Day: April 17, 2013

FBI Response to Reports of Suspicious Letters Received at Mail Facilities

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. A second letter containing a granular substance that preliminarily tested positive for ricin was received at an offsite mail screening facility. The envelope, addressed to the President, was immediately quarantined by U.S. Secret Service personnel, and a coordinated investigation with the FBI was initiated. It is[Read More…]

Gambino Family Administration Member Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Two Murders

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Following a five-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn today found Bartolomeo Vernace, a member of the administration of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (the “Gambino family”), guilty of a racketeering conspiracy spanning 1978 through 2011. As part of the racketeering conspiracy,[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 17, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013 – 12:16 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here today.  I know there are several matters that I’m sure you’ll be interested in discussing today, a couple of issues that are under investigation by the FBI — and I[Read More…]

Medical Marijuana Advocates Applaud Passage of Illinois House Bill and Continue to Lobby for Changes

Springfield, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013.  The Illinois House voted 61-57 today to pass HB1, the “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act,” which creates a framework to protect physicians and certain qualified medical marijuana patients from arrest and prosecution. HB1, which is scheduled to sunset in four years, was[Read More…]

IRS Announces Three-Month Filing, Payment Extension Following Boston Marathon Explosions

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Internal Revenue Service today announced a three-month tax filing and payment extension to Boston area taxpayers and others affected by Monday’s explosions. This relief applies to all individual taxpayers who live in Suffolk County, Mass., including the city of Boston. It also includes victims, their families, first[Read More…]

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