NYC COVID czar caught on cam bragging about attending drug-fueled sex parties during pandemic
Varma — who served as senior health advisor to then-Mayor Bill de Blasio during the height of the pandemic, talked about hosting orgies with his wife and attending underground dance parties with more than 200 people.
Former Georgia lawyer admits to COVID-19 fund scam, real estate scandal
Sanjay Patel, a former attorney who operated a Georgia-based real estate law firm, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining nearly $300,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) during the COVID-19 pandemic and laundering more than $250,000 from unrelated investor fraud schemes through his attorney escrow account.
Majority of employment growth since COVID-19 goes to immigrants, report finds
A report finds that immigrants accounted for most of U.S. job growth since 2019, while employment growth for U.S.-born workers declined.
Atlanta businessman sentenced for major COVID-19 unemployment fraud scheme
Austin Martin Siampwiz has been sentenced for his role in laundering money acquired through fraudulent unemployment claims.
Atlanta-based UPS to end remote workweeks at global offices
United Parcel Service says its workers will soon be returning to the office.
U.S. Bank sending nearly $6 million to consumers for freezing access to unemployment benefits during COVID-19
U.S. Bank allegedly froze thousands of accounts of unemployed workers during the pandemic, and they didn’t create a simple way for them to retrieve access to their accounts.
Government offering more free COVID-19 tests for home delivery through the mail
The new release of free COVID-19 nasal swab tests comes ahead of the first winter since the pandemic started that insurers are no longer required to cover the cost of them.
School bus drivers appealing to Kemp over COVID unemployment repayments
Some of the Clayton County school bus drivers say they've been asked to pay $20,000 to $50,000 in unemployment benefits they received during the COVID-19 pandemic.
US still feeling effects of 'tip culture' following COVID-19 pandemic, professor says
A Clemson University professor says he attributes this to the pandemic and inflation.
Man convicted of stealing $1.9 million in COVID-19 relief money gets more than 5 years in prison
A Georgia man was sentenced Monday to more than five years in federal prison for organizing a scheme that stole nearly $2 million in government aid intended to help businesses endure the coronavirus pandemic.
IRS to pause accepting claims for COVID-era tax credit amid fraudulent claims
The tax credit, called the Employee Retention Credit, was created to help small businesses keep paying their employees during the pandemic if they were suspended from operating.
Atlanta renters lose protection as city lifts eviction moratorium
The pause on evictions due to COVID-19 hardship is officially over.
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccine, CDC set to issue recommendations this week
There’s still another step: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must sign off. A CDC advisory panel is set to issue recommendations Tuesday on who most needs the updated shots.
Fauci predicts mask recommendations could come back if US sees 'significant uptick' in COVID-19 cases
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that while he does not foresee a federal mask mandate in the future, recommendations are likely if COVID-19 cases rise this winter.
Anthony Fauci ‘concerned’ people won’t comply if masking recommendations return: 'I hope' they 'abide'
Former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci spoke out in defense of masking amid rising COVID cases, saying he is concerned people will not abide by recommendations.
China won't require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers as country reopens
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the change at a briefing in Beijing on Monday.
Atlanta man sentenced 7 years for multiple fraud schemes involving COVID-19 relief money
An Atlanta resident, Oluwagbemiga Otufale, has been handed a seven-year prison sentence for his involvement in a money laundering conspiracy.
Inflation drives Manuel's Tavern owner to ‘hit the nuclear button’ on menu
“We have been eating those cost for so long, and now it was clear that we couldn’t eat them any longer,” the Manuel's Tavern owner Brian Maloof told FOX 5.
How to get COVID tests now before it's no longer free
Free COVID testing ends on May 11, but you'll still have access to tests with a few differences.
Biden declares COVID-19 emergency over, but homeowners still have time to file for forbearance, FHA says
COVID-19 forbearance expired at the same time as the COVID-19 national emergency was officially declared over. It has now been extended until May 31, 2023, the FHA said.