Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. A former executive of Japan-based Mitsuba Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and serve 13 months in a U.S. prison for conspiring to fix the prices of products installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today. A one-count[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Maricopa County Community College District Agrees to Pay $4 Million for Alleged False Claims Related to Award of AmeriCorps Education Awards
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has agreed to pay $4.08 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it submitted false claims to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) concerning AmeriCorps state and national grants, the Justice Department announced today. MCCCD[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Strengthening Community Policing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and around the country have highlighted the importance of strong, collaborative relationships between local police and the communities they protect. As the nation has observed, trust between law enforcement agencies and the people they protect and serve is essential to the[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Focus, Partner, Achieve – the U.S. Commitment to Addressing HIV/AIDS
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. Since taking office, President Obama and his Administration have seen a significant shift in the HIV epidemic, in the United States and in partner countries. More people living with HIV know their status, and more people are on antiretroviral medications. As a result, the number of[Read More…]
Airmen Missing From WWII Accounted For, Dec. 1, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been accounted for and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Army Air Forces 1st Lts. William D. Bernier[Read More…]
Trial Postponed, New Judge Assigned in Widely Watched Federal Medical Marijuana Case of Kettle Falls Five
U.S. Senate expected to take up measure restricting Justice Department funding for such prosecutions later this week Spokane, WA –(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. A new judge assigned to hear the widely watched federal medical marijuana case of the Kettle Falls Five has continued the federal trial scheduled to begin today in[Read More…]
Uruguayan Presidential Election Result Safeguards Marijuana Legalization
Frente Amplio Candidate Tabaré Vázquez Wins, Promises He Will Implement The Law Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. In a Sunday presidential run-off election in Uruguay, Frente Amplio (Broad Front) candidate Tabaré Vázquez beat opposition candidate Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou by 53.6 to 41.1 percent, a vote that had major implications for the[Read More…]
Park Forest Area League of Women Voters to Host Meeting on Charter School Oversight on Sunday, December 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014– The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host a meeting to provide information on the state League study of the management of charter schools, at 2:00 PM on Sunday, December 14 at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard in[Read More…]
VA Expands Eligibility for VA Health Care Related to Military Sexual Trauma
Expansion closes a gap in health care eligibility Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under authority from the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (“VACAA”), today announced expanded eligibility for Veterans in need of mental health care due to sexual assault or sexual[Read More…]
Violence in Iraq Kills at Least 1,232 People in November 2014 — UN
Refugees in the Bahirka Camp near Erbil in Northern Iraq. Photo: UNAMI NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 December 2014 – Some 1,232 people – mostly civilians – were killed by violence in Iraq in November, the top United Nations official there said today as he called on Iraq’s political, religious and social leaders[Read More…]
