FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Charges were filed today against 25 Miami-area defendants in three separate cases for their alleged participation in various schemes to defraud Medicare of approximately $26 million in false claims through the Medicare Part D program. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]
Day: April 28, 2016
Secretary of Defense Carter Details U.S. Strategy to Accelerate ISIL’s Defeat
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016 — Moves made last year in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have proved effective and U.S. officials have capitalized on that success to accelerate the counter-ISIL campaign, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. The decisions to[Read More…]
DoD Releases Department-wide Strategy to Prevent Retaliation Associated with Reporting Sexual Assault or Harassment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Today, the Department of Defense released a department-wide strategy to improve the way it provides support to service members who experience retaliation and to align prevention and response efforts across the services. The DoD Retaliation Prevention and Response Strategy (RPRS) provides support to individuals who experience[Read More…]
Senator Wyden: Congress Must Reject Sprawling Expansion of Government Surveillance
Rule 41 Revision Treats Victims like Attackers; One Warrant Could Authorize Government Hacking of Thousands or Millions of Americans’ Devices; Any Change Should be Made by Congress Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. today called for Congress to reject new rules that will massively expand the government’s[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Joins Murray, Booker to Introduce Legislation to End Harmful, Fraudulent Anti-LGBT ‘Conversion Therapy’
Bill would crack down on so-called “conversion therapy” that falsely claims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Today, Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and 15 of their Democratic colleagues introduced the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, legislation to[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Calls for National Vote-By-Mail to Fight Back Against New Barriers to Voting
Oregon-Style Voting Makes Polls More Accessible to Working and Disabled Americans Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. As a new tide of voter disenfranchisement rises across the country, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced a new campaign to expand an Oregon-style vote-by-mail program nationwide and tear down barriers to voting. “My[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Floor Comments On Resolution Of Disapproval On Fiduciary Rule
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky gave the following floor speech against the Republican resolution of disapproval on the fiduciary rule: “86% of Americans believe that we are facing a retirement crisis in this country and 75% are concerned about their own ability to have a secure retirement. More[Read More…]
Disbarred Illinois Attorney Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Deceiving Homeowners in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. A disbarred Illinois lawyer has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme that bilked lenders and vulnerable homeowners out of more than $725,000. AVALON BETTS-GASTON contrived fraudulent real estate transactions to defraud homeowners and financial[Read More…]
Syria: Human Toll and Suffering are ‘Sickening,’ UN Relief Chief Tells Security Council
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien (on screen), briefs the Security Council via video teleconference from Vienna on the humanitarian situation in Syria. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2016 – With hundreds of thousands of civilians killed, millions of people displaced and countless families torn[Read More…]
Study: Opioid Abuse Rates Lower In Medical Cannabis States
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Rates of prescription opioid abuse are significantly lower in jurisdictions that permit medical marijuana access, according to data reported by Castlight Health, an employee health benefits platform provider. Investigators assessed anonymous prescription reporting data from over one million employees between the years 2011 and 2015. In[Read More…]