(Pictured above are representatives from the two institutions including, from left: Israel Vargas, assistant provost for college access and targeted recruitment programs; June Lapidus, Roosevelt associate professor of economics; Brian Brady, executive director of Mikva Challenge; Douglas Knerr, executive vice president and provost at Roosevelt University; Cynthia Barron, former principal[Read More…]
Day: December 22, 2014
DoD Releases 2015 Military Pay and Compensation Rates
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2014. Today, the Department of Defense announced the 2015 military pay and compensation rates for service members. The new rates for basic pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and the cost of living allowance (COLA) rates for the contiguous United States will[Read More…]
Statement by U.S. Army on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Investigation, Dec. 22, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2014. After a thorough investigation and a comprehensive legal review, the investigation concerning Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been forwarded to a General Courts Martial Convening Authority, Gen. Mark Milley, commanding general of Forces Command. Gen. Milley will determine appropriate action – which ranges from no further action[Read More…]
U.S. PIRG Looking Back at 2014: Year of Stocking Stuffers for Criminal Corporations
Boston, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. 2014 was the year that nine-figure government settlement deals with corporations passed from shocking anomaly to normal event, and many of these mega deals came with significant tax deductions for wrongdoing. Many of the largest settlements this year, addressing allegations of some of the most egregious[Read More…]
Over Half of Foods Tested in the U.S. Contain Pesticides
Oakland, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. Late Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the latest round of sampling for pesticide residues found on food. Some of the results are concerning, and take on greater significance given weaknesses in the sampling protocols recently identified by government watchdogs. In addition, while results[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for December 22, 2014
As the rains fall and the sun hides, a splash of fall past at the Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, Dec. 22, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing TUNISIA EGYPT NORTH KOREA/REGION INDIA IRAQ/REGION NORTH KOREA CUBA CHINA/REGION TURKEY CUBA DEPARTMENT JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA TRANSCRIPT: 12:38 p.m. EST MS. HARF: Good afternoon. Welcome to the daily press briefing. It sounds like I’m in an auditorium right now, okay. QUESTION: It’s a[Read More…]
United States Files Suit Against Omnicare Inc. for Accepting Kickbacks from Drug Manufacturer to Promote an Anti-Epileptic Drug in Nursing Homes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. The United States has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against Omnicare Inc. alleging that it solicited and received millions of dollars in kickbacks from pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott Laboratories, the Justice Department announced today. Omnicare is the nation’s largest provider of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy consulting[Read More…]
XTO Energy Inc. to Restore Areas Damaged by Natural Gas Extraction Activities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that XTO Energy Inc. (XTO), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and the nation’s largest holder of natural gas reserves, will spend an estimated $3 million to restore eight sites damaged by unauthorized discharges of fill[Read More…]
Bank Leumi Admits to Assisting U.S. Taxpayers in Hiding Assets in Offshore Bank Accounts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. A major Israeli international bank admitted that it conspired to aid and assist U.S. taxpayers to prepare and present false tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by hiding income and assets in offshore bank accounts in Israel and elsewhere around the world. A deferred[Read More…]
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