CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015. A Naperville man who worked for a U.S. military contractor pleaded guilty today to stealing U.S. military computer and communications equipment worth more than $332,000 from a military air base in Afghanistan and later selling and shipping almost half of the high-end equipment to vendors in[Read More…]
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Remarkable Progress Five Years after Haiti Earthquake
Haiti rebuilding national public health system with help from CDC CDC: Helping Improve Health in Haiti. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015. Five years after the devastating earthquake in 2010 left millions in need of urgent medical care, Haiti has made significant progress toward rebuilding the national public health system.[Read More…]
Statement from U.S. Central Command Regarding Twitter/YouTube Compromise
TAMPA, Fla. –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015. Earlier today, U.S. Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube sites were compromised for approximately 30 minutes. These sites reside on commercial, non-Defense Department servers and both sites have been temporarily taken offline while we look into the incident further. CENTCOM’s operational military networks were not[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Sanders Warns Disability Benefits Face Cuts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) warned on Monday that benefits for the disabled and their children could face a 20 percent cut next year if the Senate follows the lead of House Republicans. “Around 11 million Americans, including nearly 2 million children with a disabled parent, rely[Read More…]
Park Forest Candidate Forum to be Held on Sunday, January 25
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area, in conjunction with the Nonpartisan Committee for Local Government will host a Park Forest Candidate Forum on Sunday, January 25 at 1 p.m. at Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. Candidates for Village President,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, Jan. 12, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing SECRETARY TRAVEL DEPARTMENT/IRAQ CROATIA CUBA HAITI CUBA FRANCE SAUDI ARABIA EGYPT ISIL SYRIA LIBYA AFGHANISTAN FRANCE CUBA FRANCE NIGERIA UGANDA SYRIA NORTH KOREA QATAR TRANSCRIPT: 1:11 p.m. EST MS. HARF: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the briefing, my first of 2015. I[Read More…]
Physician Owners of Mental Health Clinic Sentenced for $97 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. The two physician owners of a Houston-area mental health clinic were sentenced today to 148 months and 120 months respectively for their roles in a $97 million Medicare fraud scheme. A group home owner who sent residents to the clinic in exchange for kickbacks was also[Read More…]
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Illegally-Imported Narwhal Tusks and Money Laundering
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. Andrew J. Zarauskas, a New Jersey resident, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for illegally importing and trafficking in narwhal tusks and associated money laundering crimes, announced Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden for the Environment and Natural Resources Division. Zarauskas was also ordered to[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Visit with the 2014 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015 – 2:44 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, everybody! (Applause.) Welcome to the White House. Everybody please have a seat. In case you didn’t know, these are the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs. (Applause.) I was considering having the Vice President cover these remarks so I[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Federal Trade Commission, Jan. 12, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015 – 2:15 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Everybody have a seat. Well, thank you, Edith, for your introduction. Edith and I go a long way back. In law school we served on the law review together. I will not say[Read More…]
