Toms River Boosts Summer Programs After Police Camp Cancellation
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Today, Toms River Mayor Dan Rodrick expressed disappointment after the Toms River Police Department announced it will no longer be hosting its annual police summer camp. The Toms…
Tanger Outlets Commemorates Earth Day with Increased Commitment to Sustainability: Expansion of Tanger Honeybee Hives, Tree Planting Programs and Electric Vehicle Charging Upgrades
“As a values-driven brand, we recognize that it is our responsibility to contribute to a greener, more sustainable environment,” said Tanger Outlets Chief Operating Officer Leslie Swanson. “While we elevate Tanger’s pledge…
Free Webinar Offers Families Tips and Programs to Maximize Summer Learning
“Strike the perfect balance between meaningful engagement and relaxation this summer,” said Jennifer Walsh-Rurak, EdD Tweet this Attendees will learn to: Plan for a boring-free summer Balance Respite and Routine Attain ideas…
Vallejo Woman Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Food Stamp and Unemployment Mortgage Assistance Programs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dorothy Natividad, of Vallejo, has paid $116,900 in damages and civil penalties to resolve allegations that she knowingly made false statements to obtain benefits from both the Food Stamp/Supplemental…
Biden’s War On Oil, Gas Drilling Likely To Hurt Environmental Conservation Programs
Biden’s War On Oil, Gas Drilling Likely To Hurt Environmental Conservation Programs Thomas Catenacci on April 3, 2022 While President Joe Biden’s administration has repeatedly delayed and blocked new federal oil and…
Co-Owner of defunct medical testing lab convicted of kickback scheme to profit on urine drug tests for government insurance programs
Seattle – A resident of Astoria, Oregon was convicted this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle of five federal felonies connected to his scheme to profit from illegal kickbacks in the…
Newaygo Woman Sentenced For Defrauding Social Security And Veterans Programs Of Over $650,000
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A Newaygo woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for engaging in a fraudulent scheme that targeted children’s benefits programs administered by…
Ohio Man Admits Role in Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Health Care Benefit Programs
NEWARK, N.J. – An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to his role in a large-scale, multilevel marketing scheme to defraud private and federally funded health care benefit programs, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…
Charlotte Man Convicted Of Using Stolen Identities To Defraud Government-Funded COVID-19 Relief Programs Is Sentenced To Five Years In Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Keon Taylor, 31, of Charlotte, was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release for using stolen…
Former Seattle doctor sentenced to 4 years in prison for defrauding pandemic relief programs
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 (PPP) and…
Woman Previously Convicted in Fraud Scheme Admits to Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief Programs
PROVIDENCE – A North Providence woman today admitted in federal court that she provided false information to a mortgage lender when applying for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgage, and that she…
District Man Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs and the Archdiocese of Washington
WASHINGTON – Kenneth Gaughan, 43, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to carrying out two separate financial schemes. In one, he fraudulently obtained more than $2.1…
World Bank halts all programs in Russia, Belarus
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON -The World Bank said on Wednesday it had stopped all programs in Russia and Belarus with immediate effect, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and “hostilities against the…
Baltimore To Spend $90 Million In Federal Funds On Hotels For Homeless And Other Homeless Programs
Baltimore plans to spend $90.4 million of federal funds to buy hotels to replace existing homeless shelters and support other homelessness programs, The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday. The city has not yet…
Knoxville Woman Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Programs
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On February 24, 2022, Porsha Tims Bush, 42, formerly of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 57 months in prison by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, in the United States…
Toms River Education Foundation Donates $10,000 to Band and Musical Arts Programs
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Regional School District’s band programs are getting a $10,000 donation from the Toms River Education Foundation, thanks to the hardworking volunteers who work for the…
Defendants Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Local Housing Programs of Over $100,000
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Raelene Rodrigues, 62, of Honolulu, Hawaii was sentenced today. Rodrigues was the last of four defendants convicted and sentenced in connection with charges involving a scheme to defraud federally…
Two Miami Residents Plead Guilty for Their Role in $9 Million Scheme to Defraud Prescription Drug Coupon Programs
Miami, Florida – Today, William Clero, 45 and Cesar Armando Perez Amador, 52, residents of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in a $9 million…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces More Than $1.1 Million to Support Substance Abuse Programs in Western Ohio
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced today that the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (O.J.P.) awarded $1,199,650 in grant funding to support programs that provide…
Rhode Island Man Admits to Defrauding COVID Relief Unemployment Programs in Eight States
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island man today pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy to file fraudulent applications for COVID unemployment relief funds in at least eight states, announced United…
Four People Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs
CAMDEN, N.J. – Four people who participated in a scheme to defraud New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions have been sentenced…
Providence Man Admits to False Use of a Social Security Number to Defraud Rhode Island Food Stamp, Medicaid Programs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man today admitted to a federal court judge that he fraudulently used another individual’s Social Security number to defraud the Rhode Island Medicaid Managed Care Program of…
$12 Million in Grant Funding to Reduce Gun Violence and Support Victims Announced
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced that the Department of Law & Public Safety is making available $12 million in grant funding to reduce gun violence and support crime…
Seattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-19 Relief Programs
A federal jury convicted a Seattle doctor yesterday of fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds. According to court documents…
Department Of Justice Awards Over $236,000 For Crime Based Programs
HARRISBURG –Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has awarded over $236,000 of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant…
Middlefield Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding State Jobs Programs
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID KANIA, 62, of Middlefield, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District…
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