RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the Commonwealth of Virginia has received a Small Business Administration declaration to assist Virginians with their recovery efforts due to severe flooding in July of this year. This declaration applies to Buchanan County, Virginia; the contiguous Virginia counties of: Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell; the contiguous Kentucky County of:… Read More Federal Assistance Made Available to Aid in Ongoing Recovery Efforts in Portions of Southwest Virginia

There has been a lot of news recently about student loans. Some are being forgiven, some payments are being paused and lots of borrowers are trying to figure out where they fall. This is the type of situation that criminal scammers are ready to pounce on. Crooks are already setting up websites and sending out… Read More AARP Virginia Fraud Alert for October 24: Student Loan Forgiveness Scams

We Americans are a giving people. In 2020, in the midst of a pandemic that crippled the economy, we still contributed nearly half a trillion dollars, according to the Giving USA Foundation. Unfortunately, some of those funds went to criminal scammers, who capitalize on donors’ goodwill to line their pockets. Many such frauds involve faux… Read More AARP Virginia Fraud Alert for October 17: Charity Scams