WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: Subject: APHIS Removes Portions of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York, from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantine Are; To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is removing 10.1 square miles   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Massachusetts - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 12.6 percent of wage and salary workers in Massachusetts, compared with 12.7 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the union membership rate for the state was at i  more

WESTVILLE, New York, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to Swanton Sector arrested an individual wanted for First Degree Murder in Toronto, Canada. Luis Miguel Eucebio-Severino, 29, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was arrested by Border Patrol following a concerned citizen's report near Westville, NY. On Friday, January 12, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Buffalo Field Office is announcing current Trusted Traveler Program appointment availability at all enrollment centers throughout the field office. Conditionally approved NEXUS, FAST and Global Entry applicants of CBP's Trusted Traveler Programs can complete their required interview portion of the enrollment process at  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A New York man was sentenced yesterday in the District of Columbia for assaulting law enforcement and other charges as a result of his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His 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. R  more

PEACHTREE CITY, Georgia, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Judith Minor, Americas Director of Student Excellence, is delighted to announce that Dr. Angelique Lamonski has been selected as the Americas Region Chief of Staff. Dr. Lamonski brings over two decades of invaluable experience within the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) system to this significant role. Her journey in the education sector began with teac  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: United States Attorney Breon Peace announced today that the Eastern District of New York collected a total of $1,787,750,466.06 in criminal and civil actions filed in the Eastern District of New York and in cases in which the Office worked with other U.S. Attorney's Offices and components of the Department of Justice in Fiscal Year 2023. Of this  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release Feb. 1, 2024: * * * Arts and cultural strategies will support ongoing progress in treasured water bodies across New York and New Jersey * * * The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced on Tuesday EPA's inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts. Assistant Administrator Fox made the announcement   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket 23-237; WT Docket No. 02-378) on Jan. 31, 2024: * * * The Region 8 (New York Metropolitan and Northern New Jersey)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold their 2024 quarterly meetings on the following dates. The Region Secretary will email the virtual meeting link information two weeks prior to each virtual meeting. To  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today is announcing the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's proposed Bus Terminal in New York City. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement, an important step in an applicant's process to potentia  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New York to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from Sept. 28-30, 2023. Public assistance federal funding is available to the state, eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3083) on Jan. 30, 2024: * * * In Re: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiff in the Western District of New York Fiacco action, defendant Sovos Compliance, LLC, in the Northern District of Illinois Gorman action, and defendant Primis Bank in the Eastern District of Virginia Kline action move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate the Panel's or  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: A New York man pleaded guilty today to failure to maintain an anti-money laundering program in violation of the Bank Secrecy Act as part of a scheme to bring lucrative and high-risk international financial business to a small, unsophisticated credit union. According to court documents, from 2014 to 2016, Gyanendra Asre, 56, of New York, was a member of the supervisory board of the New York   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: A New York man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay over $336 million in restitution for a years-long fraud scheme in which he and his co-conspirators, including physicians throughout the country, defrauded multiple health insurance companies out of hundreds of millions of dollars. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Mathew James, 54, of East  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: A New Jersey man was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to 72 months in prison and two years of supervised release for committing two separate mail fraud schemes in which he stole more than $50 million from victims throughout the United States by sending letters falsely telling them that they were entitled to receive a large sum of money in exchang  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: A New York woman was sentenced today to two years and one month in prison for her role in a multi-year visa fraud, identity theft, and immigrant smuggling conspiracy that brought Armenian citizens into the United States for profit. According to court documents, Stella Boyadjian, 53, of Rego Park, led a transnational network of co-conspirators who engaged in a widespread visa fraud scheme t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: The U.S. Postal Service today celebrated the remarkable contributions of Judge Constance Baker Motley (1921-2005), a civil rights pioneer and judiciary trailblazer, as the 47th honoree in the Black Heritage stamp series. A dedication ceremony for the stamp was held today at the Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center in New York. News about the stamps is being shared with the hashtags #Constance  more

LEWISTON, New York, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Buffalo port of entry, Lewiston warehouse, seized wireless earphones for bearing counterfeit trademarks. CBP officers inspected a shipment that contained 119 pairs of wireless earbuds. After a thorough examination of the merchandise, the earbuds were determined to be counterfeit based o  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 -- 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, announced today that the Southern District of New York collected $2,249,716,748.68 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2023. Of this amount, $550,594,893.86 was collected in criminal actions, $63,979,949.82 was collected in civil actions, and $1,632,141,905 was collected in asset f  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Fourteen Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs), two paralegal specialists, a Special Agent and two former AUSAs from the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) were recognized by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland for their extraordinary public service at the 70th and 71st Attorney General's Awards Ceremony. Recipients from both 2022 and 2023 w  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release v: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Gyanendra Asre pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an anti-money laundering program in violation of the Bank Secrecy Act, as part of a scheme to bring lucrative and high-risk international financial business to a small, unsophisticated credit union. Today's proceeding took place before United States District Judge   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that YOHAURIS RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ was sentenced to 79 months in prison in connection with her participation in a fraudulent scheme to obtain over $16 million in Government benefits intended to provide relief to individuals without employment during the COVID-19 p  more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Javonte Holloway, 23, of Buffalo, NY, with distribution of controlled substances causing death and trafficking in counterfeit drugs causing death. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison and a maximum of life. Ass  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the arrest of ALAN SWISS on charges of health care fraud and conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute. SWISS is the third defendant charged, following the arrests in December of co-defendants ERIN FOLEY and TED ALBIN. As alleged in a four-count Indic  more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Stacey Beardsley aka Stacey J. Peterson, 37, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael J. Roemer to misprision of felony, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who handled the case, stated that between late 2  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jonathan Hernandez, also known as "Kraken" and "Travieso," a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 520 months' impriso  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Stella Boyadjian was sentenced by United States Chief District Judge Margo K. Brodie to 25 months in prison for her role in a multi-year visa fraud, identity theft, and immigrant smuggling conspiracy that brought Armenian citizens into the United States for profit. Boyadjian pleaded guilty in March 201  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Erin Keegan, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"); Tommy Kalogiros, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF"); an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (TNSper) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Christopher Kline as the senior resident inspector at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in Scriba, New York. He joins Resident Inspector Beth Sienel at the two-unit site, which is operated by Constellation Energy. "During his time at Nine Mile Point, Christopher has developed a solid working knowledge of the plant," said NRC   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The White House issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of New York and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from September 28 to September 30, 2023. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2024, on the death of Broadway legend Chita Rivera: * * * Chita Rivera was an all-time-great of American musical theater, a pioneer and perfectionist whose magnetic performances in scores of Broadway productions brought joy to millions and captured the grit and grace of America. The irrepressible third child of public servants - her mother was a Pentagon clerk and her father a clarinetist in the U.S. Navy Band- s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A New York man was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His 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. James Weeks, 55, of Sodus, New York, is c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A New York man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His 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. Elliot Resnick, 40, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty in the D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), together with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, is announcing that the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) quarantine on Long Island is now smaller. New York is now closer to being ALB-free. The ALB Eradication Program recently completed its last round of  more