ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. will collect over $350,000 in treble damages and penalties after a default judgement was ordered in the False Claims Act case of the former co-owner of Arm Rippin Toys, who made false statements on an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application. Michael Hanzuk II, 31, of Anchorage, co-owned Arm Rippin […]
“The man is a destructive, deceitful and lethal menace,” the head of Media Matters for America said of Jones. “Let these damages crush him under the weight of his own lies.” A Connecticut jury on Wednesday ordered far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion to people including relatives of victims of the 2012 […]
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, while stranded New Orleanians flagged down helicopters from rooftops and hospitals desperately triaged patients, crude oil silently gushed from damaged drilling rigs […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a burglary at a residence on Long Lake Road in Willow for a report of a burglary on Friday evening and opened an investigation. The AST investigation found that burglars had stolen household electronics valued at over $1,000. The vehicle was captured on security cameras and is […]