Month: December 2014

Former Ohio Deputy Treasurer and Friend Sentenced for Roles in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. Ohio’s former deputy treasurer and a Chicago businessman were sentenced to federal prison today for their roles in a bribery and money laundering scheme involving the Ohio Treasurer’s Office. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark[Read More…]

Former Mitsuba Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. A former executive of Japan-based Mitsuba Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and serve 13 months in a U.S. prison for conspiring to fix the prices of products installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.  A one-count[Read More…]

Maricopa County Community College District Agrees to Pay $4 Million for Alleged False Claims Related to Award of AmeriCorps Education Awards

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has agreed to pay $4.08 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it submitted false claims to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) concerning AmeriCorps state and national grants, the Justice Department announced today.  MCCCD[Read More…]

White House Fact Sheet: Strengthening Community Policing

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014.  Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and around the country have highlighted the importance of strong, collaborative relationships between local police and the communities they protect.  As the nation has observed, trust between law enforcement agencies and the people they protect and serve is essential to the[Read More…]

Airmen Missing From WWII Accounted For, Dec. 1, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been accounted for and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Army Air Forces 1st Lts. William D. Bernier[Read More…]

Trial Postponed, New Judge Assigned in Widely Watched Federal Medical Marijuana Case of Kettle Falls Five

U.S. Senate expected to take up measure restricting Justice Department funding for such prosecutions later this week Spokane, WA –(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. A new judge assigned to hear the widely watched federal medical marijuana case of the Kettle Falls Five has continued the federal trial scheduled to begin today in[Read More…]

Uruguayan Presidential Election Result Safeguards Marijuana Legalization

Frente Amplio Candidate Tabaré Vázquez Wins, Promises He Will Implement The Law Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. In a Sunday presidential run-off election in Uruguay, Frente Amplio (Broad Front) candidate Tabaré Vázquez beat opposition candidate Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou by 53.6 to 41.1 percent, a vote that had major implications for the[Read More…]

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