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Jonathan Ng

Boston, Las Vegas
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Covers:  nonprofits, charities, philanthropy, nonprofit fraud, corporate fraud, white collar crimes, bank fraud, unemployment, COVID-19 pandemic, economics
Labor communicator for @massteacher, the largest union in New England. Formerly @bostonglobe, @bostonherald, @reviewjournal, and @dotnews. @columbiajourn alum.
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Las Vegas man charged with fraud in obtaining $2M in PPP funds

Las Vegas man charged with fraud in obtaining $2M in PPP funds

Las Vegas Review-Journal — A Nevada man has been charged with fraudulently obtaining nearly $2 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program money, meant for struggling small businesses, to purchase luxury cars and two luxury condominiums in Las Vegas. Federal prosecutors from the U.S.
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Mail carrier, others charged over fraudulent jobless claims

Mail carrier, others charged over fraudulent jobless claims

Las Vegas Review-Journal — A Las Vegas mail carrier is among a handful of people charged in an ongoing effort to crack down on fraudulent unemployment claims filed with Nevada's employment agency. Federal prosecutors filed three charges against Jasmine-Royshell Black, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, Oct. 9.
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SEC charges former CEO of tech company with fraud

SEC charges former CEO of tech company with fraud

Las Vegas Review-Journal — The former CEO of NS8, a Las Vegas-based cyberfraud prevention tech company, was arrested Thursday and is facing federal charges of falsifying bank statements to get money from investors. Adam Rogas, who resigned this month, was arrested Thursday by federal agents.
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Some Las Vegas nonprofits struggle to survive, others thrive amid pandemic

Some Las Vegas nonprofits struggle to survive, others thrive amid pandemic

Las Vegas Review-Journal — Many Las Vegas Valley-area nonprofits that are re-evaluating its budget as fundraisers get pushed back or canceled. Some have been able to keep their workers or adapt operations, but others have had to stop operations, potentially resulting in long-term effects for the community.
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Subcontractors claim Wynn not paying bills for extra work at Encore Boston Harbor casino

Subcontractors claim Wynn not paying bills for extra work at Encore Boston Harbor casino

Boston Herald — State gambling regulators are monitoring a dispute between Encore Boston Harbor and the project's subcontractors who claim they have not been paid tens of millions of dollars for work done at the $2.6 billion Everett casino that opened Sunday.
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Judge Shelley Joseph wants her $184,000-plus pay reinstated

Judge Shelley Joseph wants her $184,000-plus pay reinstated

Boston Herald — Suspended Judge Shelley Richmond Joseph wants her $184,000-plus pay back. Her lawyers argue in a new filing that the former Newton District Court judge is already being punished "prior to any finding of wrongdoing" for allegedly allowing an illegal immigrant to escape from ICE agents out a basement door of the court last spring.
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Gaming Commission releases heavily redacted records in Wynn case

Gaming Commission releases heavily redacted records in Wynn case

Boston Herald — The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has released heavily redacted minutes of closed-door meetings and its deal ending Steve Wynn's lawsuits that show the board must omit significant information when deciding whether to let Wynn Resorts keep its Boston casino license - though investigators say they kept "absolutely critical" evidence.
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Ex-pharma CEO pleads guilty to kickbacks to doctors for opioid prescriptions

Ex-pharma CEO pleads guilty to kickbacks to doctors for opioid prescriptions

Boston Herald — A former pharmaceutical chief executive pleaded guilty to playing a part in a sophisticated scheme to give kickbacks to doctors who prescribed his company's fentanyl-based opioid drugs - a move one top lawyer said is one step toward the goal of cutting down the corrupt greed that's "alive and well in the pharma business."
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