Cortney Merritts, the husband of former Missouri Representative Cori Bush, has been indicted on two counts of wire fraud for allegedly misusing federal COVID-19 relief funds. Prosecutors claim Merritts submitted fraudulent applications to the Small Business Administration (SBA) in 2020 and 2021, securing over $20,000 in government aid. According to the indictment, Merritts received an […]
International visitors entering the United States may now have their social media activity scrutinized by Border Patrol officers, a move that has raised legal concerns among immigration advocates. Reports indicate that multiple visa holders have been denied entry based on their online posts. In one case, a French scientist was turned away upon arrival in […]
The divorce proceedings between rapper Jeezy and television host Jeannie Mai have intensified with new legal battles over attorney fees and personal belongings. This week, Jeezy has accused Mai of engaging in “nefarious actions” and has requested that she pay $20,000 to cover his legal expenses accrued from defending against what he describes as her […]
During a budget press conference in Washington D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser was confronted by Karen Hylton, the mother of Karon Hylton-Brown, who died in 2020 following a police pursuit. Hylton interrupted the conference to question Bowser about the recent pardons granted to Officer Terence Sutton and Lt. Andrew Zabavsky, who were involved in her son’s […]
Aimee Bock, the head of the Minnesota-based nonprofit Feeding Our Future, has been convicted of orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that misappropriated $240 million in government pandemic relief funds intended for feeding children. This scheme represents the largest fraud against the federal COVID-19 relief programs to date, according to the New York Times. In March […]