ROME, New York, Aug. 5 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory is partnering with the Griffiss Institute and Red Balloon Security to put on a sophisticated cyber challenge at one of the world's largest hacker conventions, DEFCON 27, in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Aug. 9-11, 2019. As it becomes increasingly important to work with highly skilled and creative cyber security experts, the Air Force Resea  more

UPTON, New York, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: Viviana Cavaliere, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, will receive significant funding to advance the hunt for "new physics," DOE's Office of Science announced. Cavaliere is among 73 researchers nationwide recognized through the Office of Science's prestigious Early Career Research Program. This funding will aid Cavaliere   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, McGregor W. Scott, issued the following news release: Loraine Dixon, 61, of Granite Bay, pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to commit bid rigging, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, Dixon conspired with John Brewer, 50, of San Francisco, and Brent Vinch, 49, of New York, to rig the state of California's competitive bidding process. Dixon was a regional representat  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: * * * - Free basketball and life skills program for local youth * * * The United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, Special Agent in Charge Raymond Donovan and District Attorney P. David Soares announced today that the "Court Vision Academy" program is kicking off in Albany. At a press conference held at the Tony Cleme  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative at the Cinnaminson Solar Farm, located on a portion of a former Superfund site and successfully redeveloped into an alternate energy source for the Cinnaminson Township in New Jersey. The Superfund Redevelopment Initiative launched in 1999 with the goal of returning forme  more

CAYUGA, New York, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - EPA to hold public meeting on August 8, 2019 * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to clean a discrete area of the Cayuga County Ground Water Contamination Site in Cayuga County, New York, extending towards Union Springs. The proposed plan calls for continued monitoring of surface water and groundwater wells to ensure the effectiveness and expected nat  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following remarks by Secretary Ben Carson at the 2019 Opportunity Zone Expo: "Thank you, Mark, and thanks to all of you for inviting me to join you. On behalf of HUD, it is a privilege to share my vision for promoting economic opportunity - through the use of Opportunity Zones - with the many leaders and pioneers in housing here today. "Thanks to this Administration's policies, the American people are  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: To stimulate greater multifamily residential and commercial development in Opportunity Zones, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will insure mortgages on mixed-use development under the agency's Section 220 Program in thousands of lower income communities across the country. In a speech before an Opport  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Nagan Construction, Inc., Admits Submitting Certified Payroll Records that Misrepresented the Type of Work Performed by Employees and Agrees to Pay Workers Back Wages * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mark H. Watson Jr., U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") Wage and Hour Division Northeast Regiona  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Robert K. Hur, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant's Employer Settled with the Victims Who Suffered Financial Losses as a Result of the Scheme * * * U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow today sentenced Jonathan Williams, age 48, of Boston, Massachusetts, a former Maryland insurance agent and financial planner with New York Life, to 57 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervi  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant Allegedly Filed False Campaign Disclosure Reports to Conceal His Thefts * * * A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Maruf Alam with wire fraud in connection with his theft of more than $80,000 in campaign contributions from a New York State Assemblyman's campaign account. Alam was arrested this   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Fabio Bretas de Freitas lied to regulators in an effort to cover up his use of client funds for personal expenses * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FABIO BRETAS DE FREITAS pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Laura T. Swain to defrauding a group of investors (the "Vict  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- 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 FERNANDO GOMEZ and JOSE MARTINEZ-DIAZ, a/k/a "Tony Zinc," pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges related to a decade-long narcotics conspiracy. GOMEZ, who was an active agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") until his arrest in December 20  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- 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 RICHARD JOSEPHBERG was sentenced to 42 months in prison for evading hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes for the calendar year 2011 and willfully failing to file tax returns for the calendar years 2013 through 2015. JOSEPHBERG previously pleaded guilty to   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 -- 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 John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced today that CESAR ALTIERI SAYOC was sentenced today to 20 years in prison in connection with his mailing of 16 improvised explosive devices to victims across the country. SAYOC pled guilty to a 65-count  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Simon Gordon, a former correction officer employed by the New York City Department of Correction ("DOC"), pleaded guilty to conspiring to accept bribes in exchange for smuggling contraband into a jail on Rikers Island. The plea proceeding took place before United States District Judge Carol Bagley Amon  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- 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 JOHN LAMBERT, a/k/a "Eric Pope," pled guilty this afternoon before U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud consumers of legal advice and services. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S.  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Former Executives and Supervising Laboratory Technician Have Pleaded Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Catherine A. Hermsen, Director of the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") Office of Criminal Investigations ("OCI"), William F. Sweeney, J  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Gerard Scparta Fraudulently Collected More Than $630,000 in Social Security Disability Benefits over a Period of 20 Years by Pretending to be Disabled, When in Fact He Was Earning Over $1.6 Million Working at a Strip Club in Manhattan and Engaging in Tax * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced that it will restructure the leadership of the Markets Group to best meet its critical responsibilities. The previous position of Executive Vice President and Head of the Markets Group will be split into two roles: an Executive Vice President and Head of the Markets Group, and an Executive Vice President and Manager of the System Open Market Account (S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54199) involving the Nine Mile Point power reactor in New York: AVERAGE POWER RANGE MONITORS DECLARED INOPERABLE "On August 4, 2019 at 1745 [EDT], Reactor Recirculation Pump (RRP) 11 tripped. The cause for the trip is under investigation. "Following the RRP trip, the Average Power Range Monitors (APRMs) flow bias trips are inoperable due to reverse flow through RRP 11. The APRMs were restored   more

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colorado, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force (21st Space Wing) issued the following news: By Griffin Swartzell Colonel Matthew Cantore, 21st Operations Group commander, recently took time out his schedule to share a little about himself, his family and his priorities as a leader. He's a native of Guilderland, New York. He and wife Laura, originally from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, have been married for 17 years. They have three children, ages 14, 12 and 7. Public Affairs: S  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: * * * - U.S. Postage Stamps Commemorate Iconic Music Festival * * * The U.S Postal Service celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival with a colorful Woodstock Forever stamp designed to represent the peace and music of the festival. The stamp was dedicated today at a First Day of Issue event held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. "Woodstock was the most famous rock festival in hi  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign press center briefing: MODERATOR: We're really pleased to have Eli Dvorkin here with us today. He is the editorial and policy director for the Center for an Urban Future and he's the co-author of the report that I've all passed around to you. This report was released in June by the center. Please note that Mr. Dvorkin's views are his own and do not reflect the official policy views of the U.S. Government. I'll turn t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $55,945 cooperative agreement to the Stony Brook University for spatial water quality monitoring for Fire Island National Seashore and Gateway National Recreation Area in New York and New Jersey. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will entail conducting seagrass condition monitoring at permanent monitoring transects at the Fire Island National Seashore (F  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury did not intervene in foreign exchange markets during the April - June 2019 quarter, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said today in its quarterly report to the U.S. Congress. The U.S. dollar, as measured by the Federal Reserve Board's broad trade-weighted dollar index, depreciated 0.4 percent in the second quarter of 2019 amid multiple cross-currents. The main fa  more