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Chicago woman posed as relative of homicide victims to collect tax refunds, COVID-19 stimulus

A “career con artist” in chicago” target=”_blank”>Chicago<to collect thousands of dollars in tax refunds and infectious-disease stimulus payments, federal prosecutors allege. Katrina Pierce, 50, was charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a 34-page complaint made public Thursday. Prosecutors claim her fraud scheme was first discovered in late …

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California wildfires force firefighters to use aluminum blankets in effort to save sequoias

disasters wrapped the base of the world’s largest environment” target=”_blank”>tree< of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning Thursday in us-regions rugged Sierra Nevada. The colossal General Sherman Tree in general Giant Forest, some other sequoias, the Giant Forest Museum and other buildings were wrapped as protection against the possibility of …

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