WASHINGTON, July 20 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $80,401 cooperative agreement to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, for the completion of deferred maintenance projects for continued visitor access at the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and W  more

NEW YORK, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: * * * - 250,000 ready for use heroin glassines and three kilograms of heroin seized * * *  more

NEW YORK, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: As temperatures rise in New York and New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers to protect their employees from the dangers of working in hot weather. OSHA's message is simple: Water. Rest. Shade. Employers should encourage workers to drink water every 15 minutes, and take frequent rest breaks  more

NEW YORK, July 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a revision to the Administrator's Emphasis List of Superfund Sites Targeted for Immediate, Intense Action (Administrator's Emphasis List). The Diamond Alkali/Passaic site in Newark, New Jersey was removed from the list, and three sites were added: the Arsenic Mine site in Kent, New York; the San Mateo Creek Basin Legacy Uranium Mines site in  more

NEW YORK, July 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - NJ Company to Receive $100,000 * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $2.3 million in funding for 21 small businesses to develop technologies that will help protect human health and the environment by monitoring air quality, treating drinking water, cleaning up contaminated sites, and creating greener, less toxic materials. Brisea Group, Inc. of Parsippany NJ is   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: EPA supports power generation from all sources of energy, in compliance with the Clean Air Act. On July 17, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio approved a modification to a 2007 consent decree among American Electric Power (AEP), the State of New York, and environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, regarding AEP's Rockport Generating Station, located near Rockport, Indiana.  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: Wabtec Corporation is selling four diesel-electric locomotives to Cameroon Railways (Camrail) in Cameroon with the backing of a total of $13 million in loan guarantees from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM). Two EXIM medium-term guarantees, approved in May, will support loans from Standard Chartered Bank in New York for the purchase of four C30ACi locomotives manufactured at Wabtec's f  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Funding Will Expand Broadband Access in 26 Rural New York Counties in Partnership with State * * * The FCC today authorized over $39.2 million in federal funding over the next decade to expand broadband to 15,442 unserved rural New York homes and businesses, in partnership with the state's New NY Broadband Program. Providers will begin receiving funding this month. "Partnering with New Yo  more

NEW YORK, July 18 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks by President and CEO John C. Williams at the Annual Meeting of the Central Bank Research Association: "My wife is a professor of nursing, and she says one of the best things you can do for your children is to get them vaccinated. It's better to deal with the short-term pain of a shot than to take the risk that they'll contract a disease later on. "I think about monetary policy near the zero lower bound--or Z  more

NEW YORK, July 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks by President and CEO John C. Williams at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association: "Thank you for the kind introduction and the opportunity to speak this morning. It's a particular pleasure to be sharing the stage with Andrew Bailey, who has played such an important role in leading efforts on establishing robust references rates to replace the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). This criti  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $56,450 cooperative agreement to he Groundwork USA of Yonkers, New York, for technical assistance to build the capacity of Groundwork Southcoast to undertake projects and programs that engage the communities they serve in locally-led projects to improve their economy, environment and quality of life. The agency description of the grant states: "Project objectives are to underta  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $686,601 cooperative agreement to the Groundwork USA of Yonkers, New York, for the painting of the Bath House and the Maintenance Shop at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama. The agency description of the grant states: "The two historic buildings needs an extensive amount of exterior painting to protect this important cultural resource. This opportunity will b  more

NEW YORK, July 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Narcotrafficker Attempted to Wash $19 Million in Illicit Cryptocurrency * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), announced the arres  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant Was Transferred to the United States from Custody of Syrian Democratic Forces * * * A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Kazakhstan, with providing and attempting to provide material support, including training, services and personn  more

NEW YORK, July 19 -- 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, announced today that JOSEPH SABELLA, a/k/a "Joe Valet," was sentenced to 87 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein for his role as a captain in the Bonanno Organized Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman stated: "As he a  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant Shot and Wounded an FBI Special Agent Who Was Conducting Surveillance in Canarsie * * * A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict today against Ronell Watson for attempted murder of a federal officer, assault of a federal officer and possessing and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence in connection with the sho  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - The Affected Brokerage Firms Lost More Than $2 Million * * * Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Joseph P. Willner, a self-described day trader, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit securities fraud and illegally profiting from a series of coordinated trades involving more than 50 hacked online brokerage accounts. The plea took plac  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 16 -- 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 Central Islip, Alice Belmonte, a disbarred attorney formerly with offices in Long Island and Manhattan, was sentenced by United States District Judge Denis R. Hurley to 24 months' imprisonment for engaging in a wire fraud scheme and stealing $2 million from victims who believed they were giving her money to invest in re  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant Billed Medicare and Private Insurers for Medical Services Not Rendered and Submitted Bills Under Other Doctors' Names for Higher Reimbursement * * * Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Hal Abrahamson, a podiatrist with offices in Plainview, Long Island, and Rego Park, Queens, was sentenced by United States District Judg  more

NEW YORK, July 17 -- 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, announced today that ELIANA BAUTA, GERALDINE PEREZ, and ERIC GONZALES have been sentenced for their involvement in a scheme to steal over $300,000 in funds from the New York City Human Resources Administration ("HRA"). BAUTA, who perpetrated the offenses in her capacity as an HRA  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Complaint Filed in Brooklyn Federal Court Charges Defendant Garrett O'Rourke with Fraudulently Inflating the Price of a Penny Stock * * * A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Garrett O'Rourke, also known as "Jonathan Banks," with engaging in a fraudulent scheme to artificially control the price and volu  more

ALBANY, New York, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release: Mahin Mojtahedzadeh, age 74, and a citizen of Iran, pled guilty today to conspiring to unlawfully export gas turbine parts from the United States to Iran. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers; United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Offic  more

NEW YORK, July 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Settlement Provides More than $33 million for Environmental Cleanup * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Susan Bodine, Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), and David Bernhardt, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Inter  more

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition of Iranian National, Unsealing of Charges Against Two Other Men For Exporting Carbon Fiber Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, John Brown, Assistant Director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division,  more

BUFFALO, New York, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Daniel Badu, 56, of New City, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud affecting a financial institution, was sentenced to time served and 10 months home detention by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth R. Moellering, who handle  more

NEW YORK, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendants Agree in Consent Decrees to Pay $1,247,700 in Clean-up Costs and Accept Responsibility * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Peter D. Lopez, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), announced today that the United States has filed and simultaneously e  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General issued the following audit announcement: Following the March 11, 2018, fatal Liberty Helicopters crash in New York, New York, Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand requested that the Department of Transportation Inspector General--in consultation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)--review Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) involvement with helicopter air tours. The Senato  more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, July 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a revision to the Administrator's Emphasis List of Superfund Sites Targeted for Immediate, Intense Action (Administrator's Emphasis List). The Diamond Alkali/Passaic site in Newark, New Jersey was removed from the list, and three sites were added: the Arsenic Mine site in Kent, New York; the San Mateo Creek Basin Legacy Urani  more

NEW YORK, July 19 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following remarks by President and CEO Eric S. Rosengren at the Annual Meeting of the Central Bank Research Association at Columbia University: "Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to serve on a panel with such distinguished central bankers, to discuss the very important issue of central bank independence. The experience and global reach of the panelists serve as reminders that the issue of independent central banks is highly relev  more

NEW YORK, July 19 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard discussed "Public and Private Currency Competition" on Friday at the Central Bank Research Association's 2019 Annual Meeting. Bullard, who has contributed to the literature on "private money," said research on the subject suggests that public and private currencies can compete and coexist. "Cryptocurrencies are creating drift toward a non-unifo  more

KINGS POINT, New York, July 19 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: Last week, United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Chemistry Professor, Dr. Ping Furlan was named a 2019 Fellow by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The announcement from ACS explains, "the fellows program began in 2008 as a way to recognize and honor ACS members for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and ACS." Selection  more

KINGS POINT, New York, July 15 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: During the Indoctrination training period at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) each year, we get many questions about the Sick Chit, the multi-colored (primarily yellow) card worn around the upper left arm by some Plebe Candidates. The Sick Chit is a critical part of the medical triage system we employ here to ensure Plebe Candidates receive high quality medica  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $75,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Rhode Island for the development of maps of benthic habitats for portions of submerged lands at the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts, Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey and Fire Island National Seashore in New York. The agency description of the grant state  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Melissa Ashley, 42, of Plattsburgh, New York, was sentenced today for embezzlement of Social Security funds over a three-year period. United States District Judge Christina Reiss sentenced Ashley to time-served, restitution in the amount of $32,066.64, and three years of supervised release.  more