Continuing Support to Coal City, Sublette Following Tornadoes SPRINGFIELD –-(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. Heavy rains over much of Illinois in recent weeks has caused already-swollen rivers and streams to spill over their banks, creating flood issues for communities across Illinois. As a result, the state of Illinois is providing assistance to[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Former DEA Employee Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Credit Card Fraud Scheme
Used Fraudulently Acquired Government Credit Cards to Obtain Over $113,000 in Cash Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) employee was sentenced today to two years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co. out of more than $113,000 using fraudulently issued government credit cards. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
Former Owner of Medical Equipment Supply Company Sentenced for $3.5 Million Medicare and Medi-Cal Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. The former owner of Ezcor Medical Supply was sentenced today to serve 97 months in prison for her role in a fraud scheme that resulted in $3.5 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruling in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission: “I am pleased that the Supreme Court has vindicated the rights of voters who want their electoral districts drawn fairly, independently and[Read More…]
New Jersey Man Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL and Witness Tampering, June 29, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was arrested today on charges of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and aiding and abetting an attempt to do so, announced Assistant Attorney General for[Read More…]
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on Terrorist Attack in Cairo
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. The United States strongly condemns today’s terrorist attack in Cairo that killed Egyptian Prosecutor-General Hisham Barakat and injured at least nine others. We offer our condolences to the family of Mr. Barakat, those injured in the attack, and the Government and people of Egypt. The United[Read More…]
Remarks by The First Lady at More Magazine Impact Awards, June 29, 2015
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015 – 12:52 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you all. Please, rest. Well, good afternoon. It is truly a pleasure to be here with all of you for the first ever More Impact Awards. Yes! (Laughter.) Let me start by thanking[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Signing of the Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act and the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015 – 2:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, welcome to the White House. I thought we’d start off the week with something we should do more often — a truly bipartisan bill signing. (Applause.) For six and a half years, we’ve worked to rescue the[Read More…]
NBC to Donald Trump ‘You’re Fired’
Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore. Source: commons.wikimedia.org NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2015. NBC today issued the following statement regarding Republican Presidential contender Donald Trump: At NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values. Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is[Read More…]
More Secondary Schooling Reduces HIV Risk
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. Longer secondary schooling substantially reduces the risk of HIV infection—especially for girls—and could be a very cost-effective way to halt the spread of the virus, according to researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In a study in Botswana, researchers found that, for[Read More…]
