By F. E. Simons | Dec 4, 2025
A former nurse from Needham, Ariana Foley, was sentenced in federal court in Boston for diverting benzodiazepine medication from a hospital in the area. U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris sentenced Foley to three years of probation and 100...
By F. E. Simons | Nov 24, 2025
Amazon has announced a comprehensive relief initiative to aid Jamaica and Caribbean communities affected by Hurricane Melissa.
By F. E. Simons | Oct 27, 2025
Taxpayers Protection Alliance has announced that while Washington is shut down, reformers are pushing to regulate third-party litigation funding, a system allowing foreign-backed firms to profit from U.S. lawsuits while avoiding taxes.
By F. E. Simons | Oct 27, 2025
Chuck Callesto, a social media strategist with Operation Focus, has raised concerns about foreign investors allegedly financing U.S. lawsuits through unregulated third-party litigation funding, which he claims allows them to conceal their...
By F. E. Simons | Oct 21, 2025
Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT) has released a video that underscores the impact of lawsuit abuse by what it describes as "billboard attorneys" on small businesses.
By F. E. Simons | Sep 30, 2025
Parking Advisors, a consulting firm in the parking industry, is facing criticism from the Chamber of Progress for allegedly engaging in self-dealing and providing biased recommendations to its clients.
By F. E. Simons | Sep 18, 2025
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure says it will move to pass a bipartisan, multi-year surface transportation reauthorization before the current law runs out, a package that could also reopen debate on liability issues affecting modern mobility platforms.
By F. E. Simons | Sep 11, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Stephen H. Keith, 35, of East Peoria, Illinois, on charges of wire fraud and identity theft.
By F. E. Simons | Sep 3, 2025
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has announced hearings for the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization, with a particular focus on affordability and lawsuit reform.
By F. E. Simons | Sep 3, 2025
Uber Technologies Inc. has announced its leadership in publishing data and making long-term safety investments, addressing reports that question its commitment to passenger safety.
By F. E. Simons | Jul 22, 2025
A businessman from Jefferson County, Missouri, has admitted to failing to pay employment taxes for a decade, resulting in a tax loss of $774,081.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 24, 2025
A federal jury has convicted Nathaniel Anderson, former Mayor and current town councilman of Willingboro Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, and his business associate Chrisone D. Anderson of Sicklerville, New Jersey, on charges related to...
By F. E. Simons | Apr 18, 2024
An Ankeny resident, Joseph Thomas Lamb, age 82, has been sentenced to six months of probation for violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
By F. E. Simons | Apr 17, 2024
Aleksandr Pikus, the New York man at the center of a multimillion-dollar health care kickback and tax avoidance conspiracy, has been resentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $39 million in restitution. The scheme orchestrated by Pikus involved referring Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to health care providers in exchange for illegal kickbacks. As a result, the health care providers submitted millions of dollars in false and fraudulent claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs."Pikus failed to report that cash income to the IRS, instead using sham...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 5, 2021
A Raleigh resident, Mateen Mohammad Alinaghian, 31, has been sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison for importing and selling counterfeit car airbags in the Raleigh area over a two-year period.
