Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2013. Former U.S. Congressman Rick Renzi was sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison following his June conviction by a federal jury in Tucson, Ariz., for extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering and racketeering. Renzi’s co-defendant, James Sandlin, was also sentenced today to serve 18 months[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Half of Single Young Adults Eligible for the Health Insurance Marketplace Could Get Coverage for $50 or Less
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2013 – 6:43 p.m. EST. A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that nearly half (46 percent) of single young adults who are uninsured and may be eligible for coverage in the Health Insurance Marketplace could get coverage for[Read More…]
Five Virginia Charter Fishing Boat Captains Sentenced for Lacey Act Violations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2013. Nolan L. Agner, the last of five Virginia Beach charter fishing boat captains convicted of poaching Atlantic striped bass was sentenced today in federal court in Norfolk, Va. All five captains – including Agner, Jeffery S. Adams, Raymond Carroll Webb, David Dwayne Scott, and William W.[Read More…]
Justice Department Announces Settlement Agreement with Everett, Wash., Battery Company to Protect Employment Rights of Returning Military Reservist
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with All Battery Sales and Service (ABS) of Everett, Wash., to resolve a lawsuit it filed on behalf of Curtis Kirk, a U.S. Army reservist. The lawsuit alleged that the company violated the Uniformed[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and FBI Director James Comey
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2013 – 12:34 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, FBI. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Please, everybody, be seated — those of you who have seats. (Laughter.) Well, good afternoon, everybody. I am so proud to be here and to stand once again with[Read More…]
Two Former Cook County Board of Review Analysts Convicted of Accepting $1,500 Bribe to Facilitate $10,000 Property Tax Reduction
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2013. Two former analysts for the Cook County Board of Review were convicted today on federal conspiracy, bribery, and fraud charges for accepting $1,500 to facilitate reducing by more than $10,000 the property taxes on three residential properties identified by an individual who was cooperating with federal agents.[Read More…]
Santa Barbara Wildflower Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With 5,785 Acres of Critical Habitat
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2013. Following an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Endangered Species Act protection today for a rare wildflower found only in Santa Barbara County. The proposal to protect the Vandenberg monkeyflower results from a 2011 settlement with the[Read More…]
Inter-American Commission Calls for Closure of Guantanamo in Public Hearing
CEJIL and CCR Call for United States to Grant IACHR and UN Experts Access to Detention Center Washington—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2013. The Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appeared in a hearing convened by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR, Commission) to[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ List of Hormone-disrupting Chemicals
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2013l The Environmental Working Group and the Keep A Breast Foundation today released a guide to educate consumers about some of the most problematic hormone-altering chemicals that people are routinely exposed to. EWG, known for creating the popular and widely used Dirty Dozen list of the most[Read More…]
Luis Perez: Passing Theatre Craft on to a New Generation at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2013. Musical Theatre Director Luis Perez comes from an overachieving family. His parents, both physicians, emigrated from Cuba to the Orlando, Fla., area in the 1950s for a better life – his father rising to become the president of the Florida Medical Association and his mother being recognized[Read More…]
