Manchester Township offers safe exchange zone for online purchases, custodial exchanges
MANCHESTER, N.J. — Manchester Township Police are reminding residents of a designated Safe Exchange Zone at the Municipal Complex, designed to ensure safety for those completing online purchase transactions or child custodial…
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Online Purchases of Firearms and Firearm Components
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fairfax County man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, throughout 2020, Babak Safavi, 59, used false names and…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 37 Months for Arranging Straw Purchases of Firearms
CONCORD – Ariel Toribio, 22, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for aiding and abetting the making of a false statement…
ECB’s de Guindos backs ending bond purchases in July
FRANKFURT -The European Central Bank should end its stimulus programme in July and could raise interest rates that same month, in September or later, ECB vice-president Luis de Guindos said in an…
India should not accelerate energy purchases from Russia -U.S. administration official
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Biden discussed issues regarding Ukraine, including India’s energy purchases from Russia, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual meeting on Monday but did not make a “concrete…
Cumberland County Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Participating in Straw Purchases to Obtain Firearms
TRENTON, N.J. – A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man with a prior felony conviction was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for participating in straw purchases to obtain firearms that he…
Warwick Man Sentenced for Illegal Unlicensed Firearms Dealing and False Statements in Firearms Purchases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Ademola Kayode, Jr., 30, of Warwick, convicted by a federal court jury of being in the business illegally buying and possessing firearms, and selling them on the streets of…
Amazon to double cashback rewards on fuel purchases as fuel prices rise
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is launching a program to double cashback rewards on fuel purchases to up to 12% for Amazon Flex debit cardholders, to help Flex delivery partners amid a rise…
Former Monroe County Man Sentenced To Two Years’ Imprisonment For Making Fraudulent Purchases At Boscov’s
HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 24, 2022, Kwane Henderson, age 42, formerly of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District…
Houstonians sent to prison for illegal firearms purchases
HOUSTON – Four individuals have been sentenced for illegally purchasing weapons for others aka straw purchasing, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Maribel Santana-Cerano, 45, Ariceli Santana, 47, Carlos Joel Hernandez, 26,…
Russian finance ministry halts forex, gold purchases for 2022
MOSCOW – Russia’s finance ministry said on Thursday that it was halting purchases of foreign currency and gold for this year as part of a suspension of parts of its fiscal rule…
Russia imposes 30% commission on forex purchases by individuals – brokers
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank has imposed a 30% commission on foreign currency purchases by individuals on currency exchanges, brokers told Reuters, citing a letter from the regulator. The central bank has…
Suburban Chicago Businessman Admits Swindling Hospital in Connection With Attempted Purchases of Personal Protective Equipment
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago businessman pleaded guilty today to a federal fraud charge for swindling $2.5 million from a hospital that paid him for scarce personal protective equipment in the early…
Russian central bank to resume gold purchases on domestic market from Monday
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank on Sunday said it would resume buying gold on the domestic market from Feb. 28, as it undertakes measures to try and ensure financial stability during Western…
Japan’s central bank lowers limits on CP, corporate bond purchases
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Friday it had decided to reduce the maximum amounts of commercial paper (CP) and corporate bonds it can buy in a single issuer’s…
ECB’s de Guindos says asset purchases must end before raising rates
MADRID – European Central Bank Vice-President Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday that the institution will first need to end asset purchases before interest rates can rise. “We will look at the…
EV maker ELMS’ CEO, chairman resign after probe into their share purchases
– Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc, a maker of battery-powered delivery vehicles, said on Tuesday that its top two executives had resigned following an investigation into their share purchases, sending its shares…
Failed Obama Rail Project Collapses, Nigeria Purchases Unused Trains
A Nigerian city purchased two trains intended for a high-speed rail line in Wisconsin more than a decade after the Obama administration doled out $810 million to the state for the project.…
Cincinnati residents charged with making straw purchases of firearms
CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged two individuals from Cincinnati with crimes related to making straw purchases of firearms. Jermaine Pulley, 29, and Nylisha Hill, 22, are charged with…
Sibling Has sister in mind when she purchases Power 5s scratch-off $50K Prize
JARRETTSVILLE, MARYLAND – Buying the scratch-off in Lottery vending machine bin #26 on her sister’s Nov. 26 birthday led to a $50,000 payday for a Jarrettsville woman. She bought the scratch-off with…
REPORT: Amazon Staffers Spied On Kanye West, And Private Sex Toy Purchases
Amazon employees spied on the private purchases of celebrities, according to an investigation by Wired and Reveal. Amazon staffers would routinely snoop on users’ purchase histories as well as using the online…
Pittsburgh Man Arranged Purchases and Sales of Heroin and Fentanyl, Illegally Possessed a Gun
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe…
California Man Charged in Scheme Involving Over $300,000 in Fraudulent Purchases from Home Depot
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JONATHAN orPilla SINLAO, age 36, a resident of San Jose, California, was charged on November 12, 2021 in an eight-count indictment…
Nine indicted after defrauding tri-state boat dealers out of $1.3 million in fraudulent purchases
TRENTON –Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced an indictment against nine defendants charged with conspiring to use stolen identities to obtain New Jersey digital driver’s licenses, which they used to…
Fed Scales Back Bond Purchases As Inflation Rises
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would begin scaling back its monthly bond purchases in November, marking the first step towards ending its pandemic stimulus as inflation surges. The scaling of…
Former Alachua County Deputy Pleads Guilty To Lying During Purchases Of Firearms
Ocala, Florida – Kenyari Devaughnte Brewton (26, Ocala), a former deputy with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, has pleaded guilty to two federal felonies: (1) making a materially false statement during the…
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