Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2014. Four men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a highly sophisticated and violent organization that targeted jewelry couriers in Georgia and Texas. The defendants were caught as part of a national effort to find and prosecute roving groups of robbers who travel around the country[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Remarks by President Obama and First Lady at College Opportunity Summit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014 – 11:37 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Good morning. Thank you, everyone. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. You guys rest yourselves. Thank you so much. It is really great to be here today with all of you. We have with us today college and university[Read More…]
Summary of Technical Understandings Related to Implementation of the Joint Plan of Action on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. On January 12, 2014, the P5+1 (the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, and China, coordinated by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton) and Iran arrived at technical understandings for the Joint Plan of Action, which will be implemented beginning on January 20, 2014. The Joint[Read More…]
Secretary of State Services Available at GSU on January 21
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014 – The Secretary of State’s Mobile Service Unit will be at Governors State University on Tuesday, January 21, from 1 to 7 p.m., in the Hall of Governors. Services available at the mobile service unit include driver’s license and State ID renewal, replacement, and corrections;[Read More…]
Spring Registration for ‘Late Start’ Classes at South Suburban College Still in Progress
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2014. Registration for the 2014 Spring Semester at South Suburban College is still in progress for a wide range of “Late Start” classes. Prospective students are encouraged to register soon for these 12-week courses, set to begin on Monday, February 10th and later. The Late Start[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Mortgage Kickbacks
Bureau Orders Missouri Lender to Pay $81,000 for Illegal Kickback Scheme WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered a Missouri mortgage lender, Fidelity Mortgage Corporation, and its former owner and current president, Mark Figert, to pay $81,076 for funneling illegal kickbacks to a bank in exchange[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Urges Working Families to Apply for Earned Income Tax Credit
More Than 900,000 Families Received $160 Million in Tax Relief in 2013 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today encouraged working families across Illinois to apply for Illinois’ Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The Governor fought for and signed legislation in 2012 that doubled the value of Illinois’ EITC. In[Read More…]
Two Men Charged in Las Vegas with Biofuels Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2014. Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Las Vegas for offenses involving the federal renewable fuel program that allegedly netted them more than $37 million, announced the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, Criminal Division, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for[Read More…]
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
Company Agrees to Pay $56.6 Million Criminal Fine Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2014. Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a Tokyo-based company, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a total of $56.6 million in criminal fines for its roles in separate price-fixing conspiracies involving automobile lighting fixtures and lamp ballasts installed[Read More…]
Expanded Habitat Protection Sought for Endangered Killer Whales on West Coast
Declining Salmon Populations, Pollution, Ocean Noise Threaten Iconic Species Off Coasts of Washington, Oregon, California SEATTLE–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal petition today with the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect more critical habitat for the endangered Southern Resident population of killer whales. If successful[Read More…]
