Hanoi, Vietnam–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015. Well, good afternoon and welcome, everybody. (Applause.) This is an really historic moment as we mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of normal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. And what a journey it has been. And I congratulate[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Miami-Area Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Role in $1.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015. A Miami-area pharmacy owner pleaded guilty today to submitting almost $1.6 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L.[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Aug. 6, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015 – 12:54 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. I do not have any opening remarks, so we can go straight to questions. Mark, would you like to get us started today? Q Thanks. If I may, can we start with[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Warns Champaign-Urbana Residents of Driveway Paving Scam
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today issued an alert after receiving reports of con artists traveling in the Champaign-Urbana area scamming homeowners out of thousands of dollars for shoddy asphalt-paving services. Madigan’s office has received reports of con artists traveling the area door-to-door soliciting work to pave[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at White House Event Commemorating 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015 Thank you for that warm welcome. It’s a pleasure to be here this afternoon and a privilege to join so many dedicated public servants, passionate advocates and inspiring citizens who have devoted their lives and their professional careers to the fight for equal rights and equal[Read More…]
50 Years After the Voting Rights Act, We Still Have Work to Do
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights of any democracy. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015 By: President Obama Fifty years ago today, because of the sacrifice of countless men and women, that right was secured for more Americans. On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched in Florida to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles From Singer Island Seawalls
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Four conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Florida Department of Environmental Protection today for authorizing construction of seawalls that destroy endangered sea turtle nesting habitat on Singer Island in South Florida. The seawalls, constructed by condominium associations, illegally block access[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Decries Sinister Manipulation of Government Trafficking Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015. Friends of the Earth and other organizations held a demonstration before Thursday’s Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on the State Department’s recent Trafficking in Persons Report. Media reports indicate senior American diplomats may have inflated Malaysia’s efforts to combat human trafficking in an attempt[Read More…]
Representative Blumenauer Calls on DOJ to Reclassify Marijuana Under the Controlled Substances Act
Portland, OR –(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015. Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) welcomed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg’s acknowledgement that “heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana,” and called on the Department of Justice to reclassify or de-schedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act. In a letter to[Read More…]
Airman Missing From World War II Accounted For, Aug. 6, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Stephen V. Biezis[Read More…]
