Stop the E-ZPass Betrayal: New Jersey’s Data Deserves American Protection
New Jersey drivers, buckle up—because your personal data, travel habits, and daily routines are on the verge of being handed over to a foreign company with troubling ties to the Chinese Communist…
Second booster shields elderly from COVID but protection wanes quickly – study
(Reuters) – A fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine lowered rates of COVID-19 among the elderly but the protection against infection appeared short-lived, a large study in Israel has found. The second…
Baltimore Man Admits to Fraudulently Obtaining Cares Act Paycheck Protection Plan Loans While on Probation and Pre-Trial Release and Defrauding Businesses of Over $1,000,000
Baltimore, Maryland –Keon Ball, age 45, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft in relation to multiple identity theft schemes and fraud schemes—including schemes conducted…
Spain to launch financial consumers’ protection authority
MADRID – Spain is planning a consumer protection authority which aims to ensure banks and other financial institutions meet obligations towards customers, responding to complaints of unfair mortgage lending, and financial exclusion,…
Some New Jerseyans Still Reeling From COVID-19 Lockdowns May Qualify for Utility Shutoff Protection
TRENTON – New Jerseyans still reeling from the negative financial impacts of business closures and business restrictions under Governor Phil Murphy’s pandemic executive power-based shutdowns might be able to stave off a utility…
Cyberfraud Protection Company CEO Pleads Guilty to Cyberfraud Charges
NEW YORK, NY – A CEO of a purported cyberfraud protection company has pleaded guilty to defrauding his business out of $17.5. Adam Rogas, the co-founder and former CEO, CFO, and member…
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…
A quarter of symptomatic kids hit by long COVID; mRNA shots provide best protection in breast milk
By Nancy Lapid – 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 be…
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…
Customs and Border Protection Officer Convicted by Federal Jury of Using Unreasonable Force at Calexico Port of Entry and Obstructing Justice
Assistant U. S. Attorney Seth Askins (619) 546-6692 and Alicia Williams (619) 546-8917 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Marcos Valenzuela was…
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…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Kicks Off National Consumer Protection Week
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is joining an array of government, non-profit and private organizations to raise public awareness about widespread and…
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…
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…
United States Attorney Breon Peace Announces Formation of Consumer Protection Team in the Office’s Civil Division
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today the creation of a Consumer Protection Team in the Office’s Civil Division. The Consumer Protection Team, comprised of…
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…
Lackawanna Man Pleads Guilty for Breaking into Home, Assaulting Victim in Violation of Order of Protection
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 41-year-old Raymond P. Acker of Lackawanna pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges to one count of Burglary…
Toms River Awarded $200,000 recycling grant from Department of Environmental Protection
Toms River, NJ – Toms River is among several Ocean County towns that received large funding amounts under a program to enhance recycling services in the community by the New Jersey Department…
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,…
Prior COVID offers less protection vs Omicron; mRNA booster shot efficacy declines within months
By Nancy Lapid – 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 be…
Rio Tinto agrees heritage protection plan for West Australia iron ore project
– Rio Tinto said on Monday it has agreed a heritage protection plan with an Indigenous group for a project in West Australia as it looks to avoid a repeat of the…
Northern Virginia Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Zen Solutions Inc., located in Arlington, Virginia, has agreed to pay approximately $31,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Paycheck Protection Program Money Laundering Scheme
A Virginia man who laundered over $900,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds pled guilty on February 8, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Benjamin Sakyi, age 31, from Dumfries, Virginia,…
ST. THOMAS BUSINESS OWNER SENTENCED ON PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (“PPP”) WIRE FRAUD CONVICTION
Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America. – click here – Public Service Announcement from the US Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of the Virgin Islands The Elder Justice Program stems from the…
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