NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Nov. 18, 2024, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York * * * Thank you all. It's really nice to be here. Thanks, Damian. It feels a little bit full circle because my first visit was at Damian's investiture. I got to talk to most of you then. So, now it seems like a good time to talk to you one more time. Mostly, what I just want to say is what  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Nov. 19, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - October 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.241 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in October 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that area gasoline prices were down 55.1 cents compared to last   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. International Development Finance Corp. issued the following news release: The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and the European American Chamber of Commerce New York (EACCNY) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen transatlantic cooperation in advancing resilient infrastructure investments in low- and middle-income countries. DFC joined EACCNY, the European Investment Bank, and the Export-Import Bank of the United States to es  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: On Nov. 15, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned an indictment charging Noor Nabi Chowdhury, 56, of Cheektowaga, New York, and his brother, Mohammad Rahman, 36, of Dhaka, Bangladesh, with conspiracy to provide to the public an illicit digital transmission service; providing an illicit digital transmission service; conspiracy to commit wire fraud; and aggravated   more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Rashaun Crule, 30, of Buffalo, NY, with narcotics conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl resulting in the death, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison and a maximum of life. Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan K.  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that James Reed a/k/a Fatts, 42, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, conspiracy to obstruct justice, use of fire to commit a felony, and accessory after the fact, was sentenced to serve 166 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Assistant U.S. Attorne  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging JOANNA SMITH-GRIFFIN with securities fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Pryor, 27, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, cocaine, and distribution of fentanyl within 1,000 feet of public housing property, was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you very much for the opportunity to be here today, and a particular thank you to our hosts, John Williams, Fabiola Ravazzolo, and their team at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This conference is a timely and welcome addition to the range of engagements the New York Fed hosts. Foreign exchange markets are critical to so much economic activity, from hedging to trad  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A New York man was convicted of assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. 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. A federal jury in the District of Columbia fou  more