WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announces the deployment of 56 AmeriCorps NCCC teams to 25 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. The deployments began in mid-October, with several slated to run through mid-December, to address the impacts of climate change, and support families through food security programs and other community needs. When America calls, AmeriCorps answers. In the Pacif  more

UPTON, New York, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Ann Emrick, a recognized strategic leader in developing and implementing complex-wide, mission-enabling processes, has been named Deputy Director for Operations at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective Oct. 1. Emrick, a longtime Brookhaven Lab employee, takes over from Jack Anderson, who stepped down at the end o  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City - October 2023": * * * Area prices down 0.1 percent over the month and up 3.5 percent over the year * * * Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched down 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bu  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: * * * This World Diabetes Day, new national PSAs encourage risk awareness and healthy lifestyle changes to help reverse prediabetes * * * Prediabetes is reversible, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ad Council want to make sure people know they can change the outcome. More than 1 in 3 adu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks on Nov. 16, 2023, by Chairman Rostin Behnam at the 2023 U.S. Treasury Market Conference: * * * Introduction[1] The New York City Marathon took place just over a week ago. Though the course did not wind its way through the Financial District, it covered all five boroughs, and hosted just under 52,000 runners from 148 countries.[2] Over 2 million in-person spectators set an all-time record for subway ri  more

THERESA, New York, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellesley Island Station seized approximately 68 lbs. of marijuana, smuggled into the United States. On November 15, Border Patrol agents initiated a traffic stop to perform an immigration inspection on State Route 411. During the inspection and through investigative steps, agents discovered two large garbage bags th  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Aristian Torregano, Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) West Point Middle School principal, initially took up running as a pursuit of wellness. However, the experience of preparing for the 26.2-mile race transformed her mindset from "I can't" to "I can." The New York City Marathon, known as the world's largest marathon, concluded just four days ago, leaving p  more

WEST POINT, New York, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following community news: By Eric S. Bartelt, PV Managing Editor In an exuberant and festive environment providing art, poetry, live music and food trucks for children and adults alike, the Department of English and Philosophy (DEP) celebrated its move into 612B, or what is frequently referred to as the General Instruction Building (GIB), with a community open house Nov. 9 at the U.S. Military Academy. In the coming days, t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that 12 states and the District of Columbia will participate as "core states" in fiscal year 2024 in its National Expansion of Employment Opportunities Network initiative, enabling government agencies in these states to receive consulting, capacity-building support and ongoing mentoring to increase competitive  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK -- On Nov. 15, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrested a citizen of Turkey convicted of acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 years old in full satisfaction of the following criminal charges: criminal sexual act in the first degree of a victim less than 11 years old; and sexual abuse in the first degree: sexual cont  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023, by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on an action entitled "In the Matter of Dexter Blake, Mount Vernon, New York, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture" (File No.: EB-FIELDNER-17-00023354): * * * At the Federal Communications Commission we are stewards of the public airwaves. To ensure that this essential resource is broadly available, we have rules that govern its use. And for tho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2023, by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on an action entitled "In the Matter of Dexter Blake, Mount Vernon, New York, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture; In the Matter of Matthew Bowen, Brooklyn, New York, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture; In the Matter of Johnny Peralta, Bronx, New York, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture" (File Nos.: EB-FIELDNER-17-00023354; EB-F  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023, by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on an action entitled "In the Matter of Matthew Bowen, Brooklyn, New York, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture" (File No.: EB-FIELDNER-22-00034507): * * * At the Federal Communications Commission we are stewards of the public airwaves. To ensure that this essential resource is broadly available, we have rules that govern its use. And for those   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today proposed fines against three pirate radio operators under the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act (PIRATE Act). This includes pirate radio stations in the Bronx, Mount Vernon, and Brooklyn, New York that may face fines totaling $6,412,068. Pirate radio is an unauthorized transmission of radio signals on the frequencies i  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On Nov. 14, a New York man was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for surveilling and later planning the shooting of his victim from point-blank range. Jaime Serrano Jr., 46, of New York, flew down from New York to Miami to kill his victim. Once Serrano arrived in Miami, he surveilled his victim at the victi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Lt. j.g. Jacob Nolan, HSC-26 public affairs The Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 "Chargers", stationed aboard Naval Station Norfolk held a change of command ceremony, Nov. 16 to mark a transition of command leadership. During the change of command ceremony, Cmdr. Scott Chirgwin, of Portland, Oregon, assumed all duties and responsibilities as the HSC-26 commanding officer from Cmdr. Matthew Mr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYCHH), which provides health care services to more than one million New Yorkers. The agreement resolves the department's determination that NYCHH violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it rejected a work  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A 12-count indictment was unsealed in the Northern District of Georgia charging 23 defendants - all alleged Sex Money Murder (SMM) gang members and associates - with crimes including racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking, and firearms violations. According to court documents, SMM is a subset of The Bloods gang, which originated in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. The SMM subset has spread from the Bronx  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: A congressional campaign staffer pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain political contributions. According to court documents, Samuel Miele, 27, of New York, worked as a fundraiser for a candidate seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives (Candidate #1). As part of the scheme, Miele impersonated a high-ranking aide to a member of H  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") announced today that Larry E. Thompson has been elected by its Board of Directors ("Board") to serve as Board chair for a two-year term that will commence on January 1, 2024. Mr. Thompson, who is the former vice chairman of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, has served on  more

WEST POINT, New York, Nov. 18 -- The Military Academy issued the following academic news: By Jorge Garcia, USMA Multimedia Specialist Exploring new methodologies in military law regulation entails navigating a terrain of challenges and responsibilities. As a result, academic and military proficiency is leveraged at the Lieber Institute for Law & Warfare at West Point to invoke discussions and share perspectives to ensure that expressed principles of law "remain definitive, understood, and acc  more

WEST POINT, New York, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Jorge Garcia, USMA Multimedia Specialist Exploring new methodologies in military law regulation entails navigating a terrain of challenges and responsibilities. As a result, academic and military proficiency is leveraged at the Lieber Institute for Law & Warfare at West Point to invoke discussions and share perspectives to ensure that expressed principles of law "remain definitive, understood, and accepte  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release: Christopher Acevedo, a founder and leader of the Wood City street gang based in the Woodhull neighborhood of Queens, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Diane Gujarati in federal court in Brooklyn to two terms of life imprisonment to run concurrently, for murder in aid of racketeering and causing death through the use of a firearm. Acevedo wa  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, Trini E. Ross, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Nicholas Piraino, 30, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with distribution of cocaine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that on November 1, 2023, investigators conducted  more

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Earlier today, Samuel Miele pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to wire fraud committed while he was working as a fundraiser for a candidate seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives (Candidate #1). Miele agreed to pay $109,171 in restitution, $69,136 in forfeiture, and a separate stipulated payment of $470  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that TELESFORO DEL VALLE, JR., a/k/a "Ted," a criminal defense attorney who has appeared in cases in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ("SDNY District Court") and elsewhere for more than 20 years, pled guilty to charges of co  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release: Today, at the conclusion of a removal hearing, a federal court in Houston, Texas ordered Elmer Canales-Rivera, also known as "Crook de Hollywood," a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, to be transferred in custody to the Eastern District of New York where he and 13 other high-ranking MS-13 leaders were indicted in December 2020 on te  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that AVIRAM AZARI was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for computer intrusion, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with his involvement in a massive computer-hacking campaign targeting companies and individuals in the U.S. and around  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced the recent seizures of approximately 219,000 counterfeit bags, clothes,  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict on November 9, 2023, against MOUNIR MRABET on four counts in a Superseding Indictment, including charges of narcotics conspiracy, narcotics trafficking, and a firearms offense. MRABET will be sentenced at a later date by U.S. District Jud  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Charles Carter, also known as "Chase," pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. As part of his plea, Carter admitted that fentanyl that he sold contributed to the drug overdose deaths of two victims ("Victim-1" and "Victim-2") in 2020 and 2021. Carter also admitt  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Earlier today, Aurelien Michel, a French national who had been residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), pled guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York to conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with defrauding purchasers of "Mutant Ape Planet" NFTs, a type of digital asset. Today's proceeding took place before United States  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, Trini E. Ross, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Angel Elliot Dalfin, 58, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of making a false document, was sentenced to serve five years' probation, to include eight months of home confinement with electronic monitoring, by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Dalfin was also ordered to perform 600 hours of   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction in Manhattan federal court of OMAR LOPEZ CASTRO for his participation in a cocaine trafficking scheme between 2018 and 2022. The jury convicted LOPEZ CASTRO following a one-week trial before U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel. Sentencing of LOPEZ CASTRO is sch  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, Trini E. Ross, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Robert Forbes, Jr. a/k/a Ra Ra a/k/a Henny, 37, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of two counts of Hobbs Act Robbery and two counts of Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery, was sentenced to serve 228 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Marang  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Carla B. Freedman, issued the following news release: Michael Griswold, age 37, of Syracuse, was sentenced yesterday to serve 151 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement. As p  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the arrests of ZHONG SHI GAO, a/k/a "George," NAIFENG XU, a/k/a "Andy," and FEI JIANG, a/k/a "Jeffrey," a/k/a "Brother Fei," f  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced the unsealing of a 34-Count Superseding Indictment charging 28 members and associates of the Young Gunnaz Gang ("YG"), including the gang's high-rank  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, Trini E. Ross, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment charging Joseph Zaso a/k/a Joey Cracks a/k/a Sosa, 39, of Buffalo, NY, and Kyle N. Lewis, 31, of Jamestown. NY, who were previously charged with multiple drug charges, with additional charges: * Defendant Zaso is charged with bran  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DWIGHT REID, a/k/a "Dick Wolf," and CHRISTOPHER ERSKINE, a/k/a "Beagle," were found guilty yesterday of racketeering and narcotics conspiracy in connection with their leadership of the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods Gang ("Gorilla Stone"), a bru  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian's Native Art Market returns to the museums in Washington, D.C., and New York Dec. 2 and 3. This annual event invites lovers of art and craftsmanship to meet Indigenous artists and learn about traditional Native arts and contemporary Native creativity. At each location, more than 30 artists will of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $43,750 fine for Holtec Decommissioning International for shipping radioactive materials in a package exceeding regulatory transportation limits. The package, which contained decommissioning equipment, was shipped in an open transport vehicle from the Oyster Creek site in Lacey Township, New Jersey, to the Indian Point site in Buchanan, New York, where the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW YORK, N.Y. - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction in Manhattan federal court of OMAR Lopez Castro for his participation in a cocaine trafficking scheme between 2018 and 2022. The jury convicted Lopez Castro following a one-week trial before U.S. District Judge P. Kevin  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force has announced that the Air Reserve component has initiated a direct commission and constructive service credit program memo for people interested in serving in the cyber security and cyberspace warfare operations career fields. Brig. Gen. Terrence Adams, deputy principal cyber advisor to the Secretary of Defense and senior military advisor for Cyber P  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force has announced that the Air Reserve component has initiated a direct commission and constructive service credit program memo for people interested in serving in the cyber security and cyberspace warfare operations career fields. Brig. Gen. Terrence Adams, deputy principal cyber advisor to the Secretary of Defense and senior military advisor for Cyber Policy,  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force has announced that the Air Reserve component has initiated a direct commission and constructive service credit program memo for people interested in serving in the cyber security and cyberspace warfare operations career fields. Brig. Gen. Terrence Adams, deputy principal cyber advisor to the Secretary of Defense and senior military advisor for Cyber Policy, made the ann  more

WEST POINT, New York, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Eric S. Bartelt, PV Managing Editor Future military and civilian leaders gathered at the U.S. Military Academy to discuss current and future global issues during the 74th annual Class of 1971 Student Conference of U.S. Affairs (SCUSA), hosted by the Department of Social Sciences (SOSH), from Nov. 1-4. This year's SCUSA theme was "Innovation and the Future of American Foreign Policy." Over the course of th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, Under Secretary James Kvaal, and other U.S. Department of Education (Department) officials held a series of meetings and listening sessions to learn more about the growing concerns of antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Arab, and related forms of discrimination in schools. The Department also announced a series of actions t  more

WEST POINT, New York, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following community news: By Shawn Herndon, USAG West Point Assistant Executive Officer/DPTMS The Weather Channel has been naming winter storms for 12 seasons now and the 2023-24 season will offer a unique set with Archer, Cait, Noor, Qadir and Xenops to name a few. The criteria for named storms includes a national weather service storm, blizzard or ice storm covering a population of at least 2 million and/or covering an are  more