CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Two principals of a defunct suburban company that purported to have billions of dollars to finance small businesses were indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling about $2 million in advance fees from approximately 125 business owners nationwide. With no such assets and no history[Read More…]
Day: December 4, 2014
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on ‘No’ Vote on FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement regarding her vote on H.R. 3979, the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “I voted against final passage of the NDAA this afternoon, although I supported several important components of the legislation. This bill received one hour of[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Applauds Chicago Nurse Treating Ebola Patients In Liberia Durbin Holiday Season
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. During a speech on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) applauded Chicago nurse Janet Teasley, who has volunteered to spend her holiday season in Liberia treating patients with the Ebola virus. Teasley – who was featured in a Chicago Tribune article earlier this week[Read More…]
Secretary Hagel Releases Progress Report to President Obama on Sexual Assault in the Military, Announces Four New Directives to Strengthen Department Response
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Today, Secretary Hagel released a report on the Department of Defense’s recent progress in addressing sexual assault in the military, and announced four directives to further strengthen the department’s prevention and response program. Sustained senior leadership engagement over the past three years – including 41 secretary[Read More…]
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby on Rescue Operation in Yemen
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. The United States attempted a rescue operation recently to free a number of hostages, including U.S. citizen Luke Somers, held in Yemen by Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. This operation was conducted in partnership with the armed forces of Yemen and involved air and ground components.[Read More…]
St. Louis Activists Decry Grand Jury Decision in Eric Garner Death
Ferguson, MO—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. The Don’t Shoot Coalition, a coalition of approximately 50 St. Louis area organizations formed in the wake of the police shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, released the following statement in response to yesterday’s announcement that a grand jury in New York refused to indict[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, Dec. 4, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT / SECRETARY’S TRAVEL VIETNAM DEPARTMENT YEMEN ISIL IRAN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES RUSSIA/UKRAINE VENEZUELA BAHRAIN DEPARTMENT MIDDLE EAST PEACE IRAN VIETNAM / UNITED STATES / UN YEMEN TRANSCRIPT: 12:56 p.m. EST MS. HARF: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the daily press briefing.[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against California Employer Over Discrimination Against Foreign-Born Workers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with Life Generations Healthcare LLC, doing business as Generations Healthcare (GHC), a company that runs assisted living facilities throughout California. The settlement follows an administrative court decision finding that GHC engaged in a pattern and practice[Read More…]
Four Men Indicted on Charges in 2011 Kidnapping of Mother and Teenage Son in the Philippines
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Four Philippine nationals were indicted today on conspiracy, hostage-taking, and weapons charges stemming from the kidnapping in the Philippines of a mother and her then 14-year-old son in July of 2011. The indictment alleges that the group held the mother for approximately 82 days and the[Read More…]
Three Former Georgia Correctional Officers Sentenced for Offenses Related to beating of Inmate and Ensuing Cover-Up
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. The Justice Department announced that Christopher Hall, a former Sergeant for the Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) at Macon State Prison (MSP) in Oglethorpe, Georgia, and two former CERT officers, Ronald Lach and Delton Rushin, were sentenced on Thursday, December 4, 2014, for offenses related to[Read More…]
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