BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, NJ. - A New Jersey-based employee of an international financial institution was arrested today for accepting bribes to facilitate millions of dollars of money laundering, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Oscar Marc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two California men were each sentenced today to 24 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in New Jersey and elsewhere, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic cocaine across the border, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Mikeal Jovany Phillips, 35, Huffman, and Juan Andres Rodriguez-Murillo, 31, Mexico, cons  more

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Nov. 3 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Cherokee Nation Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-25 academic year. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2024. The nonprofit organization awarded more than $428,000 to 73 high school graduates and 40 current university students last year, the most in its history. "Last year we once again reached record-breaking suppor  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news: In The Universal Timekeepers, Astronomy Professor David Helfand, reconstructs the history of the universe--back to its first microsecond 13.8 billion years ago--with the help of atoms. He shows how, by using detectors and reactors, microscopes and telescopes, questions such as these can be answered: Is a medieval illustrated prayer book real or forged? What was the earth's climate like before humans emerged? Where are t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WHEN: Thursday, November 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST. WHERE: Hope City Community Church, 6115 Woodrow Bean, El Paso, TX 79924 WHAT: Summit for New Mexico and West Texas families who have suffered the terrible loss of a loved one to fentanyl or other illicit substances WHO: DEA El Paso Division, U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Tex  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MEDFORD, Ore.--The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced today that three southern Oregon drug traffickers, including the head of a Klamath Falls, Oregon, drug trafficking organization, have pleaded guilty in federal court following investigations by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Medford resident office  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO - The United States Attorney's Office has charged Yessenia Margarita Barrientos-Lainez--a former employee of a money services business in the Tenderloin district--with conspiring to launder drug proceeds by wiring large sums of money abroad for a known drug trafficker in the San Francisco Bay Area, announced United States Attorne  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and for illegally possessing firearms. Franklin T. Hicks Jr., also known as "Frankie," 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 10 years and six months in federal prison without parole. On May 31, 2022  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement after House Republicans rejected his amendment to H.R. 4821, the Department of Interior Appropriations Act of 2024, to prohibit commercial offshore wind (OSW) development in Lobster Management Area 1 (LMA 1) in the Gulf of Maine. "Offshore wind development in the Gulf's most productive fishing grounds is a threat to Maine fishermen's way of life  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Brighton, CO -- Today, the DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division joined Colorado's 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason, the Drug Trafficking Unit of the Adams County DA's Office, and the North Metro Task Force to announce grand jury indictments against nine people accused of funneling fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine into Adams Count  more

CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 2 -- The National Football League issued the following news: The Raiders weren't buyers or sellers at the trade deadline, but they did make a pivotal decision for the franchise's future late Tuesday night. Las Vegas has fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager David Ziegler, owner Mark Davis announced in a statement. "After much thought about what the Raiders need to move forward, I have decided to part ways with Josh and Dave," Davis' statement read. "I want to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Jose Cintron, 26, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today to serve 151 months (over 12 years) in federal prison for his convictions for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Sp  more

EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 3 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: Teamsters Local 251 members who work as maintenance staff and valets have overwhelmingly ratified agreements with Bally's Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort. The five-year contracts include significant wage increases, premium Teamster health care, and coverage for all workers under the New England Teamsters Trucking and Industry Pension fund. "We have fought for these gains for  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: LAREDO, Texas - Three Laredo residents have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and launder money, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Cesar Mendiola, 57, Rafael Rodriguez, 63, and Jose Angel Rod  more