Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced the execution of seizure warrants against 10 domain names of websites engaged in the advertisement and distribution of child pornography as part of “Operation Protect Our Children”—a new joint operation between DOJ and[Read More…]
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The Ryan Roadmap Would Increase Medicare Premiums by More Than Thirty Percent in 2021
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. While conservatives garner public attention with their effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, other conservative proposals to undermine our nation’s health care system are receiving less attention. Most notably, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the chairman of the Budget Committee in the House of Representatives, advocates[Read More…]
House Republicans Dance with Budget Reality
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. The House Republicans are gradually being forced, step-by-step, to concede that—notwithstanding their promise in the recent congressional election—even they don’t support the idea of cutting $100 billion from the 2011 nonsecurity, nonentitlement portion of the federal budget. The most recent step is crossing the Rubicon into[Read More…]
FBI and Justice Departments Response to Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. The following is in response to the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report, “Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI’s Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters” (Report). “The FBI appreciates the efforts, time and expertise of this group of[Read More…]
Twenty People Indicted in Florida for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Approximately $200 Million in Medicare Billing
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. Twenty individuals, including three doctors, were charged today in the Southern District of Florida for various health care fraud, kickback and money laundering charges related to their alleged participation in a fraud scheme involving approximately $200 million in Medicare billing for purported mental health services, announced the[Read More…]
Latin Kings Leader Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy Related to His Gang Activities
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. A leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) in Maryland was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. to 60 years in prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise in connection with his gang activities as a member and[Read More…]
Durbin, Lautenberg ask MLB Commissioner to Ban Tobacco Use
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. Citing the recent announcement by Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg about the dangers of smokeless tobacco in Major League Baseball (MLB), U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) today called on the Commissioner of the MLB, Bud Selig, and the MLB Players Association to[Read More…]
Detainee Pleads Guilty at Military Commission Hearing
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. The Department of Defense announced that Noor Uthman Muhammed pleaded guilty today in a military commission. In accordance with a pre-trial agreement, Muhammed admitted, in open court, to providing material support to terrorism and conspiring to provide material support to terrorism. His sentence will be determined[Read More…]
Illinois to Receive $61 Million in Environmental Cleanup Funds from Tronox, Inc.
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that Illinois will receive more than $61 million to initiate or continue environmental cleanup activities at several sites throughout the state contaminated by the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Co. Attorney General Madigan joined the federal government, 21 other states, the Navajo Nation[Read More…]
ACLU Launches Initiative To Stop Unconstitutional Web Filtering Of LGBT Content In Schools
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union, in partnership with Yale Law School, has launched a campaign called “Don’t Filter Me” to assess censorship of web content in public high schools. The campaign asks students to check to see if web content geared toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and[Read More…]
