WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2011. Robert Colbert, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges of conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton of the Western District of Pennsylvania. Robert Colbert,[Read More…]
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Two Telecommunications Executives Convicted for Their Involvement in Scheme to Bribe Officials at State-Owned Telecommunications Company in Haiti
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2011. Joel Esquenazi and Carlos Rodriguez, former executives of Terra Telecommunications Corp., have been convicted by a federal jury on all counts for their roles in a scheme to pay bribes to Haitian government officials at Telecommunications D’Haiti S.A.M (Haiti Teleco), a state-owned telecommunications company. The jury reached[Read More…]
Obama Administration Releases July Housing Scorecard
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the July edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. The latest housing data offer continued mixed signals as home prices[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Three Army Casualties, August 5, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 3 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion,[Read More…]
Army Veteran and Former Senior Staff Member for Gen. Petraeus Erica Borggren Appointed IL Director of Department of Veterans’ Affairs
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today appointed Erica Borggren as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs. An Illinois native and Army Veteran, Borggren previously served as a senior staff member for Army Gen. David H. Petraeus. She replaces fellow Iraq war Veteran Dan Grant, who is leaving[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Law to Establish New Medical District
Roseland Community Medical District Will Generate High-Tech Jobs ROSELAND—(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation that will help the far south side of Chicago attract high-tech and medical research investments by creating the Roseland Community Medical District. Sponsored by Rep. Bob Rita (D-Blue Island) and Sen. Emil Jones[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces August 7 Purple Heart Day in Illinois
Annual Observance Will Honor and Remember Illinois Service Members Wounded or Killed in Action CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation establishing Aug. 7 as Purple Heart Day in Illinois. House Bill 1537 designates Aug. 7 as an annual day to honor and remember those in the[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Boost Small Businesses Owned by Illinois Veterans
TINLEY PARK–(ENWESPF)–August 5, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to boost small businesses owned by Illinois Veterans. Under the new law, the state will set an annual goal of 3 percent of every state contract to be set aside for businesses owned by Veterans and service-disabled Veterans. “Veterans who[Read More…]
Federal Court Upholds Transgender People’s Right to Access Medical Treatment in Prison
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today upheld the right of transgender people to receive medical care while they are incarcerated. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin and Lambda Legal had challenged a Wisconsin law that prohibited prison doctors from prescribing[Read More…]
Missouri Education Group Will No Longer Provide Schools With Software That Illegally Censors LGBT Web Content
ST. LOUIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. The Missouri Research & Education Network (“MOREnet”), a consortium that provides Internet access and filtering software to 100 school districts across the state, confirmed today it will no longer activate a feature on its filtering software that blocked non-sexual content geared toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual[Read More…]
