NEW YORK, July 7 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release no July 6: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging JOSE SERGIO MARTINEZ-AGUILAR, a/k/a "Orejon," a/k/a "Andy," a/k/a "Pa," VLADIMIR PUL  more

NEW YORK, July 9 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release on July 8: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Raymond P. Donovan, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), and Dermot Shea, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced today the unsealing of a criminal Complaint in Ma  more

NEW YORK, July 7 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release: Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TELEMAQUE LAVIDAS, an entrepreneur and pharmaceutical company executive, was sentenced on July 2 to one year and one day in prison for his role in an international insider trading scheme. LAVIDAS was convicted after trial in January 2020 of insider trading offense  more

NEW YORK, July 10 -- 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 for selected patient care occupations in the New York metropolitan areas for May 2019: Among the 12 metropolitan areas located entirely or partially in New York, all had annual wages that were significantly above the national average for home health and personal care aides, and five had above-average  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed a lawsuit against My Loan Doctor LLC, a Delaware financial-services company operating in West Palm Beach, Florida and New York City and doing business as Loan Doctor (Loan Doctor), and its founder, Edgar Radjabli. The Bureau alleges that Loan Doctor and Radjabli made several false, misleading, and inaccurate marketing representations in advert  more

NEW YORK, July 8 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court Nos. 19-00203; 19-00206; 20-00036): CONFEDERACION DE ASOCIACIONES AGRICOLAS DEL ESTADO DE SINALOA, A.C., ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and THE FLORIDA TOMATO EXCHANGE, Defendant-Intervenor. Before: Jennifer Choe-Groves, Judge CONFEDERACION DE ASOCIACIONES AGRICOLAS DEL ESTADO DE SINALOA, A.C., ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and THE FLORIDA TOMATO EXCHANGE  more

NEW YORK, July 10 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 15-00333): UNITED STATES, Plaintiff, v. CRUZIN COOLER, LLC, BAD LAMA LLC, and KEVIN BEAL, Defendants. Before: Timothy M. Reif, Judge OPINION [Granting plaintiff's motion for default judgment.] Nathanial B. Yale, Trial Attorney, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, U.S. Department of Justice of Washington, D.C., for plaintiff United States. With him on the motion were Joseph H. Hu  more

NEW YORK, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following news release on July 7: A complaint was unsealed yesterday in the Eastern District of New York charging Bryant Espinoza Aguilar, the stepson of Sinaloa Cartel leader and notorious fugitive Rafael Caro Quintero, with conspiring to commit violations of the Kingpin Act, an economic sanctions program against narcotics traffickers that is administered and enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Vincent F. DeMarco was sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of New York. Chief Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf administered the oath of office. DeMarco, a lifelong resident of Suffolk County, earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from St. John's University in 1991. He began his distinguished career as a Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff in 1994. On No  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on July 4: The Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, 21, from San Antonio, Texas, died as the result of a vehicle rollover accident, July 3, 2020, in Farah, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Ibarria was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mou  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2020, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The percent change in real GDP in the first quarter ranged from -1.3 percent in Nebraska to -8.2 percent in New York and Nevada (table 1). See table here (https://www.bea.gov/news/2020/  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, July 7 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: The Electron-Ion Collider Center at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (EIC Center at Jefferson Lab) has announced the winners of six international fellowships. The fellows will pursue research over the next year related to advancing the science program of the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a one-of-a-kind nuclear physics rese  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks by Commissioner Michael O'Rielly at the New Jersey & New York Wireless Associations' 2020 Update Webinar: Hello, everyone! I'm Mike O'Rielly of the Federal Communications Commission and it is my absolute pleasure to join you this lovely summer day. Let me start by thanking the New Jersey and New York Wireless Associations for inviting me to address all of you, albeit from the confines of a personal home. I  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on July 6 by Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel: Re: Reallocation of 470-512 MHz (T-Band) Spectrum, PS Docket No. 13-42 With this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking the Federal Communications Commission puts in place a process to auction airwaves used for public safety communications in the T-Band. That's a bad idea, any way you cut it. For one thing, it would disrupt critical communications for first responder  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following white paper by deputy associate director Ricardo Correa and Linda S. Goldberg, senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, entitled "Bank Complexity, Governance, and Risk": Abstract: Bank holding companies (BHCs) can be complex organizations, conducting multiple lines of business through many distinct legal entities and across a range of geographies. While such complexity raises the the costs of bank resolution  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD exit disclaimer icon) announced an agreement with Regeneron, Inc. of Tarrytown, New York, to demonstrate commercial-scale manufacturing of the company's COVID-19 investigational anti-viral antibody treatment, REGN-COV2. By funding this manufacturing effort, the federal government will own the doses expecte  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release on July 4: The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is partnering with Art Production Fund for the Washington, D.C., iteration of "Liberty Bell," a new public art project by artist Nancy Baker Cahill. On view starting July 4, "Liberty Bell" uses augmented reality and will be presented simultaneously in six U.S. cities: Boston; Charleston, South Carolina; Philadelphia; Rockaway, New York; Selma, Al  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release on July 6: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares (Luis Martinelli Linares) and Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares (Ricardo Martinelli Linares) for their roles in a massive bribery and money laundering scheme involving Odebrecht S.A. (Odebrecht), a Brazil-based global construction conglomerate. On Dec. 21,   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on July 6: Seven people have been charged for their alleged roles in a large-scale conspiracy to commit bank fraud in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Michigan over the course of two years, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. The criminal complaint unsealed today in Trenton federal court charges the defendants with conspiracy   more

NEW YORK, July 9 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks by Executive Vice President Daleep Singh at Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress: Thanks to Jonathan Drapkin and the Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress for inviting me to speak, and to all of you for being here. During his regional visit last July, New York Fed President John Williams heard from you and others in the area about several key issues--including workforce development, changing demographics, concerns   more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: Earlier, Paul Belloisi, an American Airlines mechanic at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK Airport), was arraigned via teleconference before United States Chief Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak on an indictment charging him with conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, conspiracy to import cocaine and importation of cocaine. Bell  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: An indictment has been returned in federal court in Central Islip, New York charging Ashraf Omar Eldarir, a U.S. citizen, with smuggling Egyptian cultural property into the United States. Eldarir was previously arrested on a complaint in February 2020 after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with three suitcases filled with undeclared  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release on July 7: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Kevin Jay Lipsitz with violations of the Defense Production Act and wire fraud. Lipsitz allegedly sold personal protective equipment (PPE) and other health and medical materials, some of which were designated as scarce due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at prices far exceed  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release on July 6: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York charging Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares (Luis Martinelli Linares) and Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares (Ricardo Martinelli Linares), for their roles in a massive bribery and money laundering scheme involving Odebrecht S.A. (Odebrecht), a Brazil-based global constru  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release on July 7: A complaint was unsealed yesterday in the Eastern District of New York charging Bryant Espinoza Aguilar, the stepson of Sinaloa Cartel leader and notorious fugitive Rafael Caro Quintero, with conspiring to commit violations of the Kingpin Act, an economic sanctions program against narcotics traffickers that is administered and enforced by the Of  more

NEW YORK, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Nonwovens Corp. - a home and personal care fabric products manufacturer based in Long Island, New York - will address and correct hazards at their five manufacturing facilities in New York, and pay $200,000 in penalties to resolve safety violations.   more

SYRACUSE, New York, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - New York Field Office issued the following news release: USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds New York producers to complete crop acreage reports by the applicable deadline for their county. Acreage reporting dates vary by crop and by county. Contact your FSA county office for a list of acreage reporting deadlines by crop. "To make sure you're eligible for many USDA programs, you need to file an accura  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to be Members of the President's Advisory Commission on Hispanic Prosperity: John Sanchez, of New Mexico, as Chair. Casandra Lynn Garcia, of Texas. Mario Rodriguez, of California. Alfredo Ortiz, of Georgia. David Olivencia, of Indiana. Robert I. Unanue, of Texas. Steve Cortes, of Illinois. Jesus Marquez, of Nevada. Chris Garcia, o  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following no-action letter: To: Paul Schott Stevens, President & CEO, Investment Company Institute, 1401 H St., NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005 Timothy W. Cameron, Asset Management Group - Head, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, 1101 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 Re: Participating in the Federal Reserve Board's 2020 Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility ("TALF 2020")   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following remarks on July 9 by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: MS ORTAGUS: It's great to be with the Foreign Press Center. This is my first briefing with all of you, actually, and the Secretary, of course, was with you a few years ago, so we are delighted to be back with all of the foreign press represented here in Washington and New York. I'm the State Department spokesperson, of course. Thank you for joining this briefing w  more

NEW YORK, July 7 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following statement announcing changes to the operating polices for conducting open market statement: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York Fed) updated its Statement of Compliance with the IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks (the Principles). The statement is updated each year to reflect any changes that may have occurred, and this year also includes the 30-, 90- and 180- day SOFR Averages and SOFR Index. The N  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 8 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) together with The Governance Lab (The GovLab) at New York University Tandon School of Engineering, launched "Smarter Crowdsourcing in the Age of Coronavirus ." This rapid policy advising initiative convenes public leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean with global experts in public health, technology, data and innovation for a series of six online   more