Day: January 29, 2016

Former Owner and Operator of California Medical Equipment Supply Company Sentenced for Their Roles in $1.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  The former owner and the former operator of a durable medical equipment supply company based in Long Beach, California, were sentenced today for their roles in a $1.5 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Eileen[Read More…]

U.S. Navy Officer Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Selling Classified Ship Schedules as Part of Navy Bribery Probe

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  A U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for accepting cash, hotel expenses and the services of a prostitute from foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) in exchange for classified U.S. Navy ship and submarine schedules and other internal Navy[Read More…]

Al-Shabaab Member Sentenced to Nine Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to the Terrorist Organization

Defendant Traveled to Somalia to Join Foreign Fighter Corps NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  Mahdi Hashi, 26, a Somali national, was sentenced to nine years in prison by U.S. District Judge John Gleeson of the Eastern District of New York for conspiring to provide material support to al-Shabaab, a designated foreign[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama on Advancing Equal Pay

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015 – 12:19 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Everybody have a seat.  Thank you so much.  I heard you all were in the house so I wanted to stop by.  (Laughter.) We’ve got some important personages[Read More…]

DoD Identifies Navy Civilian Casualty, Jan. 29, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a U.S. Navy civilian who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Blane D. Bussell, 60, of Virginia, died Jan. 26 in Manama, Bahrain, of non-combat related causes. He was assigned to Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center Detachment Bahrain[Read More…]

DoD Identifies Army Casualty, Jan. 29, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  The Department of Defense announce today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Sgt. Joseph F. Stifter, 30, of Glendale, California, died Jan. 28, at Al Asad Airbase, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from wounds suffered when his armored HMMWV was involved in[Read More…]

The Theatre School at DePaul University Presents ‘God’s Ear’

The Theatre School at DePaul University will present “God’s Ear,” written by Jenny Schwartz and directed by Andrew Peters. The production opens Feb. 12, 2016 and runs through Feb. 21. (Grip Design artwork) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  The Theatre School at DePaul University will present “God’s Ear,” written by Jenny Schwartz[Read More…]

Prairie State College Celebrating Black History Month 2016

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  Prairie State College (PSC) is celebrating Black History Month in February with a few events around campus. All events are free and open to the public, and will be held on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The Charles Drew/Heartland[Read More…]

Step Back Into a 1950s Valentines Day at the Park Forest House Museum

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2016. From February 3 to March 5, the 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 227 Monee Road (inside St. Mary’s Catholic Church) in Park Forest, Illinois is decorated with vintage valentines and decorations, in the exhibit, “Step Back Into a 1950s Valentines Day.” The classroom, representing[Read More…]

Senator Kirk Applauds 26.3 Million Fewer Opioid Prescriptions

Opiod Rx is the Gateway to Heroin Addiction WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today applauded the news that 1.1 billion fewer opioid tablets, 26.3 million opioid prescriptions, were dispensed in the one year period since hydrocodone products were rescheduled. The study was reported this week in[Read More…]

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