Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. A former Michigan resident was sentenced today in Miami to 165 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for child sex tourism offenses, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the[Read More…]
Month: July 2013
Remarks by President Obama Honoring the 2013 NCAA Champion UConn Huskies
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013 – 2:25 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Everybody have a seat. Everybody have a seat. Welcome to the White House, everybody. Congratulations to the NCAA Champion UConn Huskies. (Applause.) Congratulations to Coach Auriemma on your record-tying eighth national championship. (Applause.) I see this guy too much. (Laughter.) [Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, July 31, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013 – 1:04 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: I know you all welcomed her back on Monday when I wasn’t here, but it is great to have Jamie Smith back, a new mom, and a new, proud mom at that. If you haven’t seen her little girl, she[Read More…]
Court Protects Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument (Montana)
Great Falls, MT–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered BLM to go back and take a harder look at how a new management plan for the Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument may impact cultural and historic properties. In June 2009, the Western Environmental Law Center[Read More…]
U.S. Breastfeeding Rates Continue to Rise
Keeping moms and babies together during the hospital stay is important to progress Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Breastfeeding rates have continued to rise over the past decade, according to data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The percent of babies breastfeeding at six months increased from[Read More…]
FDA announces a voluntary recall of Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips
Strips sold in retail stores, online and used in health care facilities Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with Nova Diabetes Care to recall 21 lots of glucose test strips marketed under the brand names Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips and Nova[Read More…]
Third Time in Three Years – Pesticides Believed to be Cause of Fish Kills in Canada
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Environmental officials are investigating why dozens of dead fish are washing up on the banks of two rivers in western Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.), Canada. For the third time in three years, dead fish have been spotted rising to the surface of Barclay Brook where thousands[Read More…]
Three Men Sentenced in Puerto Rico in Operation Guard Shack Prosecution
131 Defendants Have Pleaded Guilty or Been Convicted After Trial Washinton, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Two former officers with the Police of Puerto Rico and another individual were sentenced to prison late yesterday for their roles in providing security for drug transactions. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice[Read More…]
Brooklyn Clinic Employee Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison in Connection with $77 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Yuri Khandrius, 50, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for his role in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon of the Eastern District of New York sentenced Khandrius to three[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing on the July 2013 Section 1230 Report, ‘Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan’
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2013. ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETER LAVOY: It’s a pleasure to be here. It’s a pleasure to talk about this report that is coming out today. And it’s a pleasure to be here joined by my colleague, the deputy SRAP [Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan],[Read More…]