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Good morning Hyattsville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hyattsville showcase helped launch this 4-star's Syracuse basketball offer
  • Hyattsville man's role in a nationwide unemployment scam detailed by feds.
  • Hyattsville woman admits role in $2.3 million PPP fraud scheme.

Also on today's calendar: High Holidays at Mishkan Torah and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 86, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Another Syracuse basketball 4-star target is headed to the powerhouse EYBL Scholastic (insidetheloudhouse.com) — A top Syracuse basketball target, 4-star wing Isaiah Carter, earned his Orange scholarship offer after a strong showing at the DMV Live event in Hyattsville, highlighting the city's role in major high school hoops scouting. Carter is now transferring to St. James Academy and joins a growing list of elite prospects competing in the EYBL Scholastic league.
   

• Nigerian National Admits Guilt in Nationwide Unemployment Fraud Scheme (radiofreehubcity.com) — A Hyattsville resident has pleaded guilty in federal court for helping run a multi-state unemployment insurance fraud scheme that stole identities and drained benefit programs. While the case is part of a broader national crackdown, it underscores how large-scale financial crimes can involve people living in Prince George's County and may affect public funds meant to support legitimate jobless residents.
   

• Tax Fraud Blotter: Get your stolen checks here (accountingtoday.com) — A Hyattsville woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring in a scheme that used a Silver Spring tax-prep business to file at least 120 fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan applications worth about $2.3 million. Prosecutors say she also submitted two bogus PPP applications for herself, and now faces up to 20 years in prison, highlighting ongoing fallout from pandemic-era relief fraud.
   

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  • CAPREIT, Inc. posted a job opening for Leasing Consultant in College Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

College Park

  • Chick-fil-A's last Little Blue Menu will convert to a traditional restaurant (nrn.com)
  • Man arrested after 4 University of Maryland students say he exposed himself in College Park (fox5dc.com)
  • 'A Lot to Say': Doctors Use Comics to Deliver Best Medicine (medscape.com)

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Bethesda

  • Piano School Backed By Hans Zimmer Opens 1st MD Branch (patch.com)

Ok Hyattsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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