A Morrison man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after he illegally obtained two Paycheck Protection Program loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal officials announced Tuesday. Richard Nieto, 39, took a deal and pleaded guilty last month to wire fraud and money laundering in federal court, according to court records. The plea deal
You can walk. You can shop. Or you can walk, shop and watch a baseball game. It’s all part of the Sparkle Network and Woman’s Life Chapter 911 Macomb Angel’s U-tica Palooza 5K Walk and Shop at 9 a.m. June 14. The annual event, now in its fourth year, was created to honor, remember and
New York City’s Campaign Finance Board dealt a blow to mayoral frontrunner Andrew Cuomo on Friday, withholding $1.3 million in matching funds from him — but gave a big lifeline to his opponent Adrienne Adams, clearing her for $2.4 million in critical public cash as the Democratic mayoral primary election looms weeks away. Adams, the
Fourteen people, including several Southern California residents, were arrested Wednesday, May 28, and accused of scamming the government out of more than $25 million in COVID-19 relief funds and federal small business loans, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Two federal criminal complaints named 18 defendants, four of whom are believed to be in
A Redondo Beach man was charged last week in North Carolina after he allegedly posed as an investment adviser and defrauded victims of more than $4 million over the course of several years. Jon Patrick Kubler, 52, was indicted on charges of securities fraud and transactional money laundering after he allegedly provided investment planning and
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — George Santos′ former campaign treasurer was sentenced Wednesday to three years’ probation for her role in fabricating campaign finance reports for the disgraced ex-congressman from New York. Nancy Marks, addressing a federal judge on Long Island, said she’d learned from her mistakes, walked away from politics and started her life
A Manhattan federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday blocking the federal government from withholding funding from New York State in the ongoing battle over New York City’s congestion pricing. Judge Lewis Liman ruled early Tuesday afternoon that the order would be in place until 5 p.m. on June 9, and would enjoin the
A second suspect in the kidnapping and torture of an Italian man inside a luxurious SoHo apartment in a failed bid to get him to give up his cryptocurrency password was criminally charged Tuesday after turning himself in to authorities, police said. William Duplessie, 33, surrendered at 7:45 a.m. to cops at the 13th Precinct
Despite the financial stress of Golden State life, Californians are relatively good at paying bills compared with the rest of the nation. Take student loans. In the first quarter of 2025, 18% of California student loans were late. That may seem like a stunningly high rate of skipped payments, but it’s the 10th lowest delinquency
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CHICO — I want to start by saying that I appreciate a lot of the money apps we have now. I ended up going to a Pride event on Saturday and was able to easily buy things and split payments with friends for lunch with Venmo and it just made life way easier. What I