First Charges Filed in Georgia Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions Investigation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. A Georgia real estate investor and his company pleaded guilty today for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced.[Read More…]
Day: October 22, 2013
Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Hollande of France, Oct. 22, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2013. The President spoke today with President Hollande of France. The United States and France are allies and friends, and share a close working relationship on a wide range of issues, including security and intelligence. The President and President Hollande discussed recent disclosures in the press –[Read More…]
U.S. Attorney Arrests Palestinian in Chicago
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. A Palestinian woman, Rasmieh Odeh, was arrested at her home this morning by agents of the Dept. of Homeland Security. She is charged with immigration fraud. Allegedly, in her application for citizenship, she didn’t mention that she was arrested in Palestine 45 years ago by an Israeli[Read More…]
Gallup Poll: Support for Legalizing Marijuana Reaches Historic Threshold
58% of Americans Favor Ending Marijuana Prohibition NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2013. The latest Gallup poll found a record breaking 58% of Americans support making marijuana legal, with only 39 % opposed. Support for legalization has jumped an extraordinary 10 percentage points since last November when Colorado and Washington State legalized[Read More…]
Two Army National Guard Soldiers Plead Guilty to Schemes to Defraud U.S. Army National Guard Bureau
To Date, 16 Individuals Have Pleaded Guilty in Ongoing Corruption Investigation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. Two current U.S. Army National Guard soldiers have pleaded guilty for their role in bribery and fraud schemes that caused a total of at least $70,000 in losses to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau. [Read More…]
Diebold Incorporated Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation and Agrees to Pay $25.2 Million Criminal Penalty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. Diebold Inc. (Diebold), the Ohio-based provider of integrated self-service delivery and security systems, including automated teller machines (ATMs), has agreed to pay a $25.2 million penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials in China and Indonesia[Read More…]
Rare Cave-dwelling Creatures in Texas Hill Country Gain Protected Habitat Under Endangered Species Act
SAN ANTONIO–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2013. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized “critical habitat” protection today for three rare invertebrates in Comal and Hays counties, Texas. The designation protects 169 acres of habitat for the cave-dwelling animals, which include two beetles and a crustacean. The protected habitat includes subsurface areas that[Read More…]
Time is Ripe for Fire Detection Satellite, Say Berkeley Scientists
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2013.As firefighters emerge from another record wildfire season in the Western United States, University of California, Berkeley, scientists say it’s time to give them a 21st century tool: a fire-spotting satellite. An artist’s concept of the FUEGO satellite, which would snap digital photos of the Western U.S. every[Read More…]
More Than 40 Percent of Middle and High Schoolers Who Smoke Use Flavored Little Cigars or Flavored Cigarettes
Flavored little cigar smokers less likely to think about quitting tobacco use Infographic: “40 Percent of middle school and high school students who smoke use flavored litle cigars or flavored cigarettes” Full Accessible Version [1.45 MB] Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2013. More than two out of every five middle and high[Read More…]
Marijuana Legalization Returns to Center Stage in Maine
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Earlier this year, we came within just 4 votes on the floor of the Maine House of Representatives on legislation that would have put marijuana legalization before state voters this fall. While that effort fell short, voters in the city[Read More…]
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