FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Three Palm Beach County, Florida, residents were charged with conspiring and attempting to support the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of[Read More…]
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Three Individuals Charged in $1 Billion Medicare Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. The owner of more than 30 Miami-area skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, a hospital administrator and a physician’s assistant were charged with conspiracy, obstruction, money laundering and health care fraud in connection with a $1 billion scheme involving numerous Miami-based health care providers. Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Attack in Munich, Germany
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016 The United States condemns in the strongest terms the apparent terrorist attack that has claimed innocent lives in Munich, Germany. We still do not know all of the facts, but we do know that this heinous act has killed and injured multiple individuals in the heart[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Pena Nieto of Mexico in Joint Press Conference, July 22, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016 – 12:02 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. Buenos dias. Please have a seat. It is always a great pleasure to welcome my good friend and partner, President Peña Nieto of Mexico, to the White House, and his delegation. Enrique and I just worked together[Read More…]
Study: Car Sharing Stalls Under Tax Burdens, Competition
A new study from DePaul University finds that car sharing companies, including Zipcar, are heavily taxed, which may be deterring drivers from buying memberships. (iStock/Susan Montgomery) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Hefty taxes on car-sharing services, such as Zipcar, may be stopping some drivers from getting behind the wheel. Researchers[Read More…]
Former Owner of Rooftop Building Across from Wrigley Field Convicted of Defrauding Chicago Cubs and Municipal Taxing Agencies
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. A federal jury today convicted the former owner of a rooftop building overlooking Wrigley Field of defrauding the Chicago Cubs and municipal taxing agencies by underreporting attendance figures and gross revenues. After a nine-day trial in U.S. District Court in Chicago, R. MARC HAMID, 47,[Read More…]
Chicago Officials and Community Groups Move Forward on Next Steps for Police Accountability Reform
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. The city of Chicago is announcing the next steps in its efforts to fundamentally reform the city’s police accountability system. Following a new series of public hearings and engagement opportunities in Chicago’s neighborhoods, City Council plans to vote on an ordinance in September that achieves Mayor Emanuel’s[Read More…]
Top UN Counter-Terrorism Official Urges Cohesive Response to ‘Persistent’ Threat of Terrorism
Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), briefs press on flow of foreign terrorist fighters and recent terror attacks. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 July 2016 – With more than 30,000 foreign terrorist fighters from some 100 countries around the world, terrorism is a global[Read More…]
Naturally Occurring Carbon Dioxide Delayed Impacts of Climate Change
Naturally occurring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere provided a buffer and delayed the start of global climate change, according to a new UChicago study. Photo by: John McConnico/the Associated Press CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Climate change could have happened much sooner, if not for naturally high concentrations of carbon dioxide in[Read More…]
City of Chicago Had $1.36 Billion in Property Taxes in TIF Accounts on January 1, 2016
TIF Illumination Project Proves It’s a Slush Fund CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. A review of the 2015 annual reports of the City’s 146 Tax Increment Financing Districts by volunteers with the TIF Illumination Project and In These Times revealed some startling facts about local government finance. The total fund balance at[Read More…]
