Ex-Atlantic City Housing Authority employee pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud The former Ross Family Service Coordinator for the Atlantic City Housing Authority admitted fraudulently applying for and obtaining COVID-19 relief funds, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Monday. 01/13/2025 - 5:00 am | View Link
Former Atlantic City Housing Authority coordinator admits to fraud The former Ross Family Service Coordinator for the Atlantic City Housing Authority and Urban Redevelopment Agency has admitted to fraudulently applying for and getting COVID-19 relief funds. 01/13/2025 - 3:30 am | View Link
Atlantic City Housing Authority chair to leave board; council clashes over replacement Atlantic City Housing Authority Chair Stephanie Marshall will soon leave the board, and on Tuesday, City Council members sparred over who they will appoint to take her place. 01/10/2025 - 3:30 am | View Link
TALLAHASSEE — In a rare act of defiance, Florida’s Republican legislative leaders pushed back late Monday against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call for a special session on immigration two weeks from now, calling it “premature” and “irresponsible” and possibly harmful.
In a memo to all 160 members of the Legislature released hours after DeSantis’ announcement, Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez took umbrage with what they described as DeSantis’ unilateral call for a special session for Jan.
By CORA LEWIS
NEW YORK (AP) — During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims.
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People in heightened emotional states in the wake of a catastrophic event should be extra careful of impersonators asking for identifying details, according to Karina Layugan, an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission based in Los Angeles, where firefighters in the region are battling blazes that have already destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people.
Scammers sometimes pretend to be from the utility company or the Federal Emergency Management Agency and ask to “verify information.” If someone uses that phrase, ask why the individual needs that information and “always contact the company or agency directly,” she said.
An off-duty Lauderhill Police officer shot and killed two dogs in Tamarac on Monday afternoon, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies were called to the Extended Stay America hotel in the 3800 block of West Commercial Boulevard about noon.
The officer’s own dogs had been attacked by the other two, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The Miami Hurricanes secured their first commitment for the 2027 class on Monday evening, and it came from one of the top up-and-coming wide receivers in South Florida.
American Heritage receiver Ah’mari Stevens pledged to the Hurricanes, announcing he was “staying at the crib” on social media Monday evening.
Stevens, who is not currently ranked, holds offers from Auburn, Florida State, Mississippi and Penn State, among others.
Stevens, who played for St.
Mario Cristobal was looking for someone who was, in his words, adaptable.
The Miami Hurricanes defense got worse as the season wore on and injuries piled up. The Hurricanes never made the needed adjustments that could have given them the edge over Georgia Tech or Syracuse and put them in the College Football Playoff.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The criminal charges against Hunter Biden “were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics,” the prosecutor who led the probes said in a report released Monday that sharply criticized President Joe Biden for having maligned the Justice Department when he pardoned his son.
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