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Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Distribution of Opioids The owner of a Cincinnati-area medical practice pleaded guilty today for illegally distributing opioids.   Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Special Agent in Charge Keith Martin of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Detroit Division and Special Agent in Charge Lamont Pugh III of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (HHS-OIG) Chicago Regional Office made the announcement.Raymond Noschang, M.D., 59, of Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded guilty...

The same day that the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee announced last week that the Fed would continue to buy $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and $45 billion in U.S. Treasury securities per month, the Fed also released its latest weekly accounting sheet indicating that it had already accumulated more Treasuries and MBS than the total value of the publicly held U.S. government debt amassed by all U.S. presidents from George Washington though Bill Clinton. Since the beginning of September 2008, in fact, the Fed’s ownership of Treasury securities and MBS has increased sevenfold. As of the close...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has paid at least 1,546 dead people $31 million, with some of the deceased receiving benefits for 20 years. According to a June 21 audit by the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, 2,475 beneficiaries had a recorded date of death in Social Security’s own database. The IG determined that “at least” 1,546 of these individuals were in fact dead and still receiving benefits, totaling $30,956,695 through May 2012. Among those 1,546 deceased, some were receiving benefits for up to 20 years. …

<p>JERUSALEM - Palestinian lawmakers who have long agitated for reforms in Yasser Arafat's administration forced his Cabinet to resign yesterday after a stormy two-day debate on government corruption and mismanagement.</p> <p>The dramatic move dealt a blow to Arafat's prestige and marked the first time in years that the Legislative Council managed to impose its will on the Palestinian leader. But it did not pose an immediate threat to Arafat's leadership.</p>