Davos, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. Well, Klaus, thank you very, very much. It’s an enormous pleasure for me to be back in Davos and to have this opportunity to be able to share some thoughts with all of you about American foreign policy. And I have – as Klaus just said[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty for Role in $28.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. A North Carolina woman has pleaded guilty for her involvement in a $28.3 million Medicare fraud scheme involving physical and occupational therapy services. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III of the Middle District[Read More…]
Four Alleged Members of Android Mobile Device App Piracy Groups Charged
First Time Members of Mobile Device App Piracy Groups Charged Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. Four individuals have been charged in the Northern District of Georgia for their alleged roles in piracy groups engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android mobile device applications, or “apps.” Acting Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
Home Health Agency Owner Sentenced for Role in $11 Million Detroit Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. A home health agency owner who participated in a Medicare fraud scheme that totaled almost $11 million was sentenced in Detroit today to serve 120 months in prison. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District[Read More…]
New Jersey State Senator Announces Plans to Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill
Public Opinion, Wasted Tax Dollars and Racially Discriminatory Arrests Push Legislators to Fix Broken Marijuana Policies Trenton, NJ—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. Today, New Jersey State Senator Nicholas P. Scutari announced plans to introduce a bill to legalize marijuana. Details of the proposal are pending but the senator envisions an industry[Read More…]
Step Back Into a 1950s Valentine’s Day at the Park Forest House Museum, Jan. 24, 2014
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 141 Forest Blvd in Park Forest, Illinois is decorated in February with vintage valentines and decorations, in the exhibit, “Step Back Into a 1950s Valentine’s Day.” The classroom, representing Park Forest’s first school, is decorated for a 1950s[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Supports Legislation to Create a Pullman National Park
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly made the following statement today in support of legislation to create a Pullman National Park: “This bill is for the Pullman community, where countless residents have worked heroically over decades to preserve and restore this national treasure. And, this bill is for future generations[Read More…]
Tennessee and Virginia Orthopedic Clinics to Pay $1.85 Million to Settle Allegations of Billing Medicare for Reimported Products
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. Two orthopedic clinics will pay a combined $1.85 million to resolve state and federal False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly billed state and federal health care programs for reimported osteoarthritis medications, known as viscosupplements, the Department of Justice announced today. Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics P.C., headquartered[Read More…]
State-sanctioned Wolf Kills in Northern Rockies, Midwest Hit 2,500
Grim Milestone Highlights Need for Ongoing Federal Protection in Lower 48 SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. In a foreshadowing of how wolves will be managed across most of the lower 48 states if the Obama administration drops federal protections, 2,567 gray wolves have now been killed by hunters and trappers in[Read More…]
Reducing Sodium in Restaurant Foods is an Opportunity for Choice
Communities reduce, replace, reformulate to offer lower-sodium options Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. Americans eat out at fast food or dine-in restaurants four or five times a week. Just one of those meals might contain more than an entire day’s recommended amount of sodium. CDC has strategies for health departments and[Read More…]
