Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. The Justice Department announced that Christopher Hall, a former sergeant for the Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) at Macon State Prison (MSP) in Oglethorpe, Georgia, and two former CERT officers, Ronald Lach and Delton Rushin, were convicted on Friday night by a federal jury on federal[Read More…]
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District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against California-Based Firm and Individuals to Prevent Distribution of Adulterated Dietary Supplements
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Otis D. Wright II of the Central District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against GM Manufacturing Inc. (GMM) and Mao L. Yang, Mary Chen and David Yang on Friday, June 20, 2014,[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Vows Justice Department Will Continue to Look at Banks That Help Payment Processors Carry out Consumer Scams, Says More Cases to Be Resolved Soon
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday said that the Justice Department will continue to investigate financial institutions that knowingly facilitate consumer scams, or that willfully look the other way in processing such fraudulent transactions. He acknowledged that multiple investigations were ongoing in this area, and said[Read More…]
Owner of Home Health Company Pleads Guilty to Role in $6.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. The owner and operator of Nestor’s Health Services, Inc. (Nestor HH), a now-defunct Miami home health care agency, pleaded guilty today in connection with a $6.5 million health care fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Putin of Russia, June 23, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. President Obama spoke with Russian President Putin today about the situation in Ukraine. President Obama welcomed President Poroshenko’s peace plan and urged that Russia and separatist leaders work closely with the Ukrainian government to take concrete steps to implement it. The President called upon President Putin to[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Conviction of Journalists in Egypt
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. The United States strongly condemns the verdicts rendered against three Al-Jazeera journalists and 15 other defendants today in Egypt. The prosecution of journalists for reporting information that does not coincide with the Government of Egypt’s narrative flouts the most basic standards of media freedom and represents[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the White House Summit on Working Families
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014 – 1:51 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: This crowd looks fired up. (Applause.) Already, everybody have a seat. Have a seat. You look like you’ve been busy. AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Yes! AUDIENCE MEMBER: We’re just waiting on you. THE PRESIDENT: I know that’s right. (Applause.) I know that’s[Read More…]
‘United States of ALEC’ Free Movie & Discussion at UUCC on June 27
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host a screening of the documentary film ‘United States of ALEC’ on Friday, June 27 beginning at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Journalist Bill Moyers looks at the[Read More…]
Global Day of Action on June 26: More than Eighty Cities Protest the Drug War
Citizens Take to the Streets on June 26 to Protest Current Drug Policies and to Call for an End to the Senseless Criminalization of Drug Users; NY Event at United Nations Headquarters at 2 p.m. NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014—Thousands of activists will take to the streets in more than 80[Read More…]
‘Food Origins, Good Decisions, Good Health’ Free Community Event on June 29
PEOTONE—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. Please join our grassroots group for a free community event, ‘Food Origins, Good Decisions, Good Health’ on Sunday June 29 beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the Peotone Park District Fieldhouse, 10 Blue Devil Drive. The P.E.T.A. documentary ‘Meet your Meat’ will be screened followed by a discussion[Read More…]
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