Day: April 17, 2014

Remarks by President Obama Welcoming the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride, April 17, 2014

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2014 – 11:06 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Welcome to the White House.  Thank you to Ric for not just a nice introduction, but more importantly, for your outstanding service to our country and for your service to our veterans and fellow wounded warriors. Now,[Read More…]

Readout of President Obama’s Call with Chancellor Merkel of Germany, April 17, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. The President and Chancellor Merkel of Germany spoke today regarding their deep concern about the situation in eastern Ukraine.  The President commended the government of Ukraine’s approach to today’s discussions in Geneva, where it put forward constructive proposals to expand local governance and ensure the rights[Read More…]

Former Certified Nursing Assistant and Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft Tax Scheme

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. Kimberly Banks, Donalene Mosley and Arneshia Austin were sentenced today in Albany, Ga., to serve 192 months, 37 months and 21 months in prison, respectively, for crimes relating to filing fraudulent income tax returns using stolen identities, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice[Read More…]

Navy Petty Officer Based in Japan Charged in International Bribery Scandal

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. A fourth U.S. Navy official has been charged in a complaint unsealed today with accepting cash, luxury travel and consumer electronics from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal U.S. Navy information. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]

Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Potter Concrete

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Potter Concrete, a company based in Dallas, resolving claims that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of document abuse in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department’s investigation, which was initiated based on[Read More…]

Hotel Magnate Pleads Guilty to Federal Election Campaign Spending Limits Evasion Scheme and Witness Tampering

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. Sant Singh Chatwal, 70, of New York – a businessman operating several restaurants, hotels and a hotel management company – pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of New York to conspiring to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act (the “Election Act”) by making more than $180,000[Read More…]

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