Ohio Auditor Praised For Anti-Fraud Efforts
Among the officials singled out by the nonpartisan government spending watchdog group were Treasurer Robert Sprague and Auditor Keith Faber.
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What Is Behind Ohio State’s $100 Million Abuse Settlement
The settlement, approved by the university’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday, covers all but one of the 280 survivors who still had active claims in ongoing federal litigation
DOJ Charges Newport Beach Executive With Supplying U.S. Equipment To Iran
According to the Department of Justice, Ghomi, a Newport Beach resident and chief executive of Tehran-based Faraz Pardaz Rayaneh, has been charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
What Led To The 12-Hour Standoff At A Bakersfield Chase Bank
The incident began Tuesday afternoon after authorities responded to a reported bomb threat at the bank.
California Dem Congressman Starts Prison Sentence For Fraud Conviction
Cox, who represented California’s 21st Congressional District from 2019 to 2021, was found guilty of setting up illegal bank accounts between 2013 and 2019, which he later used to funnel client and company money.
New California Bill Aims To Close Loophole In Child Online Extortion Cases
The bill is described as expanding California’s extortion statute by “explicitly adding sexual conduct, intimate images, and explicit images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to the categories of conduct that can be used to commit extortion.”
Feeding Our Future Fraud Mastermind Sentenced
Bock was the executive director of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, which, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money to several existing and bogus nonprofits while falsely reporting the number of meals served to children and adults
GOP Attorneys General Tout Crime Crackdown As Democrats Push Bail Reforms
The Republican Attorneys General Association released findings ahead of the press conference touting numbers that Iowa has seen a 46% reduction in fentanyl deaths since its 2022 peak, while violent sex crimes are down 50% in the state.
Lewd Anti-ICE Protester Says She Wants To Prevent Children From Coming To St Paul Church
Protests have dogged Cities Church, an evangelical Reformed congregation affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, since Immigration and Customs Enforcement surged to the Twin Cities.
Voters Overwhelmingly Support White House Draft Executive Order To Protect Americans From Cyber Threats
The new poll of 1,000 Americans, obtained by The Daily Signal, shows that 82% of American voters want the White House to vet AI systems for safety. Only 4% oppose such a measure, with 14% being neutral on the issue.
Federal Case Reveals Violent Crypto Theft Operation
According to a federal indictment, Elijah Armstrong, Nino Chindavanh and Jayden Rucker allegedly used fake pizza, UPS and DoorDash deliveries to determine whether victims were home before forcing entry.
What Led The Court To Order A New Murdaugh Trial
In a unanimous 5-0 decision, the court ruled that former county clerk Becky Hill improperly influenced jurors during the high-profile trial. The justices said the court had “no choice” but to reverse the convictions because of Hill’s external influence on the jury.
