Day: July 21, 2014

U.S. State Dept. Updates Yemen Travel Warning, July 21, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities and civil unrest.  The Department urges U.S. citizens to defer travel to Yemen and those U.S. citizens currently living in Yemen to depart. This supersedes the[Read More…]

Unlicensed Trader Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles for Role in Fraudulent High Yield Investment Program Scheme

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. An unlicensed trader who solicited $500,000 from undercover FBI agents to invest in a fraudulent high yield investment program pleaded guilty today in federal court in Los Angeles. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of[Read More…]

Members of Three Different Android Mobile Device App Piracy Groups Charged

Two Members of the SnappzMarket Piracy Group Arrested Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. Three federal indictments were unsealed today in the Northern District of Georgia charging six members of three different piracy groups – Appbucket, Applanet and SnappzMarket – for their roles in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android[Read More…]

Former Senior Executive of Qualcomm Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading and Money Laundering

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. Jing Wang, 51, the former Executive Vice President and President of Global Business Operations for Qualcomm Inc., today pleaded guilty to insider trading in shares of Qualcomm and Atheros Communications Inc.   Wang also pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds of his insider trading using an offshore[Read More…]

Alabama Hospital System and Physician Group Agree to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging False Claims for Illegal Medicare Referrals

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. Mobile, Alabama-based Infirmary Health System Inc. (IHS), two IHS-affiliated clinics and Diagnostic Physicians Group P.C. (DPG) have agreed to pay the United States $24.5 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by paying or receiving financial inducements in connection with[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama at My Brother’s Keeper Town Hall

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2014 – 12:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  (Applause.)  Give it up for Chris Paul.  (Applause.)  Everybody have a seat.  Chris was saying he was going to be nervous, but I’d seen all those State Farm ads, so I knew he could perform.  (Laughter.)  Not[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama at Signing of Executive Order on LGBT Workplace Discrimination

President Barack Obama delivers remarks before he signs an executive order regarding further amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity, to protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, in the East Room of the White House, July 21, 2014.[Read More…]

EPA Solicits Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Grant Proposals

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2014 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a solicitation for a second round of Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Grants.  EPA will award grants totaling up to $4.5 million to eligible shoreline cities to fund green infrastructure projects that will improve Great Lakes water quality.    This[Read More…]

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