McCordsville woman could face 20 years for defrauding COVID-19 relief program
Federal prosecutors say they charged Sandra Pierce with two counts of wire fraud for submitting 22 fraudulent COVID-19 relief loan applications.
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Federal crackdown raises stakes for ‘crimmigration’ legal experts
Indiana attorneys are now witnessing minor offenses leading to immigration issues.
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State Medicaid fraud control unit aims to target more than health care providers
Medicaid spending in the state totaled more than $17 billion, according to KFF.
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Former White House staffers, journalists opine on state of media
The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site event came 12 hours after Tuesday’s primary elections.
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ICE says prison meets standards, but inmates describe subpar conditions
Miami Correctional Facility began holding ICE’s detainees at the beginning of October.
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State’s Medicaid fraud control unit to get $2,000 bonuses following award
At a gathering on Tuesday at the Statehouse, the team, which has 58 members, was recognized by federal officials for its efforts and Rokita announced the bonuses.
Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up legal debate and contempt vote
A contempt finding could open the door to an investigation into whether Dr. Anthony Fauci had a valid constitutional right against self-incrimination when he refused to answer dozens of questions from lawmakers at a committee hearing.
Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines in support of the nomination of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney.
ICE expanding its arrests at airports to new targets, lawyers say
While Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers had previously detained people with deportation orders at airports, the targeting of people who entered the country legally but now have expired visas is a new development.
Trump floats pulling Blanche’s nomination for attorney general to avoid conceding to GOP demands
Trump doubled down on choosing his former personal lawyer as the nation’s top lawman, saying he will wait until Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave office.
ICE responds after reports of medical, staffing failures at prison holding immigration detainees
Seventh District U.S. Rep. André Carson has called for an investigation into the conditions at Miami Correctional Facility.
Indiana-based streamer hit with copyright lawsuit
Filed in the Nevada federal district court, Dish and Sling’s complaint alleges that Communication Unites Everyone Inc., the parent company of CUE Broadcast, has been pirating content, including free pay-per-view events and live sports.
More than 24 states sue Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding
The states argue putting conditions on congressionally appropriated funding violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Constitution’s spending clause.
White House admits it used keywords to kill hundreds of research grants
The federal agencies made the admission about the keywords in signed stipulations filed in federal court last week in a case that’s been ongoing since last spring.
Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
The panel’s 2-1 ruling late Monday found there is a “substantial” public interest in disclosing the material that Biden wants to keep under wraps.
Trump administration races clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court
The U.S. Treasury last year swelled with revenue from double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on earth. But the money dried up after the Supreme Court struck down the biggest and boldest of the tariffs in February.
Analysis: Supreme Court expanded Trump’s power but was unwilling to go as far as he wanted
Legal experts said President Trump’s wins and losses at the Supreme Court reflect a divide in conservative ideology.
US says chemical maker Chemours to pay $450M to settle ‘forever chemicals’ case
The settlement is the first by the federal government to resolve enforcement claims against a manufacturer of harmful chemicals known as PFAS.
After local missing teen case, Indiana congressman aims to expand Amber Alert guidelines
U.S. House Rep. Rudy Yakym is pursuing changes after a 17-year-old girl from his home state of Indiana went missing and was later found dead.
Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout fund
The fund is still being challenged in court despite Justice Department officials claiming the effort is dead.
Trump nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
The president announced the nomination on social media amid pressure from Congress to name a permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard.
WSJ says Trump libel suit must be tossed ‘once and for all’
Trump “has now had every opportunity to plead a defamation claim,” lawyers for the newspaper said.
Judge strikes down Trump’s $100K fee on H-1B visas for highly skilled workers
The judge said the president failed to consider the impact of his actions on sectors experiencing labor shortages that rely on the program to hire physicians, nurses and teachers.
Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after backlash over Trump intel pick
The senators in a letter urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to prepare “for a potential significant gap in foreign intelligence collection” if the authority expires.