(AP) — A former county supervisor in south Mississippi was sentenced to five years on probation Monday after pleading guilty to an embezzlement charge. Pritzker says state identified more than 120,000 cases of unemployment fraud by Kevin Bessler, The Center Square | August 06, 2020 03:00 PM Shots broke out at a large gathering in Washington, D.C., leaving at least 20 people wounded and one 17-year-old dead. Of that total, 107,000 cases involved the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program since it was launched in May. Sen. Ben Sasse blasted President Trump for taking executive action on providing economic relief after Congress ended last week without a deal on a federal coronavirus aid package. Washington, Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty to a Far Reaching Scheme Involving Fraud and Money Laundering. (WLBT) - It was one week ago that the news broke of what’s been called the largest public embezzlement case in state history. Crow Creek tribal leaders sentenced in embezzlement scheme May 20, 2020 RAPID CITY, S.D. On January 15, 2020, Johnny Hidalgo and Rodolfo Hermoza pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit mail fraud and wire fraud in connection with an extortion scheme involving call centers in Peru. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is sure President Trump's recent executive actions on coronavirus relief will pass any legal challenge against them. Press Release. (AP) — The trial of a former town treasurer's office employee charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the community is tentatively scheduled to go on trial in...MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state senator was indicted Thursday on dozens of counts of stealing more than $600,000 in federal funds received by a health care school she directed and using...MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state senator has been charged with stealing more than $600,000 in federal funds received by a health care company she directed and using the money to pay for her...BEIJING (AP) — The former chairman of a state-owned real estate company who publicly criticized President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been expelled from the ruling...TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A Honduran court ordered the immediate release Thursday of former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo, whose 58-year corruption sentence and conviction was tossed...BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former Manchester police officer has denied charges that he stole over $2,000 seized during a police investigation. Thousands of Illinoisans who did not apply for unemployment benefits have received prepaid unemployment debit cards. (AP) — Defense attorneys said Thursday that they will fight embezzlement charges brought against some current or former police officers in Meridian, Mississippi.MERIDIAN, Miss. A CNN anchor had a heated exchange with a supporter of President Trump who claimed Democrats are exaggerating the coronavirus pandemic's threat in order to advance their chances of election success. (AP) — A former aide in a Mississippi sheriff's office has been indicted on an embezzlement charge after officials say she improperly took cash that people paid as bond to be...TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former vice president of a Kansas bank has been sentenced to four months of home confinement for embezzlement. Penal Code 503 PC is the California statute that defines the crime of embezzlement as unlawfully taking property that has been entrusted to you, with the intent of depriving the rightful owner of the use of the property. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court has overturned a Missoula woman's conviction for two counts of embezzlement after prosecutors conceded her constitutional rights were violated in...GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's former chief prosecutor said Monday she has been granted asylum in the United States, in the face of charges filed in her home country that she claims are...LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — A former court clerk in Mississippi has been sentenced to two years in prison and five years of probation after she was convicted of embezzlement.CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man who pleaded guilty to stealing from a children's nonprofit will spend three years confined to his home as a part of his sentence.MENDENHALL, Miss. Social media giant Twitter is reportedly in preliminary talks with Chinese-owned TikTok about combining the companies. (AP) — Mississippi's state auditor said Thursday that investigators believe at least $4 million in federal welfare money was stolen by the former head of the state welfare agency...Connect with the definitive source for global and local news Attorney General William Barr harshly criticized the media's role in the "Russiagate" controversy. Congressman Rodney Davis of Taylorville has called for hearings on the matter. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday announced the largest-ever annual sweep of alleged … Pritzker blamed the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program. CNN pundit Brian Stelter and a guest on his program suggested there are media companies that exist solely to attack presumptive Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden, a phenomenon they said has no equivalent on the Left. Police in Portland, Oregon, declared another riot after local and state officials requested federal officers withdraw from the state. Another 14,500 cases of unemployment fraud were identified in the standard unemployment system, the governor said. As part of their guilty pleas, Hidalgo and Hermoza admitted that they and others they supervised called consumers in the United States falsely claiming to be attorneys and or government representatives.