Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 336,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 345,000. The 4-week moving average was 348,250, a decrease of 9,250 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Castle & Cooke for Steering Consumers into Costlier Mortgages
Company to Pay $9 Million in Restitution and $4 Million in Civil Penalties WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced a proposed consent order in its enforcement action against Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC, for allegedly steering consumers into costlier mortgages. The Bureau has asked[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocates in Arkansas Launch Fundraising Campaign to Put Initiative on 2014 Ballot
Arkansans for Compassionate Care kicks off campaign with Budweiser-sponsored music festival on November 9th in Eldorado, AR Little Rock, AR—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. Medical marijuana advocates Arkansans for Compassionate Care (ACC) and Americans for Safe Access (ASA) have joined forces to put an initiative on the 2014 ballot. The Arkansas Medical[Read More…]
EPA Completes Cleanup of Former Lead Smelter Site in Pilsen
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013 – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy today announced that EPA has finished cleaning up Loewenthal Metals, a former lead smelter site in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. In response to community concerns, EPA removed high concentrations of lead in the soil to ensure that the property[Read More…]
HHS Awards Affordable Care Act Funds to Expand Access to Care
Funding supports new primary care sites in 236 communities to serve more than 1.25 million additional patients Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $150 million in awards under the Affordable Care Act to support 236 new health center sites across[Read More…]
Governor Pat Quinn Receives Award for Leadership in Helping Illinois Residents with Disabilities
Honor Recognizes Governor’s Advocacy for Ensuring All Residents Have the Option of Community Living SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was presented with the Outstanding Advocate Award from the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD) for his work to offer people with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to[Read More…]
Detroit-Area Home Health Care Agency Owner Sentenced for Role in $2.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. The owner of a Detroit-area home health care agency was sentenced today to serve 65 months in prison for her leading role in a $2.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade[Read More…]
New Hampshire Man Charged with Passing Fraudulent Documents in Connection with His Sale of Black Rhinoceros Horns for $35,000
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. Ari B. Goldenberg, 46, of Milton, N.H., was charged today with trafficking in and making a false record for illegally selling a black rhinoceros head mount to an undercover U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) special agent. The indictment is a result of a nationwide effort[Read More…]
Lutz, Fla., Man Convicted on Drug Distribution and Sex Trafficking Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. Acting U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III and Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels of the Civil Rights Division today announced the conviction of Andrew Blane Fields, 62, of Lutz, Fla., in the Middle District of Florida on charges of possession with intent to distribute controlled[Read More…]
Navy Commander Charged with Accepting $100,000 Cash and Prostitutes in Widening International Bribery Scheme
Third Navy Official Charged Along with Owner of Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. A third senior U.S. Navy official has been charged in a complaint unsealed today with accepting prostitutes, luxury travel and $100,000 cash from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal[Read More…]
