Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014. Arkadi Gerney, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement after reports of the passing of former White House press secretary and gun-violence survivor and activist, Jim Brady. Gerney heads CAP’s gun-violence-prevention program. Thirty-three years ago, Jim Brady was grievously injured when[Read More…]
Day: August 4, 2014
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, August 4, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing U.S.-AFRICA LEADERS SUMMIT CUBA MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS EGYPT NORTH KOREA BURMA JAPAN/CHINA DEPARTMENT INDIA AFGHANISTAN RUSSIA WEST AFRICA/EBOLA AZERBAIJAN/ARMENIA IRAQ IRAN AZERBAIJAN/ARMENIA IRAN IRAQ TRANSCRIPT: 2:28 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Thank you for your patience. I know we’re[Read More…]
Community Health Systems Inc. to Pay $98.15 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS), the nation’s largest operator of acute care hospitals, has agreed to pay $98.15 million to resolve multiple lawsuits alleging that the company knowingly billed government health care programs for inpatient services that should have been[Read More…]
Six Alleged Members of the Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation Gang Indicted
Gang Allegedly Responsible for Multiple Murders in Illinois, Indiana, and Florida Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. Five alleged members of the violent Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation gang have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida for their roles in multiple murders. A sixth alleged gang[Read More…]
Two North Carolina Residents Plead Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Through Offshore Sweepstakes Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. A North Carolina couple pleaded guilty for leading a Costa Rican sweepstakes fraud scheme that defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins of the Western District of North Carolina made[Read More…]
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Finds Pattern and Practice of Excessive Force and Violence at New York City Jails on Rikers Island That Violates the Constitutional Rights of Adolescent Male Inmates
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara announced today the completion of the Justice Department’s multi-year civil investigation pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (“CRIPA”) into the conditions of confinement of adolescent male[Read More…]
Statement by Nancy Reagan on Passing of James Brady
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014. “I was deeply saddened to learn of Jim Brady’s passing today. Thinking of him brings back so many memories – happy and sad – of a time in all of our lives when we learned what it means to ‘play the hand we’re dealt.’ “On the 1980[Read More…]
Statement by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest and Former Press Secretaries on the Passing of James Brady
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. Statement by Press Secretary Josh Earnest and Former Press Secretaries Jay Carney, Robert Gibbs, Dana Perino, Scott McClellan, Ari Fleischer, Jake Siewert, Joe Lockhart, Mike McCurry, Dee Dee Myers, Marlin Fitzwater, and Ron Nessen: Jim Brady defined the role of the modern White House Press Secretary.[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on the Passing of James Brady
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly issued the following statement today in response to the passing of James Brady, former White House Press Secretary and honorary trustee of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. “I am saddened to learn of the passing of James Brady. For more than 30[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Statement on the Passing of James Brady
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today issued the following statement regarding the passing of James Brady: “Jim Brady had a heart full of grace. Few people have overcome as much adversity as Jim, and yet this native son of Centralia refused to let his injuries get in the way[Read More…]
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