Riyadh, Saudi Arabia–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. FOREIGN MINISTER AL-JUBEIR: (In progress) (Via interpreter) – and he met with the king, King Salman bin Abdulaziz. And he met His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the crown prince, the first deputy premier and minister of interior. He met His Royal Highness Prince[Read More…]
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U.S. State Dept. Updates Mali Travel Warning, May 7, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali. We especially warn against travel to the northern parts of the country and along the border with Mauritania because of ongoing military operations and threats of attacks and kidnappings targeting westerners. Mali[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Evergreen Bank Group to Resolve Allegations of Discriminatory Motorcycle Lending
Settlement Compensates Affected Borrowers and Allows Bank to Continue Motorcycle Lending Using Revised Dealer Compensation Policies CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. Evergreen Bank Group of Oak Brook, Illinois, will eliminate or limit the discretion it gives to motorcycle dealers to increase interest rates as part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Civil Complaint Against Healthcare Commons Inc. for Failure to Re-employ Returning Service Member
Alleges Violation of Employment Rights of Sergeant in Army National Guard Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today it has filed a civil complaint against a South Jersey company for failing to re-employ a former employee when she returned from a National Guard deployment, a violation of[Read More…]
Sixteen Hospitals to Pay $15.69 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Medically Unnecessary Psychotherapy Services
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that 16 separate hospitals and their respective corporate parents have agreed to collectively pay $15.69 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the providers sought and received reimbursement from Medicare for services that were not medically reasonable or necessary, the[Read More…]
Three California Men and Minnesota Corporation Indicted in Nationwide Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. Three California men and a Minnesota company were charged in an indictment today in the Southern District of Ohio for their roles in a massive prescription drug diversion scheme. The indictment alleges that David Jess Miller, 50, of Santa Ana, California; Artur Stepanyan, 38, and Mihran[Read More…]
Cincinnati-Area Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. A federal grand jury has brought an additional charge against Christopher Lee Cornell, 21, of Green Township, Ohio. In a superseding indictment returned in Cincinnati, he is now also charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. The charge is in[Read More…]
Federal Court Issues Written Judgment Accepting Guilty Plea of Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. for Violating U.S. Sanctions by Facilitating Trade with Iran and Sudan
Company Must Pay $232.7 Million Penalty Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia entered a formal judgment yesterday memorializing the sentence requiring Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. (SOHL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schlumberger Ltd, to pay a $232,708,356 penalty to the United States for conspiring to[Read More…]
White House Report: Making College Affordable for Millions of Americans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. A full version of this report is attached and can be found HERE. Tomorrow at Lake Area Technical College in South Dakota, the President will underscore the importance of making community college available to all responsible students as part of his America’s College Promise Campaign, one[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Presentation of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the U.S. Air Force Academy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015 – 2:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Welcome to the White House. Please have a seat. And congratulations to this year’s winners of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, the Air Force Fighting Falcons. (Applause.) So this is the Falcons’ third trip to the White House in the[Read More…]
