WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: CHIPS Investment of Up to $1.5 Billion Will Support Multiple Projects in New York and Vermont and Create Approximately 10,000 Good Construction and Manufacturing Jobs Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded GlobalFoundries (GF) up to $1.5 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program's Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facil  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations officers in New York City arrested Andres Fernando Arroyave Ramirez, a 36-year-old Colombian citizen, Nov. 15. He had been previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine by the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida. ERO   more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Tito Aldemar Ruano Yandun, also known as "Don T," "Don Ti," "Don Tito," "Pedro Linares," "Pedro AK2," "Santos," "Don Tuma," "Viejo" and "Viejo Loco," was sentenced by United States District Court Judge William F. Kuntz, II to 20 years in prison for leading an international cocaine distribution conspiracy. Rua  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Jamal Harris, age 45, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve 87 months in federal prison for his possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl with intent to distribute. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement. As par  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: Repeated disregard of safety regulations, along with ineffective federal and state enforcement and oversight, contributed to the collision between a bus and box truck in Louisville, New York in 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board said at a board meeting Tuesday. On Jan. 28, 2023, a box truck traveling east on New York State Route 37 crossed over the highway centerline and collided with  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

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Two people have been indicted for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding on behalf of a West Virginia resident, according to United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld. Kimberly VanKline, 56, of Hyattsville, Maryland, and Rhonda Brown-Moore, 64, of Brooklyn, New York, were indicted yesterday for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud  more