US: How hospice operators are stealing millions from Medicare
By Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times From Business Insider In the latest in a flurry of high-profile Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases, one of the nation’s largest skilled nursing, senior living and rehabilitation providers has agreed to pay the federal…
President Trump fires FBI director Comey over Hillary Clinton e-mail probe
By DAVID KRAVETS (US) From ars Technica “Today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement,” Trump says. FBI Director James Comey was fired Tuesday by President Donald Trump over his handling of the Hillary Clinton…
Trump indicated where he stands on medical marijuana for the first time since he took office
By Jeremy Berke From Business Insider President Donald Trump issued his first statement on medical marijuana since he took office. Trump on Friday signed a$1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through September 30. The…
VW pleads guilty to criminal charges in ‘Dieselgate’ scandal
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist We knew it was coming, but now it’s official: Volkswagen, as part of asettlement agreement with the Department of Justice, pleaded guilty Friday to three felony counts related to its “Dieselgate” scandal. Reuters reports that…
National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Resigns
By Newsmax Wires From Newmax President Donald Trump’s embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. His departure upends Trump’s…
Trump weighs revised travel ban, Supreme Court test still possible
From Newsmax U.S. President Donald Trump is considering issuing a new executive order banning citizens of certain countries traveling to the United States after his initial attempt to clamp down on immigration and refugees snarled to a halt amid political…
VW reaches $4.3 billion settlement over criminal allegations for ‘Dieselgate’
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Days after federal authorities arrested a Volkswagen executive in connection with the company’s ongoing “Dieselgate” scandal, the carmaker says it has reached a $4.3 billion settlement to resolve allegations of criminal wrongdoing. Reuters reports that the…
A third of US inmates suffer abuse and neglect because prisons don’t take this major law seriously
By Erika Eichelberger, VICE News From Business Insider Prisons across the U.S. routinely flout the Americans With Disabilities Act, subjecting thousands of inmates with physical and mental health problems to painful and sometimes humiliating conditions, according to watchdog groups, inmates,…
Carnival’s Princess Cruise Lines to pay record $40M penalty for deliberate pollution, cover-up
Reuters From New York Daily News WASHINGTON — Carnival Corp’s Princess Cruise Lines will plead guilty to seven felony charges of polluting the seas and trying to cover it up, and pay a record $40 million criminal penalty, the U.S….
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Jamaican in Cayman Islands admits to possessing 1000s of child-porn images Trevorne Daley, a 25 year old Jamaican was arrested and charged in May in the Cayman Islands following an inquiry triggered by the US authorities when he befriended a…
