#NYC suspects accused of stealing  million in COVID relief

#NYC suspects accused of stealing $2 million in COVID relief

“#NYC suspects accused of stealing $2 million in COVID relief” A group of young Brooklyn men ripped off $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds by submitting fraudulent unemployment claims — and then stupidly posted pictures of themselves with their ill-gotten cash, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Six of the eight defendants — ranging in age from…

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#Kodak says NY AG threatening suit over alleged insider trading

#Kodak says NY AG threatening suit over alleged insider trading

“#Kodak says NY AG threatening suit over alleged insider trading” New York Attorney General Letitia James has threatened to sue photography company Eastman Kodak and its CEO over alleged insider trading, the company revealed Monday. The expected lawsuit focuses on a stock purchase made by the company’s top executive, Jim Continenza, ahead of a since-derailed…

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#Broadband industry behind millions of fake net neutrality comments, NY AG says

#Broadband industry behind millions of fake net neutrality comments, NY AG says

“#Broadband industry behind millions of fake net neutrality comments, NY AG says” The US broadband industry funded millions of fake comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the 2017 repeal of net neutrality, according to a report published Thursday by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Of the record-breaking 22 million public comments that…

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#Watchdog blasts Treasury for blocking COVID relief fraud probes

#Watchdog blasts Treasury for blocking COVID relief fraud probes

“#Watchdog blasts Treasury for blocking COVID relief fraud probes” A bureaucratic turf battle between the Treasury Department and a government watchdog named by President Trump could be giving free rein to scammers sucking cash out of federal COVID-19 relief programs. Brian Miller, the Trump-appointed Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, complained in a new report…

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