Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced today that Douglas W. Oliver, 47, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, pled guilty on August 21, 2013, to charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin, possession with intent to distribute heroin, and maintaining drug-involved premises. Oliver[Read More…]
Day: August 23, 2013
FBI: Interstate Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Prostituting Adult and Minor Victims
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An Oregon man who engaged in interstate sex trafficking of two adult women and a teenage girl from the West Coast to the Midwest was sentenced August 21 to 15 years in federal prison. The defendant, Erik Shamsud-din, 46, was sentenced after a hearing at which the minor[Read More…]
FBI: Hogsett Announces Arrest of Evansville-Area Postal Worker on Child Exploitation Charges
Evansville, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced August 21 that Floyd M. Thompson, age 59, of Evansville, has been charged with possession and receiving child pornography. The United States Postal Service has confirmed that Thompson started working at the Elberfeld office in 2005 and was recently named[Read More…]
FBI: Lebanon Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of Explosives
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced August 20 that Thomas Lee Stanton, 18, of Lebanon, Illinois, pled guilty in the United States District Court in East St. Louis to the charge of unlawfully possessing destructive devices. Stanton is scheduled to[Read More…]
FBI: U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett Announces Arrest of Eastern Indiana Man on Child Exploitation Charges
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced August 19 that Derek Walton, age 31, of Liberty, has been charged with child exploitation. Hogsett said the filing of formal charges comes as his office has launched Operation Community Watch, a new effort that aims to reduce the abuse[Read More…]
Alicia Keys, Congressman Charlie Rangel, and Community Leaders Partner With Harlem Community To Address High Rates of HIV/AIDS
The Grammy Award-winning artist joins with local residents and leaders, the music and faith communities, and elected officials to come together to tackle HIV’s disproportionate impact in communities of color. NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 23, 2013 — Grammy Award-winning artist and advocate Alicia Keys rallied with community leaders and residents of Harlem[Read More…]
Representatives Foster, Duckworth, Schneider Discuss Economic Benefits Of Immigration Reform, Call on Illinois Republicans to Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2013. On Thursday, August 22, U.S. Representatives Bill Foster (IL-11), Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), Brad Schneider (IL-10) and business leaders held a roundtable discussion with the Illinois Chamber of Commerce to discuss the economic benefits of comprehensive immigration reform. During their meeting, they also urged Illinois Republicans to join[Read More…]
National Nurses Join DC Action to Reclaim Dr. King’s Dream
RNs decry impact of poverty on publics’ health, call for tax on Wall Street Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2013. This Saturday, Aug. 24, members of National Nurses United, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the country, will join hands with thousands of activists from coast to coast[Read More…]
Gaia Has Arrived in French Guiana
Antonov plane at Toulouse airport during Gaia loading EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 August 2013. ESA’s billion-star surveyor, Gaia, departed yesterday evening from Toulouse and arrived early this morning in French Guiana. Gaia will be launched later this year from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou on a five-year mission to map the stars of the[Read More…]
Democracy Initiative Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2013. Tomorrow, Americans from across the country will come to our nation’s capital to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Each of the four convening organizations of the Democracy Initiative has worked to mobilize its members to attend this historic[Read More…]
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