Ronald Reagan Foundation to host GOP Presidential debate
SIMI VALLEY–The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation announced today that May 2, 2011 is the date for the Republican presidential candidates’ debate being held at the Reagan Library. The Reagan Foundation also announced a host of details about the first Republican debate of the 2012 campaign season, including a roster of some of the nation’s top [...]
Feds, state align timeframe for fuel efficient vehicles
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California today announced a single timeframe for proposing fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model year 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks. Proposing the new standards on the same timeframe – by September 1, 2011 – signals continued collaboration [...]
Connecticut man pleads guilty to illegally purchasing, possessing body armor
NEW HAVEN, Conn.–A Connecticut man admitted in court to illegally purchasing and possessing body armor. David B. Fein, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that Waheed Islam, also known as “Walter Missouri, Jr.,” 43, of Manchester, Conn., pleaded guilty Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford, Conn., to one count [...]
Airman missing in action from Korean War identified
WASHINGTON–The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office have found the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, has been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Air Force 1st Lt. Robert F. Dees, 23, of Moultrie, Ga., will be buried Jan. 22 at the Longstreet Historical [...]
Owners of Houston health care company plead guilty to alleged $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme
WASHINGTON — Two owners of a Houston health care company pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with an alleged $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS). Clifford Ubani, 52, and Princewill Njoku, 51, each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Atlas in Houston to one count [...]
Army releases December and 2010 suicide data
WASHINGTON–The Army released today suicide data for the month of December and for 2010. During December, among active-duty soldiers, there were 12 potential suicides: one has been confirmed as suicide, and 11 remain under investigation. To compare and update, in November, the Army reported 11 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers. Since the release of that [...]
CPUC sets deadline for PG&E to comply with pipeline records related to San Bruno explosion
SAN FRANCISCO–The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Thursday ratified a letter issued by the CPUC’s Executive Director on Jan. 3 in response to an “urgent” safety recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in its investigation of the San Bruno pipeline explosion in September. The Executive Director’s letter required Pacific Gas and Electric Company [...]
Strip club owner pleads guilty to conspiracy to defraud U.S.
DETROIT–A strip club owner pleaded guilty Wednesday before U.S. District Court Judge John Corbett O’Meara in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. For his role in the conspiracy, Nicholas J. Faranso of Farmington Hills, Mich., faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison. The court [...]
Medical device manufacturer sentenced for failure to report safety problems to FDA
WASHINGTON–Guidant LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, was formally convicted and sentenced Wednesday in St. Paul, Minn., before U.S. District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank for criminal violations relating to its interactions with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Judge Frank sentenced Guidant to pay more than $296 million in criminal fines and [...]
