Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015 – 12:55 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. Let me do a quick topper before I go to your questions. With two weeks left to pass a spending bill and avoid a second government shutdown in two years, Republicans[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan: Nine Individuals Charged in Multi-million Dollar Liquor Store Sales Tax Fraud
“Operation Seven & Seven” targets sales tax evasion and interstate liquor bootlegging Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against nine Chicago liquor store operators as part of a sweep to crack down on sales tax evasion and interstate liquor bootlegging. “Operation Seven & Seven” is[Read More…]
State Dept. Issues Sierra Leone Travel Warning, Sept. 17, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. After review of health conditions and limited availability of medical evacuation options, the U.S. Department of State, on August 14, 2014, ordered the departure of eligible family members residing with Embassy staff in Freetown, and issued a Travel Warning advising U.S. citizens against non-essential travel to[Read More…]
Interior, Justice Departments Announce $940 Million Landmark Settlement with Nationwide Class of Tribes and Tribal Entities
Ramah Navajo Chapter v. Jewell Resolves Historic Contract Support Cost Lawsuit with Tribes Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) today announced a $940 million proposed settlement with a nationwide class of Native American Tribes and tribal entities that, if[Read More…]
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF0–September 17, 2015. Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman, 20, of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to conspiring with at least eight other individuals to travel to Syria in an effort to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
New York Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Defendant Repeatedly Attempted to Travel to the Middle East to Join Terrorist Group Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. A criminal complaint was unsealed today in the Eastern District of New York charging Ali Saleh, 22, of Queens, New York, with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Meeting with Specialist Aleksander Skarlatos, Airman Spencer Stone, and Anthony Sadler
President Barack Obama welcomes, from left, Anthony Sadler, U.S. Army Specialist Alek Skarlatos and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone to the Oval Office while handing them each a Presidential Challenge Coin, Sept. 17, 2015. The President expressed his gratitude to the three Americans for their selfless actions[Read More…]
Tick-borne Heartland Virus More Common Than Thought
Chico, California–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015 By: Michaeleen Doucleff It’s called the Heartland virus disease. Since it was first detected in 2009, there have been only nine reported cases in the Midwest, including two deaths. So scientists thought the Heartland virus was limited to a small region. That assumption was wrong. A[Read More…]
Balance Point Invests in Lyme Testing Company IGeneX
WESTPORT, Conn.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Balance Point Capital Partners (“Balance Point”), a private equity fund focused on providing debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies across the U.S. announced today its investment in IGeneX, Inc. (“IGeneX” or the “Company”). Balance Point provided both unitranche debt and preferred equity alongside[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s ACES Act Passes Committee
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Today, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Congressman Scott Rigell (VA-2) passed out of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs as part of a larger package of reform initiatives. The Congresswoman originally introduced The Military Spouses’ Achieving College Education for Survivors (ACES) Act[Read More…]
