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Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 5, 2020 The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today that it has opened an investigation into conditions of confinement in four of Mississippi’s prisons.  The investigation will examine conditions at the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman), Southern Mississippi Correctional Institute, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, and the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. The State of Mississippi is responsible for all four facilities. The investigation will focus on whether the Mississippi Department of Corrections adequately protects prisoners from physical harm at the hands of other prisoners at the four...

Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski Delivers Remarks at the “Justice in Cyberspace” Symposium Washington, DC  ~  Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Remarks as Prepared for Delivery  Good afternoon.  Thank you, Richard, for that kind introduction.It is a privilege to address this year’s symposium, and I want to thank American University’s Washington College of Law for their collaboration on this important event.This year’s theme is “Justice in Cyberspace,” and I want to spend some time talking about what that means for the Department of Justice and the Criminal Division.Let’s start with “Justice.”  The Robert F. Kennedy Building, where I work, is a...

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 5, 2020 The owners of two telemedicine companies were charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday for allegedly orchestrating a nationwide scheme to receive kickbacks and bribes in exchange for the ordering of medically unnecessary orthotic braces (braces) for beneficiaries of Medicare.Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig of the District of New Jersey, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations Gary Cantrell of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and Assistant...

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 5, 2020 A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Alan Gaines, a Missouri resident, with participating in a conspiracy to rig bids submitted to the General Services Administration (GSA) at online auctions for surplus government equipment, the Department of Justice announced.According to the indictment filed in the U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Gaines conspired to rig bids at public online GSA auctions of surplus government equipment from about July 2012 until as late as May 2018.  Gaines is the third individual charged in this investigation.  Two...

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 4, 2020   Court Denaturalizes Iyman Faris Based on His Provision of Material Support to al Qaeda in Early 2000s, Which Included a Personal Meeting with Usama bin Laden at Terrorist Training Camp Months After Taking Oath of Allegiance to the United States On Feb. 3, Judge Staci M. Yandle of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois entered an order revoking the naturalized U.S. citizenship of convicted terrorist, Iyman Faris. Faris, a native of Pakistan, was convicted in 2003 of providing material support...

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 4, 2020 A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned an indictment against a former senior executive for his role in conspiracies to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers for generic drugs, and for making a false statement to federal agents who were investigating those conspiracies, the Department of Justice announced today.The three-count indictment, filed today in Philadelphia, charges Ara Aprahamian, a former top executive at a generic pharmaceutical company, with participating in two conspiracies to fix prices,...

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 4, 2020   Filed False Returns for Herself and Clients A tax return preparer pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. According to court documents and statements made in court, between 2013 and 2016, Renita Jenifer, 52, of District Heights, Maryland, operated RAJen Business Tax Service (RAJen), a return preparation business in D.C. During those years, Jenifer prepared false tax returns for clients that included...

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 4, 2020 A federal jury found four Detroit-area physicians guilty today of health care fraud charges for their roles in a scheme to administer unnecessary back injections to patients in exchange for prescriptions of over 6.6 million doses of medically unnecessary opioids.  Patients were required to get the injections in order to get the prescriptions, some of which were resold on the street by drug dealers, the evidence at trial showed.After a four-week trial, Spilios Pappas, 62, of Lucas County, Ohio, Joseph Betro, 59, of Oakland County,...

AMUSING - Rush Limbaugh/Paul Shanklin do "The State of Obama Address" Paul Shanklin (as Barack Obama): "... Delaying the recovery, screwing up the health care system, and investing in my friends' green energy companies that went nowhere. And that's how we created less care and benefits for our troops waiting outside the VA for help. ..."

Can we teach ourselves to talk with each other again? The current toxic politics threatens to engulf us all. The president refused the speaker’s handshake and she stopped clapping him and tore up his speech. As theatre it was amazing. Their jobs are to represent differing ideas in competition. Maybe that makes these actions OK as symbols of how passionate they are. What do Free Republic people think? But contrast what the world saw this week with Abraham Lincoln introducing gifts from Santa into a war situation. https://freedom-demokrasi-and-civilised-humanity.com/2019/12/01/abe-lincolns-civil-war-xmas/ Can we restore civility? Or is our education system now totally poisoned...

Video Taking Trump haters to task.

In October 2018, Wilmer Maldonado Rodriguez stepped in to protect two boys who were being threatened by members of the MS-13 gang on Long Island, officials said. In return, the gang members stabbed Mr. Rodriguez repeatedly and hit him in the head with a bat. Despite the vicious assault, Mr. Rodriguez agreed to testify against the gang members, who were charged with assault and witness intimidation as a result of the attack, officials said. On Sunday, Mr. Rodriguez was found beaten to death, and by Wednesday, his killing became a flash point for opponents of a series of criminal justice...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY): “I was proud to attend President Trump’s State of the Union address and hear him discuss the crucial work we’re doing together for the American people.”House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA): “America is better off because of President Trump’s policies. As we heard this evening, in just a few short years this administration has carried out a pro-growth, forward-thinking agenda that has delivered for the people we have the privilege to serve.”Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-SD): “I share the president’s optimism about the opportunities that lie ahead – that America’s brightest days are yet to come....

The number of cases for the flu-like coronavirus surged in the last day, with more than 3,100 new patients confirmed in China, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a news conference that the reported cases are “the most cases in a single day since the outbreak started” Dec. 31. (Please see full article at the link)

There are 26 letters in the English Alphabet. At least, there were that many when I was shuffled through public grade school. Yet every literate human being on Earth (and there are billions) are capable of randomly typing a paragraph that has never been typed by literate people in all of human civilization. I will attempt one now... It was decided that Clarence Dickerson was to fondle a blonde girl while luxuriating in front of a roaring fire on a cold winter's night in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Clarence wasn't much for smarts but he did have a book of Jack...

Today, the sham impeachment attempt concocted by Democrats ended in the full vindication and exoneration of President Donald J. Trump. As we have said all along, he is not guilty. The Senate voted to reject the baseless articles of impeachment, and only the President’s political opponents – all Democrats, and one failed Republican presidential candidate – voted for the manufactured impeachment articles. In what has now become a consistent tradition for Democrats, this was yet another witch-hunt that deprived the President of his due process rights and was based on a series of lies. Rep. Adam Schiff lied to Congress...

U.S. CapitolWashington, D.C.9:06 P.M. ESTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Thank you very much.Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — (applause) — and my fellow citizens:Three years ago, we launched the great American comeback.  Tonight, I stand before you to share the incredible results.  Jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is surging, and our country is thriving and highly respected again.  (Applause.)  America’s enemies are on the run, America’s fortunes are on the rise, and America’s future is blazing bright.The years of...

"America is thriving, America is flourishing, and yes, America is winning again like never before." President Donald J. Trump RESTORING AMERICAN STRENGTH AND SUCCESS: President Donald J. Trump has worked to deliver a new era of American strength and prosperity. Over the past 3 years, President Trump has delivered an incredible comeback for our great Nation.President Trump is following through on his promises and championing reforms that put American families and workers first.President Trump is laying out an optimistic vision about how we can continue this progress and build a better future for all. UNLEASHING THE AMERICAN ECONOMY: President...

"In America, we believe in the majesty of freedom and the dignity of the individual." President Donald J. Trump DEFENDING RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: President Donald J. Trump is a steadfast advocate for religious liberty. President Trump is committed to protecting the liberty and freedom of our religious communities, organizations, and students.The Trump Administration issued new guidance to protect religious liberty and expression in public schools. The Administration’s action will help protect each student’s constitutional right to pray. The Trump Administration took crucial action to support and defend Jewish students who face anti-Semitism on college campuses.President Trump reversed the Obama-era policy...

Why do other FReeper threads get pulled but not mine!!!!I've posted hundreds of threads and not ONE HAS BEEN PULLED!!I know I haven't been around as long as other FReepers but I'm tired of selective thread Pulls!Pull this thread now MODS, PULL IT!!!!!!