WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the investigation of the long-term recovery of benthic and fish communities following dredging of sand resources within the New York Bight in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $175,000. The agency said the grant was associated with science and technology and other research and developm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: Amtrak engineering forces have completed the 2019 summer infrastructure renewal work at New York Penn Station, allowing for scheduled operations to resume Tuesday, Sept. 3 as planned. The work was also completed safely and within budget by the Amtrak team working on the project. Amtrak will host a call early next week to discuss in-depth details on the project and will be issuing a med  more

UPTON, New York, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - Scientists at Brookhaven Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials created "hybrid" organic-inorganic materials for transferring ultrasmall, high-aspect-ratio features into silicon for next-generation electronic devices * * * To increase the processing speed and reduce the power consumption of electronic devices, the microelectronics industry continues to push  more

UPTON, New York, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - Scientists created a new AI algorithm for making measurement decisions; autonomous approach could revolutionize scientific experiments * * * A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory designed, created, and successfully tested a new algorithm to make smarter scientific meas  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: Mansoor Ghaleb, age 30, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute synthetic cannabinoids. The announcement was made by Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the United States Drug Enforcement Adminis  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sigfredo Martinez, 47, of Celeron, N.Y. pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. The charge carries a m  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: * * * - Kyle Leeper and Arlene Rodriguez named in indictment alleging methamphetamine conspiracy and possession of a pistol * * * Kyle Leeper, 35, of Pennsylvania and Arlene Rodriguez, 35, of Almonte, California appeared today in federal court in Syracuse on an indictment charging them with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - EPA to hold public meeting on September 11 * * * Because levels of contamination in groundwater are falling naturally, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend part of its previous plan to clean up an area of the Lightman Drum Company Superfund site in Winslow Township, New Jersey. The amendment revises the plan to require continued monitoring of natural decreases o  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - New phase of work to address non-residential properties * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cleanup plan to address about 40 non-residential contaminated properties that remain impacted by the Former Kil-Tone Company Superfund Site in Vineland, New Jersey. Previous operations at the former Kil-Tone Company pesticides facility contaminated the soil with arsenic a  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02) and Philadelphia's Mayor Jim Kenney were the special guest speakers at a community celebration held today in Philadelphia. The event was organized by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank Pittsburgh) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBank New York) to highlight the impo  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced grants to Hudson River Park Friends and Rockaway Waterfront Alliance in New York and Groundwork Elizabeth in New Jersey. The three grants are among 46 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program grants awarded this year, totaling $1.7 million to restore wildlife habitat  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Ymer Shahini's Arrival in the United States Marks the First Extradition under United States/Kosovo Extradition Treaty * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ruth M. Mendonca, Acting Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ("USPIS"), and William F. Sweeney Jr.,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Kurt G. Alme, issued the following news release: Fabjan Alameti, a New York City resident who was arrested at a Bozeman shooting range, today pleaded guilty to charges of making false statements involving international terrorism to the FBI, announced U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme for the District of Montana. Alameti, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of false statements to a federal officer in a matter involving international terro  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release: Federal Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Carlos Ochoa, age 33, of Puerto Rico, was sentenced today in two separate cases to a total of 120 months in prison. The announcement was made by: * United States Attorneys Grant C. Jaquith (Northern District of New York) and Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez (District of Puerto Rico); * Federal Bureau of Investigat  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Former Chief Financial Officer and Head Trader Have Each Pled Guilty and Are Cooperating With the Government * * * 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   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: * * * - Failed to Pay More than $20 Million in Withheld Federal and State Payroll Taxes * * * Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that KEITH BORGE, the former controller of the College of New Rochelle ("CNR"), was sentenced to 36 months in prison for failing to pay more than $20 million in payroll taxe  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant Falsely Claimed that He Was the Sole Provider For His Children and that They Lived with Him * * * Earlier today, Michael Conway was arrested on a complaint charging him with wire fraud. Between August 2009 and September 2018, Conway allegedly stole more than $130,000 from the Social Security Administration ("SSA") that was intended f  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 27 -- 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 Timothy Enix a/k/a Blaze, 60, was sentenced to serve 240 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The defendant, a Kingsmen Motorcycle Club (KMC) member and Florida/Tennessee Regional President, was sentenced for his conviction following a four-month jury trial of RICO conspira  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- 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 B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF"), announced the unsealing of a superseding Indictment charging JOSE ALVAREZ, a/k/a "Ignacio Alvarez," with the 1999 murder of Jose Miguel   more

BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Callers Based in India Impersonated Federal Employees and Netted Over $2 Million From Victims Across the United States * * * An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Kamal Zafar, Jamal Zafar and Armughanul Asar with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money in furtherance of their fraudu  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 27 -- 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 the United States Attorney's Office has filed charges against Journee Construction Inc., Bell Mechanical Contractors, and Kaplan Schmidt Electric in connection with the Government's ongoing investigation into the improper use of "pass through" minority contractors on the Rochester Schools Moderni  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign press center briefing: MODERATOR: We're pleased to have Robert Strayer with us today, but first let me just introduce myself. I'm the new director in the Foreign Press Center here in New York, Liz Detmeister, for those of you who we haven't met. So the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of   more

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Embassy in India issued the following news release: Mr. David Ranz assumed the post of Consul General of the United States in Mumbai on August 26, 2019, succeeding former Consul General Edgard Kagan. Immediately prior to coming to Mumbai, Consul General Ranz served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives) in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; and prior to that as Deputy Assist  more