BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: An Acton was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to use stolen identities to fraudulently obtain disaster loan funds from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and to launder the funds. Edwin Acevedo, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 33 months in prison and three years of supervi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: A Brockton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston. Estevao Semedo, 61, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to six months in prison and one year of supervised release, with the first six months to be served in home confinement. Semedo was also ordered to pay a $17,000 forfeiture money judgment. In Apri  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: A Methuen man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition and using a firearm in relation of a drug trafficking offense. Shawn Hart, 45, was charged with one count of distribution of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: A Rhode Island man and the owner of a "virtual CFO" business has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to laundering tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from internet fraud schemes by creating shell companies and opening fraudulent business bank accounts. Craig Clayton, 73, of Cranston, R.I., has agreed to plead guilty to o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: In the last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached settlements with two Maine based companies - Jasper Wyman & Son and Barber Foods - for chemical safety violations, resulting in $373,490 in combined penalties. In addition, one of the companies agreed to conduct Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). Both companies use anhydrous ammonia as a refrigerant at their fa  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 18 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: GE Vernova's Gas Power business (NYSE: GE) today announced the start of commercial operation for Competitive Power Ventures' Three Rivers Energy Center (CPV Three Rivers) in Goose Lake Township, Grundy County, Illinois. Powered by GE's HA combined cycle equipment, the plant is now able to deliver more than 1.2 gigawatts (GW)  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Improving Federal Collaboration to Protect Our K-12 Schools from Cyberattacks" at 11 a.m. on April 21, 2023, at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm's College, 100 St. Anselm Drive, Manchester, New Hampshire: Witnesses * Daniel King, Chief of Cybersecurity, Region 1 (New England), Cyb  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is introducing the Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act (CRWPA), which would formalize a partnership between federal, state, local and private entities to promote conservation, restoration, education and recreation efforts in the Watershed and establish a voluntary grant program to facilitate these activities. This collaborative effort will benefit fish and w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), announced $456,941 in federal funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is heading to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to bolster climate change research and coastal resiliency efforts in New Hampshire's Seacoast communities. The funding comes as part of t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chair of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), announced $456,941 in federal funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is heading to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to bolster climate change research and coastal resiliency efforts in New Hampshire's Seacoast communities. The funding comes as part of th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that University of Maine, in Orono, Maine, has been selected to receive a $1,125,000 grant funding research to address the drivers and environmental impacts of energy transitions in underserved and Tribal communities. The University of Maine Orono was one of only 11 institutions selected nationwide to s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that University of Maine, in Orono, Maine, has been selected to receive a $1,125,000 grant funding research to address the drivers and environmental impacts of energy transitions in underserved and Tribal communities. The University of Maine Orono was one of only 11 institutions selected nationwide to s  more