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Kohl’s, Walmart to pay $5.5 million for bogus bamboo marketing, FTC says

April 9, 2022 By sdcnews

Washington, D.C.–The Federal Trade Commission used its penalty offense authority Friday to take action against national retailers Kohl’s, Inc. and Walmart, Inc. for falsely marketing dozens of rayon textile products as bamboo.  Both companies also are charged with making deceptive environmental claims, touting that the “bamboo” textiles were made using eco-friendly processes, while in reality […]

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Leader of Proud Boys pleads guilty to conspiracy, assault charges on Jan. 6 Capitol breach

April 9, 2022 By sdcnews

Washington, D.C.–A leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty Friday to felony charges for his actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, federal prosecutors said. Charles Donohoe, 34, of Kernersville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. As […]

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Naturopathic doctor pleads guilty to fake COVID-19 immunization and vaccination card scheme

April 8, 2022 By sdcnews

A California-licensed naturopathic doctor pleaded guilty in Northern California for scheming to sell homeoprophylaxis immunization pellets and for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination cards by making it appear that customers had received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized Moderna vaccine. According to court documents, in April 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of […]

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Kentucky man indicted for shooting at and attempting to kill a political candidate

April 7, 2022 By sdcnews

Washington, D.C.–A federal court in Louisville, Kentucky, unsealed an indictment Thursday charging a Louisville man for interfering with a federally protected right, and using and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence by shooting at and attempting to kill a candidate for elective office, the U.S. Justice Department said. According to court […]

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Justice Dept. disrupts botnet controlled by the Russian Federation’s Main Intelligence Directorate

April 6, 2022 By sdcnews

The Justice Department Wednesday announced a court-authorized operation, conducted in March 2022, to disrupt a two-tiered global botnet of thousands of infected network hardware devices under the control of a threat actor known to security researchers as Sandworm, which the U.S. government has previously attributed to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of […]

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TracFone Wireless to pay $13.4 million to settle false claims relating to FCC’s Lifeline program

April 6, 2022 By sdcnews

TracFone Wireless, Incorporated (TracFone) has agreed Monday to pay $13.4 million as part of a civil settlement to resolve allegations that TracFone violated the False Claims Act by signing up more than 175,000 ineligible customers in connection with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Lifeline Program (Lifeline). Lifeline, created by Congress in the Telecommunications Act of […]

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Justice Dept. investigation leads to shutdown of largest online darknet marketplace

April 6, 2022 By sdcnews

The Justice Department announced Tuesday the seizure of Hydra Market (Hydra), the world’s largest and longest-running darknet market. In 2021, Hydra accounted for an estimated 80% of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions, and since 2015, the marketplace has received approximately $5.2 billion in cryptocurrency. The seizure of the Hydra servers and cryptocurrency wallets containing $25 […]

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Customs and Border Protection officers seize $548,987 in fentanyl at Texas Port of Entry

April 5, 2022 By sdcnews

Del Rio, TX–U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Del Rio Port of Entry recently seized more than a half-million dollars in fentanyl in a passenger vehicle. “This significant seizure of a potentially fatal hard narcotic like fentanyl underscores the reality of the drug threat our frontline officers are facing […]

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Customs and Border Protection seized 548 pounds of liquid meth at a facility in Texas

April 5, 2022 By sdcnews

El Paso, TX–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Port of Ysleta Cargo Facility intercepted 548 pounds of liquid methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $3 million. “This significant seizure is a perfect example of the work our CBP Officers do on a daily basis to protect our communities and nation,” said […]

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California sends 14.3 million COVID-19 tests to schools, students, and staff

April 5, 2022 By sdcnews

Sacramento, CA–In the past month, with roughly 7.2 million students and staff heading into and returning from spring break, the state has distributed more than 14.3 million COVID-19 at-home tests to schools for students and staff.  In partnership with local county offices of education, the state has allocated tests based on the total number of […]

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