Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the consolidation of some U.S. infrastructure in Europe, including the return of 15 sites to their host nations. These actions, taken as part of the European Infrastructure Consolidation (EIC) process, will save the U.S. government approximately $500 million annually. The[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Remarks by President Obama on the Resurgence of the American Auto Industry, Jan. 7, 2015
Wayne, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2015 – 4:22 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody! (Applause.) Give Mia a big round of applause for that outstanding introduction. (Applause.) Well, hello, Michigan! (Applause.) Happy New Year to everybody. AUDIENCE: Happy New Year! AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you! THE PRESIDENT: I — what was[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Josh Earnest, Jan. 7, 2015
Aboard Air Force One En Route to Detroit, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–Januayr 7, 2015 – 2:14 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s already been obviously a busy Wednesday. A couple of things. You heard from the President in the Oval Office about his personal reaction to the terror attacks that we[Read More…]
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Remarks at AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—January 7, 2015. Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages. The text of Senator Warren’s remarks as prepared for delivery follows, and a PDF copy of her remarks is available here: Good morning, and thank you MaryBe for the introduction,[Read More…]
Former Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison For Using Excessive Force Against Detainee In Maywood
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2015. A former Cook County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced today to one year in federal prison for violating the civil rights of a man who was being held in the county’s detention lockup facility in Maywood in 2010. The defendant, RAFAEL MUNOZ, pleaded guilty in September to[Read More…]
Joliet Area Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Filing Hundreds Of False Returns, Causing IRS To Lose More Than $5.3 Million
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2015. A Joliet area tax preparer pleaded guilty today to filing hundreds of false federal income tax returns for clients, causing the Internal Revenue Service to lose more than $5.3 million. The defendant, JEFFREY SHELBY, JR., 31, of Joliet, pleaded guilty at his arraignment after being[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Republic of South Sudan Travel Warning, Jan. 7, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2015. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to the Republic of South Sudan. The U.S. Embassy in Juba continues to operate at reduced staffing levels due to continued armed conflict outside Juba. The U.S. Embassy is consequently able to offer only very limited[Read More…]
Former HUD Employee Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Theft of Over $843,000 of Government Money
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 17, 2015. Brian E. Thompson, 54, a former loan guarantee specialist for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was sentenced today to serve 26 months in prison for a scheme in which he stole over $843,000 of government money. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
FBI Arrests Defendants Charged with Trafficking Heroin and Other Drugs in Jefferson County
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 7, 2015. FBI agents today arrested five of six Jefferson County, Alabama, men indicted by a federal grand jury in November on charges they operated an illegal organization trafficking heroin, cocaine, prescription painkillers and other drugs in the western part of the county. The sixth defendant already was[Read More…]
Two Brandon, Mississippi, Men Plead Guilty for Committing Hate Crimes Against African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 7, 2015. Acting Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis for the Southern District of Mississippi announced that John Louis Blalack, 20, and Robert Henry Rice, 24, both from Brandon, Mississippi, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District[Read More…]
