NEBRASKA–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. The former CEO of TierOne Bank, a $3 billion publicly-traded commercial bank formerly headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced to 132 months in prison today for orchestrating a scheme to defraud TierOne’s shareholders and to mislead regulators by concealing more than $100 million in losses on loans[Read More…]
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Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Hack into U.S. Defense Contractors’ Systems to Steal Sensitive Military Information
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A Chinese national pleaded guilty today to participating in a years-long conspiracy to hack into the computer networks of major U.S. defense contractors, steal sensitive military and export-controlled data and send the stolen data to China. Su Bin, also known as Stephen Su and Stephen Subin, 50,[Read More…]
Respironics to Pay $34.8 Million for Allegedly Causing False Claims to Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare Related to the Sale of Masks Designed to Treat Sleep Apnea
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Respironics Inc., based in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $34.8 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for paying kickbacks in the form of free call center services to durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers that bought its masks for patients with sleep apnea, the[Read More…]
Gerber is Voluntarily Recalling Two Batches of GERBER® Organic 2ND FOODS® Pouches Due to a Packaging Defect That May Result in Product Spoilage
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Gerber Products Company is voluntarily recalling specific Organic pouch products after identifying a packaging defect that may result in product spoilage during transport and handling. Because of our commitment to high quality, Gerber is working to retrieve from retailers and online stores the remaining pouches[Read More…]
FDA Takes Important Step to Increase the Development of, and Access to, Abuse-deterrent Opioids
Agency issues draft guidance for abuse-deterrent generics Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a draft guidance intended to support industry in their development of generic versions of approved opioids with abuse-deterrent formulations (ADF) while ensuring that generic ADF opioids are no less abuse-deterrent[Read More…]
Top Adviser to Richard Nixon Admitted That ‘War on Drugs’ was Policy Tool to Go After Anti-war Protesters and ‘Black People’
April 17: DPA Convenes Special Gathering on Racial Justice and Ending the Drug War Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2016. A decades old quote from President Nixon’s administration is making front page news and being shared widely around the web. The quote from John Ehrlichman, who served as President Richard Nixon’s domestic[Read More…]
Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Syringe Access Legislation
New Law Will Create State’s First Syringe Access Programs; Harm Reduction Gone Mainstream: Florida Follows in Steps of Kentucky, Indiana and Republican-Led Congress in Passing Syringe Access Reforms FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2016. Today, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the IDEA Act (“Miami-Dade Infectious Disease Elimination Act”), after it passed the Florida[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Advisory and Report for Financial Institutions on Preventing Elder Financial Abuse
One in Five Older Americans Report Being Victims of Financial Exploitation WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued an advisory and a report with recommendations for banks and credit unions on how to prevent, recognize, report, and respond to financial exploitation of older Americans.[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Macri of Argentina in Joint Press Conference
Buenos Aires, Argentina–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2016 – 12:56 P.M. ART PRESIDENT MACRI: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today. And welcome, Mr. President — dear Mr. President. We are happy to have you visiting with your whole family. And I would like to take a minute to share with[Read More…]
Chicago-based Organizations Team Up to ‘Bring Back the Bus’ and Reconnect Incarcerated Moms with Their Kids
Chicago, IL.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2016 A new campaign launches today seeking to re-connect Chicago area children with their mothers who are incarcerated downstate, separated further by Illinois budget impasse. Many Chicago area children have not seen their mothers since last December, when a free bus run by the Connections program of[Read More…]
