Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. The President and Chancellor Merkel of Germany spoke today regarding their deep concern about the situation in eastern Ukraine. The President commended the government of Ukraine’s approach to today’s discussions in Geneva, where it put forward constructive proposals to expand local governance and ensure the rights[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement by President Obama on the Tragic Ferry Sinking Off the Coast of the Republic of Korea
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. On behalf of all the American people, Michelle and I send our deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the tragic ferry sinking off the coast of the Republic of Korea. The bonds of friendship between the American and Korean people are[Read More…]
Former Certified Nursing Assistant and Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft Tax Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. Kimberly Banks, Donalene Mosley and Arneshia Austin were sentenced today in Albany, Ga., to serve 192 months, 37 months and 21 months in prison, respectively, for crimes relating to filing fraudulent income tax returns using stolen identities, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice[Read More…]
Navy Petty Officer Based in Japan Charged in International Bribery Scandal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. A fourth U.S. Navy official has been charged in a complaint unsealed today with accepting cash, luxury travel and consumer electronics from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal U.S. Navy information. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
Real Estate Developer Sentenced to Jail for Filling Protected Mississippi Wetlands
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. William R. “Rusty” Miller, a real estate developer from Fairhope, Ala., was sentenced today in federal district court in Gulfport, Miss., for the unpermitted filling of wetlands near Bay St. Louis, Miss., in violation of the Clean Water Act, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Robert G.[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Potter Concrete
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Potter Concrete, a company based in Dallas, resolving claims that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of document abuse in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department’s investigation, which was initiated based on[Read More…]
Former New Mexico Detective Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Police Department Intern
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. Michael Garcia, a former detective with the Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) in Las Cruces, N.M., who focused on child abuse and sex crimes investigations, pleaded guilty today in federal court to a one count information charging Garcia with violating the civil rights of an LCPD[Read More…]
Hotel Magnate Pleads Guilty to Federal Election Campaign Spending Limits Evasion Scheme and Witness Tampering
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. Sant Singh Chatwal, 70, of New York – a businessman operating several restaurants, hotels and a hotel management company – pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of New York to conspiring to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act (the “Election Act”) by making more than $180,000[Read More…]
Corporate-Wide Settlement with Lowe’s Protects Public from Lead Pollution During Home Renovations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. Lowe’s Home Centers, one of the nation’s largest home improvement retailers, has agreed to implement a comprehensive, corporate-wide compliance program at its more than 1,700 stores nationwide to ensure its contractors minimize lead dust from home renovation activities, as required by the federal Lead Renovation, Repair[Read More…]
Injured Illinois Worker Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Defendant Lied Under Oath to IWCC Arbitrator in an Attempt to Obtain Benefits CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2014. Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) Director Andrew Boron today announced a workers’ compensation fraud investigation has led to another indictment. Jeffrey Fessler, of St. Charles, was arraigned today on felony charges for perjury and[Read More…]
