Day: July 24, 2013

State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, July 24, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary to Chair UNSC Meeting focused on Great Lakes / Sustainable Peace RUSSIA Update on Snowden / Secretary Spoke with Foreign Minister Lavrov / Extradition SYRIA Secretary Spoke with Foreign Minister Lavrov RUSSIA Extradition Request for Dmitry Ustinov/ Bilateral Mutual Legal[Read More…]

Three Former UBS Executives Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Frauds Involving Contracts Related to the Investment of Municipal Bond Proceeds

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013.  Three former financial services executives were sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for their participation in frauds related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.[Read More…]

United States Reaches Agreement with Arcadia, California, School District to Resolve Sex Discrimination Allegations

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013. The United States entered into a settlement agreement with the Arcadia Unified School District in Arcadia, Calif., to resolve an investigation into allegations of discrimination against a transgender student based on the student’s sex.  Under the agreement, approved by the district’s school board unanimously last night,[Read More…]

Philadelphia Money Launderer Pleads Guilty in Connection with Brooklyn Medicare Fraud Scheme

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013. A Philadelphia resident pleaded guilty today for his role as a money launderer in a $13 million health care fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch of the Eastern District of New York; George[Read More…]

Former Investment Banker and His Associate Sentenced for Insider Trading Scheme

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013.  A former San Francisco investment banker and his college friend were sentenced yesterday to 16 months in prison for their roles in an insider trading scheme involving two impending corporate mergers, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S.[Read More…]

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