CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. A high-level member of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico was sentenced today to 22 years in federal prison and, separately, guilty pleas were unsealed in the same case for twin brothers who ran the cartel’s Chicago distribution cell and supplied vast quantities of cocaine and heroin[Read More…]
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Remarks by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the White House, Nov. 24, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Mr. President, thank you. Thank you for your generous words, your friendship and support, which I have always valued and will continue to value. To my not old but my longtime dear friend Vice President Biden, who I have always admired and respected – and both[Read More…]
100+ Scientists Call on Obama’s Bee Task Force to Take Action on Pesticides
Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. In a letter submitted for today’s White House “listening sessions” deadline, over 100 scientists from diverse disciplines cited the growing body of evidence that neonicotinoids and other systemic pesticides harm bees. These scientists called on leaders of President Barack Obama’s Pollinator Health Task Force to[Read More…]
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Arizona’s Request to Rehear Driver’s License Case
Decision paves the way for young immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses SAN FRANCISCO —(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected a request to reconsider its earlier ruling that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s denial of driver’s licenses to certain young immigrants is[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jeff Rathke, Nov. 24, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAN TURKEY/SYRIA ISRAEL SPAIN/CUBA DEPARTMENT YEMEN CHINA/REGION ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN TRANSCRIPT: 1:19 p.m. EST MR. RATHKE: Good afternoon. QUESTION: Hello. MR. RATHKE: So I have one thing to mention at the top. You probably have seen the Secretary’s press conference in Vienna where[Read More…]
Secretary of State Kerry’s Remarks at Solo Press Availability in Vienna, Austria, Nov. 24, 2014
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody, and thank you so much for your patience. We appreciate it very much. We know that this is a long process and there’s a great deal of waiting, and you have waited with great patience. I want to begin by thanking[Read More…]
Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony charges were filed today in the U.S. District[Read More…]
Massachusetts Businessman Involved in Adult Entertainment Industry Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. A Massachusetts businessman pleaded guilty to tax evasion for using nominee entities to hide ownership and control over his businesses and assets from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Continental Automotive Electronics and Continental Automotive Korea Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging on Instrument Panel Clusters
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. Continental Automotive Electronics LLC and Continental Automotive Korea Ltd. both have agreed to plead guilty and to pay a single criminal fine of $4 million for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids of instrument panel clusters installed in vehicles manufactured and sold in the[Read More…]
Silence is Power When Anything You Say Will Be Held Against You
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Only .2%, that’s 2 out of every 1,000 people who are under arrest by Chicago police, accessed their right to counsel in 2013 according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD). That is exactly 302 people, including children, youth, and adults. The other 143,096 had the right to[Read More…]
