Deadlines Pushed to October 31, 2015 Springfield –-(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. Governor Bruce Rauner today announced that residents affected by the April 9, 2015 tornado and severe weather that devastated parts of DeKalb and Ogle County will now have until October 31 to file tax returns that were due in April[Read More…]
Day: April 15, 2015
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Using Excessive Force and Filing False Report
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. A federal grand jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, returned a two-count indictment charging Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy William D. Wheeler, 46, with unlawfully assaulting a man at the Palm Beach County Detention Center on Oct. 9, 2013, and filing a false report on the[Read More…]
South Florida Doctor Indicted for Medicare Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. A South Florida Doctor was charged in a seventy-six count indictment for participating in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, Special Agent in[Read More…]
Department of Justice Launches Collaborative Reform Process with Calexico, California, Police Department
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced the start of the Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance (CRI-TA) with the Calexico Police Department in California. “The COPS Office will conduct a thorough, independent assessment of the Calexico Police[Read More…]
Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Fraudulent Tax Return Business Operated by Retired Chicago Fire Department Captain
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. The United States has filed a complaint seeking to bar a retired Chicago firefighter from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil complaint against Irving Brown Sr., which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of[Read More…]
Joint Statement by the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq, April 14, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. President Obama welcomed Haider Al-Abadi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, and the accompanying delegation to Washington from April 13-16, 2015. The President and the Prime Minister met today at the White House to reaffirm the long-term U.S.-Iraq strategic partnership based on mutual respect and[Read More…]
Bipartisan Coalition Introduce Bill to Support 9/11 First Responders with Vital Health Programs
Bill Would Reauthorize Health Programs for 9/11 Responders and Survivors; 170 Illinoisans Currently Enrolled in World Trade Center Health Program WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today, along with U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), introduced the James Zadroga 9/11 Health[Read More…]
Schakowsky, Sanders Introduce the Stop Corporate Tax Dodging Act to close the Notorious Tax Shelter Loophole
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Stop Corporate Tax Dodging Act today to stop profitable corporations from sheltering income overseas in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. taxes. The legislation also would end tax breaks[Read More…]
Former Moecherville Water District Board President Charged With Allegedly Stealing Water District Funds
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. A former Moecherville Water District (MWD) board president appeared in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois today on federal charges for allegedly stealing $33,597 in property mortgaged and pledged to the Secretary of Agriculture acting through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Cuba
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the White House announced that President Barack Obama intends to remove Cuba from the United States’ list of nations that sponsor terrorism: “While we have our strong differences with Cuba, it is not a terrorist state.[Read More…]