WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) announced the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infection in a pet dog (German shepherd) in New York state. This is the first dog in the United States to test positive for SARS-CoV-2. Samples from the dog were taken after it   more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Albany-Schenectady-Troy for May 2019: Workers in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.86 in May 2019, about 4 percent above the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Mart  more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Binghamton for May 2019: Workers in the Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.95 in May 2019, about 7 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that, after  more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in New York-Newark-Jersey City for May 2019: Workers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $32.11 in May 2019, about 25 percent above the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional  more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Syracuse for May 2019: Workers in the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.07 in May 2019, about 3 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that, after tes  more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Utica-Rome for May 2019: Workers in the Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.87 in May 2019, about 11 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that, afte  more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Vineland-Bridgeton for May 2019: Workers in the Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.51 in May 2019, about 9 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli n  more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Watertown-Fort Drum for May 2019: Workers in the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.71 in May 2019, about 12 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohl  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a consent order for permanent injunction against defendant Eyal Alper of Irvington, New York, in connection with a fraudulent scheme. The order requires Alper to pay restitution totaling $352,901, plus a civil monetary penalty of the same amount. The order also   more

NEW YORK, June 2 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 16-00127): ADEE HONEY FARMS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, et al., Defendants. Before: Timothy C. Stanceu, Chief Judge OPINION AND ORDER [Granting in part and denying in part defendants' Rule 12(b)(6) motion for dismissal of consolidated action as untimely according to statute of limitations] Paul C. Rosenthal, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, of Washington, D.C., argued for plaintiffs   more

NEW YORK, June 2 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 19-00026): LUOYANG BEARING CORPORATION (GROUP) Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and THE TIMKEN COMPANY, Defendant-Intervenor. Before: Gary S. Katzmann, Judge OPINION [The court denies Plaintiff's motion and enters judgment for Defendant because Plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies before Commerce.] Edmund W. Sim, Appleton Luff Pte Ltd, of Washington, DC, argued for   more

ALBANY, New York, June 4 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: CCC Group, Inc., violated federal law when it fostered a work environment rife with racist comments and discriminatory work conditions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed. The San Antonio, Texas-based construction company operated a construction site in Ravena, N.Y., in 2016. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, white supervisors and employees r  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on June 5: A Chinese manufacturer was charged today with producing and exporting to the United States in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly half a million misbranded and defective masks that falsely purported to be N95 respirators, U.S. Attorneys Craig Carpenito, District of New Jersey, and Richard P. Donoghue, Eastern District of New York, announced. King Y  more

ALBANY, New York, June 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release on June 3: The Department of Justice yesterday announced nearly $400 million in grant funding through the Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The Attorney General announced funding awards to 596 law enforcement agencies across the nation, which allows those agencies to hire 2,732 additional full-  more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Stacy Amin, Chief Counsel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), announced that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has entered an injunction against defendants RAHSAN A. HAKIM ("Hakim") and ADONIIAH A. RAHSAN ("Rahsan") (collecti  more

BUFFALO, New York, June 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that five additional municipalities have been awarded grants under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program through the Department of Justice. The grants awarded include: * City of Rochester - $474,295 * Erie County - $58,008 * Chautauqua - County $58,008 * Town of Cheektowaga - $47,720 * To  more

BUFFALO, New York, June 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that the Niagara Falls Police Department has been awarded $2,313,738 through the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The funding will be used to hire eight additional police officers. In addition, Chemung County will receive $125,00  more

MONTEREY, California, June 6 -- The Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: The Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) Officers Promotion Ceremony on May 21 was notably different than past ceremonies. With the threat of COVID-19 still looming, FDNY has adapted their promotion ceremony to mitigate exposure. The closed ceremony was hosted at the FDNY Fire Academy on Randall's Island without friends or family in attendance and extra distance   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 19-07482-91) summary on "Improvements Needed to Reduce Aging Infrastructure Risks at Northport VA Medical Center in New York": Summary: The OIG assessed the merits of a hotline complaint received in March 2019 regarding building conditions and patient safety at the Northport VA Medical Center in Northport, New York. The complainant alleged that medical center manager  more