Former State Department official confesses to stealing $650K from taxpayers
Former State Department Analyst Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement A former budget analyst for the State Department has admitted to embezzling a significant amount of taxpayer money. On Wednesday, Levita Almuutee Ferrer, 64, pleaded guilty to stealing over $650,000 between March 2022 and April 2024. Ferrer worked as a senior budget analyst in the Protocol office […]
Chicago lottery winner scores $650k using numbers honoring his late wife
This number was God-given. An Illinois man was overwhelmed when he learned he had won a $650,000 lottery ticket after using numbers inspired by his late wife in a game he had never played before. “I chose a number related to my late wife,” said lucky winner Big Money D. “When I won, I felt […]
Trader Joe’s issues urgent recall of over 650K candles due to ‘fire hazard’ and ‘safety risk’
Trader Joe’s is urgently recalling approximately 653,000 Mango Tangerine-scented candles nationwide due to a “safety risk” caused by “unpredictable burn patterns.” The company announced Thursday. According to the notice According to guidelines issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a candle flame can spread from the wick into the wax, causing a larger-than-anticipated flame […]
Company fined $650K for employing children to clean meat processing plants
A Tennessee-based sanitation company will be fined more than $500,000 after a federal investigation found it illegally employed at least 20 children to clean hazardous meat processing facilities in Iowa and Virginia. agreed to pay. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday that Fayette Janitorial Services LLC entered into a consent decree agreeing to a […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s legal defense fund raises over $650K amid campaign probe
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has raised more than $650,000 for a legal defense fund amid a corruption investigation into his campaign, the fund's attorney confirmed Monday. The Eric Adams Legal Defense Trust was established by Mr. Adams in November in response to a federal investigation into whether the mayor's campaign colluded with […]