Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment as Investigation Continues Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment today charging Omar Gonzalez with three additional offenses stemming from a recent incident in which he ran into the White House while armed with a[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Ten Additional Alleged Members of the Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation Gang Indicted
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Ten alleged members of the violent Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation gang have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida for their roles in various murders in Miami, Chicago, and East Chicago. Fifteen alleged members of the gang have now been[Read More…]
Offshore Oil Platform Owner to Improve Safety and Operations in Gulf of Mexico Following Unauthorized Oil Discharges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Under a settlement agreement with the United States, ATP Infrastructure Partners LP (ATP-IP) will pay a $1 million civil penalty and perform corrective measures to resolve claims by the U.S. under the Clean Water Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) of unauthorized discharges[Read More…]
Two Former Rabobank Traders Indicted for Alleged Manipulation of U.S. Dollar, Yen Libor Interest Rates
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Two former Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) derivative traders – including the bank’s former Global Head of Liquidity & Finance in London – have been charged in a superseding indictment for their alleged roles in a scheme to manipulate the U.S. Dollar (USD) and Yen London[Read More…]
United States Files Complaint in False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Defense Contractors Knowingly Overcharged the Navy on Aircraft Maintenance Contract
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed its complaint in intervention in a case against defendants Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and two of its subsidiaries, Sikorsky Support Services Inc. and Derco Aerospace Inc., for violating the False Claims Act. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is a[Read More…]
UN Chief Stresses Need for Urgent Global Action as Ebola Continues Deadly Rampage
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 October 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the international community to step up its efforts to respond to the Ebola crisis and turn pledges into action, while the United Nations health agency warned of continuously deteriorating situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. “Ebola is a[Read More…]
Funding Gap Looms Amid Efforts to Tackle ‘Twin Plagues’ Ebola, ISIL, Warns UN Rights Chief
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–16 October 2014 – Combating the “twin plagues” of Ebola and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), while addressing the largest number of forcibly displaced people since World War II amid budget cuts is like “being asked to use a boat and bucket to cope with a[Read More…]
Don’t Let Billionaires Buy the Senate, Bernie Sanders Tells Labor Convention
LAS VEGAS—(ENEWSPF0)–October 16, 2014 – Speaking at a labor union convention here yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the future of American democracy is at stake. “We are not living in a democracy when 60 percent of Americans are not voting, while billionaires like the Koch Brothers are spending hundreds[Read More…]
Sanders, Cummings to HHS: Act Now on ‘Staggering’ Generic Drug Price Increases
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) today called on the Obama administration to address “staggering increases” in generic drug prices. “The federal government must act immediately and aggressively to address the increasing costs of these drugs,” Sanders and Cummings wrote in a[Read More…]
With Service Workers and Healthcare Workers on Front Lines of U.S. Ebola Response, SEIU President Henry Calls On Employers To Support, Prepare Workers to Beat Virus
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2014. From airport workers welcoming international passengers to nurses, hospital cleaners, and medical technicians caring for patients, workers are on the front lines of protecting American communities from the spread of the Ebola virus. Last week, dozens of New York-area airport workers took part in awareness[Read More…]
