Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. This Travel Alert is to inform U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Cuba due to the approach of Hurricane Matthew. The State Department continues to monitor the strength and path of Hurricane Matthew and recommends U.S. citizens defer travel to eastern Cuba. This Alert expires[Read More…]
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Maryland Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL for Plan to Kill U.S. Military Member
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Nelash Mohamed Das, 24, a citizen of Bangladesh residing in Hyattsville, Maryland, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection with a plan[Read More…]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Begins Payments to Group B Claimants
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya announced that the VCF began payments today on Group B claims after the funding to pay became available on Oct. 1 as set forth in the 2015 Reauthorization Act of the VCF. Group A claims are[Read More…]
Hospital Chain Will Pay over $513 Million for Defrauding the United States and Making Illegal Payments in Exchange for Patient Referrals
Two Subsidiaries Agree to Plead Guilty Atlanta Medical Center Inc. one of two Tenet Healthcare Corporation subsidiaries that have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. A major U.S. hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and two of its Atlanta-area subsidiaries will pay over[Read More…]
Hurricane Matthew Prompts Evacuation of 700 Family Members From Guantanamo Bay
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016 By: Terri Moon Cronk Families from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, settle into their seats aboard a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft for evacuation ahead of Hurricane Matthew, Oct. 2, 2016. About 700 spouses, children and pets were evacuated to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., until[Read More…]
Elgin Man Sentenced on Federal Fraud Charges
Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse, Rockford, Illinois ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. An Elgin resident was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on federal fraud charges. STEPHEN T. ANGERMAN, 48, of Elgin, was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of[Read More…]
Vigil in Chicago for a Black Transgender Woman that was Murdered Wednesday, October 5
TT Saffore CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2016. A vigil will be held on Wednesday, October 5 to celebrate the life of TT Saffore, a black transgender woman who was killed last month on the West Side of Chicago. The vigil will take place at the Broadway Youth Center, 615 West Wellington Avenue[Read More…]
Trump’s Organization Did Business With Iranian Bank Later Linked To Terrorism
Bank Melli Iran Building in Tabriz Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016 The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists By: Dave Levinthal Donald Trump’s real estate organization rented New York office space from 1998 to 2003 to an Iranian bank that U.S. authorities have linked to terrorist groups and Iran’s nuclear program. Trump[Read More…]
New Spanish Language Radio Ad Features Trump Hotel Staffer Saying Trump Treats Employees like ‘Second Class Workers’
Trump Hotel, Las Vegas NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Today, Hillary for America released a new Spanish language ad, “No es de oro” (All that Glitters Isn’t Gold), featuring a Latina Trump Hotel worker in Las Vegas who recounts how Trump treats his employees like “second-class workers.” Don’t let the glitzy Trump Hotel[Read More…]
Mike Pence Won’t Pardon an Innocent Man
INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016 By babblin5 Keith Cooper (Credit: Zbigniew Bzdak, Chicago Tribune) In 1997, Keith Cooper was arrested and convicted for an armed robbery in Elkhart, Indiana. After serving 10 years for the conviction, DNA evidence pointed to another man, already in custody for a similar crime. Every eyewitness account[Read More…]
