KINGS POINT, New York, July 8 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: Rear Admiral Jack Buono, Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), along with CAPT Mikel Stroud, Commandant, and Dr. John Ballard, Academic Dean and Provost, officially opened the new confidence-obstacle course at Kings Point recently. Faculty, staff and midshipmen all attended the ribbon-cutting that marked the opening of the course. The newly instal  more

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY, New York, July 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory is breaking new ground in their efforts to partner with industry, academia, and the Department of Defense to apply quantum information science to Air Force concerns and ensure they remain the most advanced and capable force in the World. AFRL has formally joined the IBM Q Network, the first ever partnership of its kind in the Department of Defense. This alliance wi  more

ROME, New York, July 11 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory is breaking new ground in their efforts to partner with industry, academia and the Department of Defense to apply quantum information science to Air Force concerns and ensure they remain the most advanced and capable force in the World. AFRL has formally joined the IBM Q Network, the first-ever partnership of its kind in the DoD. This alliance will provide AFRL and its collaborators with   more

NEW YORK, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division issued the following remarks by Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim at the New York University School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement: "Thank you, Professor First for your kind introduction and for inviting me back to this great institution. Let me also thank Professor Jennifer Arlen and Executive Director Allison Caffarone, along with everyone involved in the Program on Corporate Compliance a  more

UPTON, New York, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - Scientists chemically treated the surface of wire-looking nanostructures made of zinc oxide to apply a uniform coating of titanium dioxide; these semiconducting nanowires could be used as high-activity catalysts for solar fuel production * * * Solar energy harvested by semiconductors--materials whose electrical resistance is in between that of regular metals an  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the latest plans to combat the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). APHIS and its partners are making steady progress towards eliminating this destructive tree pest from the United States. "We expect to complete our final tree inspections in the New York City borou  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * - Model programs in Rochester, New York and South Carolina earn HUD Secretary's Award * * * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) today announced that two model programs are recipients of the HUD Secretary's Award for Healthy Homes, an award recognizing excellence in making indoor environments health  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Anna Steiner, an anesthesiologist, was arraigned on an indictment charging her with conspiracy to commit health care fraud for her alleged role in a telemedicine scheme to submit fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicare Part D plans and private insurance plans. Steiner was previously arrested on a complaint in A  more

NEW YORK, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced that ALAN KAUFMAN and TONY GEORGITON were arrested today and charged with bribery of a financial institution officer. KAUFMAN and GE  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant Concealed Payments to Herself for Personal Use, Including Vacations, the Purchase of Her Residence, Broadway Tickets, Cosmetic Surgeries and Spa Treatments * * * Wafa Abboud, the former Executive Director of Human First, a not-for-profit organization based in Nassau County, New York, that provides services to developmentally disabled   more

NEW YORK, July 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the indictment and arrest of DONALD BLAKSTAD for his participation in a scheme to trade on inside information that was misappr  more

ALBANY, New York, July 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release: Qaiser Gondal, age 47, of Watervliet, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to defraud Medicaid. The announcement was made by: * United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; * New York State Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett; * James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); * New  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendants Orchestrated a Rigged Vote Relating to $150 Million in Bonds * * * Mark Nordlicht, the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Platinum Partners L.P. (Platinum), and David Levy, the co-Chief Investment Officer of Platinum, were convicted today by a federal jury in the Eastern District of New York of securities fraud, securities fraud  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (Admin. Proc. File No. 3-19192) involving Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust: Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust filed an application, pursuant to Section 19(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,/1 for review of action taken by the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). NYSE filed a copy of the index to the record on June 18, 2019, pursuant to Rule 420(e) of the Rules of Practice./2 Accordingly,   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. "This significant investment in airport improvements in Ne  more