Project Access is Second Syringe Access Program in the State to Distribute the Life-Saving Overdose Antidote—First in North Jersey; Advocates and Family Members Who Lost Loved Ones to Overdose Applaud Important Step in Implementation of Overdose Prevention Act Trenton—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. On Tuesday, November 18th Project Access, the Sterile Syringe[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
EPA, MDEQ and UP Officials Celebrate Removal of Lake Superior Area of Concern from Binational List of Toxic Hotspots
Ishpeming, Michigan—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014 – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator/Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan Hedman today joined Ishpeming Mayor Mike Tall, state officials and local residents at Deer Lake in Ishpeming, Michigan, to mark the removal of this toxic hotspot from a binational list of “Areas of[Read More…]
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Other Members to Hold a Bipartisan Press Conference on Marijuana Legalization
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Norton and other Members of Congress whose states have legalized or relaxed restrictions on marijuana and who support the District of Columbia’s right to legalize marijuana will host a press conference on how Congress should[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes Strong Federal Protections for Prepaid Products
Bureau’s Proposal Includes New ‘Know Before You Owe’ Prepaid Disclosures WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing strong, new federal consumer protections for the prepaid market. The proposal would require prepaid companies to limit consumers’ losses when funds are stolen or cards are[Read More…]
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Customer Allocation on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Kariya, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $35.8 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to allocate customers of variable valve timing (VVT) devices sold to automobile manufacturers in the[Read More…]
Owner of Miami Home Health Company Pleads Guilty for Role in $30 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. An owner of a Miami home health care company pleaded guilty today for his role in a $30 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of[Read More…]
Member of Organized Cybercrime Ring Responsible for $50 Million in Online Identity Theft Sentenced to 115 Months in Prison
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. A Georgia man who purchased stolen credit card data and other personal information through the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as “Carder.su” was sentenced today to serve 115 months in federal prison. He was further ordered to pay $50.8 million in restitution. Assistant[Read More…]
District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against California Dietary Supplement Company and Chief Executive Officer to Stop Distribution of Adulterated Products
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Scilabs Nutraceuticals Inc. of Irvine, California, and its board chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), Paul P. Edalat, to prevent the distribution of adulterated dietary supplements, the Department[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending November 8, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 290,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 278,000. The 4-week moving average was 285,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama After Roundtable at Parliamentary Resource Center, Nov. 13, 2014
Naypyidaw, Burma–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014 – 4:49 P.M. MMT PRESIDENT OBAMA:Well, I just had an excellent roundtable discussion with members of parliament as well as the speaker of the lower and upper chamber — I may not be describing the term properly — as well as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,[Read More…]
