Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAN TURKEY/SYRIA ISRAEL SPAIN/CUBA DEPARTMENT YEMEN CHINA/REGION ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN TRANSCRIPT: 1:19 p.m. EST MR. RATHKE: Good afternoon. QUESTION: Hello. MR. RATHKE: So I have one thing to mention at the top. You probably have seen the Secretary’s press conference in Vienna where[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Secretary of State Kerry’s Remarks at Solo Press Availability in Vienna, Austria, Nov. 24, 2014
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody, and thank you so much for your patience. We appreciate it very much. We know that this is a long process and there’s a great deal of waiting, and you have waited with great patience. I want to begin by thanking[Read More…]
Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony charges were filed today in the U.S. District[Read More…]
Massachusetts Businessman Involved in Adult Entertainment Industry Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. A Massachusetts businessman pleaded guilty to tax evasion for using nominee entities to hide ownership and control over his businesses and assets from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Continental Automotive Electronics and Continental Automotive Korea Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging on Instrument Panel Clusters
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. Continental Automotive Electronics LLC and Continental Automotive Korea Ltd. both have agreed to plead guilty and to pay a single criminal fine of $4 million for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids of instrument panel clusters installed in vehicles manufactured and sold in the[Read More…]
Silence is Power When Anything You Say Will Be Held Against You
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Only .2%, that’s 2 out of every 1,000 people who are under arrest by Chicago police, accessed their right to counsel in 2013 according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD). That is exactly 302 people, including children, youth, and adults. The other 143,096 had the right to[Read More…]
Chicago’s 40th Ward Challenger Dianne Daleiden Files; Vows to Break the Machine
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. Dianne Daleiden filed 1587 petition signatures today to secure a place on the February 24, 2015 ballot. She is running against 32-year incumbent Patrick J. O’Connor. “The Chicago Machine’s time is up. Voters across the city, and in the 40th Ward, have said, by their signatures, that they[Read More…]
Tiffany and Signet Lead Jewelry World, ‘Getting Engaged’ on Congo Gold
New Review Announces Top Jewelers Supporting Conflict-Free Gold Trade; Holiday Season ‘Jewelry Leaders Review’ Offers Shoppers Way to Support Peace in Mining Communities in Congo Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014 — Two giants of the jewelry world, Signet Jewelers (parent company of jewelry retailers Zales®, Jared®, and Kay®) and Tiffany & Co.,[Read More…]
New Avian Influenza’s Rapid Spread to Europe Threatens Poultry Sector Especially in Low-resourced Countries
FAO and OIE urge at-risk countries to step-up prevention efforts through increased bio-security Surveillance systems to detect virus outbreaks include laboratory testing. Rome/Paris –(ENEWSPF)–24 November 2014. A new bird flu strain detected in Europe which is similar to strains reported to be circulating in 2014 in Asia poses a significant[Read More…]
New Crew Arrives at Space Station to Continue Scientific Research
The Soyuz TMA-15M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 carrying Expedition 42 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA, and Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA. Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24,[Read More…]
