Third Navy Official Charged Along with Owner of Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. A third senior U.S. Navy official has been charged in a complaint unsealed today with accepting prostitutes, luxury travel and $100,000 cash from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal[Read More…]
Day: November 7, 2013
Former Mental-Health Clinic Therapist Sentenced for Role in $55 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. A former therapist for Biscayne Milieu, a Miami-based mental-health clinic, was sentenced today to serve 120 months in prison for his participation in a $55 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer[Read More…]
Former Tennessee Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Handcuffed Arrestee
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. Christopher Eugene Reynolds, 39, a former police officer of the Selmer, Tenn., Police Department (SPD), pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee to violating the civil rights of an arrestee, the Justice Department announced. During his guilty plea before[Read More…]
Patient Broker of South Florida Psychiatric Hospital Sentenced for Role in $67 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. A patient broker of a South Florida psychiatric hospital was sentenced today to serve 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for her participation in a $67 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Affordable Care Act, Nov. 6, 2013
Dallas, Texas–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2013 – 5:36 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Edna. Give Edna a big round of applause. (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. And let me just make some special mention of some people in addition to Edna who are here. First of[Read More…]
Navy to Christen Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. The Navy will christen its newest aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, Saturday, Nov. 9, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at the Huntington-Ingalls Industries Newport News shipyard, Newport News, Va. Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee will deliver the ceremony’s principal address.[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Begins Accepting Payday Loan Complaints
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is now accepting complaints from borrowers encountering problems with payday loans. Payday loans, also known as “cash advances” or “check loans,” are often short-term, small-dollar loans, generally for $500 or less. “Before the Consumer Bureau, consumers who had trouble with[Read More…]