Day: April 28, 2014

Alleged Human Smuggler Extradited to Face Charges in Washington, D.C.

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. Habtom Merhay, a national of Eritrea and a citizen of the United Kingdom, made his initial appearance today in Washington, D.C., federal court to face human smuggling charges for his role in smuggling primarily Eritrean and Ethiopian undocumented migrants from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, through South[Read More…]

Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Bomb Synagogue

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. Dante Phearse, 33, has entered a plea of guilty to calling in a bomb threat to Congregation Beth Israel, a synagogue in Houston.  The announcement is being made jointly by the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District[Read More…]

Forty-Fifth Defendant Sentenced for Trafficking Identities of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizens

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. A Dominican national was sentenced today for his role in trafficking the identities and corresponding identity documents of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rosa E. Rodríguez-Vélez of the District of Puerto Rico,[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama and President Aquino III of the Philippines at State Dinner, April 28, 2014

Manila, Philippines–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014 – 7:24 P.M. PHT PRESIDENT AQUINO:  President Obama; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Former President Fidel Valdez Ramos; President Joseph Ejército Estrada; Senate President Franklin Drilo;, members of the Senate present; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. and now members of the House present; Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno[Read More…]

Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Mass Trials and Sentencing in Egypt, April 28, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. The United States is deeply troubled by the continued use of mass trials and sentencing in Egypt, and particularly by today’s death sentence against 683 defendants.  Today’s verdict, like the one last month, defies even the most basic standards of international justice.  The Egyptian government has[Read More…]

Major Drug War Hearings to be Held in Congress This Week; Hearings Come Amid Huge Domestic Drug Policy Reforms on Sentencing and Marijuana

House Holds Hearing on Defense Department and State Department Drug War Activities, Senate Holds DEA Oversight Hearing NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. This week, both chambers of Congress will hold major hearings on the drug war. On Tuesday, April 29, at 10 a.m. there will be joint subcommittee hearing entitled “Confronting[Read More…]

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