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Wheatland Man Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years for Over $13M COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Wheatland Man Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years for Over $13M COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A guy from Wheatland was sentenced to almost three years in prison for trying to defraud the US by filing fictitious COVID-19 relief requests. According to court records made public by the Department of Justice, 44-year-old Jason Toland was found guilty of attempting to gain more than $13.4 million through fabricated loan applications and tax...

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Revolutionary Squid-Inspired Capsule by MIT May Change the Game for Oral Drug Delivery

Revolutionary Squid-Inspired Capsule by MIT May Change the Game for Oral Drug Delivery

MIT engineers and researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, working with Novo Nordisk, have developed a new swallowable capsule that can deliver drugs directly into the walls of the gastrointestinal tract, potentially revolutionizing the way some medications are administered, according to MIT News. Jet-propelling squids are an unexpected natural source of inspiration for the design....

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Arizona Man Arrested in Riverside County Sting for Alleged Sexual Misconduct with a Minor

Arizona Man Arrested in Riverside County Sting for Alleged Sexual Misconduct with a Minor

Jason Sjullie, 43, of Arizona, was arrested by authorities for allegedly trying to have sex with a juvenile. On November 18, 2024, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department launched an undercover operation using the Perris Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team after reporting that deputies had impersonated a 13-year-old girl online. Sjullie allegedly indicated interest in meeting...

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Monsignor Removed, Church Finances Under Scrutiny After Unauthorized Music Video Filming at Brooklyn Parish

Monsignor Removed, Church Finances Under Scrutiny After Unauthorized Music Video Filming at Brooklyn Parish

Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is still dealing with the aftermath. after his church was used to film the controversial music video for the song “Feather” by pop artist Sabrina Carpenter. The Brooklyn Roman Catholic Diocese has dismissed Gigantiello of his duties. Bishop Robert Brennan...

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Kill Michigan Muslim Organization Members

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Kill Michigan Muslim Organization Members

Following a string of voicemails that led to federal charges, Michael Shapiro, 72, of West Palm Beach, Florida, entered a guilty plea for threatening to kill members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter (CAIR-MI). The group that represents Muslims in America was the focus of Shapiro’s threats, which were left on three different...

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Pittsburgh Area Residents Indicted for Alleged Hate Crime and Civil Rights Violation Vandalism on Jewish Synagogue

Pittsburgh Area Residents Indicted for Alleged Hate Crime and Civil Rights Violation Vandalism on Jewish Synagogue

United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan revealed that two Pittsburgh-area residents are now under federal scrutiny after being charged with conspiracy and vandalism against a Jewish building. The inquiry, which was headed by the Federal Bureau of inquiry and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, has progressed from charges on paper to the prospect of jail...

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Utah Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Road-Rage Incident, Accepts Responsibility for Two Deaths in Crash on SR-73

Utah Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Road-Rage Incident, Accepts Responsibility for Two Deaths in Crash on SR-73

Last year, a driver who was involved in a road rage incident that killed two people in Utah County pleaded guilty and took responsibility for the collision. According to FOX13, Peterson Drew Matheson was operating a Ford F-150 when he got into a fatal altercation with a Nissan Maxima. Rodney Salm and Michaela Himmleberger, also...