Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. Aleksandr Andreevich Panin, a Russian national also known as “Gribodemon” and “Harderman,” has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud for his role as the primary developer and distributor of the malicious software known as “SpyEye,” which, according to industry estimates, has infected[Read More…]
Day: January 28, 2014
Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Connection With $13 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. Pavel Zborovskiy, 57, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to pay and receive illegal health care kickbacks in connection with a $13 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Call with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, Jan. 28, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. President Yanukovych of Ukraine called Vice President Biden today to update him on the current crisis in Ukraine. The Vice President welcomed the progress made today and urged President Yanukovych to sign the parliament’s repeal of several of the January 16 laws without delay. He strongly[Read More…]
Pringles® Issues Allergy Alert and Voluntary Recall of Certain Original Crisps Due to Undeclared Milk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. Pringles® is recalling a small quantity of 5.68‐ounce cans of its Original crisps. The crisps are being recalled because they may have been inadvertently exposed to seasoning containing milk, which is not listed as an ingredient on the label. Approximately 75 cans may have been[Read More…]
Divisive Developer Drives Neighbors from Neighborhood
Logan Square Tenants To Picket Developer over Evictions CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. Mass evictions and drastic rent increases have long been a staple tool of the Real Estate Developer. Tenants in 2536 N. Sawyer, a 50-unit apartment complex purchased by M. Fishman & Co., are fighting back. In December, M. Fishman[Read More…]
Researchers Open Door to New HIV Therapy
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. People infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can stave off the symptoms of AIDS thanks to drug cocktails that mainly target three enzymes produced by the virus, but resistant strains pop up periodically that threaten to thwart these drug combos. The AIDS virus enters immune cells[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group: Farm Bill Falls Far Short Of Vital Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. The bill produced by the farm bill conference committee falls far short of the reforms needed to create a federal food and agricultural policy that can meet the challenges of the 21st century, the Environmental Working Group said today. “We are sorely disappointed with the conference[Read More…]
Johnson & Johnson Cleans Formaldehyde Out Of Baby Products, Moving To Adult Goods
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. Environmental Working Group (EWG) executive director Heather White said that personal care products giant Johnson & Johnson has taken a major step forward by reformulating about 100 of its baby products to remove a potentially harmful chemical and to reduce levels of a second problematic substance.[Read More…]
Children Hospitalized from Firearm Injuries: The Suffering Continues After the Gunshot
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. Every day in the U.S., about 20 children are injured by firearms seriously enough to require hospitalization, and more than 6 percent of those who are admitted die from their injuries, according to a study, “Hospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents,”[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Recommendations on Evaluating Fractures in Children
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 28 2014. In infants and toddlers, physical abuse is the cause of 12 percent to 20 percent of fractures. In a revised clinical report, “Evaluating Children With Fractures for Child Physical Abuse,” in the February 2014 Pediatrics (published online Jan. 27), the American Academy of Pediatrics[Read More…]