NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release on Oct. 29: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Montanez, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Newark Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation ("IRS-CI"), announced today that BILAL SALAJ, an operator of a construction business, pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud the IRS  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release on Oct. 29: Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GUSTAVO L. VILA, a disbarred lawyer in Westchester County, pled guilty today in White Plains federal court to stealing government funds. VILA's plea results from his theft of approximately $1 million that the Department of Justice's 9/11 Victim Compens  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release on Oct. 30: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SPYROS PANOS, a former orthopedic surgeon, who was previously convicted of health care fraud, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas to charges of wire fraud, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft, in connectio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on Oct. 29: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the implementation of biometric facial comparison technology at the pedestrian border crossings in Detroit, Michigan and Champlain, New York. The technology will enhance the identity verification process for lawful entry into the United States. The biometric facial comparison process occurs only at  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion and order (Court No. 19-00044): UTTAM GALVA STEELS LIMITED, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and CALIFORNIA STEEL INDUSTRIES INC., AND STEEL DYNAMICS, INC., Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Leo M. Gordon, Judge OPINION and ORDER [Commerce's Remand Results sustained in part and remanded in part.] Dated: October 29, 2020 John M. Gurley and Aman Kakar, Arent Fox LLP, of Washington, DC, for Plain  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 26: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced SUEZ North America in New York as a 2020 WaterSense Excellence Award winner for being a leader in water efficiency and conservation efforts. Nationwide, 29 awardees produced and promoted the adoption of WaterSense labeled products, homes, and programs, which have helped Americans conserve more than 4.4 trillion gallons of water while sav  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Oct. 29: The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) today released its unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. "Through the first nine months of 2020, as the pandemic has continued to take its toll on the nation, we have repeatedly seen the local lender stepping up and creating opportunities to support cust  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 18-civ-6718; S.D.N.Y. filed July 26, 2018): On October 23, 2020, Judge Paul G. Gardephe of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York found that John A. Paulsen, a former managing director and fixed income research analyst at a registered broker-dealer, aided and abetted a pay-to-play scheme involving the New York State Common Retirement Fund. The 3-day bench tr  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 27 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Seth D. DuCharme, issued the following news release on Oct. 26: Rakesh Kumar, the owner of Orba Construction Company (Orba), a public school construction company, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Brooklyn to conspiracy to commit mail fraud for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) by failing to pay the prevailing wage to Orba's construction work  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 28 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Antoinette T. Bacon, issued the following news release on Oct. 26: Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) Michael F. Perry and Joshua R. Rosenthal will lead the efforts of the Northern District of New York in connection with the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 3, 2020, general elect  more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release on Oct. 29: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that his Office, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and their federal, State, and local partners, has put in place additional security awareness and monitoring measures in order to ensure the most secure settings for our elections. Kennedy has specifically assigned several Assis  more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release on Oct. 27: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Anthony Gerace, 40, of Clarence, NY, pleaded guilty to possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attor  more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release on Oct. 29: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brian Thomas, 60 of Elmira, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to possessing child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a lifetime period of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle P.  more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release on Oct. 29: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Alfredo Diaz a/k/a Dindo, 57, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possessing with intent to distribute, and distributing, fentanyl. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorneys M  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release on Oct. 30: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert Fitzgerald, of Rochester, NY pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to failing to collect and pay over payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: The Smithsonian and the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID) announced a collaboration to bring a new public art exhibition to the streets of Washington, D.C. "Monument and Marker" is the latest exhibition from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative and the initiative's first public art installation. "Monument and Marker" includes two artworks, "Monument" by New York City-based art  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 28: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the Town of Cortlandt, New York, to prepare a municipally-owned, 99-acre parcel of land for private development. The EDA grant, to be matched with $43.2 million in local funds, is expected to generate $17  more