Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2013. A Southern California physician, a durable medical equipment (DME) supply company employee and a health care professional were found guilty late yesterday by a federal jury in Los Angeles for their roles in a $1.5 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Indiana School District to Provide a Safe and Supportive Learning Environment for All Students
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement with the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township, Ind., to prevent and respond to peer on peer harassment in schools. The agreement resolves the department’s review of the district’s policies and practices related to[Read More…]
Supervisor of $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Convicted
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2013. A federal jury today convicted a Miami-area supervisor of a mental health care company, Health Care Solutions Network (HCSN), for helping to orchestrate a fraud scheme that crossed state lines and that resulted in the submission of more than $63 million in fraudulent claims to[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, April 26, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013 – The Afghan 1st Company, 8th Special Operations Kandak, enabled by coalition forces, conducted their first cordon and search mission capturing an improvised explosive device-facilitator and detaining one insurgent in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, yesterday. The facilitator is believed to be a sub commander with[Read More…]
Report Describes Dangers Female Farmworkers Face in the U.S.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2013. Female agricultural workers experience the same hardships as their male counterparts, but have additional responsibilities and danger at home and in the field, according to a report released by the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP). While women make up only 22 percent of agricultural[Read More…]
Supreme Court: Noncitizens Do Not Face Mandatory Deportation For Minor Marijuana Violations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled 7 to 2 on Tuesday that noncitizens are not subject to mandatory deportation for violating state marijuana laws. Writing for the majority, Justice Sonia Sotomayor opined that low-level marijuana offenses may not be legally classified by US immigration[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Memorial Service — Waco, TX
Waco, Texas–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013 – 3:54 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Please. Thank you, Senator Cornyn, Governor Perry, President Starr, gathered dignitaries, the community of Baylor and Waco — most of all, the family and the friends and neighbors of West, Texas.[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, April 25, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Free the Press Campaign / Zhila Bani-Yaghoub RUSSIA Restrictions on NGOs / Golos Case SYRIA Chemical Weapons / UN Inspectors JAPAN Dialogue with Countries in the Region RUSSIA Civil Society MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS Arab Peace Initiative Delegation Palestinians / Economic[Read More…]
Background Conference Call by White House Official on Syria, April 25, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013 – 1:23 P.M. EDT MS. HAYDEN: Hi, guys. Thank you very much for joining on what I know is short notice, but we wanted to have an opportunity to provide you with a little bit of context to the letters you’ve seen that were sent today[Read More…]
City of Chicago to Launch Bike Share System
“Chicago Blue” Colored Bikes to Debut Later This Spring CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced today that it will launch the city’s new bike share system – called “Divvy” – later this spring, with the goal of expanding to 4,000 bikes at 400 neighborhood locations over[Read More…]
