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Three Rivers, Mich. - Three store owners in Three Rivers are facing charges after allegedly labor trafficking a woman who was brought to the United States under the pretext of marriage.

Three Charged After Woman Forced to Work at Three Rivers Store for 8 Years With No Pay

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Houston, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

A Texas teacher and her husband are now in custody, accused of taking thousands of dollars from home renovation clients and gambling away money they took for work they never finished.

Texas teacher and husband arrested, accused of gambling away $1.53 million in home renovation scam

Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

Automatic Recovery Rate Reduced to 10 Percent, Enhancing Financial Security for Beneficiaries. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has taken a significant step towards enhancing the fairness and equity of its overpayment policies by announcing a reduction in the default withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries.

Social Security Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Beneficiaries

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a significant policy change that will standardize the treatment of rental subsidies for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants and recipients across the nation. Starting September 30, 2024, a uniform rule concerning "business arrangements" for rent payments will be applied, expanding a previously limited exception to all states.

SSI Rental Subsidy Expansion Nationwide by September 2024

Doylestown, PA

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DOYLESTOWN, PA – Norma Galagarza, a former director at Doylestown Hospital, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of embezzling over $600,000 from a hospital charitable account. The 68-year-old Chalfont resident faced multiple felony charges, including theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, forgery, access device fraud, and computer trespass.

Former Hospital Director Guilty of $600K Charity Embezzlement

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

I recently had another person in the news busisness, so to speak, ask me if it’s true that residents of Fusion Studios, where I live, rent out their rooms for cash. I asked around the building about this, giving informants the safety of confidentiality. Only one said they had heard of someone renting out their room for the night, but several people said rooms get rented out by the hour for sex work.

Opinion: Do Denver homeless hotel dwellers rent their rooms out for cash?

Food Excluded from Supplemental Security Income Calculations to Improve Equity and Efficiency. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced an update to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) regulations, marking a significant shift in how In-Kind Support and Maintenance (ISM) calculations are determined.

Social Security Administration Simplifies SSI with Major Rule Change on Food Assistance

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Newark, NJ

The elaborate scheme involved falsifying accounts receivable to secure and misuse a substantial line of credit. In a significant legal development, Nitin Vats, a former employee of the defunct New Jersey-based company Lotus Exim International Inc. (LEI), has admitted to participating in a fraudulent scheme that resulted in a $17 million loss to a bank. This confession was made before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton, marking a pivotal moment in the investigation led by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Former Employee Guilty of $17M Bank Fraud

Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

Twenty-two years ago, Robert Ray Courtney (Inmate Register #14636-045) was convicted of diluting chemotherapy drugs for more than 4,000 patients. It's been recently reported he will be released from prison this summer to a halfway house. Victims and families of victims are most likely disappointed and furious and understandably so.

The former Kansas City pharmacist who diluted chemotherapy drugs is set to be released in June 2024

Baltimore, MD

Bucks County Beacon

Written by Thomas F. Schaller , University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Rural white voters have long enjoyed outsize power in American politics. They have inflated voting power in the U.S. Senate , the U.S. House and the Electoral College .

Why ‘White Rural Rage’ Is a Threat to American Democracy

Orlando, FL

Jim O’Rear

Former First Lady Melania Trump hosted the Log Cabin Republicans, an LGBT group, for a fundraising event at Mar-a-Lago in South Florida, at which Mrs. Trump was the guest of honor and addressed the room. The event was held on Saturday, the day after the jury was impaneled for former President Donald J. Trump’s hush-money trial in New York.

Melania Trump Hosts Fundraiser With Gay Organization In Florida.

Inspectors have failed rental units for methamphetamine contamination, hoarding, pest infestations, mold and water damage, sanitation concerns, heating, and lack of utilities, according to a report presented Wednesday to the Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee of the Denver City Council.

Meth contamination, hoarding, pests lead to Denver rental inspection failures

Blackshear, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A South Georgia attorney was arrested last week after allegedly initiating a physical fight and committing battery against another attorney, according to a Pierce County Sheriff’s Office incident report. This isn’t the first time the attorney, John Thigpen Jr., has been taken to jail for a physical dispute at a courthouse, with a similar occurrence happened in 2017.

South Georgia Attorney Arrested for Allegedly Initiating Physical Altercation at Courthouse

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Westfield councilor launches Democratic bid to challenge Republican state rep.

WESTFIELD — City Councilor Bridget Matthews-Kane announced this week that she is running as a Democrat for state representative in the district that includes Southampton and...

Westfield councilor launches Democratic bid to challenge Republican state rep.

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