University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014 – Attorney and award-winning author Scott Turow and jazz musician and composer Orbert Davis will be guest speakers and honorary degree recipients at Governors State University’s commencement ceremonies May 17. Turow is the author of nine best-selling works of fiction, including “Presumed Innocent” and, most[Read More…]
Day: May 13, 2014
Statement by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Holly Petraeus on DOJ, FDIC Enforcement Actions Against Sallie Mae
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2014. Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an enforcement action against Sallie Mae (also known as Sallie Mae Bank and Navient Solutions), the largest servicer of federal and private student loans, which was found to be systematically violating the legal rights of U.S. servicemembers. The Federal[Read More…]
Novelist and Attorney Scott Turow to Deliver Special Guest Lecture at Governor State University on May 16
University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014 – Author and attorney Scott Turow will deliver a special guest lecture entitled “How I Got to be Two Things,” Friday, May 16 at 3 p.m. in Governors State University’s Sherman Music Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public and there will[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches $60 Million Settlement with Sallie Mae to Resolve Allegations of Charging Military Servicemembers Excessive Rates on Student Loans
Settlement Resolves the Department’s First Lawsuit Against Student Loan Owners and Servicers for Violating the Rights of Servicemembers Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2014. The Department of Justice today announced the federal government’s first lawsuit filed against owners and servicers of student loans for violating the rights of servicemembers eligible for benefits[Read More…]
OPEN HOUSE at Ash Street Cooperative Saturday May 17, 2014
ADVERTISEMENT-(ENEWSPF)- Ash Street Cooperative will hold an Open House on Saturday, May 17, 2014. The event will be held between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Stop looking and start living! Call 708-747-9600 for more information today! Ash Street Cooperative’s main office is located at 137 Ash Street, Park Forest, IL,[Read More…]
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 90 Individuals for Approximately $260 Million in False Billing
27 Medical Professionals, Including 16 Doctors, Charged with Health Care Fraud WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that a nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in six cities has resulted in charges against 90[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Bill Would Give States More Say In Nuclear Plant Shutdowns
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation to give states a greater role in decommissioning nuclear power plants. Vermont and neighboring states should have more input in the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission process for determining what happens after the shutdown later this year of the 42-year-old Vermont[Read More…]
Center for Middle East Entrepreneurship to Launch at DePaul University
The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, president of DePaul University, left, met with Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani, chairman and CEO of Al Faisal Holding, in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 15. DePaul University in Chicago and Al Faisal, recently announced an agreement toward a long-term collaboration that supports entrepreneurship and[Read More…]
Playing Politics with Women’s Health: U.S. Senator Pits Women’s Health Protection Act Against Nationwide Abortion Ban
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. Today Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is expected to try to force a vote on his unconstitutional, nationwide abortion ban and cynically pit this measure against the Women’s Health Protection Act (S. 1696/H.R. 3471)—a bill that would prohibit politicians from imposing unconstitutional restrictions on reproductive health care that apply to no[Read More…]
Syria: Strong Evidence Government Used Chemicals as a Weapon
Civilian Casualties in Barrel Bomb Attacks on 3 Towns New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. Evidence strongly suggests that Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs embedded with cylinders of chlorine gas on three towns in Northern Syria in mid-April 2014, Human Rights Watch said today. These attacks used an industrial chemical as[Read More…]
