NEW YORK, July 16 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that the United States has entered into a consent decree to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the United States against 111 EAST 88TH STREET PARTNERS ("111 PARTNERS"), for violating the Fair Housing Act. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that 111 PA  more

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release on July 15: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and Margaret Garnett, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation ("DOI"), announced today that JOSHUA ALBA ple  more

NEW YORK, July 14 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release on July 13: Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeny Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge, New York Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and Andriana Vamvakas, Northeastern Regional Director, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards ("DOL-OLMS"), announced the arrest of  more

NEW YORK, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the consumer price index in New York-Newark-Jersey City for June 2020: Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.1 percent in June, after increasing 0.5 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from Economics Daily: In May 2020, the proportion of the statewide civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over with a job was less than 50.0 percent in 10 states. Nevada had the lowest employment-population ratio in May 2020, at 41.9 percent. This compared with 61.1 percent in May 2019. In May 2020, other states with employment-population ratios of less than 50.0 percent inclu  more

UPTON, New York, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: A research proposal submitted by the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) and Nuclear Science and Technology (NST) Department at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, with the startup Forge Nano as a partner, has been selected as a 2020 Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) project. Of the 82 technologies selected from among more th  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 14 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: CBS Stations Group of Texas will pay $215,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal age discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced. CBS Stations Group of Texas is a division of New York-based CBS Corporation. CBS Corporation owns and operates a group of 29 television stations throughout the United States, including a Dall  more

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 17-00031): UNITED STATES, Plaintiff, v. GREENLIGHT ORGANIC, INC., and PARAMBIR SINGH "SONNY" AULAKH, Defendants. OPINION [Denying Defendant Aulakh's motion to dismiss.] William Kanellis and Kelly Krystyniak, Trial Attorneys, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, of Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff United States. With them on the brief were Joseph H. Hun  more

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 19-00043): UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE JINDAL POLY FILMS LIMITED OF INDIA, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS, MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM, INC., AND SKC, INC., Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Leo M. Gordon, Judge OPINION [Final Results sustained.] Lizbeth R. Levinson, Ronald M. Wisla, and Brittney R. Powell, Fox Rothschild, LLP of Washington, DC  more

NEW YORK, July 14 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 19-00126): MAGNUM MAGNETICS CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and MAGNETIC BUILDING SOLUTIONS, Defendant-Intervenor. Before: Jane A. Restani, Judge OPINION [Commerce's Scope Ruling finding the subject merchandise outside of the scope of the relevant antidumping and countervailing duty orders is sustained] Ritchie T. Thomas, Jeremy W. Dutra, and Christopher D. Clark, S  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following news release: Commissioner Rebecca Dye's Fact Finding investigation of COVID-19 related impacts to the supply chain (Fact Finding 29) is entering Phase Two with a concentration on issues related to operations at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) and surrounding facilities. She is also announcing plans for an online seminar addressing key topics of interest to the industry. Three teams consisting of t  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following Beige Book for July 15, 2020: Summary of Economic Activity The Second District economy rebounded moderately in the latest reporting period, following a steep contraction, as the spread of the virus subsided and businesses began to reopen. Employment came off its lows across most industry sectors, while wages were steady, on balance. Input prices rose modestly, but selling prices were flat to down slightly overall.  more

NEW YORK, July 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard presented "The State of the COVID-19 Crisis in the U.S." via webinar to the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday. During his presentation, Bullard noted that macroeconomic news has been stronger than expected in May and June. He also noted that progress in managing the health crisis has been substantial, but COVID-19 has proven to be more persi  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Maria Chapa Lopez, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the arrest of Terrance Lee Hester, Jr. ( 20, Tampa) based on a criminal complaint for damaging or destroying by fire a building used in interstate commerce. Hester surrendered to federal authorities in Oswego, New York. After an initial appearance on Friday afternoon in the Northern District of New York, Hester   more

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks on July 15 by Executive Vice President Lorie K. Logan at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association webinar: It is a pleasure to join you virtually. I'm grateful to SIFMA for the kind invitation to discuss the Federal Reserve's ongoing asset purchases and to all of you here for your interest in the smooth functioning of financial markets./1 In response to the severe economic shock associated w  more

NEW YORK, July 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks on July 16 by President and CEO John C. Williams at the 16th meeting of the Financial Research Advisory Committee for the Treasury's Office of Financial Research: Over the past four months we have experienced a series of unprecedented events. The pandemic, social distancing, and the economic fallout have transformed all of our lives. This summer, many Americans will be grieving the loss of loved ones, and man  more

SYRACUSE, New York, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - New York Field Office issued the following news release: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the acceptance of more than 1.2 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands during the recent signup period that began March 16 and ended May 15. The number of acres offered during this signup period was 1.9 million acres, over 3 times the   more

ALBANY, New York, July 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release on July 15: Three members of the United States Air Force Air National Guard have been sentenced for smuggling firearms parts and accessories into the United States. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; Special Agent Robert Shearer, Air Force Office of Special Investigations; John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New   more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 16 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Seth D. DuCharme, issued the following news release on July 14: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Gregory Altieri, the president of LNA Associates, with one count of wire fraud for allegedly running a two-year, $200 million Ponzi scheme based on nonexistent wholesale jewelry deals and false promises of inflated returns. Altieri was arrested today and will be arraign  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 16 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Seth D. DuCharme, issued the following news release: A 24-count indictment was unsealed yesterday in federal court in Central Islip charging eight members of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the "MS-13," with multiple racketeering offenses in connection with six murders, two attempted murders, a kidnapping conspiracy and narcotics trafficking conspiraci  more

ROCHESTER, New York, July 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release on July 15: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that two more defendants have been charged federally in two separate criminal complaints arising from May 30, 2020, violent protests held in the City of Rochester. SHAKELL SANKS, 26, and JAVON HARDY, 24, both of Rochester, NY, have been charged with arson and each face a mandatory minimum p  more

NEW LONDON, Connecticut, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: On Saturday Transportation Security Administration employees honed their skills and coordinated the participation of over 40 agents representing (15) federal, state and local agencies during a Collaborative Operation By Response Agency (COBRA) deployment exercise. This intermodal exercise brought together first response agencies to help enhance  more

KINGS POINT, New York, July 16 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: The U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point announced that the annual Parent's Weekend, normally hosted at the Academy during the month of September, is postponed until further notice. "This was a difficult decision and one we reached out of an abundance of caution for the safety and well-being of the Regiment of Midshipmen, the Academy community, and our  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, G. Zachary Terwilliger, issued the following news release: A former National Football League (NFL) player pleaded guilty to orchestrating a conspiracy to defraud the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) of over $300,000. Brian Carpenter, 59, of Centreville, played for the Washington Redskins, New York Giants, and Buffalo Bills in the early 1980s. According to court documents, Carpenter wa  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, Scott C. Blader, issued the following news release on July 10: Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ursula Wing, 42, New York City, New York, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to a two-year term of probation, and fined $10,000, for supplying abortion-inducing pills without a prescription to customers in the United State  more