NEW YORK, March 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on March 27, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Vermont - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose 1.9 percent in Vermont's largest county, Chittenden, from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2022.) Regi  more

UPTON, New York, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a unique international particle collider being constructed to explore the building blocks of matter at the smallest scale, will get a significant boost from colleagues in the United Kingdom (UK). The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), through the UK Research an  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York charging , , , and , which collectively operate a centralized digital asset exchange under the name , with multiple violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations. The complaint charges KuCoin illegally  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following statement on March 29, 2024, by Commissioner Caroline D. Pham on the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York: * * * "The CFTC has filed another aggressive enforcement action exercising our authority to pursue alleged unregistered crypto asset derivatives trading platforms and other violations of law. I commend the Division of Enforcement's vigilance in protecting our   more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Earlier today, David Mccann and Calvin Tabron pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York to conspiring to traffic firearms. Mccann also pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Today's proceedings took place before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II. Co-defendants Raymond Minaya an  more

NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 2 is honoring 28 ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding leadership in support of the clean energy transition. ENERGY STAR Award Winners represent the program's top partners and will be recognized at an event in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, April 25. "President Biden's Investing in America agenda creates unprecedented opportunity to build a clean en  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced the winning bidder for its twenty-third Community Impact Pool (CIP) of non-performing loans. The transaction is expected to close on May 22, 2024, and includes 37 loans totaling $10.4 million in unpaid principal balance (UPB). The loans are geographically focused in the New York/New Jersey area, and the winning bidder was GITSIT Solutions, LLC (Tourmalet). The pool was  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The FBI issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Director Christopher Wray has named Felix A. Rivera as the special agent in charge of the Operational Support Division of the New York Field Office. Mr. Rivera most recently served as the chief inspector of the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Rivera joined the FBI as a special agent in 2001 and was assigned to the San Juan Field Office in Puerto Rico. Mr. Rivera worked on the Tr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, David Mccann and Calvin Tabron pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York to conspiring to traffic firearms. Mccann also pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Today's proceedings took place before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II. Co-defendants Raymond Minaya  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Inter-American Foundation issued the following story on March 28, 2024: An association of 2,600 Indigenous women artisans from Argentina's Chaco region is conquering the fashion world in New York, Rome, and Buenos Aires with its natural-fiber textiles after successfully scaling its operations with support from IAF grantee Fundacion Gran Chaco (FGCH). Before forming their association, many of these women had little of their own income and autonomy. Members of differe  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York alleging that two apartments located in New York City were purchased for $14 million with the proceeds from an international corruption scheme and are subject to forfeiture based on violations of federal money laundering statutes. "As alleged in the complaint, Sukhbataar Batbold   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 21-cv-5294; E.D.N.Y. filed Sept. 23, 2021) involving William Shupe and Daniel Cattlin: * * * Court Orders Corporate Officer Who Facilitated Microcap Scheme to Pay over $350,000 * * * On March 26, 2024, a federal court in New York entered a final judgment against United Kingdom resident Daniel Cattlin for his role in a scheme that generated more than $5 million of illegal sales of stock  more

UPTON, New York, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A big blue shark, an array of pirate ships, and a propeller-driven water bottle were among student-made magnetic levitation vehicles that floated down the tracks at the 2024 Maglev Competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on March 20. Students from middle schools across Long Island became engineers at the an  more

NEW YORK, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Naomi Gruchacz, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General ("HHS-OIG"); Brian J. Solecki, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Field Office of the U.S. Department   more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Yanki Misael Cruz-Mateo, a member of the 18th Street gang, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges in connection with his participation in two murders: the October 25, 2017 murder of 20-year-old Jonathan Figueroa in Saugerties, New York and the February 2, 2018 murder of 20-year-old Oscar   more

BUFFALO, New York, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jeshua Lion Myers a/k/a Dually, 28, a citizen of Canada, the United States, and the Bahamas, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with trafficking in firearms, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Adler, who is handling the case, sta  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Kevin Harrington, age 50, of Oneonta, New York, was arraigned yesterday on a federal indictment charging him with two counts of mail fraud, United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced. According to the indictment, Ha  more

NEW YORK, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GINA MESTRE, a former New York City Police ("NYPD") Officer, was sentenced to 70 months in prison in connection with her involvement in obstructing a federal grand jury investigation into the Shooting Boys gang and serving as an accessory after the f  more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Earlier today, David Mccann and Calvin Tabron pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York to conspiring to traffic firearms. Mccann also pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Today's proceedings took place before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II. Co-defendants Raymond Minaya and Tajhai Jones pleaded guilty to c  more

BUFFALO, New York, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Rocco A. Beardsley, 38, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to narcotic conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl causing death, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a maximum of life. Beardsley pleaded guilty as jury select  more

NEW YORK, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Darren McCormack, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment against global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and two of its founders, CHUN GAN, a/k/a "Micha  more

ROCHESTER, New York, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Melanie Armstrong, 55, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson to wire fraud involving national emergency benefits, filing false claims against a government agency, and transfer of a means of identification. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years   more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: An indictment was unsealed today charging seven nationals of the People's Republic of China (PRC) with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for their involvement in a PRC-based hacking group that spent approximately 14 years targeting U.S. and foreign critics, businesses and political officials in furtherance of the PRC's  more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Earlier today, the United States unsealed a civil complaint seeking to forfeit two luxury apartments located in New York City at 21 East 61st Street and 230 West 56th Street, purchased for $14 million. According to court documents, the apartments were purchased, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of unlawfully awarded Mongolian mining cont  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 30 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The National Credit Union Administration issued two prohibition notices and one consent order in March 2024. The individuals named below are permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured depository institution. Notices of Prohibition: * Sarah C. Conley, a former employee of Summit Federal Credit Union, Rochester, New York. * Carle  more

NEW YORK, March 30 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 29, 2024, at a campaign event: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) You're incredible. You're -- really, you're incredible. (Applause.) Folks, please -- please have a seat. Sit down. I'm not going to take much of your time. I came to say thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. You know, one of -- a couple of us have been doing this more than a year or two. (Laughter.) I don't ever r  more

ROCHESTER, New York, March 28 -- 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 Rochester Port of Entry seized a variety of designer items for bearing counterfeit trademarks. Over the past month and a half, CBP officers at the port of Rochester inspected several shipments that contained multiple "designer" handbags, wallets, clothing, and shoes, amongst other items. After a tho  more

KINGS POINT, New York, March 27 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Capt. Mikel Stroud, USMS, Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), announced that Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC) Troy Black will deliver the keynote address at the 2024 Battle Standard Dinner, on Thursday, April 4th. The Battle Standard Dinner is an annual event, hoste  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, March 29 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on March 28, 2024, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre while en route to Queens, New York: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, guys. So much fun. So much memories. Okay, let me just say a couple of things at the top. So, first, President Biden spoke to Mayor Adams and gave his condolences about the tragic killing of Officer Jonathan Diller. The President offered Mayor Adams, the city of New Y  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The FBI issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Director Christopher Wray has named William J. DelBagno as the special agent in charge of the Baltimore Field Office. Mr. DelBagno most recently served as the acting assistant director of the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. DelBagno joined the FBI as a special agent in 2005 and was assigned to the New York Field Office, where he conducted counterterrorism investigations. He also  more