Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Justice Department today announced that Benjamin Haskell, 23, of Springfield, Mass., pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with two crimes related to the burning of the Macedonia Church of God in Christ, a predominantly African-American church, in Springfield on the morning after President Barack Obama[Read More…]
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Mortgage Lending Exec Indicted in $1.9 Billion Scheme That Led to Failure of Bank
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Lee Bentley Farkas, the former chairman of a private mortgage lending company, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), was arrested last night in Ocala, Fla., and charged in a 16-count indictment in connection with his alleged role in a more than $1.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the[Read More…]
Eight Suspected Gang Members Charged in Cabrini-Green Drug Sweep
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Eight known or suspected members of the Gangster Disciples street gang were arrested early yesterday, culminating a nearly three-year investigation into drug trafficking in and around the Cabrini-Green housing project on Chicago’s near north side, announced Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal[Read More…]
Crystal Lake Woman Indicted in Federal Court In Connection With Robbery of Chase Bank in Cary, Illinois
Rockford, IL–(ENEWSPF)– PATRICK J. FITZGERALD, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; ROBERT D. GRANT, Special Agent-In-Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; RONALD K. LUKASIK, Chief of the Fox River Grove Police Department; and EDWARD FETZER, Chief of the Cary Police Department, today[Read More…]
Bankruptcy Filings Highest Since 2006
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2010, rose 27 percent when compared to bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. March 2010 bankruptcy filings totaled 1,531,997, compared to the[Read More…]
BP Spills Coffee (Video)
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More Off-Shore Drilling As BP’s Oil Disaster Grows?
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2010. Despite tens of thousands of gallons of oil continuing to gush from BP’s oil well and executives from five major oil companies testifying before Congress today about off-shore drilling safety, some Congressional Representatives rallied on Capitol Hill today calling for more off-shore drilling and a bill[Read More…]
Sierra Club Response to President Obama’s Oval Office Address
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2010. Statement of Michael Brune, Executive Director of Sierra Club: We share the President’s grief over the human cost of this tragedy and we agree with the President when he said, “The millions of gallons of oil that have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico are more[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the Nation on the BP Oil Spill, June 15, 2010 (Video/Text)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2010 – 8:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American. Abroad, our brave men and women[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, June 15, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton met with Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis today U.S. welcomes EU Foreign Affairs Council statement that it will take up the issue of strong measures to implement and accompany UN Security Council Resolution 1929 U.S. welcomes publication of the Bloody Sunday Report[Read More…]
