Alleges Violation of Employment Rights of Sergeant in Army National Guard Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today it has filed a civil complaint against a South Jersey company for failing to re-employ a former employee when she returned from a National Guard deployment, a violation of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Sixteen Hospitals to Pay $15.69 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Medically Unnecessary Psychotherapy Services
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that 16 separate hospitals and their respective corporate parents have agreed to collectively pay $15.69 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the providers sought and received reimbursement from Medicare for services that were not medically reasonable or necessary, the[Read More…]
Three California Men and Minnesota Corporation Indicted in Nationwide Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. Three California men and a Minnesota company were charged in an indictment today in the Southern District of Ohio for their roles in a massive prescription drug diversion scheme. The indictment alleges that David Jess Miller, 50, of Santa Ana, California; Artur Stepanyan, 38, and Mihran[Read More…]
Cincinnati-Area Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. A federal grand jury has brought an additional charge against Christopher Lee Cornell, 21, of Green Township, Ohio. In a superseding indictment returned in Cincinnati, he is now also charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. The charge is in[Read More…]
Federal Court Issues Written Judgment Accepting Guilty Plea of Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. for Violating U.S. Sanctions by Facilitating Trade with Iran and Sudan
Company Must Pay $232.7 Million Penalty Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia entered a formal judgment yesterday memorializing the sentence requiring Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. (SOHL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schlumberger Ltd, to pay a $232,708,356 penalty to the United States for conspiring to[Read More…]
White House Report: Making College Affordable for Millions of Americans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. A full version of this report is attached and can be found HERE. Tomorrow at Lake Area Technical College in South Dakota, the President will underscore the importance of making community college available to all responsible students as part of his America’s College Promise Campaign, one[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Presentation of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the U.S. Air Force Academy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015 – 2:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Welcome to the White House. Please have a seat. And congratulations to this year’s winners of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, the Air Force Fighting Falcons. (Applause.) So this is the Falcons’ third trip to the White House in the[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice: Federal Appeals Court Rules NSA’s Bulk Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Unlawful
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. Today, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled unanimously in ACLU v. Clapper that the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records violates Section 215 of the Patriot Act. “A regular federal court has spoken, and has rejected the[Read More…]
Explosive Volcanoes Fueled by Water, say Oregon Researchers
EUGENE, Ore. —(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015 — University of Oregon geologists have tapped water in surface rocks to show how magma forms deep underground and produces explosive volcanoes in the Cascade Range. “Water is a key player,” says Paul J. Wallace, a professor in the UO’s Department of Geological Sciences and[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Cardin Introduce Resolution to Remove Deadline for State Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
Amendment Would Fully Guarantee Women Equal Protections Under the Law; Expired in 1982 Without Full 38-State Ratification WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today introduced S.J. Res 15, a bipartisan joint resolution to remove the deadline for the states’ ratification of the Equal Rights[Read More…]
