New Jersey Civil Child Abuse Laws Do Not Authorize State Jurisdiction Over Pregnant Women; Drug Tests Are Not Predictors of Parenting Ability NEW JERSEY–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2013. Today, in a major victory for New Jersey’s pregnant women and families, the New Jersey Supreme Court announced a unanimous opinion in New Jersey[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2013. Five individuals and five corporations have been charged in an indictment unsealed today in Brooklyn, N.Y., for allegedly importing hazardous and counterfeit toys from China for sale in the United States, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for[Read More…]

Second Financial Institution to Plead Guilty to Libor Fraud and Pay Substantial Criminal Penalties; RBS Parent Company Also Admits Fault in Deferred Prosecution Agreement Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2013. RBS Securities Japan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS), has agreed to plead guilty to[Read More…]

American Tax Relief Scheme Bilked Consumers With False Promises They Qualified for IRS Programs to Reduce Tax Debts Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Under an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, the defendants in a scheme that allegedly bilked consumers out of more than $100 million by falsely claiming they could[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former East St. Louis Police officer was sentenced in U.S. District Court on January 31, 2013, for making false statements to federal investigators, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced February 1. Ramon Carpenter, 40, was sentenced to 30 months’[Read More…]

Court is expected to weigh in on whether municipalities can ban distribution, deny patients a legal medication San Francisco, CA—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2013. The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow morning at University of San Francisco in a closely watched case that addresses whether local governments can lawfully ban[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. A Maryland man was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday and sentenced today to serve 30 years in prison for his participation in a global online child pornography conspiracy, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. The company that operates Path, an online social networking application, agreed to pay an $800,000 penalty to settle charges that it violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, the Justice Department announced today.   In a complaint filed on[Read More…]