Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against travel to the Kabylie region and remote areas of southern and eastern Algeria. This replaces the Travel Warning for Algeria dated August 26, 2015, to update information on the current security situation in Algeria. The Department of[Read More…]
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Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty in Florida Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. A Cuban national who fled the United States and had been wanted since 2013 on federal criminal charges relating to a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme in the greater Tampa Bay, Florida, area pleaded guilty today for his role in the scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.[Read More…]
Cyberstalker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. Michael Daniel Rubens, 31, formerly of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, a $15,000 fine and $1,550 in restitution for cyberstalking, unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft. The sentence was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher P. Canova for[Read More…]
Chief Executive Officer of International Metallurgical Company Arrested for Exporting Aerospace-Grade Metals to Iran
Defendant Exported High-Tech Material Used in Missile Production and Nuclear Applications NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. Earlier today Erdal Kuyumcu, 44, of Woodside, New York, was arrested on charges of illegally exporting a cobalt-nickel metallic powder from the United States to Iran, through an intermediary in Turkey. Kuyumcu will make his[Read More…]
Principal of Dietary Ingredient Companies Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud and Meth Precursor Scheme
NEW JERSEY–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. The principal of a series of dietary ingredient companies in New Jersey pleaded guilty today in connection with the sale of methamphetamine precursor chemicals, a separate scheme to defraud purchasers of dietary supplements and money laundering, the Department of Justice announced. “The Department of Justice has[Read More…]
Medical Equipment Company Will Pay $646 Million for Making Illegal Payments to Doctors and Hospitals in United States and Latin America
Olympus Corp. of the Americas, Nation’s Largest Distributor of Endoscopes, Also Agrees to Reforms and Subsidiary Admits to Foreign Bribery NEW JERSEY–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. The United States’ largest distributor of endoscopes and related equipment will pay $623.2 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a scheme to[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin, Portman Call on EPA to Implement Kirk’s Great Lakes Sewage Dumping Public Notice Requirements
Urge EPA Administrator to Provide Plan, Timeline for Requiring Treatment Facilities to Notify Public When Sewage Is Dumped into the Great Lakes WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to swiftly implement Senator Kirk’s[Read More…]
McHenry Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. A McHenry, Ill. man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Rockford on child pornography charges. MICHAEL L. CHAPARRO, 27, was charged with one count of transporting child pornography via the internet, and two counts of accessing child pornography that had crossed state lines,[Read More…]
Statement from Mayor Emanuel on Allstate’s Decision to Move Hundreds of Jobs to Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016 “Allstate’s decision to bring hundreds of jobs to Chicago is further reinforcement that Chicago offers the fundamental strengths that iconic businesses need for future success. It is a testament to the talent of our workers, the strength of our business climate and the quality of life in[Read More…]
Senators Murray, Warren, Blumenthal Respond to Oversight Report on Education Department’s Student Loan Servicers’ Compliance Review
The Senators raised concerns with the Department’s initial review in August Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) responded to the report from the Education Department’s Office of[Read More…]
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