Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. Detroit-area resident Javed Rehman was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison today for his role in a $13.8 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan,[Read More…]
Year: 2013
FBI: Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- David K. Hechler, 28, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced Friday, November 1, 2013, in federal court to 70 months in prison for possession of child pornography, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Following his prison sentence, Hechler will be[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Senate Passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. For more than two centuries, the story of our nation has been the story of more citizens realizing the rights and freedoms that are our birthright as Americans. Today, a bipartisan majority in the Senate took another important step in this journey by passing the Employment[Read More…]
U.S. Senate Passes Kirk-Sponsored Employment Non-Discrimination Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), the lead Republican cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), S. 815, today applauded the Senate’s passage of the bill by a vote of 64-32. ENDA would prevent discrimination against lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals in the workplace. “Today the Senate advanced[Read More…]
Senate Passes Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) welcomed today’s 64-32 Senate vote in favor of a bill to prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. “I am very pleased that the Senate has taken this important step toward making America the democratic and inclusive society it should[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. A Chicago man who collected thousands of images and hundreds of videos of child pornography was taken into federal custody after he was sentenced yesterday to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for transporting and possessing child pornography using his home computers. The defendant, JONATHAN[Read More…]
FDA Takes Step to Further Reduce Trans Fats in Processed Foods
Reducing trans fat intake could prevent thousands of heart attacks and deaths Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not “generally recognized as safe” for[Read More…]
Earliest Marker for Autism Found in Young Infants
NIH-funded study finds attention to others’ eyes declines in 2 to 6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism Betgesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. Eye contact during early infancy may be a key to early identification of autism, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of[Read More…]
EPA Announces Grant to Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to Reduce Health Risks Associated with Contaminants in Fish
BARAGA—(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013— U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today announced a $30,000 Environmental Justice grant to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community at a tribal council meeting in Baraga, Michigan. KBIC will use the grant to survey tribal fish consumption habits and to reduce health risks associated[Read More…]
U.S. Courts Can Hear Cases of Torture at Abu Ghraib, Experts Argue
Retired Military Officers, UN Special Rapporteurs, Survivors of Human Rights Violations, Scholars Urge Court to Allow Abu Ghraib Contractor Case to Go Forward Richmond, VA—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. Yesterday, in a lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel on behalf of four Iraqi men who were tortured[Read More…]
