Matthew McConaughey fought back tears as he spoke to reporters at the White House on Tuesday about meeting the families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shootings in Uvalde, TX, his hometown.
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Austin St. John, known for his role as the red Power Ranger, has been charged with COVID-19 aid fraud. St.
John was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Texas.The FBI and IRS are investigating. St.
John is one of 19 people, led by Michael Hill and Andrew Moran, who allegedly put together a fraud scheme to illegally obtain funding from the Small Business Administration’s (SBA's) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The group allegedly obtained 16 loans totaling $3.5 million by using existing businesses or new businesses to apply to the program. Austin St.
John has been charged with COVID-19 aid fraud. (Bobby Bank/WireImage) "Once in receipt of the fraudulently obtained funds, the defendants did not use the money as intended, such as to pay employee salaries, cover fixed debt or utility payments or continue health care benefits for employees," the U.S. Attorney's press release states.
"Instead, the defendants typically paid Hill and Moran, transferred money to their personal accounts and spent the funds on various personal purchases." Each defendant could spend up to 20 years in prison if convicted. The CARES Act was signed into law March 29, 2020, and was designed to provide businesses with COVID-19 relief amid the pandemic. The red Power Ranger actor was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
(Andrew Chin) When the Trump administration unveiled PPP in 2020, the full impacts from the pandemic were just beginning to be felt in the economy. There was a race to get money out as quickly as possible because of how unpredictable the situation was. So the loans went through major banks that often had existing relationships with eligible businesses
.Matthew McConaughey fought back tears as he spoke to reporters at the White House on Tuesday about meeting the families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shootings in Uvalde, TX, his hometown.
Brad Johnson, best known for his work on Melrose Place, has sadly passed away at the age of 62.
"Melrose Place" star Brad Johnson has died. He was 62. The "Marlboro Man" died in Fort Worth, Texas, Feb.
Chip and Joanna Gaines! The couple celebrated 19 years of marriage on Thursday. Joanna posted the milestone on Instagram with a photo of the two of them snuggled in the booth of a cafe, a shopping bag and coffee cup by their side.«19 years ❤️,» she captioned the post. "#ilikeyoualot.«Chip and Joanna are the co-founders of Magnolia, the wildly popular home renovation and lifestyle company.
Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have teamed up to perform together at multiple gigs across the UK. As the Pirates of the Caribbean actor awaits the verdict of his trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, his appearances on-stage in Sheffield and London were a surprise, to say the least. But while the timing may be surprising, his collaboration with the Led Boots musician is not.
Jenna Bush Hager opened up to co-star Hoda Kotb about the "scary" moment she was forced to call her dad, George W. Bush, live on air in front of millions of people.MORE: Hoda Kotb shares fears about being an older mom: 'It's scary'The Today with Hoda & Jenna stars were discussing the final episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which aired last week, when talk turned to when Jenna appeared on the series back when her father was still President.WATCH: Jenna Bush Hager recalls 'scary' phone call with dad George W.
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager brought some light-hearted jest to their Today show with a conversation about food. On Friday, during a pre-recorded show, the co-hosts became very animated as they discussed burger toppings ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. MORE: Hoda Kotb hosts Today alone as she delivers heartrending statement The pair butted heads as they couldn't agree on anything.
Jenna Bush Hager was praised for her "hustle" by her co-star on Thursday after she ran to the Today Show studios to sit with an emotional Hoda Kotb who hosted the first 10 minutes on her own.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleJenna was filming a segment on the USS Baatan on Wednesday morning and believed she could make it to the studio by 10am but by 9.30am was still on the vessel and nowhere near the studios. They then made it to the car but were stuck in morning traffic.WATCH: Jenna Bush Hager 'hustled' to get to Hoda Kotb after emotional Today Show episodeLaughing, Hoda shared with viewers on Thursday: "And so what did Jenna do? She was running with her 'I Love NY' jacket, with her assistant and Photo Nate was shooting this while carrying bags."Photo Nate is what the pair call their producer, and he appeared on screen to praise Jenna's hustle: "I think a lot of people think its glamorous and it is but it takes having to hustle and get out of the traffic [to get to work on time]."MORE: Hoda Kotb talks difficult career goodbyes with Today co-starMORE: Hoda Kotb shares fears about being an older mom: 'It's scary'"Only you would get out of the car and run through the streets," added Hoda.However, the absence of Jenna was felt even more when Hoda almost broke down in tears as she spoke about the deaths of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.
Jenna Bush Hager was one of the many famous faces to share her outrage and horror following the Texas shooting on Tuesday.MORE: Hoda Kotb hosts Today alone and delivers heartbreaking message about the Texas shootingThe Today star is a former teacher and also a mom to three young children, and was close to tears as she spoke about the shocking events that unfolded in Uvalde.She emotionally conveyed to her co-host how she didn't find out about the incident till the morning of the show and how it hit so much harder for her, as a mother, former teacher, and Texan.VIDEO: Jenna Bush Hager shares emotional message about working with Hoda Kotb"School should be the safest place in our country... Not all kids are safe at home.
Coco Austin says there are bigger issues in the world to talk about rather than the criticism over pushing her 6-year-old daughter, Chanel, in a stroller. Ice-T's wife took to Twitter, sharing an article that highlighted a photo where Chanel was sitting in a stroller while her parents shopped. «Oh lord!!! Really people? The world loves to criticize literary everything i do!» she wrote. Online commentators claimed that six years old is too old to be using a stroller, and the number of people chiming in actually made the topic trend. Coco said, «This stroller thing trending right now about me using a stroller to push Chanel around is ridiculous! Isnt there a war & mass shootings going as we speak & you'd rather mess with my mothering? SMH.»The reality star is, of course, referencing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday that took the lives of 19 students and two adults.Ice-T also chimed in on the media as well as social media fodder, writing, «Lol… CNN? Really? MFs ain’t got s**t else to talk about… F em all. Smh.
B.J. Novak attempts to solve a possible murder in the new trailer for his directorial debut “Vengeance”.
Uh oh. A childhood hero has been caught by the FBI for alleged fraud!
PLANO, Texas -- The actor who played Red Power Ranger in the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” films and television series has been charged with wire fraud conspiracy relating to the federal Paycheck Protection Program, officials said.Jason Lawrence Geiger, 47, of McKinney, Texas, is one of 19 defendants named in a federal indictment, the FBI said. Acting under the name Austin St.
Entertainment Weekly, U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston and the Department of Justice revealed in a news release Wednesday, the arrests of 18 individuals, including St.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterChip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network has ordered four new original series as part of its Summer/Fall 2022 slate, including a new edition of “Fixer Upper: Welcome Home” set at the couple’s Cottonland Castle in Waco, Texas and a baking competition hosted at their own Silos Baking Co., Variety has learned exclusively.Additionally, the Magnolia Network, which is a co-venture with Warner Bros. Discovery, has picked up a renovation series starring Annie Hawkins and Brittany Baker, a Casey Corn-hosted family-recipe docuseries and new seasons of “The Lost Kitchen,” “Restoration Road With Clint Harp” and “Zoë Bakes.”While “Silos Baking Competition” is the only food competition on the new lineup, Variety is told it is planned as the first of many at Magnolia Network with more coming later this year.