More Than 140 Homes Damaged by Flooding in Eight Counties SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today asked the Obama Administration to add eight additional Illinois counties to a recent federal disaster declaration to help residents affected by widespread flooding last month. Counties included in today’s request are Brown, Calhoun,[Read More…]
Day: May 29, 2013
Department of Defense Press Briefing with Maj. Gen. Miller from the Pentagon Briefing Room, May 29, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. COMMANDER BILL SPEAKS: Good morning here in the briefing room, and good evening in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. I’d like to welcome Major General Lee Miller, commander of Regional Command Southwest and commanding general II Marine Expeditionary Force, Forward, to the Pentagon Briefing Room. Major General Miller[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, May 29, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Condemnation of Hezbollah Militants in Syria / Cross Border Destabilization / Lebanon Geneva 2 Conference / Iranian Involvement Under Secretary Wendy Sherman and acting Assistant Secretary Beth Jones Will Travel to Geneva Foreign Fighters Ambassador Ford’s Role in Istanbul Chemical Weapons[Read More…]
Louisiana Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Covering up Assault on an Inmate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Jason Giroir, 35, a former correctional officer with the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) in Angola, La., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady for the Middle District of Louisiana for his role in covering up an incident in which correctional officers used excessive[Read More…]
Former Puerto Rico Police Officers Convicted of Extorting a Defendant for $50,000
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Two former police officers with the Police of Puerto Rico were convicted of attempting to extort a commonwealth defendant and soliciting bribe payments of $50,000, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the[Read More…]
Former Navy Reservist Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of Multiple Minors to Produce Child Pornography
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Anthony K. Mastrogiovanni, 30, of Crofton, Md., pleaded guilty today to the sexual exploitation of minors to produce child pornography. The guilty plea was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod[Read More…]
Remarks by Vice President Biden on U.S.-Brazil Relations, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2103 – 12:24 P.M. (Local) THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you all, very, very much. And, sir, I may need to borrow you hat before this is over. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m delighted to be here and impressed to see such a[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin Meet with U.S. Attorney Nominee Zachary Fardon to Urge Forceful Prosecution of Gun & Gang Violence in Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today met with U.S. Attorney for the Northern District nominee Zachary Fardon to discuss his confirmation process and the need to prioritize prosecution of violent crime in the U.S. Attorney’s office upon his confirmation. Kirk and[Read More…]
New York State Assembly Passes Legislation To Fix Marijuana Possession Law
New Poll Shows Strong Majority of New Yorkers Support Reform; Assemblymembers, Advocates, and Community Members Call On Senate to Act In Last Decade, Police Spent 1 Million Hours Arresting Nearly 500,000 People for Possessing Small Amounts of Marijuana, Costing Taxpayers $600 Million ALBANY–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Today, the New York State[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago’s First Expansion of Domestic Violence Shelters in More than a Decade and Increased Support for Additional Victims
Suite-Based Domestic Violence Shelter Will Serve 100 Families a Year, Increase Number of Available Beds in Chicago by 36 Percent CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Building off of his longstanding support for victims of domestic violence, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on Wednesday the details for the first expansion in the number of[Read More…]