Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a settlement with Dallas-based MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc. resolving a multistate investigation that focused on complaints from consumers who used MoneyGram’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud consumers. Madigan’s office was one[Read More…]
Day: February 11, 2016
Fourth Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Five Co-Defendants Expected to Go to Trial in May 2016 MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, 20, of Egan, Minnesota, pleaded guilty today to an information charging him with conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The[Read More…]
California Man Arrested, Charged for Adult Adoption Scheme to Defraud Undocumented Immigrants
Americans Helping America Chamber of Commerce Promised Citizenship to Members of Its “Migration Program” for a Price CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. Helaman Hansen, 63, of Elk Grove, California, was arrested today after a federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud,[Read More…]
Media Availability with Secretary Carter at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 11, 2016
Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses efforts to accelerate the counter-ISIL operation in Iraq and Syria during a meeting he hosted in Brussels, Feb. 11, 2016. During his trip, Carter also attended a NATO defense ministers meeting. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016 SECRETARY[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Observe Black History Month with Mountain Top
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. Students and alumni from Roosevelt University’s Music Conservatory Chorus and Chorale will mark Black History Month with February 16 through 18 performances for high school students and the public of Jacob TV’s Mountain Top. Rarely seen in the Chicago area, this emotionally moving multi-media event incorporates singing[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Milwaukee Man of Transporting a Minor to Illinois from Wisconsin to Engage in Prostitution
CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. A Milwaukee man was convicted in federal court today of transporting an underage girl to the Chicago area from Wisconsin to engage in prostitution. DAJUAN KEY, 32, brought the girl to the Chicago area from Madison, Wisc., in September 2013. At the time, the victim[Read More…]
Chicago Woman Arrested on Federal Weapons Charges for Giving a Loaded Gun to a Minor for Use in a Murder
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. A federal indictment unsealed today charges a Chicago woman with giving a loaded .38 Special revolver to a minor, knowing that the minor would use it to commit a violent crime. VANDETTA REDWOOD, 34, is charged with one count of transferring a firearm to a[Read More…]
Sanders, Grijalva Demand Accountability for Immigration Enforcement Program
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a joint letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson expressing concerns that the Department of Homeland Security has continued the failed immigration enforcement initiative – Secure Communities – “albeit with a new name.”[Read More…]
Scott, Warren, Colleagues Call for EEOC Action to Protect Employees’ Family Health Information
Members ask for changes to ensure employer-sponsored wellness programs fully comply with the GINA WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. Congressman Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce; United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); and six colleagues sent a bicameral letter to the U.S. Equal[Read More…]
Cummings and Warren Highlight Financial Industry’s Contradictory Statements on Retirement Adviser Conflict of Interest Rule
Industry’s Assurances to Investors Contrast with Public Claims of Dire Consequences Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Office[Read More…]