RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla T. Jerido, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection journeyman, received the honor of being Airlifter of the Week, Oct. 11, 2019 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Jerido, a Southampton, New York native, was pivotal in the demonstration of critical Aircraft Rescue Firefighting tactics, ensuring continuity of safety for aircraft and aircrew while operating in and  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: * * * - Beginning January 2020, customers can expect a more seamless onboarding process with the option to select their preferred seat * * * Amtrak is expanding its assigned seating program for customers traveling in Northeast Regional Business class. This long-requested offering, previously only available for Acela First class passengers, allows families, friends and colleagues to si  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following news release: Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Manisha Singh travels to New York City, New York, October 23-24. On October 23, the Assistant Secretary will co-host a meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP), with Committee Chair Paul R. Charron. The ACIEP serves the U.S. Government in a solely advisory capacity and provides advice concerning topics in international ec  more

UPTON, New York, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - Application of novel artificial intelligence approach identifies active phase of catalyst that converts carbon dioxide to methane. * * * Scientists seeking to design new catalysts to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane have used a novel artificial intelligence (AI) approach to identify key catalytic properties. By using this method to track the size, struc  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Slip Op. 19-134): STUPP CORPORATION ET AL., Plaintiffs and Consolidated Plaintiffs, and MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION ET AL., Plaintiff-Intervenor and Consolidated Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and SEAH STEEL CORPORATION ET AL., Defendant-Intervenors and Consolidated Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Claire R. Kelly, Judge Consol. Court No. 15-00334 OPINION AND ORDER [Remanding  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: * * * - Locations will accept unused/unwanted prescription medications and electronic vaping devices and cartridges * * * With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation's homes, where t  more

GARDEN CITY, New York, Oct. 24 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: John Westerhaus chuckled as he recalled a moment early in his 42-year federal career when, as an administrative contracting officer, he negotiated a multi-million dollar contract modification to upgrade the computer system for a submarine-launched missile program. The upgrade called for increasing the computer's cache memory to 64 kilobytes. "These days, even toys have more memory than those com  more

ELLENVILLE, New York, Oct. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: After completing all cleanup work, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deleted the Ellenville Scrap Iron and Metal Superfund Site from the National Priorities List, which is the federal Superfund list of the most contaminated hazardous waste sites. Ellenville is within a designated federal Opportunity Zone - an economically-distressed community where new investment, under certa  more

CAYUGA, New York, Oct. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a cleanup plan for a discrete area of the Cayuga County Groundwater Contamination Site in Cayuga County, New York, which includes the Union Springs area. The Record of Decision calls for continued monitoring of groundwater wells to ensure the effectiveness and expected natural decrease of groundwater contaminants in this discrete area.   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - New Jersey Infrastructure Bank Pool selected to apply for $149 million in funding for statewide water system projects * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting a total of 38 projects in 18 states to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans. Together, the selected borrowers will apply for WIFIA loans totaling approximately $6 billion to help  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks by Commissioner Michael O'Rielly at the New York State Broadcaster Association's Broadcast Leadership and Hall of Fame Luncheon: "Hearing such kind words from my FCC colleagues, Senator Thune, Senator Smith, and Ed almost makes me speechless. It also means I have to add some people back to my Christmas card list this year! "You should know that, when David called to congratulate me for being selected as New  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York has ordered 15 individuals and companies to permanently cease their involvement with fraudulent mailings. According to a complaint filed by the United States in November 2018, the defendants mailed, or assisted the mailing of, thousands of solicitations stylized as individualized notices, which falsely stated recipients had won large sums of money or valua  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Brooklyn, New York, indicted a New York City resident yesterday on multiple counts of willfully failing to collect, truthfully account for, and pay over federal employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department's Tax Division. According to the indictment, Steven Heppenheimer ow  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: Eight Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA), three paralegal specialists and two former AUSAs from the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) were among the 295 department employees recognized by Attorney General William P. Barr for their distinguished public service today at the 67th Annual Attorney General's Awards Ceremony. Sixty-two other individuals outside  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release: * * * - Recordkeeping Violations Complicate Diversion Prevention * * * St. Mary's Healthcare in Amsterdam, New York, agreed to pay a $15,000 penalty as a result of its Narcotic Treatment Program's (NTP) failure to create and maintain records required by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith. In March 2019  more

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered permanent injunctions against 15 individuals and companies to cease their involvement with fraudulent mailings. According to a complaint filed by the United States in November 2018, the defendants mailed, or assisted the mailing of, thousands of solicitations stylized as i  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 -- 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 JAMES T. BOOTH pled guilty to securities fraud in connection with his years-long scheme to defraud customers of his financial services firm, Booth Financial Associates ("Booth Financial"), of nearly $5 million through a variety of lies and misrepresentations.  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 25 -- 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 Central Islip, Suzanne Silva, the former Chief Operating Officer of Winthrop University Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling credit union funds during her employment and ordered to pay $465,172 in restitution to the credit union. Silva pleaded guilty to th  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 25 -- 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, United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis sentenced the defendant Elozer Porges to 24 months' imprisonment and 1,000 hours of community service for his leadership role in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme. The Court also ordered Porges to pay more than $3.2 million in restitution to the Unit  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- 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 JOHN F. GARGAN and LOREN PIQUANT were convicted Wednesday after a two-week jury trial for conspiring together and with others to unlawfully distribute oxycodone from a medical clinic in Queens, New York. DANTE A. CUBANGBANG and MICHAEL KELLERMAN previously pled gui  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - While Employed as a Securities and Exchange Commission Examiner, Defendant Accessed and Disclosed Confidential Information to the Target of an Investigation in Connection with Taking a Job With that Firm * * * A superseding indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Michael S. Cohn, Managing Director and Chief Com  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release: * * * - More than $85 Million Awarded Nationwide * * * Today, the Department of Justice announced it has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security--including funding to educate and train students and faculty--and support first responders who arrive on the scene of a school shooting or other violent incident. "These federal resources wi  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant Was Previously Indicted in the Eastern District of New York for Leading a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Conspiring to Murder DEA Special Agent Enrique Kiki" Camarena * * * A civil complaint against eight real properties located in and around Guadalajara, Mexico was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn. The properties desc  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release: * * * - Companies Entered into Silent Joint Venture Agreements on Set-Aside Government Contracts * * * Upstate Construction Services, LLC (Upstate) and Structural Associates, Inc. (Structural) have agreed to pay more than $1 million in total to resolve allegations that they improperly obtained government contracts set-aside for companies qualified as hi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the appointment of the following individuals to be Members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology: Catherine P. Bessant of North Carolina Dario Gil of New York Sharon Hrynkow of Virginia H. Fisk Johnson of Wisconsin Attiganal Sreeram of Michigan Shane Wall of Oregon K. Birgitta Whaley of California  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Small Business Administration is working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Information Technology Coordinating Council to attract respondents to a confidential cybersecurity survey for small and mid-sized businesses. October is designated National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. "Cyber attacks are a growing concern for small business owners and our economy. The SBA is encouragi  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo with Wilfred Frost of CNBC Closing Bell: QUESTION: Thanks so much for joining us. We appreciate you coming back on the Closing Bell. SECRETARY POMPEO: It's great to be with you again. Thanks for having me on. QUESTION: We wanted to start on China and to ask to what extent their actions - whether that is limiting democracy in Hong Kong or other actions altogethe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following news release: The Department of State has awarded design contracts for new U.S. embassies and consulates that will provide secure, sustainable, and resilient platforms for U.S. diplomacy around the world. The following leading American architecture firms and their teams have been selected to execute this critical work: U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar and U.S. Consulate in Medan, Indonesia Richard + Bauer Architecture of Pho  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced $13 million in U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to support 11 Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers (TAACs) that help manufacturers affected by imports adjust to increasing global competition and to create jobs. The TAACs, which each service multiple states, are located in California, Colorado,   more

BROOKLYN, Borough, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: * * * - Defendant was previously indicted in the Eastern District of New York for leading a Continuing Enterprise and Conspiring to murder DEA Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena * * * A civil complaint against eight real properties located in and around Guadalajara, Mexico was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn. The properties d  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - New York Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New York is processing $1,103,187 in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for the 2018 crop year. Additionally, New York FSA will distribute $2,146,822 in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments to landowners to support voluntary conservatio  more