BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — In the wake of Hurricane Helene, the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has commended the local community for its collective efforts to provide aid to those affected…
BRONX, N.Y. — Eight alleged members and associates of the “Shiesty 66” gang have been indicted in a large-scale bank fraud scheme that netted over $10 million, according to an…
Columbia, SC- Greg’s Grocery’s Serve & Connect recently organized a disaster relief packing event in response to the impact of Hurricane Helene. The event was held last week in Columbia,…
Cumberland, MD- The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland is actively accepting donations for North Carolina Disaster Relief efforts until Friday. Contributions can be made from 8 AM to 4…
As the U.S. reels from the devastation left by Hurricane Helene, questions are swirling around FEMA’s handling of relief efforts—particularly its focus on debunking social media rumors rather than addressing…
Henderson County, NC -Henderson County remains under a State of Emergency with a curfew in effect from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. A donation drop-off site located at 118 McAbee…
PHILADELPHIA, P.A. — Justin Heimbach, 33, of Bath, Pennsylvania, has been indicted on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud in connection with schemes to defraud the federal government and…
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey couple admitted to fraudulently obtaining approximately $790,000 in federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) payments, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on Tuesday. Diana…
NEW YORK, NY—A serious altercation led to a stabbing at the Randall’s Island Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center on Sunday morning. Police responded to a distress call around 10:33…
Annapolis, MD – The City of Annapolis will activate its cooling centers from July 8 to July 11 to provide relief from extreme heat conditions and help prevent heat-related illnesses.…
SEATTLE, WA – Donte McClellon, a 30-year-old from New York City, was sentenced today to 42 months in prison on charges of wire fraud and bank fraud for misusing the…
During 2020 and 2021, Harper, assisted by another person, submitted applications for Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program loans. Those loan programs were created or…
CAMDEN, NJ – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the indictment of three individuals for their involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain roughly $5 million from federal COVID-19 relief…
The blue city of Madison, Wisconsin, funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to illegal immigrants, according to the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG). The funds were…
BRICK, NJ — Mayor Lisa Crate and Councilman Perry Albanese recently welcomed Super Pollo II, a Peruvian restaurant, into the Buy In Brick Property Tax Rewards Card Program. Located at…
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — Arthur Cornwall, formerly employed by the New York City Transit Authority, and Sean Williams, a former New York State Court Officer, have each been sentenced to…
According to court documents, at the time of the fraud scheme, Arian Anthony Bailey, 34, was serving a term of federal supervised release for felony drug and gun convictions. While…
According to the evidence at trial, from May 5, 2020 through July 25, 2020, the Harrises submitted materially false applications to the Small Business Administration (SBA), to obtain Economic Injury…
TRENTON, NJ – A man from Monmouth County, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for defrauding investors of over $1.2 million and illicitly securing a $96,000…
By Rachel Savage and Kopano Gumbi JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The flagship debt restructuring process for low income countries needs to speed up, otherwise there could be a series of “disorderly”…
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Papa Diakhate, 54, of Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst, has been sentenced to one to three years in prison. Diakhate…
Senate Border Deal May Undercut Provision That Democratic Cities Have Demanded For Migrant Relief Arjun Singh on January 26, 2024 A provision of the Senate’s reported deal on border security,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday said it was launching the most major reforms to disaster management relief in two decades as climate change-driven extreme weather…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government plans to double budget reserves to 1 trillion yen ($6.9 billion) for earthquake relief in the next fiscal year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on…
HARRISBURG, PA – Attorney General Michelle Henry has announced a significant agreement with the Pittsburgh Career Institute (PCI), which recently closed, to absolve dozens of students of $218,000 in outstanding…