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Jackie Allen
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Jackie Allen

Jackie is a freelance journalist and technology geek. She worked as a telecom project director for AT&T and BellSouth. Before joining the USA Herald she has written books, articles, blogs and whitepapers. Her clients include Samsung and other technology companies.

seeds from china

Scam Alert July 29, 2020

USDA ‘mystery’ seed investigation ongoing, possible brushing scam

On Monday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued a statement to Texans urging “extreme caution” if they receive unsolicited seed…

By Jackie Allen

COVID-19 pandemic scam

Scam Alert July 29, 2020

Texas Attorney General warns of coun­ter­feit, mis­la­beled, nonexis­tent PPE

Attorney General Ken Paxton, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of…

By Jackie Allen

chinese spy

Investigates July 29, 2020

Chinese spy, Jun Wei Yeo, used LinkedIn to gather intelligence

On Friday, Jun Wei Yeo, also known as Dickson Yeo, entered a plea of guilty to one count of acting within…

By Jackie Allen

Ro

USA Herald July 29, 2020

Telehealth Startup Ro closes $200 million round valued at $1.5 billion

The coronavirus pandemic has quickly increased the need for telehealth services, and the high-demand has made telehealth startup Ro a…

By Jackie Allen

Andrew Franzone, fomer race car team owner faces fraud charges

Investigates July 28, 2020

Joseph Taub pleaded guilty to $17M market manipulation scheme

Joseph Taub, New Jersey-based securities trader, pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a massive, long-standing market manipulation scheme. He also admitted…

By Jackie Allen

oil rigs

Business July 28, 2020

California Resources Corporation bankruptcy proceedings

On July 15, 2020, California Resources Corporation (CRC), California’s largest oil and gas production company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…

By Jackie Allen

bankruptcy

Business July 28, 2020

Hertz‌ ‌continues‌ ‌to‌ ‌operate‌ ‌‌after‌‌ Chapter‌ ‌11‌ ‌bankruptcy‌

Car rental giant Hertz Global Holdings announced on May 22, it and multiple subsidiaries had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…

By Jackie Allen

GARMIN outage message

Business July 27, 2020

“Evil Corp” hackers strike again, demand $10M to restore Garmin services

American multinational GPS and wearable device maker Garmin Ltd. shut down some of its connected services and call centers on…

By Jackie Allen

taking money

Public Corruption July 27, 2020

Commonwealth Edison Co to pay $200M to end bribery investigation

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago announced that Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), the largest electric utility in Illinois, has agreed to…

By Jackie Allen

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Mergers and Acquisitions July 27, 2020

eBay to sell classified ad business to Adevinta for $9.2 billion

Lat week, eBay announced it had negotiated the sale of its classified ad business unit to Adevinta, a Norwegian based publisher…

By Jackie Allen

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