Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2014. The death of Michael Brown is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to his family and his community at this very difficult time. As Attorney General Holder has indicated, the Department of Justice is investigating the situation along with local officials, and they[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Former United States Navy Military Sealift Command Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2014. Scott B. Miserendino, Sr., 55, a former contractor for the United States Navy Military Sealift Command, pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes and conspiring to commit bribery. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the[Read More…]
Defendant in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2014. Wasseem Shamoun pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan today, announced the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). On July 16, 2013, a superseding indictment was unsealed charging Shamoun and six other individuals[Read More…]
Tennessee Man Sentenced to Two Consecutive Life Sentences for the Robbery and Murder of Postal Workers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2014. Chastain Montgomery, Sr., 50, of Lavergne, Tennessee, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences and ordered to pay $70,400 in restitution for federal crimes committed during a six-month spree that included the murders of United States Postal Service employees Paula Robinson and Judy Spray. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
FDA Approves Donor Lung Preservation Device That May Result in More Lung Transplants
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the XVIVO Perfusion System (XPS) with STEEN Solution, a device for preserving donated lungs that do not initially meet the standard criteria for lung transplantation but may be transplantable if there is more time to observe and[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Non-invasive DNA Screening Test for Colorectal Cancer
Collaboration with CMS contributed to proposed Medicare coverage Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cologuard, the first stool-based colorectal screening test that detects the presence of red blood cells and DNA mutations that may indicate the presence of certain kinds of abnormal growths[Read More…]
Bioengineers Create Functional 3D Brain-like Tissue
Tissue model could change the way scientists study the brain in vitro-NIH study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. Bioengineers have created three-dimensional brain-like tissue that functions like and has structural features similar to tissue in the rat brain and that can be kept alive in the lab for more than two[Read More…]
Job Openings Little Changed at 4.7 Million in June 2014; Hires and Separations Little Changed
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2014. There were 4.7 million job openings on the last business day of June, little changed from 4.6 million in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.5 percent) was little changed and the separations rate (3.3 percent) was unchanged in June.[Read More…]
Sierra Club Launches Digital Ads Thanking American Wind Power Champions in Illinois’ Congressional Delegation
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. The Sierra Club launched a new digital ad campaign today, thanking members of Illinois’ Congressional delegation for supporting the Production Tax Credit for Renewable Energy and American wind industry jobs. The digital ads thank representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL 5th District), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL 9th District), Brad[Read More…]
Sierra Magazine Announces 2014 Rankings of America’s ‘Coolest Schools’
Top Colleges Lead In Sustainability SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. Today, Sierra magazine, the official publication of the Sierra Club, released its eighth annual “Cool Schools” ranking of America’s greenest colleges. Each of the universities ranked in the top 10 have displayed a deep and thorough commitment to protecting the environment,[Read More…]
