Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing CHINA Air Quality Data Collection / Released by Embassies and Consulates PAKISTAN Sesame Street Programming / Allegations of Corruption from USAID Anti-Fraud Hot Line / Rafi Peer Theater Workshop AFGHANISTAN NATO Transportation Agreement Reached PAKISTAN Status of NATO Transportation Agreement in Pakistan[Read More…]
Day: June 5, 2012
District 163 Schedules Second Annual Golf Outing
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will hold its second annual Golf Outing, Teeing Off Fore Education, on Thursday, June 14, at the University Park Golf Club. The 2011 Inaugural Golf Outing raised more than $18,000 for the benefit of District students. The event includes a deli[Read More…]
FBI: Southern Illinois Women Plead Guilty in Fraud Case
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Jamie Lynn Erwin, 32, of Glen Carbon, Illinois; and Shadwonna Marie Bausily, 22, of Alton, Illinois, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud in the United States[Read More…]
Politicus: Pro-Walker Groups Spreading False Info To Keep Voters From Voting
From Politicus USA: Wisconsin state Sen. Lena Taylor is calling on the GAB to investigate two pro-Walker groups who are spreading false information to keep voters from voting in the recall. In a letter to the Government Accountability Board, Taylor wrote, Even though these tactics are a violation of Wisconsin law,[Read More…]
FBI: Attorney Among Four Defendants Indicted in Alleged $16.2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Four defendants—an attorney, a loan originator, a mortgage broker, and a loan processor—were indicted for allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain at least 35 mortgage loans totaling more than $16.2 million from various lenders, federal law enforcement officials announced. The indictment alleges that the mortgages were obtained[Read More…]
ESA Missions Gear Up for Transit of Venus
The path that Venus will take as it approaches the Sun in SOHO’s field of view. The image is from the transit of Venus in 2004, but a similar path will be taken during the transit of 2012. Credits: SOHO/ESA/NASA European Space Agency-(ENEWSPF)- ESA’s Venus Express and Proba-2 space missions,[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Receive Grant from ‘Wounded Warrior Project’
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) announced that the school will receive a grant in the amount of $25,000 from Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. The grant will be used by the PSC Student Veterans Center for special programming[Read More…]
FBI: Suspect Charged in Robbery of Bank of America Branch in Oak Lawn
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Criminal charges were filed June 3 in connection with the robbery yesterday afternoon of the Bank of America branch located at 4606 West 111th Street in Oak Lawn. Charles B. Estell, age 38, of Chicago, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago[Read More…]
FBI: Chicago Murder Suspect Added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List
Fidel Urbina, the subject of a nationwide manhunt since 1999 in connection with two sexual assaults and murder, has been named to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. The former Chicago resident is wanted for allegedly beating and raping a woman in March 1998, and seven months later—while free on[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Paycheck Fairness Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2012. This afternoon, Senate Republicans refused to allow an up-or-down vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, a commonsense piece of legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act and give women more tools to fight pay discrimination. It is incredibly disappointing that in this make-or-break moment for[Read More…]