Day: February 10, 2014

Senator Merkley Votes to Remove Military Retiree Cuts

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the Senate voted to move forward on a bill that would safeguard military retirees from changes to cost of living adjustments (COLA) that were included in the budget agreement passed last December.  “The budget deal passed last[Read More…]

Former Sailor Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Attempted Espionage

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. Robert Patrick Hoffman II, 40, of Virginia Beach, Va., was sentenced today to serve 30 years in prison for attempting to commit espionage against the United States. John P. Carlin, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s National Security Division; Dana J. Boente, Acting United[Read More…]

Two Men Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime Charges Resulting from 2012 New Year’s Eve Attack

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. The Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that two Latino men associated with the Compton 155 street gang were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr. for their racially-motivated attack on African-American juveniles at a[Read More…]

Former Executive of Power Generation Company Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering

Indictment Alleges an Eight-Year Scheme to Obtain More Than $5 Million in Kickbacks from Three Foreign Power Companies to Secure More Than $2 Billion in Lucrative Contracts Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. Asem Elgawhary, the former principal vice president of Bechtel Corporation and general manager of the Power Generation Engineering and[Read More…]

Governor Quinn and Governor Ávila Open New Trade Office, Present Free Concert by Orquesta Sinfónica

150-year Friendship Between Mexico and Illinois to be Celebrated and Strengthened During Two-Day Official Visit CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014.  Today Governor Pat Quinn welcomed to Illinois the Governor of the State of Mexico Eruviel Ávila for an official state visit that celebrates the 150-year friendship between Illinois and Mexico. Governor Ávila’s[Read More…]

Former Guatemalan Special Forces Officer Sentenced for Covering up Involvement in 1982 Massacre

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. A former Guatemalan Special Forces officer was sentenced today to serve 10 years in prison for covering up his involvement in a 1982 massacre at Dos Erres, Guatemala. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of[Read More…]

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