Carolyn Maloney, D- New York, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release:. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a staff report entitled, Barriers to Birth Control: An Analysis of Contraceptive Coverage and Costs for Patients with Private Insurance. On May 26, 2022, following…
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Middle District of North Carolina. GREENSBORO– The former chief financial officer of a company in High Point, North Carolina, was sentenced today in federal court in Greensboro for wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina. SAMUEL ALLEN MOUZON, age 62, of Lexington, North Carolina, was sentenced to a…
With the midterm elections quickly approaching, some people are claiming that the House Republicans' recently unveiled "Commitment to America" plan includes cuts to Social Security and Medicare for certain groups. VERIFY reader Ruth emailed the team to ask whether it's true that Republicans are planning to eliminate Social Security and Medicare, citing…
COLUMBUS, Ohio– After years of waiting, millions of Americans will soon be seeing their payouts following a class-action lawsuit against Equifax. The exposed information included names, Social Security numbers, birthdays, driver's license numbers, and 200,000 credit card numbers. The settlement offered either a $125 payout or 10 years of free credit…
Roughly 70 million Americans receive benefits from Social Security, the majority of which are seniors who will see a boost to their monthly benefits starting in January 2023. With the average Social Security benefit at $1,657, this means that social security beneficiaries will see an increase of $144 per month and in some cases, even more.
It took two shifts to clean the five-story central Los Angeles office building where Edith Lopez worked as a janitor. Then from 5 to 10 p.m. she did the same but Pacific classified her as an independent contractor and paid for those hours with personal checks that left out typical payroll deductions such as income tax or Social Security withholding, she said.
The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio will ask state lawmakers to increase the contribution rates that school districts pay into the pension for teachers. Public employees in Ohio do not participate in Social Security so the state pension systems are their main retirement funds. State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is the second largest of the…
While most people expect changes to the Social Security program, the reality is that Social Security was always only meant to replace a portion of your retirement income. For most, Social Security only accounts for 33% of retirement income, which is why it is important to save for retirement. Still, investors want to know, what role should Social Security play in…
Des Moines, Iowa– A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an indictment on October 18, 2022, charging an Ottumwa man and woman with sixty fraud and tax charges. As alleged in the indictment, Thein Maung, age 47, and his daughter, Phyo Mi, age 20, conspired to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by preparing and filing hundreds of fraudulent tax returns.
A Warren County grand jury indicted Aaron Pitman, 34, of Morrow, and Ryan R. Goldschmidt, 39, of Cincinnati, on four counts of aggravated theft, three counts each of unauthorized use of property, telecommunications fraud and unlawful securities practices, two counts of grand theft and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, according to the Warren…
—A lawyer for a Colorado man accused of cheating donors to a $25 million fund to build a wall along the southern U.S. border told jurors on Tuesday that they should question why his client's fraud trial is being held in New York, tapping into a theme that may have contributed to an earlier trial ending with a deadlocked jury. During his opening statement, attorney…
Two others pleaded guilty in April to the scheme that screwed over supporters of Trump’ s signature immigration policy to build a wall along the U.S.- Mexico border. Assistant U.S. Attorney Derek Wikstrom told jurors that Shea, Bannon, and two others who pleaded guilty in April, Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato, coordinated to steal hundreds of thousands of…
PROVIDENCE– Republican candidate for governor Ashley Kalus faces allegations she bounced a paycheck and cheated the chief operating officer of Adhereon, an Illinois- based company that sought to market breast-implant devices, out of a $125,000 salary and even more in stock. Jeffrey Weinzweig, against Adhereon's former COO, Kelley Folino, who was Kalus' boss…
The Federal Reserve responded as it has all year with another interest rate hike. To bring inflation back to Earth, the Federal Reserve has been steadily raising rates— five times so far in 2022, with the latest hike on Sept. 22. As of July, average monthly mortgage payments were up 50 percent year-over-year— from $1,240 to $1,861, according to the latest National…
The top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee warned Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday not to push the U.S. economy into recession with overzealous interest rate hikes meant to fight inflation. Brown's letter comes a week before the Federal Open Market Committee, the panel of Fed officials responsible for monetary policy, is set to meet in…
Oct. 26— Geisinger officials celebrated the reopening of Geisinger Health Plan Store in Wilkes-Barre Twp. The store is staffed with licensed insurance advisors and customer service representatives who can help answer questions about Medicare Advantage plans, options for individuals and families, medical assistance and the Children's Health Insurance…
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Oct. 26, 2022/ PRNewswire/– Ping An Insurance Company of China, Ltd. today announced its results for the nine months ended 30 September 2022. Ping An delivered a 19.9% annualized operating ROE, with operating profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company rising 3.8% year on year to RMB123, 288 million in the first nine months of…
DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 26– Health Care Voices issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022:. Beginning on November 1 and ending on January 15, 2023 Americans will have the opportunity to enroll in affordable health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. As the November 1 start date approaches, Health Care Voices Founder and Affordable Care…
The free one-hour webinar, "The First of Its Kind: Visibility into the Home& Hospital," will be held on Nov. 2, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. This webinar will share key details of Connect America's collaboration with an industry-leading HIE serving patients in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. "The home has always been considered a' black box' of healthcare, offering…
