New York—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. In response to the NYPD’s release today of its complete stop-and-frisk data for 2013, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement: While the total number of stops and frisks decreased in 2013, the racial disparities remain essentially the same, and the percentage of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Civil Rights Lawyers Condemn New NYPD Muslim Spying Revelations, May 12, 2014
New York—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. In response to revelations in a Sunday New York Times article, “New York Police Recruit Muslims to Be Informers,” Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: Yesterday, our worst fears were confirmed that the New York City Police Department is continuing[Read More…]
New Analysis and Infographics Show the Dangerous and Costly Effects of Detainee Bed Quotas
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2014. New CAP analysis and infographics detail the dangerous and costly toll of the congressionally mandated bed quota on our immigration system. Beginning in 2009, Congress directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, to detain a set number of immigrants each day in an attempt[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, May 12, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing INDIA Elections / U.S. Congratulations / U.S.-India Partnership DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry Travel to London / London 11 / Syria / No Planned Meeting with Abbas House Oversight Committee Subpoena / Ongoing Discussions Meeting on Nigeria in Paris Secretary Kerry Commencement Addresses Secretary[Read More…]
Former Virginia Department of Social Services Employee Sentenced for Preparing False Tax Returns and Stealing Identities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. Sybil Marshall Coles, 45, of Pamplin, Virginia, was sentenced today to serve five years in prisonfor aggravated identity theft and preparing a false tax return, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally for the Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia[Read More…]
Private Security Guard Sentenced for Providing Armed Security for Drug Transaction
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. A former private security guard was sentenced in the District of Puerto Rico today for his role in providing armed security for a drug transaction. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rosa E. Rodriguez-Velez of the District[Read More…]
Minnesota Man Indicted for Sexual Assault on U.S. Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. A Minnesota man who worked at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan, was indicted today in the District of Minnesota on charges of sexual abuse, production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
South Suburban College Baseball Team Wins Regional Title
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. South Suburban College (SSC) Baseball Team defeated Triton College by the score of 9-5 on Saturday to win the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Region-4 Championship. Winning pitcher Ryan Waaso, out of Marian Catholic High School, went 7 innings to get the[Read More…]
Three Florida Residents Sentenced for Mail Fraud in Connection with Misprepresenting Business Opportunities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. Three individuals who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with operating a series of fraudulent business opportunity companies were sentenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Robert Gallo (aka Bobby Pace, Vincent Pastone, Joe Barone, Bobby[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Mujica of Uruguay Before Bilateral Meeting, May 12, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2014 – 11:06 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: I want to welcome President Mujica and his delegation to the Oval Office. I have had the pleasure on several occasions of having discussions with President Mujica, and have been consistently impressed with the progress that Uruguay has been making[Read More…]
