Day: February 11, 2016

Attorney General Madigan Announces Multistate Settlement with MoneyGram

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a settlement with Dallas-based MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc. resolving a multistate investigation that focused on complaints from consumers who used MoneyGram’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud consumers. Madigan’s office was one[Read More…]

California Man Arrested, Charged for Adult Adoption Scheme to Defraud Undocumented Immigrants

Americans Helping America Chamber of Commerce Promised Citizenship to Members of Its “Migration Program” for a Price CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016.  Helaman Hansen, 63, of Elk Grove, California, was arrested today after a federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud,[Read More…]

Roosevelt University to Observe Black History Month with Mountain Top

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. Students and alumni from Roosevelt University’s Music Conservatory Chorus and Chorale will mark Black History Month with February 16 through 18 performances for high school students and the public of Jacob TV’s Mountain Top. Rarely seen in the Chicago area, this emotionally moving multi-media event incorporates singing[Read More…]

Sanders, Grijalva Demand Accountability for Immigration Enforcement Program

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a joint letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson expressing concerns that the Department of Homeland Security has continued the failed immigration enforcement initiative – Secure Communities – “albeit with a new name.”[Read More…]

Scott, Warren, Colleagues Call for EEOC Action to Protect Employees’ Family Health Information

Members ask for changes to ensure employer-sponsored wellness programs fully comply with the GINA WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016.  Congressman Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce; United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); and six colleagues sent a bicameral letter to the U.S. Equal[Read More…]

Cummings and Warren Highlight Financial Industry’s Contradictory Statements on Retirement Adviser Conflict of Interest Rule

Industry’s Assurances to Investors Contrast with Public Claims of Dire Consequences Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016.  Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Office[Read More…]

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