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Trump Unveils Plans For Controversial 250-Foot ‘Triumphal Arch’ Trump Unveils Plans For Controversial 250-Foot ‘Triumphal Arch’
Trump Unveils Plans For Controversial 250-Foot ‘Triumphal Arch’ The Trump administration has unveiled official renderings for a proposed 250-foot "triumphal arch" in Washington, DC, intended to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. The design, which President Donald Trump has described as the "greatest and most beautiful triumphal arch anywhere in the world," has sparked significant debate over its scale, design, and location, across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial. The renderings, released by the US Commission For Fine Arts (CFA) and prepared by Harrison Design, showcase a gilded, classically inspired structure that w…
Local Postal Worker Who Stole $77K In Money Order Scheme Dodges Prison Local Postal Worker Who Stole $77K In Money Order Scheme Dodges Prison
Local Postal Worker Who Stole $77K In Money Order Scheme Dodges Prison A former US Postal Service employee from Rensselaer County has been sentenced after admitting he secretly issued himself dozens of money orders. Matthew Dundas, 26, of Petersburgh, was sentenced in Albany federal court Wednesday, Jan. 14, to two years of probation and 80 hours of community service. Dundas carried out the scheme while working for the US Postal Service between January 2023 and September 2024, fraudulently issuing 105 money orders to himself without paying for them, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The total loss to the federal government was $76,976.61. Dundas admitt…
Former State Auditor From Dutchess Steals $400K From NY Town During Audit, DA Says Former State Auditor From Dutchess Steals $400K From NY Town During Audit, DA Says
Former State Auditor From Dutchess Steals $400K From NY Town During Audit, DA Says A state auditor from Dutchess County assigned to examine an Orange County town’s finances has been arraigned on felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $400,000 in public funds, prosecutors announced. Tobias Otieno, age 41, of Hyde Park, was arraigned this week on a felony complaint charging him with second-degree grand larceny as a public corruption crime, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Thursday, July 10. According to Hoovler, Otieno is accused of stealing $405,843.25 from the Town of Wallkill between June 2022 and September 2024, while working as a…