Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014. The White House announced yesterday that they will be missing their December 20th deadline for a report on improved government efforts to protect pollinators. Center for Food Safety Pollinator Campaign Director Larissa Walker released the following statement: “We are disappointed that the White House is already[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Attorney General Madigan: Two Arrests in Child Pornography Operation
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges today against two men on multiple counts of possessing, reproducing and disseminating child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” her statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Earlier today, Madigan’s investigators[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Former CEO Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Thousands from Naperville Adoption Charity
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced the former chief executive officer of a Naperville-based adoption agency was sentenced to four and a half years in prison and ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution for stealing charitable funds for personal use. Robert Geniesse, 52, was sentenced today[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Oct. 23, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT NORTH KOREA CANADA/TERRORISM ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS GEORGIA COUNTERTERRORISM SYRIA/ISIL USAID/DEPARTMENT EGYPT QATAR EGYPT CYPRUS/TURKEY TURKEY/ISRAEL PAKISTAN IRAQ/ISIL SOUTH KOREA DEPARTMENT TRANSCRIPT: 1:42 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: Hello. MS. PSAKI: I just have a couple of items for all of[Read More…]
Owners of Cadillac Ranch Restaurants and Associated Accountant Sentenced for Tax Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. A certified public accountant (CPA) from Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced today to serve 12 months and one day in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr. in Columbus, Ohio, on tax charges, announced the Justice[Read More…]
Michigan Pizza Franchise Owners Plead Guilty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. Today, two West Bloomfield, Michigan, residents pleaded guilty to tax fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, announced the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Maher Bashi, who served as Happy’s Pizza’s corporate chief operating officer, and Tom Yaldo, an[Read More…]
Two Individuals Charged, Third Pleads Guilty For Roles In Costa Rican Telemarketing Schemes Targeting U.S. Residents
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. A California woman pleaded guilty today for her role in a half-million-dollar “sweepstakes fraud” scheme that was run from Costa Rica and targeted U.S. residents. A Costa Rican national and an Ohio resident were also indicted for their roles in separate but similar schemes earlier this[Read More…]
Owners of Safari Company Indicted for Illegal Rhino Hunts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. The owners of Out of Africa Adventurous Safaris were charged with conspiracy to sell illegal rhinoceros hunts in South Africa in order to defraud American hunters, money laundering and secretly trafficking in rhino horns, announced Sam Hirsch Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment[Read More…]
Secretary Burwell’s Remarks to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Oct. 23, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. Our Shared Purpose: Delivering High Quality Care & Spending Dollars Wisely, Remarks by Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell, United States Department of Health and Human Services to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAPF), October 23, 2014 AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Introduction Thank you, Dr. Henley. It’s[Read More…]
South Suburban College to Host Family Reading Night on November 19
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. The South Suburban College’s Adult Volunteer Literacy Program is hosting their fifth annual Family Reading Night event on Wednesday, November 19th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The public is invited to join SSC to find out about community literacy[Read More…]
