I fall from white skiesand curse cold air it’s snowing I feel the heatas you rise with eyesice-bright (you make no sound) does it captivate God to watchus both spin around? I splash into wavesbut your warm aroma still clings I climb up tall treesand sit with butterflies (they surround) we weave our ownhappy endings […]

#NatureSpeaks: 30 Poems in 30 Days – Day 2: Something Stuck, by Tricia Sankey

I fall from white skiesand curse cold air it’s snowing I feel the heatas you rise with eyesice-bright (you make no sound) does it captivate God to watchus both spin around? I splash into wavesbut your warm aroma still clings I climb up tall treesand sit with butterflies (they surround) we weave our ownhappy endings […]

#NatureSpeaks: 30 Poems in 30 Days – Day 2: Something Stuck, by Tricia Sankey

Upon my arrival to NYC I was struck by the total chaos and confusion (and excitement) of downtown Manhattan. It was surreal, I couldn’t believe I was there. After pacing back and forth between signs and subway platforms to be sure I was heading in the correct direction, while also trying to appear confident and […]

Misadventures in NYC

It’s all about guidance Choice remains with you There is destiny but Fate belongs to you We can always wander Or walk our path The only important thing Finish what you started LifeLesson

LifeLesson

Express yourself with a memorable .art address and choose an artistic theme to reflect your brand with your WordPress.com website. Calling All Creators: Showcase Your Art with a Discounted .art Domain and a New Website Theme

Calling All Creators: Showcase Your Art with a Discounted .art Domain and a New Website Theme

These same streets of loveYou once roamedWith your head bowedStewing in the hot ashesOf burnt hopesIn these same streetsYou shall walk againHead raisedAs if to see what the narrow pathAnd heat were trying to revealLessons and blessings, nestlingIn ashes Hot Ashes was inspired by the poem Butterfly Love. You can read more of Benjamin Nambu’s […]

#NatureSpeaks: 30 Poems in 30 Days – Day 1: Hot Ashes, by Benjamin Nambu

LOS ANGELES — A Corona man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal criminal charges in connection with a scheme to submit false loan applications that brought him more than $6.6 million in COVID-relief Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds. Muhammad Noor Ul Ain Atta, 39, pleaded guilty in downtown Los Angeles to federal counts of wire fraud and laundering of monetary instruments, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to his plea agreement, Atta submitted 11 fraudulent PPP loan applications for seven of his shell companies. The applications misrepresented the number of employees and the average monthly payroll expenses of Atta’s companies, and falsely certified he would use the loan proceeds for permissible business purposes, officials said. Atta also submitted false tax and payroll documentation in support of his loan applications. In total, Atta received over $6.6 million in loan proceeds even though none of his companies was a legitimate recipient of relief funds at that time. Atta then laundered loan proceeds to bank accounts in the United States and Pakistan. The plea agreement details one PPP loan in which Atta sought about $1.2 million for a company called Envisioning Future Inc. The loan application falsely represented that Envisioning had 73 employees and falsely certified the company would use the loan proceeds for permissible business purposes, including the payment of payroll and other business-related expenses. The fraudulent application filed on April 10, 2020 was supported by falsified federal tax returns and false payroll data, prosecutors said. About a month later, Envisioning received about $1.2 million in loan proceeds, and the following day Atta wired most of the money to his mother’s bank account. Then in June 2020, Atta wired $1.3 million — the majority of which came from the Envisioning PPP loan — to a financial institution in Islamabad, Pakistan. According to the plea agreement, the wire transfer details included a note that the wire was “family support.” U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson scheduled an Oct. 17 sentencing hearing, at which time Atta will face up to 20 years in prison for each count, prosecutors noted. [related_articles location=”left” show_article_date=”false” article_type=”automatic-primary-tag”]

Corona man admits to fraudulently obtaining $6.6 million in COVID-relief loans

Bright autumn spot

Bright autumn spot

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It’s funny how I think of you So randomly – So “out of the blue” It’s crazy after all of this time It’s been decades since you were mine © Kait King, 2016 It’s Funny

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