Attorney General Charges 16 Defendants in Fake Ticket Scheme for Games & Events at Soldier Field, United Center & Allstate Arena Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges against 16 defendants for a wide-ranging counterfeit ticket scheme for games, events and concerts at Chicago’s Soldier Field and[Read More…]
Day: February 11, 2016
Illinois EPA Suspends Vehicle Emissions Test Notice Mailings
Secretary of State to temporarily allow license plate renewals SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and the Illinois Secretary of State’s office yesterday announced temporary policy changes regarding vehicle emission test notification and vehicle renewal procedures. Due to the budget impasse, Illinois EPA was forced[Read More…]
Morgan Stanley Agrees to Pay $2.6 Billion Penalty in Connection with Its Sale of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. The Justice Department today announced that Morgan Stanley will pay a $2.6 billion penalty to resolve claims related to Morgan Stanley’s marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). This settlement constitutes the largest component of the set of resolutions with Morgan Stanley entered by[Read More…]
Owner of Cancer Treatment Clinic Convicted of Providing Fraudulent Medical Treatments to Patients
OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2016. A jury sitting in the Northern District of Oklahoma convicted a former owner of Lase Med Inc., a purported cancer treatment clinic, today of committing a fraudulent scheme claiming to cure patients’ cancer, announced U.S. Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Following[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Bring Constitutional Policing to Ferguson, Missouri
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced today that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the city of Ferguson, Missouri, alleging a pattern or practice of law enforcement conduct that violates the First, Fourth and 14th Amendments of the Constitution and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the Illinois General Assembly, Feb. 10, 2016
Springfield, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2016 -1:03 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Hey! (Applause.) Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you so much! Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you! (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. Thank you so much. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the General Assembly, my fellow Illinoisans: It’s actually kind of fun to start a speech like that twice in one[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Eric Schultz Aboard Air Force One, Feb. 10, 2016
En Route Springfield, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2016 – 11:00 A.M. EST MR. SCHULTZ: I do want to welcome everyone aboard Air Force One en route to Springfield, Illinois, where we’re going to mark a special, memorable occasion — the nine-year anniversary of the President announcing his candidacy on the steps of[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Justice Department Lawsuit Against City of Ferguson, Missouri
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2016. Hillary Clinton released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s Justice Department announcing a lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, Missouri over its policing practices: “It is disappointing that the Ferguson authorities have resisted taking the steps necessary to reform their practices, but I[Read More…]
Michael Moore’s New Film Features Portugal’s Groundbreaking Policy of Not Arresting People for Drug Use
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2016 By: Sharda Sekaran Filmmaker Michael Moore never shies from taking on tough issues and challenging the status quo. His latest film “Where to Invade Next” is a clever spoof of U.S. foreign policy that encourages our military leaders to “invade” other countries and import their policies[Read More…]