WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay a $21.4 million criminal penalty as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve improper payments by J&J subsidiaries to government officials in Greece, Poland and Romania in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Outlaws Motorcycle National President Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011. The national president of the American Outlaw Association (Outlaws) motorcycle gang was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for leading a violent criminal organization. U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride of the Eastern District of Virginia; Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; and[Read More…]
‘Passport Day in the USA’ Cancelled
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011. Because of a possible government shutdown, the Department of State must cancel “Passport Day in the USA,” which had been scheduled for Saturday, April 9, 2011. During this annual event, passport agencies and participating passport acceptance facilities nationwide open their doors for U.S. citizens to[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Navy Casualty, April 8, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Seaman Benjamin D. Rast, 23, of Niles, Mich., died April 6 while conducting a dismounted patrol northeast of Patrol Base Alcatraz, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Rast was assigned as a[Read More…]
IEMA Continues Sampling to Track Japanese Radiation
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today said the latest round of testing to assess the extent of radioactivity in Illinois from the Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan found trace amounts of radioactive iodine in air, grass, milk and rainwater samples as well as minute levels[Read More…]
ICE Announces Formal Policy To Resume Deportations To Haiti
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has formally resumed deportations to Haiti, despite the objections of the American Civil Liberties Union and other human rights and humanitarian groups. The ACLU strongly opposes deportations because of dangerous conditions in Haiti in the wake of last year’s catastrophic earthquake and[Read More…]
HHS Announces Plan to Reduce Health Disparities
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched two strategic plans aimed at reducing health disparities. The HHS Action Plan to Reduce Health Disparities outlines goals and actions HHS will take to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. HHS also released the[Read More…]
FDA Clears Test for Bacteria That Can Cause Serious Intestinal Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared a test called the Cepheid Xpert C. difficile/Epi assay that is designed to rapidly detect the toxin B gene associated with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a cause of diarrhea that can lead to colitis, other serious intestinal[Read More…]
IL House Passes Amendment to Strengthen Illinois’ DNA Database
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today applauded the House for passing a bill (HB 3238) to strengthen the state’s DNA database. The bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Susana Mendoza (D-Chicago) who worked closely with Madigan’s office, requires all registered sex offenders to provide a DNA specimen and[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 8, 2011 (11:30 A.M. EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.No nuclear power plants were seriously damaged in the heavy aftershock that rattled northeastern Japan Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported. The epicenter of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake was 12.5 miles from the Onagawa nuclear power plant and about 75[Read More…]
