WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. In a letter to the CEO of Burger King, Daniel S. Schwartz, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Carl Levin (D-MI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today urged the company to reconsider its decision to turn its back on American taxpayers and[Read More…]
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Senator Kirk Statement on 13th Anniversary of 9/11 Terror Attacks
Above are the names of the Illinois residents who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement marking the 13th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and urging unity to protect Americans from the threat[Read More…]
New Report: Offshore Fracking Threatens California’s Ocean, Air, Seismic Safety
10 Widely Used Fracking Chemicals Endanger Marine Life, Analysis Finds SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. As the California Coastal Commission meets in Smith River this week, scientists with the Center for Biological Diversity today released a new report outlining the serious dangers posed by toxic chemicals, air pollution and increased earthquake[Read More…]
Michael Kenneth Williams of Boardwalk Empire and The Wire Named ACLU Celebrity Ambassador for Ending Mass Incarceration
Williams joins ACLU’s fight against the nation’s crippling dependence on prisons NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. Actor Michael Kenneth Williams, star of HBO’s critically acclaimed dramas Boardwalk Empire (as Chalky White) and The Wire (as Omar Little), has signed on as the American Civil Liberties Union’s Ambassador for ending mass incarceration.[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Rock Island Sheriff Pleads Guilty, Resigns
Sheriff Jeffrey Boyd Forfeits Pension, Withdraws Candidacy on November Ballot Over Attempted Official Misconduct Charge based on Attempted Cyberstalking Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that Rock Island County Sheriff Jeffrey Boyd resigned and pled guilty today to attempted official misconduct based on attempted cyberstalking. Boyd, 48, of[Read More…]
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Veteran Education
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. With a tradition of proven support for veterans, military students and their families, Southern Illinois University Carbondale was presented with the Spring 2014 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Veteran Education, at a ceremony Thursday, September 11 outside the Traveling Vietnam Wall exhibit on the SIU campus. “We[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Honors Fallen Servicemembers on Patriot Day
“Portrait of a Soldier” Memorial on Display at the University of Illinois-Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today commemorated Patriot Day and opened the “Portrait of a Soldier” memorial exhibit at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The exhibit features a series of hand-drawn portraits of nearly all of[Read More…]
Hewlett-Packard Russia Pleads Guilty to and Sentenced for Bribery of Russian Government Officials
HP and Subsidiaries Will Pay $108 Million in Criminal and Regulatory Penalties Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. ZAO Hewlett-Packard A.O. (HP Russia), an international subsidiary of the California technology company Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Co.), pleaded guilty today to felony violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and was then sentenced[Read More…]
Owner of Tax Return Preparation Franchise and Health Provider Business Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud, Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. A man formerly of Raleigh, North Carolina, and now of Miami, was sentenced today to serve 135 months in prison for tax fraud, healthcare fraud and money laundering crimes in two separate cases in federal court, announced Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the[Read More…]
Former Defense Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Employee Payroll Taxes and Pension Plan Contributions
Defendant Continued Engaging in Tax Fraud After Being Indicted for Campaign Finance Scheme; Used Funds to Pay for NFL Stadium Suite, Virginia Steeple Chase Sponsorship Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. The former head of a Virginia-based defense contracting company was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for failing to[Read More…]
