SPRINGFIELD –-(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. Illinois EPA Director Lisa Bonnett and Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Robert Flider today announced that the public is invited to provide comments on a new statewide effort designed to improve water quality in Illinois and the Gulf of Mexico. The public comment period for[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
State Department Briefing by Jeff Rathke, Nov. 25, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing ESTONIA/LITHUANIA/FINLAND/REGION AFGHANISTAN IRAQ/ISIL IRAN NORTH KOREA LIBYA IRAQ/ISIL DEPARTMENT/EBOLA TRANSCRIPT: 1:16 p.m. EST MR. RATHKE: Hi. Good afternoon. So I have one item for you at the top. The United States welcomes the announcement of the accord between Estonia and Finland[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Djibouti Travel Warning, Nov. 25, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Djibouti. U.S. citizens in Djibouti should evaluate their personal security situation in light of specific threats from terrorism. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning for Djibouti dated June 8, 2014. The U.S. government[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Kerry on 2014 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and 16 Days of Activism
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. Today, we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Over the next two weeks, U.S. embassies and missions around the world will all be working to raise awareness of the irreparable[Read More…]
United States Files False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Las Vegas Hospice and Related Entities for Billing Medicare and Medicaid for Ineligible Patients
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. The United States has filed suit against Creekside Hospice II LLC, Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. (SKG), its holding company, and Skilled Healthcare LLC (SKH), an administrative services subsidiary of SKG that operates Creekside (collectively the Creekside entities), alleging that these entities knowingly submitted ineligible claims for[Read More…]
Man Pleads Guilty for Selling ‘StealthGenie’ Spyware App and Ordered to Pay $500,000 Fine
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. A Danish citizen today pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia and was ordered to pay a fine of $500,000 for advertising and selling StealthGenie, a spyware application (app) that could remotely monitor calls, texts, videos and other communications on mobile phones without detection. This[Read More…]
Canadian Antiques Dealer Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Attempted Wildlife Smuggling
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. Xiao Ju Guan, aka Tony Guan, a Canadian antiques dealer, pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court to attempting to smuggle rhinoceros horns from New York to Canada, announced Sam Hirsch, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against California Bakery Over Discrimination Against Foreign-Born Worker
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with La Farine Bakery, a bakery with two stores in the San Francisco Bay Area. The settlement resolves allegations that the bakery violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by engaging in discriminatory documentary practices. Specifically,[Read More…]
Two Minnesotans Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
18-year-old Somali American Stopped at Minneapolis/Saint Paul Airport before Boarding Flight to Turkey Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andrew M. Luger today announced a criminal complaint charging Abdi Nur, 20, and Abdullah Yusuf,[Read More…]
Statement by Vice President Biden on 2014 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. As the world recognizes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, I am deeply concerned by the continued magnitude of this problem. Approximately one in three women across the globe is physically or sexually abused during her lifetime; many at the hands of[Read More…]
