Day: April 11, 2016

Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Employee Sentenced to Prison for Attempted Spear-Phishing Attack on Department of Energy Computers

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.  Charles Harvey Eccleston, 62, a former employee of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), was sentenced today to 18 months in prison on a federal charge stemming from an attempted e-mail “spear-phishing” attack in January 2015 that targeted dozens[Read More…]

Goldman Sachs Agrees to Pay More than $5 Billion in Connection with Its Sale of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.  The Justice Department, along with federal and state partners, announced today a $5.06 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs related to Goldman’s conduct in the packaging, securitization, marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) between 2005 and 2007.  The resolution announced today requires Goldman to[Read More…]

White House Launches the Fair Chance Business Pledge

“Now, a lot of time, [a] record disqualifies you from being a full participant in our society — even if you’ve already paid your debt to society.  It means millions of Americans have difficulty even getting their foot in the door to try to get a job much less actually[Read More…]

Husband and Wife Owners of Chicago Physical Therapy Company Indicted in Scheme to Bilk Medicare and Employ Housekeeper Against Her Will

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.  A Chicago couple used their health care business to bilk Medicare out of millions of dollars while also conspiring to force a housekeeper to work against her will, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago. RICHARD TINIMBANG and his wife, MARIBEL TINIMBANG, participated[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Funding To Restore Youth Employment At Shuttered Site

Bikes N’ Roses’ Belmont Cragin site to reopen and employ youth via One Summer Chicago and year-round opportunities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday an investment to restore 65 youth employment opportunities at a small business that had been closed earlier this year due to funding withheld by[Read More…]

Congressman Cummings and Senator Warren Release GAO Report Highlighting Dramatic Growth of Nonbank Mortgage Servicers

Members Urge CFPB to Implement GAO Recommendation to Strengthen Regulatory Oversight Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.  Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that documents the dramatic[Read More…]

Senator Durbin Discusses New Initiatives to Address High Rates of Lead Exposure in Cities

Durbin’s bills to update regulations at EPA and HUD are part of larger push by Senate Democrats to combat lead contamination CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today highlighted new initiatives to protect children in affordable housing from lead poisoning and update the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)[Read More…]

Hillary Clinton Meets with the Daily News Editorial Board

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.  This weekend, Hillary Clinton had the opportunity to meet with the same New York Daily News editorial board that met with Senator Sanders last week. Below is the full transcript of her interview. Daily News: Welcome. I really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you about[Read More…]

FDA Approves New Drug for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in Patients with a Specific Chromosomal Abnormality

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Venclexta (venetoclax) for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who have a chromosomal abnormality called 17p deletion and who have been treated with at least one prior therapy. Venclexta is the first FDA-approved treatment[Read More…]

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