Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016 Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement regarding the attack in Nice, France: “I join the President in condemning what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of those lost[Read More…]
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Statement by President Obama on the Attack in Nice, France
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016 On behalf of the American people, I condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France, which killed and wounded dozens of innocent civilians. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and other loved ones of those killed,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Will County Man Charged with Child Pornography Possession
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Will County man was charged with possessing child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Anthony Rutten, 26, of Joliet, was charged[Read More…]
Stevenson, Alabama, Police Chief Convicted of Civil Rights Offenses for Assaulting and Failing to Protect Arrestee
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that a federal jury convicted the Chief of Police of Stevenson, Alabama, Daniel Winters, 56, of two counts of deprivation of civil rights under color of law: one count for beating an arrestee, identified as D.F., and one count for failing to[Read More…]
Owner of Costa Rican Call Center and Two Others Plead Guilty to Defrauding Elderly through Offshore Sweepstakes Scheme
NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. Two U.S. citizens and a Canadian citizen have pleaded guilty for their roles in a $9 million “sweepstakes fraud” scheme to defraud hundreds of U.S. residents, many of them elderly, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Former New Jersey Attorney General and Chairman of the Port Authority Board of Commissioners Pleads Guilty to Bribery
Former New Jersey Transportation Commissioner Also Charged in Bribery Scheme United Continental Holdings Inc. Agrees to Reforms, Will Pay $2.25 Million Penalty NEW JERSEY–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. David Samson, 76, of Aiken, South Carolina, and the former chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and[Read More…]
Study: Medical Marijuana Laws Linked To Less Prescription Drug Use, Medicare Spending
Legalization nationwide estimated to reduce Medicare costs by nearly half a billion dollars Athens, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. The enactment of statewide medicinal cannabis laws is associated with a quantifiable decline in the use of traditional prescription drugs, according to data published in the July edition of the scientific journal Health[Read More…]
FDA Approves First-Ever Liquid Synthetic THC Formulation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. Regulators at the US Food and Drug Administration for the first time have approved the prescription of a liquid form of dronabinol (synthetic THC), to be marketed under the trade name Syndos. The new drug formula, produced by Insys Therapeutics, is approved for use in patients[Read More…]
Backed By Coalition of Voting Rights Advocates, Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, Cicilline Introduce National Vote-By-Mail Bill
Oregon-Style Voting Fights Back Against Voter Suppression; Makes Ballot Box More Accessible to Working and Disabled Americans Endorsed by Association of People with Disabilities, American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause and National Association of Letter Carriers Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. Backed by a broad coalition of voting rights[Read More…]
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky: Let’s Celebrate the One-Year Anniversary of the Iran Deal Instead of Undermining its Progress
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016. Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) posted the following piece on Huffington Post about the one year anniversary of the Iran Nuclear Deal: This Thursday, we mark the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Iran Nuclear Agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan[Read More…]
