Beverly Hills Resident the Latest in Series of Defendants Charged with Concealing Accounts at Israeli Banks Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. Monajem Hakimijoo, also known as Manny Hakimi, of Beverly Hills, Calif., pleaded guilty on Feb. 13, 2014, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to filing[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Independent Contractor in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty for His Role in Offering $54,000 in Bribes to U.S. Government Official
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y., Akbar Ahmad Sherzai, 49, of Centreville, Va., an independent contractor for a trucking company operating in Afghanistan that was responsible for delivering fuel to U.S. Army installations, pleaded guilty to his role in offering a U.S. Army[Read More…]
Three Florida Residents Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges Related to Bogus Business Opportunities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. Three individuals charged in connection with operating a series of fraudulent business opportunity companies pleaded guilty this week in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Mitchell Berman (aka Brian Griffin) of Boca Raton, Fla., and Robert Gallo (aka Bobby Pace, Vincent Pastone,[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocates Welcome Long Awaited Change in Banking Policy for Licensed Businesses
Advocates vow to continue pressure on Obama Administration to establish comprehensive medical marijuana policy Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. Medical marijuana advocates are applauding a new memorandum issued today by the U.S. Departments of Treasury (DOT) and Justice (DOJ) giving long-awaited guidance to financial institutions, such as banks and credit unions,[Read More…]
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Justice and Treasury Departments Announce New Guidelines Allowing Banks to Work With Marijuana Businesses
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. This afternoon, the Obama administration announced new guidelines that will allow banks to legally provide financial services to state-licensed marijuana businesses. Twenty states and Washington D.C. have legalized marijuana for medical use; two of those states (Colorado and Washington) recently legalized marijuana like alcohol. Many banks[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Feb. 14, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2014. Wall Street Journal Profiles People Affected by Failure to Expand Medicaid… The Affordable Care Act was meant to cover people in part by expanding Medicaid to workers earning up to the federal poverty line—about $11,670 for a single person; more for families. In addition, people earning[Read More…]
Make a Gourd Birdhouse at Thorn Creek Nature Center on March 2
Registration Required by Friday, February 28 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. If you build it, wrens will come! Join us for our Make a Gourd Birdhouse Workshop on Sunday, March 2, and discover how to create a welcoming nesting space for wrens and other cavity nesters in your own backyard. [Read More…]
Chili Evening Hike at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve on March 7
Registration Required by Wednesday, March 5 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. “Chili Evening Hike” will be held Friday, March 7, 5-7 p.m. at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve. Join us to explore the Woodland Trail for a chilly evening night hike. Then we’ll return to the nature center to warm[Read More…]
Dog Owned by Scientist Studying Rat Poison Is Poisoned: Reward Offered
Wildlife Scientist’s Research Highlights Dangers of Rodenticides on Wildlife ARCATA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity today announced a $2,500 reward for information about the fatal poisoning of a Northern California dog owned by a leading researcher studying how the same controversial poison affects endangered species. A PDF[Read More…]
Rates of Indoor Tanning Among Female High School Students Lowest in States with Multiple Restrictions on Youth Access
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2014. In states with mulitple youth restrictions, the odds of indoor tanning among teen girls were 42% less. Female high school students in states with indoor tanning laws, particularly those with parental permission laws and age restrictions, were less likely to engage in indoor tanning compared to[Read More…]
