Scratch-Offs carry New Jersey Lottery through sharp sales decline
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Lottery sales totaled $3.3 billion for the fiscal year ending Sunday, a decline of $288 million or 7.9 percent from the previous year, but still resulted in…
Republican Senate Candidate Boasts Staggering $1.3 Million Fundraising Haul, Boosted By NFT Sales
Republican Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters raised $1.38 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 for his upcoming senate primary, helped by sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), he announced Monday. “My campaign…
Montana The Latest State To Begin Recreational Marijuana Sales
Montana became the latest state to sell legal recreational marijuana, with its law going into effect on New Year’s Day. While Montana residents adopted the law on Election Day in 2020 with…
Holiday Sales Surged In December Amid Supply Chain Issues And Growing COVID-19 Cases
Holiday sales surged at the fastest pace in nearly 20 years despite shoppers facing higher prices, supply issues and soaring COVID-19 cases, according to a key spending metric. Holiday sales grew 8.5%…
Osage Beach Gun Store Owner Indicted for Illegal Sales
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The owner of Skelton Tactical, a gun store in Osage Beach, Missouri, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally selling firearms to undercover agents of…
Auction Houses See Record Sales In 2021
The world’s three largest auction houses reported record sales of over $15 billion in 2021, highlighting a surge in global wealth and more first-time, young collectors entering the market, multiple sources reported.…
Kings County Man Sentenced to 10 years in Prison for Methamphetamine Sales
FRESNO, Calif. — Doug Gines, 50, of Hanford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert…
Cypress medical sales representative agrees to settle allegations regarding neurostimulator devices
HOUSTON – A 47-year-old medical sales representative has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle allegations that he assisted in causing the submission of false claims, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. …
Cyber Monday Sales Drop For First Time Ever As Consumers Began Shopping Earlier Than Previous Years And Saw Fewer Discounts
Cyber Monday online sales dropped for the first time ever as consumers experienced fewer discounts and began their holiday shopping earlier than in previous years. Consumers spent $10.7 billion on Monday, a…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 30-Month Prison Term for Scam Involving Fake Sales of Puppies
WASHINGTON – A Maryland man who advertised the sale of pit bull puppies on various websites was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for a…
3 defendants plead guilty in dark web drug sales case
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three of six defendants charged this spring with selling liquid psychedelic mushrooms online to customers all over the country have pleaded guilty in federal court in Columbus. James…
US Home Sales Continued To Grow In October As Housing Market Remains Hot
Home sales in the U.S. grew in October as buyers continue to enter a hot market, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing home sales increased at the fastest pace…
Columbus man sentenced to 22 years in prison for setting up fake online sales to lure victims, steal their money & shoot them
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man who pretended to be selling a car and pretended to be an online escort in order to rob victims at gunpoint was sentenced today in federal…
Walmart Sales Surge, Inventory Remains Stocked Heading Into Holiday Season
Walmart reported higher sales in the third quarter of 2021 after the company raised prices and consumers continued to shop entering the holiday season. Comparable sales, a measure which includes U.S. stores…
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…
Retail Sales Grew In October As Shoppers Faced Higher Prices Entering The Holiday Season
U.S. retail sales increased in October as shoppers faced the largest price increase in 30 years entering the holiday season. Retail sales, a measure of how much consumers spent on goods, increased…
Syracuse Man Sentenced for Drug Sales
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Wilfredo Fuentes, age 36, of Syracuse was sentenced today to serve 96-months in federal prison for distributing heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine in Syracuse, announced United States Attorney Carla…
State Inmate Sentenced to Federal Prison for Arranging Sale of a Firearm and Meth Sales from Behind Bars
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island state prison inmate who arranged by telephone from within the prison to sell a firearm and methamphetamine to an individual outside the prison whose telephone number…
Democratic Fundraising Powerhouse ActBlue Amassed Nearly $150 Million From Small Donors With Misleading Sales Pitch, Documents Show
ActBlue, the fundraising platform that commands a virtual monopoly over Democratic online fundraising, accumulated a cash hoard of at least $172.8 million by the end of 2020 while simultaneously claiming it needs…
Retail Sales Beat Expectations Amid Surging Inflation
U.S. retail sales increased in September, beating expectations amid growing inflation and supply chain disruptions, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday. Retail sales increased 0.7% in September, beating experts’ estimates of 0.2%,…
Attorney General James Secures Nearly Half a Billion Dollars to Resolve Illegal Stock and Cryptocurrency Sales
GTV Media Group and Saraca Media Group Unlawfully Sold Stocks and Digital Instruments Without Registering in New York NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced she has secured…
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