BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: (NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.) - Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman, Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New York Division, Niagara Falls Police Department (NFPD) Chief of Police John Faso, and New York State Police (NYSP) Acting Superintendent Dominick Chiumento announced the arres  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2023: A New York man was sentenced yesterday for distributing approximately three kilograms of fentanyl and 592 grams of fentanyl analogue in Woburn. Ruben Davila Cardenas, 45, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to four years in prison and three years of supervised release. On Sept. 25, 2023, Cardenas pleaded guilty to di  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: When it comes to influencing climate change, the world's smallest ocean punches above its weight. It's been estimated that the cold waters of the Arctic absorb as much as 180 million metric tons of carbon per year - more than three times what New York City emits annually - making it one of Earth's critical carbon sinks. But recent findings show that thawing permafrost and carbon-rich runoff fro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: KINGSTON, NEW YORK - The Biden-Harris Administration applauds Ohio and New York for opening America's first electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations funded through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. A critical component of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $5 billion over five years to create good-paying American jobs buildi  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Dec. 21, 2023, entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Connecticut - 2022": * * * Private industry employers reported 35,700 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Connecticut in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that this resulted in a  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Dec. 21, 2023, entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in New York - 2022": * * * Private industry employers reported 138,900 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in New York in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that this resulted in a tota  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Dec. 21, 2023, entitled "Maine Job Openings and Labor Turnover - October 2023": * * * Maine had 44,000 job openings in October 2023, compared to 45,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the job openings rate in Maine was 6.3 percent in October   more

LEWISTON, New York, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Lewiston Bridge border-crossing, arrested a 29-year-old female Romanian citizen, who had an active felony arrest warrant from Fairfax, Virginia. On December 15, CBP officers encountered 29-year-old Loredana Lascan, who was heading to Niagara Falls, Canada and made a wrong turn on the   more

JAMAICA, New York, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U. S. Customs and Border Protection at John F. Kennedy International Airport's Global Entry Enrollment Center has just released thousands of immediate interview appointment times available to the public for the next 90 days! Global Entry is one of the Department of Homeland Security's Trusted Traveler Programs, and is used at land, air, and sea ports of entr  more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release: Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman, Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New York Division, Niagara Falls Police Department (NFPD) Chief of Police John Faso, and New York State Police (NYSP) Acting Superintendent Dominick Chiumento announced the arrest of 10 individuals as   more

WESTBURY, New York, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Rollup Shutters & Awnings Inc., owner must pay $28K in penalties for willful violations * * * A Long Island awnings company and its owner will pay $252,370 in back wages and damages to nearly three dozen workers whose employers intentionally denied them overtime wages over a three-year period, after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation. A review by the department'  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK -- Officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations New York City's Newburgh sub-office arrested a 31-year-old citizen of Guatemala convicted by Rockland County Court in New City, New York, of a felony by leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury and death. "Accidents happen, but failing to stop when you strike individuals with yo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-425) on Dec. 18, 2023: * * * Re: Short Term Network Change Certification Received Verizon New York Inc. (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that short term 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  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver of Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. (FDIC-Receiver), today completed the final transaction following the marketing of the $33 billion Commercial Real Estate (CRE) portfolio retained in receivership after the failure of Signature Bank, New York, New York. SBNA Investor LLC (SBNA), an entity directly controlled by Santander Bank, N  more

TAMPA, Florida, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Egbert Philip (58, New York) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to import more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States. He faces a minimum mandatory term of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agreement, in April 2022 at the seaport i  more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: The CEO of a New York-based venture capital firm who conspired to defraud more than 50 investors of millions of dollars in a pre-IPO scam was sentenced to prison today for his crime. George Iakovou, 30, of New York, New York, was sentenced to serve 97 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Clay   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal court on Dec. 13 enjoined two New York companies, a Delaware company and the companies' owner from distributing and manufacturing adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). In a civil complaint filed on Dec. 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration   more

UPTON, New York, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: Maggie Sullivan, an experienced leader and manager of the Talent Management group at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, was named Chief Human Resources Officer and Assistant Laboratory Director for Human Resources on Oct. 13. Sullivan took over the position from Bob Lincoln, who transitioned to an advisory role after serving more than 12 year  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: The former co-owners of a New Jersey marketing company were each sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for their roles in a scheme to defraud public and private health benefits programs of at least $8.8 million for the billing of medically unnecessary compounded prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Lisa Curty, 46,  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Erin Keegan, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced that a grand jury returned a five-count I  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's National Security Division, James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Kahleke Taylor, a/k/a "Flex," age 23, of Albany, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for a mail and wire fraud scheme that obtained more than $200,000 in COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits using the personal information of other people. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Matthew S  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York 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 an Indictment charging DEWAYNE BARRETT and O'NEIL WRIGHT under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act ("RADA"), which proscribes doping schemes   more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Augustin Ramos, 42, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, in two separate cases, was sentenced to serve 96 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney   more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Gonzalez a/k/a Steven Hernandez, a/k/a Steve, a/k/a Stevie, a/k/a Unc, 47, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 188 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Gonzalez was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $7,058.60 to the f  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Julie Dotton, 51, of Orchard Park, NY, who was convicted of willful failure to truthfully account for and pay over employment taxes, was sentenced four years' probation, and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Dotton was also ordered to pay   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AAMIR WAHAB was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the National Basketball Association ("NBA") Players' Health and Welfare Benefit Plan (the "Plan"). U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni imposed the sentence. U.S  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Damone Hennings, 31, and Analyse Spencer, 23, both of Buffalo, NY, with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The charges carry a minimum penalty of two years in prison, and a maximum penalty of 20 years.  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Naomi Gruchacz, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General ("HHS-OIG"), announced today the arrests of ERIN FOLEY and TED ALBIN on charges of health care fraud and conspi  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Alan Laird, 48, and Steven Rosenbaum, 58, both of Webster, NY, who were convicted of filing a false tax return with the Internal Revenue Service, were each sentenced to serve six months in prison followed by six months home confinement by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. In addition, Laird and Rose  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Stuart M. Goldberg, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Tax Division, announced that ROLF SCHNELLMANN, a Swiss former executive, pled guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States in connection with a scheme to help high-value  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the arrest of JOHN ARTHUR HANRATTY for charges in connection with a fraudulent scheme to steal money from a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC")-in  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty plea of DAVID CARMONA for his role in founding and promoting a large-scale cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme known as IcomTech. CARMONA pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. U.  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Eddie Ortiz-Ortiz, 29, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz M. Wright, who handled the case, stated that on Janu  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Brendan Farver, 29, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violan  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced the unsealing of an Indictment today charging three members of a Bronx-based narcotics trafficking organization with conspiring to distribute narcotics and with possessing fire  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Richard "Richie" Sinde, age 59, of Fort Lee, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 168 months in prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiring to traffic about 15 kilograms of cocaine in March and April 2021. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enfor  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York posted the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: The Justice Department, together with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, announced today that Chaim "Mutty" Scheinbaum has agreed to pay $656,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of false claims to the Medicaid program for worthless services provided to residents at Saratoga Ce  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Dec. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Civil Division, and Michael C. Rogers, MS, Acting Associate Commissioner, of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Regulatory Affairs announced today that two New York companies, a Delaware co  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Justin Whitfield, 24, of Cincinnati, OH, was charged by criminal complaint with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint,  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Matthew R. Talamo, 38, of New Haven, New York, pled guilty today in federal court in Syracuse to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act related to his operation of Southern Diesel Truck Co. and Southern Diesel and Off-Road LLC (collectively "Southern Diesel"), in Oswego, New York. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Tyler Amon, Specia  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Fernando McMillan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of Criminal Investigations ("FDA-OCI"), and Daniel B. Brubaker, the Inspector in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ("  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Savannah Gross, 31, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, $10,000,0  more

NEW YORK--, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: * * * TSA officers find new definition of "dirty diaper" * * * Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at LaGuardia Airport removed a diaper from a man's carry-on bag this morning (Dec. 20) when it triggered an alarm in the security checkpoint X-ray unit. Inside the diaper, TSA officers unwrapped 17 bullets that had been a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: A New York woman was sentenced to prison today on several felony and misdemeanor charges related to her conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Sara Carpenter,  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: The United States Attorney's Office stated that Umar Koon, 45, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court to charges that he distributed, and possessed with intent to distribute, illegal narcotics. United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle released Koon on conditions pending trial, which has not been scheduled.   more

KINGS POINT, New York, Dec. 21 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point recently honored midshipmen who distinguished themselves academically and at sea during the first term of Academic Year 2024. At a ceremony in Wiley Hall, Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nunan, Superintendent, Captain Mike Stroud, Acting Deputy Superintendent, and Captain Paul Acquaro, Director of the Academic Ce  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney's Office stated that Umar Koon, 45, of the Bronx, New York, has pleaded not guilty in United States District Court to charges that he distributed, and possessed with intent to distribute, illegal narcotics. United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle released Koon on conditions pending trial, whi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The White House issued the following readout of the "Communities in Action" event called "Building a Better New York" on Dec. 20, 2023: * * * On December 14, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Public Engagement hosted 70 local elected officials and community leaders from across the state of New York as part of its "Communities in Action" event series. During the half-day forum, senior Biden-Harris Administration officials highlighted t  more