NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Maine - Third Quarter 2023": * * * From June 2023 to September 2023, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Maine were 41,735, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 36,676, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rep  more

NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Will  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Brig. Gen. Regena Aye, Civil Air Patrol's national vice commander since 2021, will be CAP's next national commander and the corporation's CEO. CAP's Board of Governors selected Aye as the organization's top senior leader April 25 at its meeting in New York. She will assume command Aug. 17 at the 2024 National Conference in San Antonio in a ceremony with Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, the current national  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Fernando P. McMillan, Special Agent in Charge of the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations, New York Field Office; and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that TIFFANY MOSS, 34, of Montville,   more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release: Eric Ares, age 38, of Utica, New York, was sentenced today to serve 120 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and to distribute fentanyl, and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Carla Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news: By MC1 Shayla Hamilton, NSA Bahrain Public Affairs Capt. Zachariah Aperauch, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain and Cmdr. Jimmy Harmon, NSA Bahrain's executive officer, presented Taylor Rhinehart, NSA Bahrain and Europe's Youth of the Year, with a plaque, April 25. Rhinehart, 17, represented NSA Bahrain, competing against 14 youth for the title of Europe's Military Youth of the Year, Apri  more

NEW YORK, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced close to $12.7 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help the U.S. Virgin Islands identify and replace lead serv  more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The White House issued the following remarks on May 1, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at the 2024 New York Stock Exchange Women's Health Summit: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Lynn. You lead this organization always looking to the future - for the next opportunity that will change our world. And today is just another example of that. I'm honored you invited me to be a part of the Women's Health Summit's second year. It was an ordinary Saturday in an extraordin  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, May 3 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: On the evening of May 1, an incident occurred involving two landing craft, air cushions (LCAC) from USS Wasp (LHD 1) and USS New York (LPD 21) off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla. 30 Sailors and Marines were injured. Five Sailors were medically evacuated for further care at Savannah Memorial University Medical Center. Four of the five Sailors have been released from the hospital after treatment. One  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Mario Cain-Henry, 31, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, was sentenced to serve 144 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas E. Grego  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Nikolay Grigorev pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States for his role in an illicit export control scheme to ship electronic components from the United States to companies affiliated with the Russian military. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis. W  more

NEW YORK, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the arrest of JAMES NEFF. The defendant is charged with the possession of a firearm and ammunition after a felony conviction in connec  more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VINCENT CANNADY was arrested in connection with his scheme to extort a publicly traded information technology infrastructure services provider of up to $1.5 million by threatening to publicly disclose the company's confidential and proprietary information.  more

NEW YORK, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIE EVANS was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels to 20 years in prison for racketeering offenses related to his leadership role as the former godfather of the 59 Brims gang, a set of the violent Bloods street gang that operates throughout the U.S.,   more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Fernando P. McMillan, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Office of Criminal Investigations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), announced the unsealing of a criminal Complaint in Manhattan federal court charging ISIS NAVARRO REYES,  more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging IDIN DALPOUR with wire fraud in connection with a multi-year Ponzi scheme that defrauded inves  more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging SHARON TONEY FINCH with defrauding military charities and the Veteran's Administration ("VA") and wi  more

NEW YORK, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"); Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"); and Kareem A. Carter, the Executive   more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, in federal court in Central Islip, Surage Roshan Perera, the founder and Executive Director of Janues Capital, Inc. in Bellerose, Queens, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 78 months' imprisonment for securities fraud in connection with running a Ponzi scheme in which the defendant used investor money to pay red  more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty plea of TOMAS IANCHAUSKAS, a regional leader of a sanctioned Russian Organization known as the Tsargrad Society (the "Society"), for lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") about his participation in the Society and its predecessor durin  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Torrence Dyck, 51, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon, was sentenced to serve 150 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P.   more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Ivan Rodriguez, Jr., age 29, of Utica, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 120 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and to distribute fentanyl announced United States Attorney Carla Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New  more

UTICA, New York, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Joseph Lastrina, age 38, of Norwalk, Connecticut, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. As part of the same investigation, Thaddeus Price, age 47, of Albany, and Robert Sanger, age 59, of Rensselaer, New York, previously pled guilty to distributing methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute   more

NEW YORK, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JAMES ROBINSON and DAVID KENNEDY, both citizens of the United Kingdom, pled guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud victims by making material misrepresentations about the management and operations of a company called Bar Works Inc. and related entit  more

NEW YORK, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SHAWN RAINS and JOSEPH MAHARAJ were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Roman to 12 years and 90 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in a scheme to steal millions of dollars from a White Plains company where they were formerly high-ranking e  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, a criminal complaint was unsealed charging Jonathan Cannon and Julie Dotton with wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud a company seeking to purchase personal protective equipment ("PPE") at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cannon was arrested this morning at his home on Long   more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Julien Levy and Keily Nunez were sentenced by United States District Judge Pamela K. Chen to 20 and 40 months in prison, respectively, for defrauding JetBlue Airways of approximately $10 million. Levy and Nunez pleaded guilty to committing honest services wire fraud in June and July 2023, respectively.   more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Eric Ares, age 38, of Utica, New York, was sentenced today to serve 120 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and to distribute fentanyl, and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Carla Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S.   more

NEW YORK, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: "Yvette Wang played a leadership role in a broad and complex scheme to defraud thousands. Through false promises and lies, this scheme collected more than $1 billion from innocent victims located throughout the country and the world. Wang inflicted pain and loss on so many, and she will now be held to account for the harm she and others   more

NEW YORK, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $123.1 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help New Jersey identify and replace lead service lines, preventing  more

NEW YORK, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $129.2 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help New York identify and replace lead service lines, preventing e  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 3 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: By midlife, individuals exposed to maternal smoking while in the womb or to environmental tobacco smoke in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for high blood pressure and diabetes by middle age, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study was conducted   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on April 30, 2024, honoring Jewish American Heritage Month: * * * For centuries, the perseverance, hope, and unshakeable faith of the Jewish people have inspired people around the world. During Jewish American Heritage Month, we celebrate the immeasurable impact of Jewish values, contributions, and culture on our Nation's character and recommit to realizing the promise of America for all Jewish Americans. In 1654, a small   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on May 3, 2024, honoring National Hurricane Preparedness Week: * * * Too many families know the pain of having their lives and livelihoods devastated by powerful hurricanes, tropical storms, and typhoons. During National Hurricane Preparedness Week, we shed light on the dangerous impacts of hurricanes and share best practices on how to prepare and stay safe. We also show our gratitude to the first responders, volunteers, an  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: The final results from the annual survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at the end of June 2023 were released today on the Treasury website. The survey was undertaken jointly by Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The next survey will cover holdings at the end of June 2024; preliminary data are expected to be relea  more

WEST POINT, New York, May 2 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following community news: By Eric S. Bartelt, West Point Public Affairs Specialist It was a project where its completion was 10 years in the making, but through exceptional work and numerous adjustments throughout, the reclamation project added 30 years' worth of new capacity to the West Point Cemetery. The U.S. Military Academy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 30 to celebrate the completion of the West Point Cemetery R  more

WEST POINT, New York, May 4 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Eric S. Bartelt, West Point Public Affairs Specialist It was a project where its completion was 10 years in the making, but through exceptional work and numerous adjustments throughout, the reclamation project added 30 years' worth of new capacity to the West Point Cemetery. The U.S. Military Academy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 30 to celebrate the completion of the West Point Cemetery Reclamation  more

UPTON, New York, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Honor recognizes distinguished contributions to particle physics, chemistry, and materials science * * * The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recognized two staff scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory with the distinction of Fellow: Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for High E  more

WEST POINT, New York, May 2 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Eric S. Bartelt, West Point Public Affairs Specialist As 48 teams competed for the top prize at the 2024 Sandhurst International Military Skills Competition on April 26 and 27, it came down to two teams fighting it out at the last event, The Crucible. When the dust settled from a hard-fought, exhausting last event, the U.S. Military Academy Black Team won the title by a whisker over the Royal Military Colleg  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: NEW YORK, May 2, 2024 - Today, in the presence of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield and U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small, the UN General Assembly declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer. The resolution, and the U.S. government's efforts to generate support for it, were spearheaded by USDA and garnered more than 100 co-spon  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Secret Service issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The U.S. Secret Service is pleased to announce that James Byrne will join the agency as a public affairs officer assigned to the New York Field Office effective May 20. Prior to joining the Secret Service, Byrne was a detective with the New York City Police Department, most recently leading the executive communications team for the police commissioner. He retired   more

ALBANY, New York, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced today that nearly $6.3 million in restitution has been collected and distributed to the victims of Richard J. Sherwood and Thomas K. Lagan, who were sentenced to both federal and state prison for stealing approximately $11.8 million from the estates o  more

WEST POINT, New York, April 30 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: Several members from the U.S. Military Academy, including the U.S. Corps of Cadets Regimental Staff performing honor guard duties, the West Point Band performing Taps, West Point Military Police Color Guard firing salutary volleys, and Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves speaking and laying the wreath on behalf of President Joseph R. Biden during the Ulysess S. Grant Wreath Laying Ceremony to c  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 1.7 million New York Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of  more