WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Date of action: Feb. 13, 2024 Type of action: Summary decision Names of defendants: Zoom Flume Water Park LLC (in East Durham, New York) Background: An investigation by the Albany District Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that the park employed 35 15-year-old lifeguards at the top of elevated, power-driven water slides between July 2021 and  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the island * * * Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $63.3 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Puerto Rico drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. While the State Revolving Funds have been a foundational source of water inf  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Feb. 21, 2024, entitled "New York Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2023": * * * New York had 472,000 job openings in December 2023, compared to 467,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the job openings rate in New York was 4.6 percent  more

UPTON, New York, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Data from heavy ion collisions give new insight into electromagnetic properties of quark-gluon plasma * * * A new analysis by the STAR collaboration at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a particle collider at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, provides the first direct evidence of the imprint left by what may  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Brooklyn man has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) in which he transported more than 50 kilograms of cocaine from New York to Boston. Dinelson Hernandez-Rodriguez, a/k/a "Gordo," 30, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. U.S  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Rasheem "Coop" Sullivan, 31, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and being a felon in possession of a firearm, before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of l  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Daniel Rodriguez, 40, of North Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Assistant U.S. Atto  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $157 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for New Jersey drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. While the State Revolving Funds have been a foundational source of water infra  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the islands * * * Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $16.5 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for US Virgin Islands drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. While the State Revolving Funds have been a foundational source of w  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $420 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for New York drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. While the State Revolving Funds have been a foundational source of water infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-49) on Feb. 20, 2024: * * * 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

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") today released its unaudited financial highlights for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. The FHLBNY's net income for 2023 was $751.1 million, an increase of $333.7 million, or 80.0%, from net income of $417.4 million for 2022. Net interest income for the year w  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- 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; Merrick B. Garland, the Attorney General of the United States; and Christopher A. Wray, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced the extradition of POLAD OMAROV, a/k/a "Araz Aliyev," a/k/a "Polad Qaqa," a/k/a "Haci Qaqa," from the Czech Republic on murder-for-  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- 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; Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's National Security Division; and Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), announced the issuance today of a Superseding Indictment charging TAKESHI EBISAWA with conspirin  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- 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 that BRANDON SOTO, a/k/a "Stacks," was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip M. Halpern to 35 years in prison for racketeering, transferring a firearm to a juvenile, and conspiracy to commit arson arising out of his leadership role in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation   more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Javier Aguilar, a former trader at Vitol, Inc. (Vitol), was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn on all counts of a superseding indictment relating to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying bribes to officials of Petroecuador, the Ecuadorian state-owned oil company. Aguilar was also convicted of laundering mone  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, United States District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall sentenced Ronald Delaespada to 10 years in prison for his role in a firearms trafficking scheme and for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine. Delaespada pleaded guilty to the charges in February 2023.  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- 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 ERIC LIRA was sentenced to three months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield for his role in providing banned performance-enhancing drugs ("PEDs") to Olympic athletes in advance of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 2021. LIRA is the first de  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- 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 that DUSTIN GENCO, a former investigator with the Nassau County District Attorney's Office and Task Force Officer with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge James L. Cott to three months in prison for depriving an individual (the  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the unsealing of a Superseding Indictment charging multiple defendants with narcotics and firearm offenses in and around Monticello, New York, following the recovery of body armor, ammunition, and approximately 30 firearms from the residence of DWAYNE JOHNSON. JOHNSON, who was   more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 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 Daniel Rodriguez, 40, of North Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ev  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- 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 the guilty plea today of MONA FAIZ MONTRAGE for her role in laundering the proceeds of a series of romance scams. MONTRAGE pled guilty today to conspiracy to receive stolen money before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: "Mona Faiz Montrage  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today in federal court in Brooklyn, Terry Dor was arraigned on an eight-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, theft of public funds and money laundering in connection with a scheme to steal funds from the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (EIDL), a United States Small Business Administration (SBA) program that provided emergency fun  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- 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; Merrick B. Garland, the Attorney General of the United States; Lisa O. Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States; Christopher A. Wray, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"); and David J. Scott, the Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Office   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- 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 the guilty plea today of SHAMOON RAFIQ, a/k/a "Shamoon Omer Rafiq," a/k/a "Omar Rafiq," a/k/a "Omer Rafiq," a resident of Singapore, for engaging in a scheme in which RAFIQ solicited millions of dollars of investors' money by falsely representing that he was offering investments   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Melisa Muminovic, age 26, of Utica, New York, was sentenced today to 72 months' imprisonment for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Oneida County District Attorney Todd Carville, Ne  more

LONG ISLAND, New York, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that a Southampton landscaping company failed to comply with requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the federal H-2B worker program and will recover over $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages for 54 underpaid workers. The investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division determined that over a thre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56969) involving Cardinal Health, Plainview, New York: * * * Rep Org: New York State Dept. of Health Licensee: Cardinal Health Region: 1 City: Plainview State: NY License #: C3046 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Daniel Samson HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 02/15/2024 Notification Time: 09:49 [ET] Event Date: 02/05/2024 Event Time: 09:00 [EST] Last Update Date: 02/15/20  more

WEST POINT, New York, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Eric S. Bartelt, West Point Public Affairs Specialist The video gaming industry is a prosperous business that has evolved from its infancy in the 1970s as a leisure pursuit with enthusiasts to a skyrocketing juggernaut enterprise that offers esports professional team and career options among its most gifted gamers. As of 2022, the global esports market was valued at $1.88 billion with continuing exponenti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks by Secretary Carlos Del Toro: Good morning, everyone! It is wonderful to be here with you today in my hometown of New York City. I would like to thank the Aspen Institute and the Bloomberg Foundation for hosting us this morning. I would also like to thank our moderator, Mr. David Westin, both for leading today's discussion and for giving Vice Admiral Morley and me the opportunity to highlight the comprehensive work that the Dep  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 22 2024: Buffalo Niagara International Airport Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Officer Marie Benny and Supervisory Officer William Brand, seated just a few feet apart from each other in the breakroom, were not much more than casual, professional colleagues for nearly 12 years when the day began. Now, thanks to Brand's successful u  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MILFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that WINIFER ACOSTA JIMINEZ, 29, and OVIDALIS JIMINEZ PUJOLS, 38, both of New York, have been charged by indictment with a fentanyl   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Feb. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Zaquikon T. Roy, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, was arraigned on February 20, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont on a superseding indictment charging the following: conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, fentanyl, and 500 grams or more of cocaine; two counts of distribution   more

WEST POINT, New York, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Meghan Dower-Rogers, USMA Office of Research More than 250 Soldiers, scholars, diplomats and other subject matter experts from around the world participated in the Department of Social Sciences (SOSH) Security Seminar from Feb. 7-8 at the West Point Club Ballroom and Jefferson Hall. Col. Jordan Becker and other SOSH faculty members greeted participants with military, government and industry backgrounds as  more