Tacloban, Philippines–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2013. AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG: Good morning, everyone. I’m Philip Goldberg, the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines. I’d like to first thank our distinguished colleagues from the Government of the Philippines who are here, Secretary of Defense Gazmin, Congressman Romualdez, Mayor Romualdez of Tacloban, Ambassador Cuisia, who is here[Read More…]
Year: 2013
NCIS Agent Pleads Guilty in International Navy Bribery Scandal
Admits Sharing Confidential Information About Criminal Investigations with Foreign Defense Contractor in Asia Pacific Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013 A special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) pleaded guilty today to participating in a massive international fraud and bribery scheme, admitting he shared with a foreign Navy contractor confidential[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, December 17, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2013 – 12:40 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here. Thanks for coming to your daily briefing. Before I take your questions I have something to say about health care for seniors. Q There’s a pattern here. MR. CARNEY: You’re catching[Read More…]
FBI: Park Forest Man One of Two Charged with Cell Phone Store Robbery, Suspected of Orchestrating Series of Other Robberies
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two Chicago-area men were arrested Saturday night and charged in connection with a March 19, 2013 robbery of an AT&T cell phone store in Norridge that resulted in the loss of approximately 100 phones and tablet computers valued at around $54,000. These two individuals are suspected of having[Read More…]
FBI: Woman Extradited from Hong Kong
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney David Capp announced that Rita Law, 55, of Chicago, Illinois, was charged in a sealed complaint filed on October 17, 2013, now unsealed, with transporting an individual for the purposes of prostitution. According to the Ccomplaint, Law is suspected of operating a prostitution ring out[Read More…]
State Department Issues Travel Warning for Republic of South Sudan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2013. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to the Republic of South Sudan and recommends that U.S. citizens currently in South Sudan depart immediately. U.S. citizens who choose to stay in South Sudan despite this warning should review their personal security situation[Read More…]
Three Defendants Indicted for Allegedly Swindling 54 Victims of $220,000 in Fees in Mortgage ‘Rescue’ Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. Three defendants who operated Washington National Trust, which was not licensed in Illinois as either a trust or a mortgage company, are facing federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling approximately $220,000 from at least 54 homeowners after falsely promising to save their homes from foreclosure and lower[Read More…]
New Skills at Work, Landmark Economic Opportunity Initiative from JPMorgan Chase, Commits $15 Million to Chicago
Aims to revolutionize how employers and skills trainers develop talent for jobs in local high-growth industries; Mayor Emanuel highlights ongoing work to address skills gap in the city CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2013. JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced it is committing $15 million toward workforce readiness and demand-driven training in Chicago,[Read More…]
Chicago Ranked Among World’s Most Competitive Cities for Business in New IBM Report
World’s Most Competitive Cities Report Puts Chicago at the Top of All Major Sectors for Business Investments; Global Location Trends Report Ranks Chicago #1 in U.S. for Foreign Direct Investment CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2013. Chicago ranks among the World’s Most Competitive Cities in a new report released by IBM. Of the[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Illinois Healthcare Research Coalition Awarded $7 Million to Battle Chronic Illnesses
Unprecedented Collaboration of 20 Health and Hospital Organizations Earns Federal Award to Study and Deliver Best Practices for Treating Diseases CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2013. Governor Quinn today announced that a coalition of 20 health and hospital organizations from Illinois has been awarded an 18-month, $7-million federal award to establish a clinical[Read More…]
