Day: January 13, 2015

Department of Justice Seeks Recovery of Approximately $1,528,000 in Bribes Paid to a Honduran Official

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015 – The Department of Justice filed today a civil forfeiture complaint seeking the forfeiture of nine properties worth approximately $1,528,000 that were allegedly purchased with funds traceable to a $2 million bribe paid by a Honduran information-technology company to the former Executive Director of the Honduran[Read More…]

Canadian Man Charged in First Federal Securities Fraud Prosecution Involving ‘Layering’

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015 – A Canadian man was arrested today for allegedly orchestrating a large-scale, international stock market manipulation scheme in the first federal prosecution of securities fraud involving a high-frequency trading strategy known as “layering,” U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey announced. Aleksandr[Read More…]

Egypt: 3-Year Sentence for Atheist

Convicted Under Blasphemy Laws New York –(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015. An Egyptian minor offenses court on January 10, 2015, sentenced a student accused of writing Facebook posts that insulted Islam to three years in prison. The sentence, one of several handed down on blasphemy charges in recent years, came amid a[Read More…]

Egypt: 26 Acquitted of Homosexual Conduct

Berlin –(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015. The acquittal in Egypt on January 12, 2015, of 26 men accused of “practicing debauchery,” is a rare success in protecting the rights to privacy and nondiscrimination. The men were arrested at a bathhouse in Cairo on December 7, 2014.  Government prosecutors have appealed the decision,[Read More…]

When Will Illinois Issue Medical Marijuana Business Licenses?

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2015.  Illinois has had a medical marijuana law on the books for about a year now. Thousands of people have applied to become patients, and numerous entities and individuals have applied for a cultivation and/or distribution license. Illinois does not allow patients to grow marijuana for themselves, so[Read More…]

Job Openings Little Changed at 5.0 Million in November 2014; Hires Steady and Separations Down

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015. There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of November, little changed from 4.8 million in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires (5.0 million) were little changed and separations (4.6 million) declined in November. Within separations, the quits rate[Read More…]

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