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Controversy Over DOJ’s Plea Deal with Tax Return Thief Chaz Littljohn

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Ridgewood NJ,in a controversial move, Chaz Littljohn has received a lenient plea deal from the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) despite being accused of a significant data breach involving taxpayer information. Littljohn was charged with a single count of stealing tax returns, even though the DOJ initially stated that he had stolen up to 15 years’ worth of returns from thousands of taxpayers. Recent revelations now confirm that he stole returns from at least 50,000, and potentially up to 70,000, taxpayers.

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Scandal Plagued Senator Menendez Won’t File for Democratic Primary, But Opened the Door for a Run as an Independent

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Ridgewood NJ, in a video announcement on Thursday, Senator “Gold Bar” Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) revealed his intention to explore the possibility of running as an independent candidate for his seat, despite facing pressure from within his own party to resign over his indictments.

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DOJ Targeting Apple with Antitrust Suit

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Ridgewood NJ, the US Justice Department is preparing to file a lawsuit against Apple, possibly as soon as Thursday, alleging that the tech giant has violated antitrust laws by restricting competitors’ access to hardware and software features of its iPhone. This legal action would escalate the Biden administration’s ongoing antitrust crackdown on major US technology firms. Currently, the Justice Department is already pursuing a lawsuit against Google for monopolistic practices, while the Federal Trade Commission is actively investigating antitrust allegations against Meta (formerly Facebook) and Amazon.

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DOJ Announces Take Down LockBit Ransomware Group that Targeted Hospitals , Law Enforcement, Businesses, Government and Schools

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Washington DC, the Department of Justice joined the United Kingdom and international law enforcement partners in London today to announce the disruption of the LockBit ransomware group, one of the most active ransomware groups in the world that has targeted over 2,000 victims, received more than $120 million in ransom payments, and made ransom demands totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.

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When Will Governor Murphy be Held Accountable for the Deaths in Veterans Homes in Menlo Park and Paramus

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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado is calling for a special legislative committee to be formed to investigate the findings of a recent report by the State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation (SCI) that revealed shocking failures at the veterans homes in Menlo Park and Paramus.

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DOJ finds Poor Care at New Jersey State-run Veterans Homes During COVID Pandemic

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Paramus NJ,  State Senator Michael Testa, Jr. slammed Governor Phil Murphy and former DOH Commissioner Judy Persichilli after a bombshell report was released Thursday by the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s office for New Jersey. The report indicates that there were inadequate pandemic infection control measures and medical care at two New Jersey state-run veterans homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was determined that these actions, or lack thereof, violated the U.S. Constitution.

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Department of Justice Sues Space X for Hiring American Citizens

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Washington DC, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their citizenship status, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

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Another Day Another Corruption Investigation for Senator Bob Menendez

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Paramus NJ, another day another corruption investigation of  Senator Bob Menendez . The Justice Department  is once again investigating Garden State Senator and some would suggest Dominican Republic Senator Bob Menendez. The investigation dates back to at least 2019.

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Free Speech Wins: Federal Judge in Issues Broad Injunction Limiting Biden Administration’s Contact with Social-media Companies

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Ridgewood NJ, in a ruling handed down fittingly on the Fourth of July, a federal judge Terry Doughty  ordered a litany of Biden administration officials to stop encouraging social media companies to block or remove content they disliked.

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FTC and DOJ Charge Amazon with Violating Children’s Privacy

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Ridgewood NJ, when a company makes a promise, you expect them to keep their word, right? According to the FTC, Amazon promised to delete children’s personal information and Alexa users’ voice and geolocation information but broke the law instead. In an announcement today, the FTC and the Department of Justice said Amazon violated children’s privacy law by keeping kids’ Alexa voice recordings forever to feed its voice-related algorithms.

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Collapses

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Ridgewood NJ, Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, capping the rapid  downfall of one of crypto’s wealthiest and most influential moguls and his collection of high-flying ventures, including crypto exchanges and a massive trading operation.

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Egg Shortage has People Scrambling

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Ridgewood NJ, Bird flu is driving egg prices higher and the egg shortage has people scrambling . Nationally, the poultry industry lost around 36 million hens from February through September from the avian flu. Both demand and retail prices are higher than in previous years because of inflation, said Egg-News.com. Unseasonably high prices are expected to continue through fall and decline as flocks are restocked.

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Ex-CNBC Guest Analyst and Advisor, Currently on the Lam , Charged With Fraud

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Los Angeles Ca, a California advisor and frequent CNBC commentator is on the run after being charged with defrauding clients of millions, according to the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Leader Charged with Illegally Possessing a Firearm in New Jersey

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Mercer County NJ, Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Leader was arrested today for illegally possessing a firearm, According to acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig , Keith Richter, aka “Conan,” 62, of Bay Shore, New York, is charged by criminal complaint with one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is scheduled to appear by videoconference this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer.

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North Korean Military Hackers Indicted in Wide-Ranging Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks and Deploy Multiple Malicious Cryptocurrency Applications

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Washington DC, a federal indictment unsealed today charges three North Korean computer programmers with participating in a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy to conduct a series of destructive cyberattacks, to steal and extort more than $1.3 billion of money and cryptocurrency from financial institutions and companies, to create and deploy multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform.

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