FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Congresswoman Corrine Brown and her chief of staff were indicted today for their roles in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent education charity. Brown, 69, of Jacksonville, Florida, and her chief of staff, Elias “Ronnie” Simmons, 50, of Laurel, Maryland, were charged today in a[Read More…]
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Attorney General Lynch’s Statement on the Shooting in Dallas (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016 Transcript: Good morning, and thank you all for being here. Last night, at least five police officers were shot and killed, and several more were injured – along with two civilians – as they sought to protect a peaceful protest in Dallas, Texas. Our thoughts and[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Calls On VA Inspector General To Open Investigations Into Mental Health Treatment in Illinois VA Hospitals
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Finds Forced Administration Of Medication To Combat Mental Health Illness WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General Michael Missal on recent investigations into VA hospitals in Illinois. The Illinois Guardianship[Read More…]
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Statement on the Dallas Shootings and the Ongoing Violence in America
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement in the wake of the killing of five police officers and the wounding of several others in Dallas, Texas: “Our nation is grieving today. “I join the friends and families of the brave police officers killed[Read More…]
Chicago-Based Tax Return Preparer Who Targeted City Employees in Fraudulent Tax Return Schemes Permanently Shut down by Federal Court
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. According to a civil complaint the United States filed in 2014, a Chicago-based tax return preparer prepared returns that falsely claimed that recipients of discrimination awards related to a class-action lawsuit could claim large deductions on their federal tax returns and that falsely inflated the[Read More…]
Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Recent National Events
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016 “All of America woke up this morning to the horror of police officers being ambushed in Dallas, and our hearts go out to the victims and their families. It is a tragedy that follows two other shocking shootings in Baton Rouge and in Minneapolis. As a country[Read More…]
Senator Elizabeth Warren Urges Changes to Help Consumers Recover Unclaimed Property
Washington, DC -(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren today sent a letter raising concerns that the recent draft of the revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (UUPA) makes it too difficult for consumers to recover billions of dollars in unclaimed property. She called on the drafting committee to make several[Read More…]
Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez Statement on Dallas Police Killings
“There is a corrosive wave of Americans hating each other and killing each other at alarming rates that we as a nation must come together to resolve and terminate.” Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. On Friday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a statement in reaction to the slaying of five[Read More…]
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth’s Statement on Dallas Police Shootings
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Following last night’s killing of five Dallas law enforcement officers and the wounding of another seven, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) issued the following statement: “Last night’s coordinated ambush on Dallas law enforcement officers is an atrocity. It will only serve to distract from and undermine the[Read More…]
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth Votes to Support Bipartisan Opioid Overdose Reduction Compromise
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), cosponsor of the bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), today helped pass a compromise version of the opioid overdose reduction through the House on a vote of 407-5. Duckworth sponsored the original legislation to address the rampant opioid epidemic across our[Read More…]
