CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. Two north suburban doctors have been charged as part of the largest national Medicare fraud takedown in history, federal authorities announced today. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced the unprecedented nationwide sweep that resulted[Read More…]
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Husband and Wife Owners of First Mutual Bancorp of Illinois Indicted in Scheme to Hide Millions of Dollars in Cash and Assets from Creditors
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. An Oak Brook couple who owned First Mutual Bancorp of Illinois and other financial entities intentionally hid cash and assets from creditors after defaulting on $40 million in personal and corporate loans, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago. PETHINAIDU VELUCHAMY and[Read More…]
Rates of Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder Double in 10 Years
Almost 10 million U.S. adults report misusing prescription opioids in 2012-2013 Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016. Nonmedical use of prescription opioids more than doubled among adults in the United States from 2001-2002 to 2012-2013, based on a study from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the[Read More…]
Americans Spent $30.2 Billion Out-of-pocket on Complementary Health Approaches
Federal analysis includes first-ever data on spending for children Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016. Americans spent $30.2 billion — $28.3 billion for adults and $1.9 billion for children — out-of-pocket on complementary health approaches, according to a nationwide survey. These approaches include a group of diverse medical and health care systems,[Read More…]
Sierra Club Breaking News: Over 29,000 Gallons of Crude Oil Spilled in California
Ventura County Firefighters Racing to Prevent Oil Seeping into the Pacific Ocean Ventura, CA — (ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016. At 5:30 am this morning, a leak in a pipeline in Hall Canyon, California was reported. According to reports thus far, as many as 29,000 gallons of crude oil has been spilled.[Read More…]
Senate Proposal Threatens to Roll Back Forest Safeguards and Authorize Harmful Logging Activities
The Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee is weighing a proposed bill which discounts NEPA and could have detrimental consequences to our nation’s forest system The Tongass National Forest, Alaska. Earleliason/iStock Photo Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016. A Senate panel heard testimony today on a draft of the “Wildfire Budgeting,[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending June 18, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 259,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 277,000. The 4-week moving average was 267,000, a decrease of 2,250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Responds to 2016 Social Security Trust Funds Report
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Christian E. Weller made the following statement today about the 2016 annual report issued by the Social Security Board of Trustees: Today’s Social Security trustees report once again highlights the program’s strength in providing basic income guarantees to retired[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty, June 22, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew J. Clement, 38, of Massachusetts, died June 21 of a non-combat related injury while deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The incident is under investigation.[Read More…]
Detainee Transfer Announced, June 22, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Abdel Malik Ahmed Abdel Wahab Al Rahabi from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Montenegro. On Dec. 5, 2014, a Periodic Review Board consisting of representatives from the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security,[Read More…]
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