Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. A grand jury in Santa Ana, California, indicted three individuals for allegedly operating fraudulent debt relief services companies that offered to settle credit card debts but instead took victims’ payments as undisclosed up-front fees, the Justice Department and U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced. Jeremy Nelson, 29,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Speaks at Cybercrime 2020 Symposium
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Good morning and welcome to the Criminal Division’s inaugural symposium on cybercrime. Before we start, I would like to thank Dean Treanor and the Georgetown Law Center for being such gracious partners in planning and holding this event. I would also like to thank the moderators[Read More…]
Statement from Assistant Secretary of Labor Dr. David Michaels on 2013 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Bureau of Labor Statistics reports steady decline in workplace injuries and illnesses WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, today issued the following statement on the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2013 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: “Today we[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Nov. 29, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 297,000, a decrease of 17,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 313,000 to 314,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
President Obama and First Lady’s Call to Action on College Opportunity
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Today, President Obama, Vice President Biden, and the First Lady will join college presidents and other education leaders from around the nation at the second White House College Opportunity Day of Action, where organizations will announce over 600 new actions to help more students prepare[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Dec. 3, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2014 – 1:25 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST:It’s nice to see you all.I hope you all had the — took advantage of the opportunity to watch the President speak to business executives at the Business Roundtable and spend an hour or so taking their questions.So I found[Read More…]
President Obama Delivers a Statement on the Grand Jury Decision in the Death of Eric Garner
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Yesterday, a grand jury in Staten Island decided not to bring criminal charges against police officers involved in the tragic death of Eric Garner. Speaking at the 2014 White House Tribal Nations Conference yesterday evening, President Obama delivered the following statement: “Some of you may have[Read More…]
FDA Approves Blincyto to Treat a Rare Form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
First anti-CD19 drug to receive agency approval Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Blincyto (blinatumomab) to treat patients with Philadelphia chromosome-negative precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-cell ALL), an uncommon form of ALL. Precursor B-cell ALL is a rapidly growing type of cancer[Read More…]
Governors State University Announces Commitment to Expand College Access at White House Event
Washington D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Today, Governors State University President Elaine P. Maimon joins President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden along with hundreds of college presidents and other higher education leaders to announce new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college. The White[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez to Rules Committee on Immigration: ‘The Republican Majority is Planting Its Flag Firmly on a Myth’
As House Prepares To Attack President Obama, Rep. Gutiérrez Discusses “Myth…That The United States Should, Would Or Could Deport 11 Million” Immigrants Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2014. Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) testified before the House Rules Committee this evening as the Committee debated a bill to attack the lawful[Read More…]
