CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2011. The offices of the Illinois Department of Employment Security will be closed on Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Offices will re-open Tuesday. Office hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Dr. King was born Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. The civil[Read More…]
Day: January 14, 2011
New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 60 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
Concord, NH–(ENEWSPF)– Ronald Goergen, 47, of Newmarket was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas. The defendant was apprehended following a criminal investigation commenced by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Innocent Images[Read More…]
Man Sentenced for Role in Supporting Terrorist Plot to Attack JFK Airport
Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)– Earlier today, in the Eastern District of New York, United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry sentenced Abdel Nur to 15 years in prison for providing material support to the conspiracy to attack John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, by exploding fuel tanks and the[Read More…]
Two More Defendants in Operation Blind Spot Plead Guilty
Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)– Alexander Steele, 47, of Philadelphia, and Christopher J. Hahn, 48, of Edgewater, NJ, pled guilty today to charges in connection with a scheme that involved bribes to driver’s license examiners in exchange for fraudulent driver’s licenses, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Steele was a PennDOT driver’s[Read More…]
Fort Yates, North Dakota, Man Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse
Bismarck, ND–(ENEWSPF)– United States Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on January 13, 2011, Gabriel L. Martin, 29, of Fort Yates, North Dakota, pled guilty before United States District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland to a charge of child abuse in Indian country. In February 2010, Martin struck a child with[Read More…]
Two New York Men Plead Guilty to Mail Fraud
Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)– United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Clifford C. Holly, Special Agent-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Division, today announced that, ED GEORGE PARENTEAU, age 53, of Sherburne, New York and JEFFREY CHARLES BURFEINDT, age 47, of Highland, New York, pled guilty in United States District Court in[Read More…]
Wisconsin Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Madison, WI–(ENEWSPF)– John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Elizabeth R. Simonis, 29, of Custer, Wisconsin, pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Madison to embezzling funds from a federally insured credit union. U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb scheduled sentencing for[Read More…]
Richton Park VFW Post Bears Playoff ‘Pot Luck
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Richton Park VFW Post will hold a Chicago Bears Playoff “Pot Luck” this Sunday, January 16, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The event is open to the public.
Conservative Media Promote Bogus Charge That AZ Sheriff Dupnik Is A ‘Left-Wing Activist’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Right-wing media have accused Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik of being a liberal activist in the wake of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona. However, Dupnik has previously encouraged gun ownership among his constituents, has advocated for citizenship checks of students in public schools, and supported the controversial[Read More…]
‘They Couldn’t Help It’: Right-Wing Media Strain To Find Ways To Attack Obama’s Memorial Speech
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Following Obama’s widely praised address at the memorial for the victims of the Tucson shooting, the right-wing media have nonetheless strained to find ways to attack him. Their attacks have included the presence of T–shirts at the event — which were reportedly handed out by the university —[Read More…]