Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Two Florida men have agreed collectively to pay at least $4 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in schemes to generate prescriptions for compounded drugs and refer those prescriptions to pharmacies in exchange for illegal kickbacks. Many of those prescriptions were billed to TRICARE, the federal health care program providing insurance for active duty military personnel, military retirees, and military dependents. 

Washington, DC - A Pennsylvania and West Virginia man were arrested Sunday on criminal charges related to their alleged conspiring to injure officers and assaulting federal officers, among other charges.

Holtville, California -  On the morning of March 2, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents, at the request of the California Highway Patrol and Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, responded to two separate critical incidents involving one vehicle each near Holtville, California. At no point, did CBP/USBP attempt to stop or pursue either vehicle. The following timeline approximates the series of those events.

Cincinnati, Ohio - Del Hall of Cincinnati, is among the countless numbers of Christians in the U.S. who observe the six weeks of Lent by fasting. So, says the Association of Mature American Citizens , Hall is swapping his usual three “square meals” a day for a liquid diet that includes “three to five beers a day” this Easter Season just as he has done for the past two years. 

Imperial, California - An Indonesian woman claimed recently that she got pregnant when a “gust of wind” entered her body, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens. She says that within 15 minutes she went into labor and was rushed to a local clinic where an hour later she gave birth to a healthy baby girl. 

Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Tuesday prevailed in securing net neutrality for 40 million Californians while litigation is ongoing. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California denied a motion for preliminary injunction brought by a group of internet service providers, which attempted to block enforcement of Senate Bill 822 (SB 822), California's net neutrality law, while litigation is ongoing. With today's ruling, California can soon begin enforcement of SB 822.