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Participating in Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the election continues to dog attorney L. Lin Wood.
"A Kentucky teenager whose 2019 face-off with a Native American activist in Washington went viral has fired his lawyer, a man who played a key role in Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his election defeat, according to court notices filed on Monday. The teen, Nicholas Sandmann, terminated lawyer L. Lin Wood from the team representing him in a series of lawsuits that accuse media companies like The New York Times Inc and CBS News Inc of inaccurately portraying the stand-off at the Lincoln Memorial on the day of a large anti-abortion protest," Reuters reported Monday.
<p>Kentucky-based lawyer Todd McMurtry continues to represent Sandmann.</p><p>"I have ended my lawyer-client relationship with Mr. Wood and no longer wish to be represented by him," Sandmann wrote in court filings.</p><p>Wood has not backed down from pushing the conspiracy theories that culminated in the fatal January 6th riots at the U.S. Capitol. Trump was impeached for inciting the insurrection.</p><p>"In a statement shared on the Telegram app on Sunday, Wood said he expected Sandmann would 'abandon' him because of earlier social media posts in which Wood suggested former Vice President Mike Pence engaged in 'treason' and could 'face execution by firing squad' for formally recognizing the election victory of President Joe Biden," Reuters noted. "Wood said in the Telegram post that his comments about Pence were 'rhetorical hyperbole.'"</p>
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BUSTED: Feds arrest Capitol rioter after identifying him by his high school varsity jacket
January 25, 2021
On Monday, the Huffington Post reported that federal authorities have arrested a New York man for his role in the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol — and identified him because he wore his high school varsity jacket during the riot.
"Brian Gundersen, a former varsity football player for Byram Hills High School in North Castle Township, New York, is facing charges after the FBI received tips about a man seen storming the Capitol while wearing a letterman's jacket," reported Ryan Reilly. "The jacket included the name of his high school and his former jersey number."
<p>"Federal authorities received a number of tips about Gundersen, and the North Castle Township police chief called the FBI's New York Operations Center to inform them about the man in the varsity jacket," said the report. "Numerous tipsters provided the FBI with photos of Gundersen wearing the same jacket, including selfies he'd posted with Fox News personalities."</p><p>According to the report, Gundersen's acquaintances confirmed he was "an avid supporter of former President Trump" and also a follower of white nationalist <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/white-supremacist-cites-violent-and-toxic-climate-he-created-in-charlottesville-for-leaving-college/" target="_blank">Nick Fuentes</a>, who participated in the 2017 "Unite the Right" neo-Nazi riot in Charlottesville, Virginia. Fuentes was recently banned from YouTube for violating hate speech policies.</p><p>Gundersen initially denied he entered the Capitol in conversation with the FBI but ultimately admitted his role. "We all stormed the us capital [sic] and tried to take over the government," he wrote in one message. "We failed but f*ck it."</p>
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California has paid out $11 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims -- could rise to $30 billion
January 25, 2021
The state of California on Monday revealed the extent of fraudulent unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic.
"California has paid out a staggering $11 billion worth of fraudulent unemployment claims since the COVID-19 pandemic began last spring, California Labor Secretary Julie Su said Monday," The Sacramento Bee reports. "The fraudulent payments represent 10% of all payments for pandemic unemployment benefits, Su said. The percentage is likely to go higher. Another 17% of the dollars that have been paid out — more than $19 billion — are considered suspicious and 'a large number of that could be confirmed fraud as well,' she said."
<p>"Most of the fraudulent claims have been made through the federally-funded Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program," the newspaper reported. "PUA was designed to provide unemployment benefits to people who do not qualify for traditional unemployment insurance, such as independent contractors and small business owners. Recipients can currently get up to $750 a week in benefits."</p><p>Stu estimated that the Employment Development Department and local prosecutors have prevented $60 billion in fraudulent claims.</p><p><br/></p>
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