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Defendant Pleads Guilty in Tallahassee Cyberstalking Case

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015.  Michael Daniel Rubens, 31, formerly of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty yesterday to cyberstalking, unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft.  The guilty plea was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher P. Canova of the Northern District of Florida. During his guilty plea, Rubens[Read More…]

Payroll Employment Rises by 211,000 in November, 2015; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 5.0%

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2015. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 211,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in construction, professional and technical services, and health care. Mining and information lost jobs. Household Survey Data[Read More…]

Four St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, Correctional Officers Charged with Violating the Civil Rights of an Inmate Resulting in Her Death

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.  A grand jury today indicted four correctional officers from the St. Bernard Parish Prison in Chalmette, Louisiana, for violating the civil rights of inmate Nimali Henry by deliberately ignoring serious medical needs that led to her death.  The indictment was announced by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney[Read More…]

Sixteen Additional FIFA Officials Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption

The New Defendants Include Five Current or Former FIFA Executive Committee Members and the Current Presidents of CONCACAF and CONMEBOL; Guilty Pleas for Eight Others, Including Jeffrey Webb and the Former Presidents of the Colombian and Chilean Soccer Federations, also Announced Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.  A 92-count superseding indictment was[Read More…]

Russian Taliban Fighter Sentenced to Life in Prison in Terrorism Case

Led Attack on U.S. and Afghan Forces in Afghanistan in 2009 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.  Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin, 55, a Russian national and former Russian army tank commander, was sentenced today to life plus 30 years in prison for conspiring to shoot down American helicopters and to kill U.S. and[Read More…]

Statement by President Obama on Women in the U.S. Military

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015 One of the qualities that makes America’s armed forces the best in the world is that we draw on the talents and skills of our people. When we desegregated our military, it became stronger.  In recent years, we ended “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and allowed gay[Read More…]

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Carter, Dec. 3, 2015

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER:  Good afternoon, or good morning.  No, it’s good afternoon.  Thanks for being here.  Appreciate it. Now, before I turn to my statement on the subject about which I’d like to speak to you, I’d first like to offer my condolences to[Read More…]

Hillary Clinton Calls for Expanding Women-Owned Businesses in Manchester, New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE—(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2015. Hillary Clinton continued her month long focus on jobs and the economy during remarks at the Women’s Economic Opportunity Summit at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester today. Clinton laid out the economic challenges facing women in New Hampshire and across the country – from wage gaps to paid leave[Read More…]

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