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Federal Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Tuesday November 26, 2024 ( 4 items )  

ERO Buffalo arrests unlawfully present Brazilian national with a final order of removal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Buffalo arrested Christopher Alexsandro Dos Santos on Nov. 20. Dos Santos is a 28-year-old citizen and national of Brazil subject to a final order of removal. An immigration judge in Buffalo ordered him removed in absentia from the United States to Brazil on Nov. 8, 202  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Doctor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Defrauding the NBA Players' Health and Welfare Benefit Plan
NEW YORK, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIAM WASHINGTON was sentenced today to five years in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud the National Basketball Association ("NBA") Players' Health and Welfare Benefit Plan (the "Plan"). WASHINGTON was convicted on June 28, 2024, followin  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Former Chief Investment Officer of Global Bond Investment Firm Charged With Over $600 Million Investment Adviser Fraud
NEW YORK, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 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 S. KENNETH LEECH II, the former Chief Investment Officer of Western Asset Management   more

Sailors Bring Three Ships to Life
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The commissioning ceremony is one of the most significant milestones in the life of a Navy ship. Recently, three new ships joined the Navy's fleet with their respective commissioning ceremonies in New York, Boston and Milwaukee. The newest guided missile destroyer USS John Basilone was commissioned during a ceremony in New York, Nov. 9, 2024, which featured naval officers, distinguished guests, the two ship sponso  more