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Owners of natural gas company named in federal indictment for fraudulent activities

Two owners of a regional natural gas company were named in federal indictment earlier this month for allegedly manipulating meters to charge for gas that was never received, and one of the two has since pleaded guilty in exchange for an agreement with prosecutors. Read this story...

Corbin man pleads to federal fraud charges

A Corbin man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his part in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID–19 relief funds. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Feds accuse Keavy man of falsely obtaining COVID funds

A Keavy man was indicted on federal court on charges of fraudulently obtaining COVID–19 relief funds through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, making him the second person to face charges in connection with the business in question. Read this story and more for...

Feds indict Corbin woman for fraud

A Corbin woman was indicted Thursday on federal charges that she created fake business entities in order to fraudulently obtain federal economic stimulus money. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Man accused of EBT fraud heard arguing about trading purchased items for drugs

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say a Barbourville man was drunk when he attempted to use another person’s EBT card to purchase items from a north Corbin store Monday. Deputies arrested 49-year-old Craig Monroe on charges of knowingly and fraudulently using an ID card or...

Former local car lot owner gets three years for fraud

Gregory Wilcheck A Knox County businessman, who pleaded guilty to defrauding two local banks of $1.4 million through a scheme to float checks that were later returned because of insufficient funds, will serve three years in federal prison and must repay the money....

Local cardiologist accused of Medicare fraud

A local cardiologist has been indicted on federal charges of attempting to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and other government and private health insurers on at least 13 different occasions dating back to March 2007. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

Tampa men plead to credit card fraud

Two Tampa, Florida men agreed to pay over $2,400 in restitution Monday morning stemming from their alleged roles in a recent Williamsburg credit card fraud case. Isael C. Velazquez, 32, and Osmani Ramirez Chavez, 40, were originally arrested by Williamsburg Deputy Police Chief...
Posted On 22 Jun 2016