Day: April 2, 2013

Former U.S. Army Captain Sentenced in Oklahoma City to 23 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Accept Illegal Gratuities

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013. A former U.S. Army Captain was sentenced yesterday in Oklahoma City to serve 23 months in prison for conspiracy to accept thousands of dollars in gratuities from contractors during his deployment to Baghdad, Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]

Settlement with Dominion Energy Reduces Harmful Pollution in Three States and Downwind Communities

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2013. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that Dominion Energy has agreed to pay a $3.4 million civil penalty and spend approximately $9.8 million on environmental mitigation projects to resolve Clean Air Act (CAA) violations. The settlement will result in[Read More…]

Monsanto Protection Act Undermines U.S. Food Security

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013.   On March 26, President Obama signed into law House Resolution 933, a stop-gap Continuing Resolution that allowed the U.S. to avoid a government shutdown for six months. The resolution also contained the “biotech rider,” or amendment that took away the authority of federal courts to[Read More…]

ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, April 2, 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–April 02, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani facilitator during an operation in Zurmat district, Paktiya province, today. The facilitator is believed to have procured, transported and distributed weapons to insurgents in Paktiya and Khost province. He has also allegedly emplaced improvised explosive devices[Read More…]

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