Month: March 2016

Justice Department Warns Public to Beware of Fraudulent Tax Return Preparers and Tax Scheme Promoters, Urges Taxpayers to Pay Federal Income Taxes on Time and in Full

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- With tax season in full swing, the Justice Department urged the public today to avoid dishonest tax-return preparers who fleece their customers and illegally drain the U.S. Treasury.  Noting that every taxpayer is ultimately responsible for the contents of his or her own return, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline[Read More…]

Three Sets of Father and Son Among More Than 15 Defendants Charged with Dealing Cocaine and Heroin in Chicago and Surrounding Suburbs

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016.  More than 15 defendants, including three fathers and their sons, are facing federal or state drug charges for their alleged roles in dealing wholesale amounts of heroin and cocaine in Chicago and surrounding suburbs, authorities announced today. During the course of the investigation, dubbed “Operation Chicago[Read More…]

Prairie State College Student Honored With National Scholarship Award

Prairie State College student Juan Cazares (left) recently was named one of only 20 high school and college students to receive the 2016 Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders. He is congratulated by Dr. Andrade (right) during the 2016 United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) Conference in Chicago.[Read More…]

FDA Approves First Treatment for Rare Disease in Patients Who Receive Stem Cell Transplant from Blood or Bone Marrow

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Defitelio (defibrotide sodium) to treat adults and children who develop hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) with additional kidney or lung abnormalities after they receive a stem cell transplant from blood or bone marrow called hematopoietic stem cell transplantation[Read More…]

FDA Allows Use of Investigational Test to Screen Blood Donations for Zika Virus

Use of investigational test allows blood establishments in Puerto Rico to resume collecting Whole Blood and blood component donations Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced the availability of an investigational test to screen blood donations for Zika virus. The screening test may be[Read More…]

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 26, 2016

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 276,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 265,000. The 4-week moving average was 263,250, an increase of 3,500 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]

Lawsuit Challenges FDA’s Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon

Coalition of Fishing, Consumer, Environmental Groups Say First-ever Approval of Laboratory-created Food Animal Violated Laws, Ignored Risks to Wild Salmon, Fishing Communities SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016.  A broad coalition of environmental, consumer and commercial and recreational fishing organizations today sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approving the first-ever[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Settles Claims Against Sham Cancer Charities

Settlement Concludes Action by Madigan, FTC & States Against Charities that Bilked More Than $75 Million from Donors Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2016.  Attorney General Madigan today joined with the Federal Trade Commission and state regulators from 49 states to announce a settlement with two sham cancer charities over allegations that[Read More…]

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