BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: A Danvers man has been arrested and charged with money laundering in connection with allegedly running an unlicensed, "no questions asked" money transmitting business that converted more than $1 million in cash to the digital currency Bitcoin, including on behalf of scammers and drug dealers. Trung Nguyen, a/k/a "DCS420", 46, was ind  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 13 (TNSres) -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: AstraZeneca's New Drug Application (NDA) for capivasertib in combination with FASLODEX(R) (fulvestrant) has been accepted and granted Priority Review in the US for the treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer following recurrence or progression on or aft  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: 21 defendants have been indicted and an additional defendant has been charged in connection with an organized drug trafficking ring operating out of Manchester and Boston, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Over the past day and a half, law enforcement arrested 12 of these defendants on conspiracy to distribute controlled substance char  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: A New Bedford man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Edwin Collazo, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl; and to possession with intent to dis  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: A Peabody man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking in fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. Donald Ruby, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley to 27 months in prison and two years of supervised release. Ruby was also ordered to forfeit $28,110 which was previously seized during   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Justin Gebo will appear before Magistrate Judge Andrea K. Johnstone for an initial appearance in federal court today for being a prohibited person in possession of firearms, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. According to the charging documents, one of the alleged firearms was recovered during a homicide investigation   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: A Boston man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly distributing methamphetamine. Vincent Lambert, 40, has been indicted on three counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Lambert was arrested today and appeared in federal court in Boston. Lambert was detained pendin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 13 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today the awarding of more than $1.46 million to support the state's efforts to reduce diesel air pollution. The eight projects announced today are part of the 2022 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grant Program. DERA, which is administered by the U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following dissent by Commissioner Allison Clements on a decision (Docket No. CP19-502-002) involving Commonwealth LNG LLC: * * * I dissent from this Order[1] for two principal reasons. First, the Order's discussion of how, if at all, the Commission considered the project's climate impacts in its public interest determination is incomprehensible. By speaking in code that only they can decipher,  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following dissent by Commissioner Allison Clements on a decision (Docket No. ER23-1609-000) involving PJM Interconnection LLC: * * * I agree with PJM that capacity auctions should be held using accurate, up-to-date rules and assumptions that provide for resource adequacy at just and reasonable rates. And I share PJM's concern that current rules may need to be revised in light of risks such as   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner James Danly on a decision (Docket No. CP21-467-001) involving Texas Gas Transmission LLC: * * * This is a clear case of regulatory failure. Today, the Commission issued a notice stating that we would not be issuing an order on rehearing in the above-captioned docket.[1] This, despite an earlier notice declaring that, though rehearing may be deemed denied by   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 (TNSper) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, has been appointed chief of the newly created Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation (DoC-IT) at UC San Francisco. The new division will promote the integration and application of information technology to improve patient care. It will serve as the academic home for applied clinical informatics researchers, UCSF's Cli  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release and letters: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Chairman Thomas Massie (R-KY) sent letters to Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Company, PNC Financial Services, Truist, U.S. Bankcorp, and Wells Fargo about banks voluntarily providing the federal government with customers' private fi  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King is introducing legislation to expand marketing and research funding for maple syrup producers in Maine and the New England region. The Market Access, Promotion and Landowner Education Support for Your Regionally Underserved Producers (MAPLE SYRUP) Act would increase funding from $20 million to $30 million for the federal maple support program. The program supports the U.S. maple sy  more

BOSTON, New Hampshire, June 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $7,128,850 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in New Hampshire while advancing environmental justice. EPA selected eight communities in New Hampshire to receive eight grants totaling $7,128,850 in competitive EPA Brownfields funding th  more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 13 (TNSper) -- The University of Rochester issued the following news release: At a May meeting, the University of Rochester Board of Trustees elected two new board members, and recognized three members on becoming life trustees. "Our University thrives thanks to our dedicated trustees," said Board Chair Rich Handler '83. "Their invaluable perspective, vision, and knowledge propel us towards boundless possibilities. We are fortunate to have three amazing trustees who w  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to introduce the Market Access, Promotion and Landowner Education Support for Your Regionally Underserved Producers (MAPLE SYRUP) Act last week, legislation extending and expanding the Acer Access and Development Program, which supports maple syrup producers in Vermont and across the United States. Co-Spo  more