UPTON, New York, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Brookhaven-led collaboration develops an inexpensive catalyst to convert methane emissions into useable products without the need for ultra-high temperatures * * * Natural gas is a fossil fuel that is widely used in the U.S. for heating, cooking, and electricity generation, and it is also used as a chemical feedstock for the manufacture of plastics and ot  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Yesterday, in federal court in Brooklyn, former New York Police Department (NYPD) officer Jason Rodriguez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to his role as the Chief Operating Officer of Technical Trading Team, LLC (Technical Trading Team). The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr. Breon Peace, United  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 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 arrest of HENRY YAU for charges in connection with a scheme to commit identity theft, convert government records, and dis  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Steven G. James, the Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced the unsealing of a four-count Complaint charging MICHAEL O'FLAHERTY with obstructing an official proceeding and making false statements to federal investigators. O'FLAHERTY was arrested this mo  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 21 -- 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, Martin Leonel Perez Castro, a senior leader within the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (the FARC), was sentenced by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan to 252 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine internationally, intending and knowing that the cocaine would be illegally importe  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Gary DSilva, also known as "Pankaj DSilva," Jonathan Velazquez and Luis A. Camarena with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery and money laundering, as well as substantive counts of wire fraud and federal-program bribery, for their roles in a yearslong kickback scheme. The defend  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JYSHUN TROWER was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote to 14 years in prison for trafficking firearms and selling counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl. TROWER previously pled guilty to illegally transporting and distributing firearms and co  more

KINGS POINT, New York, Nov. 22 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: On November 18, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) held its annual Thanksgiving celebration with a Regimental Thanksgiving Dinner in Delano Hall. This time-honored tradition is a favorite at USMMA, offering the entire Kings Point community the opportunity to come together and give thanks for each other. The event began with the arrival of the Official P  more