Month: October 2015

White House Weekly Address: It’s Time To Reform our Criminal Justice System

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2015. Hi, everybody.  Today, there are 2.2 million people behind bars in America and millions more on parole or probation.  Every year, we spend $80 billion in taxpayer dollars to keep people incarcerated.  Many are non-violent offenders serving unnecessarily long sentences.  I believe we can disrupt the[Read More…]

Pelmen Foods Recalls Beef, Chicken and Pork Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015 – Pelmen Foods, an Ontario, Canada, establishment, is recalling approximately 332 pounds of beef, chicken and pork dumpling products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Without the benefit[Read More…]

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Running Sex Trafficking Operation to Compel Multiple Women and One Minor into Prostitution in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Elsewhere

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015.  Corderro Cody, 27, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to charges arising from his operation of a sex trafficking enterprise that compelled multiple victims to prostitute for the defendant’s profit.  Cody pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, conspiracy to[Read More…]

Former Senate Staffer Sentenced to 38 Months for Defrauding Three Women

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015.  A former staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation was sentenced today to 38 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern[Read More…]

Crowdfunding Rules Finalized: Senator Merkley Highlights New Online Options for Small Businesses to Grow

New rules, based on law written by Sen. Merkley, will allow small businesses to raise funds from small-dollar investors WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015.  Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized crowdfunding rules to allow startups and small businesses to raise funds from small-dollar investors. Oregon’s Senator Jeff[Read More…]

‘Start Something that Matters’ A Summit to Make a Difference at Governors State University on Nov. 20

University Park, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2015. Making a difference can begin locally and result in broader positive results. Governors State University is celebrating the determination of local people to have a global impact at the ‘Start Something that Matters’ Summit on Friday, November 20, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., in[Read More…]

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