Day: October 30, 2015

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Running Sex Trafficking Operation to Compel Multiple Women and One Minor into Prostitution in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Elsewhere

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015.  Corderro Cody, 27, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to charges arising from his operation of a sex trafficking enterprise that compelled multiple victims to prostitute for the defendant’s profit.  Cody pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, conspiracy to[Read More…]

Former Senate Staffer Sentenced to 38 Months for Defrauding Three Women

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015.  A former staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation was sentenced today to 38 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern[Read More…]

Crowdfunding Rules Finalized: Senator Merkley Highlights New Online Options for Small Businesses to Grow

New rules, based on law written by Sen. Merkley, will allow small businesses to raise funds from small-dollar investors WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015.  Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized crowdfunding rules to allow startups and small businesses to raise funds from small-dollar investors. Oregon’s Senator Jeff[Read More…]

‘Start Something that Matters’ A Summit to Make a Difference at Governors State University on Nov. 20

University Park, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2015. Making a difference can begin locally and result in broader positive results. Governors State University is celebrating the determination of local people to have a global impact at the ‘Start Something that Matters’ Summit on Friday, November 20, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., in[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Opens NewCity Development in Lincoln Park

Major Retail, Entertainment and Residential Project Creating Hundreds of Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel today cut the ribbon to open the NewCity development in Lincoln Park. The 8.5-acre “neighborhood within a neighborhood” combines retail, dining, entertainment, residential living and medical office space. The recently-completed $265 million project began[Read More…]

Fracking-Harmed Residents Travel to Washington, D.C. to Call On EPA to Stop Ignoring Its Own Science on Water Pollution

Advocates call on the EPA to correct its finding of “No evidence of widespread, systemic pollution”. WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015.  This week residents from communities across the country with fracking contaminated drinking water joined with advocates at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board public meetings to demand that[Read More…]

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