Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. The operator and director of nursing of a home health agency based in Richmond, Texas, was arrested yesterday for her alleged role in a Medicare fraud scheme and a conspiracy to structure bank withdrawals. The owner and operator of the same home health agency was also[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
US Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. The government has filed a complaint against Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. (KBR) and Kuwaiti companies La Nouvelle General Trading & Contracting Co. (La Nouvelle) and First Kuwaiti Trading Co. (First Kuwaiti) for submitting false claims in connection with KBR’s contract with the Army to provide[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Roanoke Veterans Treatment Court Program
VIRGINIA—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. Thank you, Tim [Heaphy] – and good morning, everyone. It is a pleasure to be in Roanoke today. And it’s a privilege to hear directly from so many criminal justice leaders about the critical work you’re doing to build stronger, safer communities. I want to thank Judges[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Says Administration Will Allow Banks to Accept Deposits From State-Legalized Marijuana Businesses
Policy Changes Will Protect Public Safety, Honor the Will of the Voters, and Help Small Businesses NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. While speaking yesterday at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center Attorney General Eric Holder said the Obama administration will soon announce policy guidance that would make it easier for banks[Read More…]
Undercover CPD Officer Nadia Chikko Testimony, Recordings Reveal Weak Terrorism Case
Defense Attorney Deutsch Challenges Holes in Her Story, Lack of Recollection of Details Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014 The third day of the NATO 3 terrorism trial ended with the judge telling undercover Chicago police officer Nadia Chikko to review the tapes of her secret recordings and not to talk about them[Read More…]
Threat of Earthquakes Occurring in Central United States Still Alive
PASADENA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. Earthquake activity in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the central United States does not seem to be slowing down. In a new study published in the journal “Science,” seismologists Morgan Page and Susan Hough of the U.S. Geological Survey investigate whether current quakes in the[Read More…]
DePaul University Chinese Studies to Mark Year of the Horse at January 31 Gala
The annual Chinese New Year gala at DePaul University will be held Jan. 31 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Student Center on the Lincoln Park Campus. (Image courtesy of DePaul Chinese Studies Program) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. The annual Chinese New Year gala at DePaul University will be held[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice: Privacy Board Calls for End to Bulk Collection Program
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. The National Security Agency’s bulk phone records collection is illegal and should be shut down, according to a new report released today by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), an independent executive branch committee. The report from the PCLOB – the oversight committee created by Congress[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Calls for Cracking Down on Unsafe Transportation of Hazardous Materials
Highlights Five Common-Sense Measures to Reduce the Risk of Rail Accidents and Calls for a National Hazardous Materials Freight Fee CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today spoke at the winter meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) where he called for improved oversight of companies transporting hazardous[Read More…]
Georgia: Majority Of Voters Support Legalizing Marijuana
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. A majority of Georgia voters believe that the adult use of marijuana should be legal and regulated, according to the findings of a statewide Public Policy Polling survey commissioned by Georgia NORML and Peachtree NORML. Fifty-four percent of respondents endorsed “changing Georgia law to regulate and[Read More…]
