Tax Preparers Charged in Scheme to Defraud Covid Relief of $65 Million – The New York Times
Two Mississippi tax officials used multiple schemes to defraud $65 million from a program designed to help businesses survive during the coronavirus pandemic, federal prosecutors announced this week. The authors, Renata Walton, 44, and Nicole Jones, 36, both of Olive Branch, Michigan, are charged with 50 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, filing false tax […]
Two Tennessee tax preparers charged with stealing $65 million in Covid relief – NBC News
Two tax executives have been charged with defrauding the federal government of $65 million in coronavirus relief funds, according to federal prosecutors in Tennessee. Renata Walton, 44, and Nicole Jones, 36, were indicted on more than 50 charges, including wire fraud, money laundering, filing false tax returns and obstruction of justice, the U.S. Attorney's Office […]
Virginia woman charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot
A Virginia woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a murder-for-hire plot, according to the Henry County Sheriff's Office. The suspect, Genevieve McGee, 44, was allegedly captured by audio and video evidence in an elaborate plan for a commission murder, the sheriff's office said. McGee is accused of meeting with a confidential source […]
Illegal immigrant charged with VA rape has disturbing criminal history
An undocumented immigrant arrested last week on rape charges in Virginia, who has a long rap sheet that includes nearly 30 run-ins with police for sex crimes and assaults, said he was repeatedly slapped on the wrist instead of being kicked out of the country. The paper reported. I learned. Denis Humberto Navarrete Romero, 31, […]
Illinois court orders pretrial release for deputy charged in Sonya Massey’s killing
A former deputy sheriff charged in the death of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old black woman who was shot to death in her home after calling police for help, will end her first-degree murder trial, an Illinois appeals court ruled Wednesday. The court ruled that he should be released until then. . A unanimous decision by […]
NYC woman charged with killing ex-beau and woman after lighting garage on fire: Queens DA
An enraged woman screamed “Today we're all going to die'' and set fire to a garage in Queens, killing her ex-boyfriend and his female friend inside, prosecutors said Wednesday. The father-of-three, Edward Jacobs, 35, and Anastasia Etienne, 33, were arrested after Aliya Fakhri, 43, allegedly intentionally set the fire near the entrance on November 2nd. […]
Christopher DiGiovanna charged with keeping dogs in filthy Suffolk home
A Long Island man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of locking 11 dogs in a rat-infested house filled with urine and feces and drugging two of them with cocaine, authorities said. Christopher DiGiovanna, 42, faces nearly 20 charges after his Suffolk County home was searched by the county's SPCA and police after receiving a report […]
Gang of 6 teens — including 14-year-old girl ‘leader’ — charged for ‘unprovoked,’ broad-daylight beatdowns in space of 1 hour
A group of six teenagers, including the “leader,'' a 14-year-old girl, have been charged in connection with a series of physical assaults in broad daylight that occurred within an hour in Philadelphia last week. The minors at Anthony Wayne School in Grays Ferry were all charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and other […]
Prominent businessman charged with homicide in teen girl’s boat death
A prominent Florida real estate developer facing murder charges turned himself in to authorities last week, two years after his involvement in a 2022 boating accident that killed a teenage girl off the coast of Miami. George Pino, 54, was operating a 29-foot vessel with his wife and 12 minor children on September 4, 2022, […]
Philadelphia teenagers charged in series of ‘unprovoked’ attacks within an hour
Six teenagers have been charged in connection with a series of “unprovoked” attacks that occurred within an hour around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, authorities said. Philadelphia Police Lt. Raymond Evers said the teens began the attack on the afternoon of Nov. 19. fox 29 Reported. Investigators said the first incident was reported around 3 p.m., when a […]