New York, New York - Friday, Pedro Espada, Jr. was sentenced before Judge Frederic Block in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, to five years’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for theft of federal funds from Bronx-based non-profit health care clinics and lying on his 2005 personal tax return.
Washington, DC - More than 120 students and educators will delve into the world of rocket science June 15-21 during Rocket Week at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Washington, DC - A report issued today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau underscores the need for new reforms to protect consumers from unfair checking account overdraft programs, according to Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports. The report concluded that consumers who opt-in to these programs are at greater risk of incurring costly fees and are more likely to have their account involuntarily closed.
Washington, DC - Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies will host a trilateral meeting with Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Washington, D.C. June 19 to exchange views on a wide range of issues related to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Washington, DC - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Beth McCormick will travel to France on June 16-19, to hold consultations on defense trade issues and join other senior U.S. Government officials to promote more than 250 U.S. companies exhibiting the latest aerospace technologies at the Paris Air Show.
Tempe, Arizona - John Richard "Dick" Mansperger, a former football player and assistant coach at Arizona State University, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at his home in Ramah, N.M.