NEW YORK, July 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Marcus Wilcher Sentenced to Three to Nine Years in Prison for Stealing Five Homes and Illegally Profiting Over $1 Million * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the conviction and sentencing of Marcus Wilcher, the leader of a Queens deed theft ring that stole homes in Jamaica and St. Albans, Queens owned by elderly or disabled New Yorkers or their estates. Wilcher and   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Nakupuna Consulting LLC,* Arlington, Virginia, was awarded a $370,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the integration for functionality into the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 9, 2031. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Provin  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 13 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter on July 12, 2024: * * * Beacon Raising the Roof to an $9B Company; 92 Fairfax County Firms Rank as Best Workplaces + Weekly Business News Digest Virginia is Number One for Public Schools in the Nation * * * The Commonwealth of Virginia ranks as America's Top State for Business in 2024 by CNBC, with the nation's no. 1 best public schools. This is the Commonwealth's third win in five ye  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 13 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis on July 12, 2024, by intermediate research analyst Surekha Carpenter and regional economist Adam Scavette: * * * In 2022, the Census Bureau announced that international migration to the United States had returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, and recent estimates suggest immigration has surged to unprecedented levels. To understand how the flow of international migration change  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 13 -- The U.S. Army Installation Management Command issued the following news: By Prudence Siebert, Fort Leavenworth Lamp Editor Outgoing Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Erika Rhine-Russell relinquished responsibility to incoming Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Vanessa Sun during a ceremony June 28, 2024, at the Frontier Conference Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A retirement ceremony for Rhine-Russell followed the change of responsibility ceremony. Garrison Commander Col.  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Army Brig. Gen. Stephanie R. Ahern for appointment to the grade of major general. Ahern is currently serving as director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, D.C. Army Brig. Gen. Guillaume N. Beaurpere for appointment to the grade of major general  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 13 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: The Joint Blue-Ribbon Committee on Licensing Issues, co-chaired by State Representative Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin) and State Senator Blake Tillery (R-Vidalia), will hold its second meeting on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 9 a.m. in room 341 of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. This joint Blue-Ribbon Committee will investigate licensing issues within the Secretary of State's Professional Licensing  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on July 12, 202: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Tennessee for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to severe weather including excessive rain, hail, h  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSfact) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on July 12, 2024: * * * Outcomes of the 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council During the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the United States worked closely with UN Member States to highlight and address pressing human rights concerns and to uphold the universal values, aspirations, and principles that have underpinned the UN system since its founding. Our statements and positions unders  more