Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A Miami-area pharmacy owner was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for his role in the submission of more than $1.8 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of[Read More…]
Day: October 8, 2015
Three Japanese Auto Parts Executives Indicted for Bid-Rigging Conspiracy Involving Body Sealing Products Installed in U.S. Cars
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A federal grand jury in Covington, Kentucky, returned an indictment against one former and two current Japanese automotive executives for their alleged participation in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for the sale of automotive body sealing products sold in the United States. The indictment, filed[Read More…]
Press Conference by Secretary Carter at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 8, 2015
BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2015 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for coming here today. It’s a pleasure for me to be back here in Brussels and an honor to be with so many friends from NATO. Our agenda today reflected the extraordinary breadth and depth of the[Read More…]
Physicians, Social Scientists Team Up to Reduce Health Disparities in Chicago
DePaul University and Rush University study how location impacts health Dr. David Ansell of Rush University Medical Center makes a presentation about health equity during a conference hosted by DePaul University. Rush and DePaul have formed a new Center for Community Health Equity, which seeks to improve health outcomes and[Read More…]
Roosevelt University College of Education to Launch New Bachelor’s Degree Program in Child Care
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. With an eye toward building a child-care workforce in Illinois that is better educated, more professional and which can offer those in the field more long-term career stability, Roosevelt University is creating a new path for child-care workers to obtain bachelor’s degrees. Beginning in 2016, Roosevelt will[Read More…]
Chief Judge Celebrates Magna Carta Anniversary at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. One of the nation’s federal chief judges visited Roosevelt University to talk about the Magna Carta as an inspiration for an ongoing commitment to due process in the United States justice system. Diane Wood, chief judge of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, was hosted by the[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Supports Funding to Boost Economic Activity on Illinois Waterways, Support Groundbreaking Research at Illinois Labs
Energy & Water Appropriations Bill Is Third Funding Measure Blocked by Partisan Filibuster WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today voted for critical funding to enhance shipping on Illinois waterways and to support research laboratories like Argonne National Lab in Lemont and Fermi National Lab in Batavia.[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Highlights Importance of Mt. Hood and Frank Moore Bills in Senate Hearing
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today stressed the importance of two bills that would protect and enhance Oregon’s land and habitat conservation priorities in a hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Lands. In the hearing, Wyden pushed for the Senate to move forward with a[Read More…]
Oregon Senators Wyden, Merkley Call for Action to Stop Gun Violence
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Today Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley called on Congress to take action to stop gun violence, in remarks on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. They spoke one week after the massacre in Roseburg claimed 9 lives and injured 9 others. “The victims and[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky and Sen. Feinstein Introduce Health Insurance Rate Review Legislation
WASHINGTON D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky today introduced the Health Insurance Rate Review Act of 2015 to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to block or modify unreasonable health insurance premium increases in states where insurance regulators lack the authority to do so. Senator Dianne Feinstein[Read More…]