Former U.S. Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he is dropping his longshot bid to return to Congress, months after he was expelled from the House while facing a slew of federal fraud charges. Santos, who was running as an independent candidate for the 1st Congressional District in New York, said he was withdrawing from the race in a post on the social media platform X. The announcement came after the disgraced former congressman's campaign committee reported no fundraising or expenditures in March, raising speculation that his campaign had failed to get off the ground.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former Scranton police officer and elected official pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges on Thursday. The United States Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Friday that Paul Helring, 47, a former Scranton police officer and the former elected police union president, pleaded guilty on Thursday, January […]
A woman accused of stealing more than $400,000 from her employer is out of jail as of Friday. A federal judge released Nichole M. Lawrence, of Paducah, with conditions, and