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Federal Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Sunday August 04, 2019 ( 30 items )  

$100,000 Available in Cooperative Agreement for Solid Waste Management Assistance in Four States
WASHINGTON, July 30 - The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for solid waste management assistance in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $100,000. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The agency description of the grant states: "This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications that support the EPA Sustainable M  more

Air Force Research Laboratory to Join IBM Q Network as First DOD-led IBM Q Hub
ROME RESEARCH LAB, New York, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory has formally been established as an IBM Q Network Hub, the first-ever collaboration of its kind in the Department of Defense. This alliance will provide AFRL and its collaborators with access to commercial quantum systems to explore practical applications relevant to the Air Force. "AFRL is pleased to collaborate with IBM to become a hub in the Q Network a  more

Andrea DeKoter Named Acting Superintendent of Women's Rights National Historical Park
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Regional Director Gay Vietzke has named Andrea (Andie) DeKoter as the acting superintendent of Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, New York. DeKoter will manage the park through an important milestone, the Centennial of the 19th Amendment in August 2020. She will begin her new assignment later this summer. "Women's Righ  more

Brookhaven National Laboratory: Brookhaven Science Associates Distinguished Lecture on 8/20 - The Science of Laughter
UPTON, New York, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: Neuroscientist and stand-up comic Sophie Scott of University College London will give a talk, "The Science of Laughter," at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Her talk, a BSA Distinguished Lecture, will be held at 4 p.m. in Berkner Hall. During this lecture, Scott will discuss some of the surprising science behind why w  more

Bureau of Labor Statistics Issues Changing Compensation Costs in New York Metropolitan Area for June 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.9 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended in June 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that one year ago, New York experienced an annual gain of 3.0 percent in comp  more

DEA: Former Honduran Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison for Distributing Over 150 Tons of Controlled Substances
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following news release: * * * - Hector Emilio Fernandez Rosa distributed 135 tons of cocaine and 20 tons of methamphetamine precursor chemicals, paid millions of dollars in bribes to Honduran officials and participated in 19 murders * * * DEA Special Operations Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Machak and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman  more

EPA Celebrates 20 Years of Superfund Redevelopment
NEW YORK, July 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI), launched in 1999 with the goal of returning formerly contaminated lands to long-term sustainable and productive reuse for communities across the country. Returning Superfund sites back to productive use has resulted in dramatic changes in communities by improving the qu  more

FCC Media Bureau Issues Memorandum on WRNN License
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following memorandum opinion and order (MB Docket Nos. 19-95 and CSR 8976-A): In the Matter of WRNN License Company, LLC For Modification of the Television Market of Station WRNN-TV, New Rochelle, New York MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: August 1, 2019 Released: August 1, 2019 By the Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. WRNN License Company, LLC (WRNN License Co. o  more

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Announces Second Quarter 2019 Operating Highlights
NEW YORK, July 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) today released its unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. "Despite a challenging and volatile operating environment, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York served as a stable and reliable partner for our members in the second quarter of 2019," said Jose R. Gonzalez, pres  more

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort: Man vs. Machine
BEAUFORT, South Carolina, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following news: By Aidan Parker Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Fire and Emergency Services participated in a three-day long Man vs. Machine training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, July 22, 23, and 25. The training was not only for the air station fire department, but also for the Burton Fire District, MCAS Beaufort Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Jasper County Fire-Rescue, Joint Base Charleston Fire & Emergenc  more

Maritime Administration: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nine New Marine Highway Project Designations
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the designation of nine Marine Highway Projects and a Marine Highway Route that will benefit Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington State and American Samoa. Marine highways are navigable waterways that can be used as alternate options to traditional  more

New DODEA Pacific South Community Superintendent Selected
OKINAWA, Japan, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Ms. Lois Rapp, Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific Director for Student Excellence, is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Gail Wiley as the Pacific South District's Guam Community Superintendent. Ms. Wiley previously served as the principal at Kadena Elementary School, Okinawa. Ms. Wiley received a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from the University of   more

New York U.S. Attorney: Akron Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing FEMA Grant Funding Intended For Education Expenses
ROCHESTER, New York, July 30 -- 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 Richard A. Lobur, 55, of Akron, NY, pleaded before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to theft of government money. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney John D. Fabian, who is handling the case, stated that on January 12, 2  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Former Collections Manager Arrested For Defrauding Former Employer of Over $1.3 Million
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- 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 that ROILAND GOTIANGCO was arrested on fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in connection with his embezzlement from the security and protection company (the "Company") where he previously worked as the Head of Collections. Specifically, GOTIANGCO has been charged  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Former Federal Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse
BROOKLYN, New York, July 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant Sexually Abused and Attempted to Sexually Abuse Five Female Inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn * * * Earlier today, Eugenio Perez was sentenced before Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York to 25 years' imprisonment following his convictions on six counts of deprivation of civil rig  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Former Federal Correctional Officer Sentenced to 7 Years' Imprisonment for Soliciting Crime of Violence, Possessing Firearm
BROOKLYN, New York, July 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant Attempted to Hire a Hit-Man to Torture and Maim His Former Wife * * * Earlier today, George Gonzalez, a former officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons assigned to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn (MDC), was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment by United States District Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf. Gonzalez pleaded gui  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Former Honduran Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison For Distributing Controlled Substances
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- 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 Michael Machak, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Special Operations Division, announced today that HECTOR EMILIO FERNANDEZ ROSA, a/k/a "Don H," was sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distri  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Former President of Investment Adviser Firm Sentenced and Former Comptroller Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- 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 that HECTOR MAY, the president of Executive Compensation Planners, Inc. ("ECP"), a registered investment adviser and financial planning firm located in New City, New York, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud certain investment  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Former S&P Analyst Sentenced to More Than One Year in Prison For Insider Trading
NEW YORK, July 29 -- 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 that SEBASTIAN PINTO-THOMAZ, a former credit ratings analyst at Standard & Poor's, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 14 months in prison for participating in two schemes to trade on material, nonpublic information in advance of the Sherwin-Williams Compa  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Information Technology Consultant Convicted of Multimillion-Dollar Kickback Scheme
NEW YORK, July 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Former Information Technology Director Who Received Kickbacks Pleaded Guilty Prior to Trial * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that a federal jury found SHIVANAND MAHARAJ guilty of honest services wire fraud, paying kickbacks in connection with an employee benefit plan, and conspir  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to $1M Bank Loan and Credit Card Fraud Schemes
BROOKLYN, New York, July 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant Operated a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Business in Great Neck and Chicago * * * Marcello Sozio, the former operator of Andi Hyperbarics LLC, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber business based in Great Neck, New York, and Chicago, Illinois, pleaded guilty earlier today to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud banks and a customer of  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes, Kickbacks From Pharmaceutical Company For Prescribing Fentanyl Drug
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- 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 that DIALECTI VOUDOURIS, a doctor who practiced in Manhattan, pled guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, in connection with a scheme to prescribe Subsys, a potent fentanyl-based spray, in exchange for bribes and kickbacks from Subsys's manufact  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Additional Distribution of More Than $469M to Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme
NEW YORK, July 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Payments Are the Fourth Distribution in a Series of Payments That Together Will Constitute the Largest Payment of Forfeited Funds in the History of the Department of Justice's Victim Compensation Program * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Attorney General Bill Barr, Assistant Attorney General Bria  more

New York U.S. Attorney: Owners of Orange County Car Dealership Arrested on Tax and Bank Fraud Charges
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Indictment Unsealed Today Alleges that Defendants Concealed Millions of Dollars of Business Income and Lied to Lenders * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jonathan D. Larsen, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division ("IRS-CI"), a  more

SEC Issues Administrative Law Judges Order Involving Matthew R. Rossi, SJL Capital
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Administrative Law Judges issued the following order (File No. 3-19145) involving Matthew R. Rossi and SJL Capital: In the Matter of Matthew R. Rossi and SJL Capital, LLC Notice of Hearing Location The hearing commencing on August 21, 2019, will begin at 9:30 a.m. EDT at the following location: Courtroom 4E N U.S. District Courthouse for the Eastern District of New York 225 Cadman Plaza East Brooklyn, NY 11201 James E. Grimes  more

Susquehanna Heritage to Receive $37,645 from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 31 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $37,645 cooperative agreement to the Susquehanna Heritage for interpretive and outdoor recreational programs to help people to connect to the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The agency description of the grant states: "Master Cooperative Agreement (CA) P15AC00171 was entered into by the National P  more

Thomas Cole Historic House to Receive $158,000 from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $158,000 cooperative agreement to the Thomas Cole Historic House of Catskill, New York, for educational programs and research and interpretation of the house and associated landscapes. The agency description of the grant states: "Project goals are to preserve the Thomas Cole House and the other structures in the historic site and to facilitate public understanding and enjoyment of  more

Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $12.3 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Five Airports in New York
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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 $478 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fourth 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   more

U.S. Embassy in India: Monica Shie Takes Over as American Center Director in Kolkata
NEW DELHI, India, July 29 -- The U.S. Embassy in India issued the following news release: Monica Shie is the new American Center Director and Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Kolkata. She has recently arrived from New York, where she served both in the Office of International Visitors and at the New York Foreign Press Center, co-located at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Ms. Shie has also served at the U.S. Embassy Dhaka and the U.S. Embassy New Delhi, as well as the U.S  more

VA IG Issues Oversight Report Summary on Follow-Up Review of Veterans Crisis Line
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 18-03390-178) summary on "Follow-Up Review of the Veterans Crisis Line, Canandaigua, New York; Atlanta, Georgia; and Topeka, Kansas": Summary: The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to assess sustained performance of actions taken to close previous OIG recommendations at the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) located in Canandaigua, New Yo  more