WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013 – The commander of U.S. Africa Command is repositioning forces in East Africa in an effort to attain maximum flexibility to respond to State Department requests, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters here today. Warren also told reporters that three of the four U.S. personnel[Read More…]
Day: December 23, 2013
Remarks on the Current Situation in South Sudan by Ambassador Donald Booth, Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. Okay, good morning, afternoon, whatever it is there. Let me go ahead and start with just a short statement on today’s visit to Juba. I visited Juba today, where I had a frank and open discussion with President Salva Kiir; the discussion focused on a range[Read More…]
Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reach $35 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Lending Discrimination by National City Bank
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. The Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a consent order today to resolve allegations that National City Bank engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination that increased loan prices for African-American and Hispanic borrowers who obtained residential mortgages between 2002 and 2008[Read More…]
Four Minneapolis-based Return Preparers Indicted for Conspiracy, Aggravated Identity Theft, Preparing False Returns
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. A 63-count superseding indictment charging Chatonda Khofi, Ishmael Kosh, Amadou Sangaray and Francis Saygbay in a conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was unsealed on Monday, December 23, in Minneapolis, Minn., the Justice Department and IRS announced today. The superseding indictment was returned by[Read More…]
Former Ohio Deputy Treasurer Pleads Guilty for His Role in Kickback and Money Laundering Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. The former Ohio deputy treasurer pleaded guilty today for his role in leading a bribery and money laundering scheme involving the Ohio Treasurer’s Office. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark T. D’Alessandro of the Southern[Read More…]
Ohio Lobbyist Pleads Guilty for Role in Kickback and Money Laundering Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. An Ohio attorney and lobbyist pleaded guilty today for his role in a bribery and money laundering scheme involving the Ohio Treasurer’s Office. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark T. D’Alessandro of the Southern District[Read More…]
Statement by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on the Ongoing Air Assaults by the Syrian Government
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. The United States condemns the ongoing air assault by Syrian government forces on civilians, including the indiscriminate use of SCUD missiles and barrel bombs in and around Aleppo over the last week. The attacks over the weekend killed more than 300 people, many of them children.[Read More…]
President Obama Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. President Obama today named 102 researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. The winners will receive their[Read More…]
Operational Update for Healthcare.gov, December 23, 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. From Julie Bataille, Director of CMS’ Office of Communications Today is a record day for HealthCare.gov and consumers seeking affordable health care options. As of 2:00 p.m. today, we’ve seen approximately 850,000 visits to HealthCare.gov – approximately five times higher than the same amount by that[Read More…]
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Muscle Growth Product
Product marketed as a dietary supplement contains potentially harmful synthetic steroids Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to immediately stop using a product called Mass Destruction, marketed as a dietary supplement for muscle growth. The product is labeled to contain at least[Read More…]