Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. A former mayor of South Pittsburg, Tenn., and an associate were sentenced today in Chattanooga, Tenn., for managing an illegal gambling business, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge Kenneth L. Moore of the FBI’s[Read More…]
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Former Desoto County, Fla., Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted for Civil Rights and Obstruction Violations Regarding the Assault of an Inmate
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. A federal grand jury in Fort Myers, Fla., indicted former Desoto County Sheriff’s Office deputies Steven Rizza and Jonathan Mause today for charges related to the violation of the civil rights of an inmate who was assaulted by Rizza at the Desoto County Jail and the[Read More…]
Michigan Companies to Pay $3.8 Million to Resolve Allegations of Falsely Claiming Disadvantaged Business Credits
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that two related entities, Michigan-based Cadillac Asphalt LLC (Cadillac) and Michigan Paving and Materials Co. (MPM), have agreed to pay $3.8 million to resolve allegations that they falsely claimed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) credits on a number of federally funded transportation[Read More…]
CareFusion to Pay the Government $40.1 Million to Resolve Allegations That Include More Than $11 Million in Kickbacks to One Doctor
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. CareFusion Corp. has agreed to pay the government $40.1 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks and promoting its products for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the Justice Department announced today. CareFusion, a[Read More…]
Justice Department Collects More Than $8 Billion in Civil and Criminal Cases in Fiscal Year 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder today announced that the Justice Department collected at least $8 billion in civil and criminal actions in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2013. “The department’s enforcement actions not only help to ensure justice is served, but also deliver a valuable return[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. For decades before the economic crisis, local communities were transformed as jobs were sent overseas and middle class Americans worked harder and harder but found it more difficult to get ahead. Announced in last year’s State of the Union Address, the Promise Zone Initiative is part[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Journalist Arrested During Oakland DEA Raid to be Sentenced Friday in Federal Court
Jose Gutierrez was brutally arrested in April 2012 during peaceful protests, then convicted of assault himself Oakland, CA—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. A medical marijuana activist and journalist who was brutally arrested in April 2012 during federal raids on multiple licensed businesses in Oakland will be sentenced Friday. Despite video evidence of[Read More…]
Rates of New Lung Cancer Cases Drop in U.S. Men and Women
CDC report finds fastest drop in adults aged 35-44 years Rates of new lung cancer cases are dropping Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Tobacco control efforts are having a major impact on Americans’ health, a new analysis of lung-cancer data suggests. The rate of new lung cancer cases[Read More…]
More Than 2.8 Million Reasons for Hope
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. By Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz We choose to wear pink, because year after year, breast cancer takes the lives of our daughters. Our sisters. Our mothers and grandmothers. Our aunts. Our neighbors. Our colleagues. Our friends. We lose[Read More…]
Experts to New Jersey Supreme Court: Drug Treatment is Not Child Abuse
Experts Challenge Decision That Would Make New Jersey the First State to Effectively Outlaw Methadone Treatment for Pregnant Women Trenton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. This week, 76 organizations and experts in maternal, fetal, and child health, addiction treatment, and health advocacy filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief before[Read More…]
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