1.8 million homeowners and renters across…
Two Men Sentenced For Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that David Kurbanov of Wyoming, Michigan, and James Williams of Dacula, Georgia, were sentenced to 36 months’ and…
Give us your clothes: Toms River launches used clothing recycling program to offset rising taxes
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Township has a new revenue stream to offset rising taxes in the community. After senior citizens in Holiday City were hit with tax increases as high…
Former Monmouth County Residents Charged with $3.3 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – Two former residents of Monmouth County, New Jersey, now residing in Frisco, Texas, were arrested today for their roles in fraudulently obtaining over $3 million in federal Paycheck Protection…
CEO Of Payment Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Arrested In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), Amaleka…
Newark woman pleads guilty to paycheck protection program fraud
NEWARK, DE – A Newark, Delaware woman is heading to prison after admitting her guilt in defrauding the U.S. Government through the pandemic paycheck protection program. Meant to help small businesses pay…
Portage Man Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To Amazon’s Textbook Rental Program
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Geoffrey Mark Hays Talsma, 36, of Portage, Michigan, pled guilty in the United States District Court…
Ocean County Parks Service Offering Stress Reducing “Yoga After Work” Program
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Are you searching for a new way to wind down after a busy day at work? A program being offered by the Ocean County Parks Department might be…
Former Executive Director of Miss Florida Scholarship Program Indicted for Fraud
Miami, Florida – Today, the former Executive Director of the Miss Florida Scholarship Program made her first appearance in federal court in Miami to face a seven-count indictment charging her with defrauding…
Former Deputy Sheriff Charged with Making False Statement While Seeking Paycheck Protection Program Benefits
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA— U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TIANNA HART, age 32, of LaPlace was charged with making a false statement via a bill of information filed on February 15,…
Two Indicted For Conspiracy To Defraud The North Carolina Medicaid Program And Money Laundering
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury in Charlotte has indicted two individuals on federal charges in connection with a scheme to obtain more than $15 million from the North Carolina Medicaid…
Former Navajo Nation employee sentenced for federal program fraud
Relda Martinez, 57, of Prewitt, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 10 to five years of probation and 50 hours of community service for federal program fraud. Martinez pleaded…
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