WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Empire Wind project offshore New York and New Jersey will power more than 700,000 homes The Biden-Harris administration today announced its approval of the Empire Wind offshore wind project - the sixth approval of a commercial-scale offshore wind energy project under President Biden's leadership. Today's announcement supports the Administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. CES 23-57) entitled "Output Market Power and Spatial Misallocation." The paper was written by Santiago Franco. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Most product industries are local. In the U.S., firms selling goods and services to local consumers account for 50% of total sales and generate 60% of the nation's total jobs./1 Competition in these industries happens in local output markets: cities. For exa  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2023: * * * Bank Will Offer Reassignment as a Reasonable Accommodation to Employees With Disabilities * * * Citizens Bank, N.A., will implement company-wide policy changes and pay $100,000 to a former employee of its Cranston, Rhode Island call center to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City (NYC) arrested an unlawfully present Salvadoran citizen Nov. 8 who is wanted in El Salvador for terror-related activity. The foreign fugitive is a known 18th Street gang member and an active member of the Colombia Little Cycos Surenos clique. Long Island Fugitive Operations officers arrested t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced the winning bidder for its twenty-second Community Impact Pool (CIP) of non-performing loans. The transaction is expected to close on January 22, 2024, and includes approximately 61 loans totaling $18.4 million in unpaid principal balance (UPB). The loans are geographically focused in the New York area, and the winning bidder was 510 Residential Loan Acquisition V LLC (4  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-396) on Nov. 20, 2023: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon New York Inc. (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communication  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: St. Joseph's Medical Center provided a national media outlet access to COVID-19 patients' protected health information Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Saint Joseph's Medical Center for potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Saint J  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2023: A Pennsylvania doctor and his wife have admitted their roles in schemes to solicit and receive kickbacks and bribes in exchange for ordering genetic tests, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Yitzchok "Barry" Kurtzer, 63, and his wife, Robin Kurtzer, 62, both of Monsey, New York, pleaded guilty this week before U.S. District J  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- 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 Daniel B. Brubaker, the Inspector in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ("USPIS"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging KYLE TSUI with wire fraud and mail fraud in connection with a scheme that resulted in sales of approximately $  more

PLATTSBURGH, New York, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Carla B. Freedman, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2023: Stefan Chernev, age 49, and a citizen of Bulgaria, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit international money laundering. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the Boston Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS); and Matthew Scarpino, Special Agent in Charge of th  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release: Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, former New York City correction officer Krystle Burrell was sentenced by United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 29 months' imprisonment for accepting nearly $10,000 in bribe payments in exchange for smuggling contraband into Rikers Island. Burrell was employed by the New York City Department of Corrections (  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Carla B. Freedman, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2023: Bernardo Tovar, age 34, of Amsterdam, New York, pled guilty today to a drug trafficking conspiracy, possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl pills, cocaine and methamphetamine, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charg  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release: Earlier today, at the federal court in Brooklyn, Vladimir Esguerra and Jonathan Betancur were sentenced by United States District Judge Eric Komitee to 128 months' imprisonment and 110 months' imprisonment, respectively, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and distributing the heroin and fentanyl that caused the death of Michael J. Marino. Breon   more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, Trini E. Ross, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jarrod Adams, 43, Erie, PA, and Michael Murphy, 31, of Jamestown, NY, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara for their roles in a Jamestown area drug ring. Adams, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 10  more

BANGOR, Maine, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release: Two New York men were found guilty today of conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robbery in connection with a violent home invasion in Rangeley in 2016. The verdict came after a three-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court in Bangor with Judge Nancy Torresen presiding. According to evidence presented during the trial, in July 2016, Andre Muller (aka "Dre Muller"), 53, and Robert   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Deputies and Task Force Officers from the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) Saturday apprehended the felon after an all-points bulletin BOLO (Be On The Lookout) was issued to all police departments to locate and arrest him so he could be returned to federal custody. Antonio Olmeda, formerly in custody at the Bureau of Prisons Danbury facility,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The FBI issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: Director Christopher Wray has named Wayne A. Jacobs as the special agent in charge of the Philadelphia Field Office. He most recently served as special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office over the Criminal and Cyber division. Mr. Jacobs joined the FBI as a special agent in 2003 and was assigned to the New York Field Office, where he worked government and financial fraud and, later, violent crimes and  more