WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Applied Therapeutics Inc.: * * * To: Shoshana Shendelman, Ph.D., CEO & Founder, Applied Therapeutics, Inc., 545 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10017, United States Dear Dr. Shendelman: This Warning Letter informs you of objectionable conditions observed during the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection conducted between April 29 and M  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission today ordered building services contractor Guardian Service Industries, Inc. (Guardian) to stop enforcing a no-hire agreement that prohibits building owners and managers from hiring Guardian's employees. In a complaint filed against Guardian, the FTC alleges that Guardian--which operates in New York and New Jersey--includes no-hire agreements in its customer service agreements wit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Defendant Admits He Acted as Courier Visiting Homes of Defrauded Elderly Victims * * * A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday to serving as a courier for a Dominican Republic-based "grandparent scam" that targeted elderly Americans. Victor Anthony Valdez, 40, of the Bronx, New York, was charged in District of New Jersey with one count of wire fraud conspiracy for his role in the scam. According to  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Kristen Clarke, the Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, announced today the successful conclusion of the United States' long-running investigation into the Yonkers Police Department (YPD) under the Violent Crime Control and Law E  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Kamaro Campbell, age 42, of Albany, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for possessing cocaine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute them and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking crime. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Ad  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ALEXANDER MASHINSKY, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Celsius Network LLC and their affiliated entities (collectively, "Celsius"), pled guilty to one count of committing commodities fraud and one count of committing securities fraud in c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, today at 12:45 p.m. We are providing his "as-prepared" remarks to journalists. To receive a copy of Secretary Austin embargoed remarks, please respond to this email, agreeing to the embargo. Please email the OSD(PA) Duty Officer at osd.pa.dutyofficer@mail.mil if you have any questions. A recording of the  more