WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Brookhaven Irrigation Corp. paid $10K in penalties for willful wage violations * * * Date of action: May 20, 2024 Type of action: Consent Judgment Names of defendants: Brookhaven Irrigation Corp., Michael Coggins Address: Farmingville, New York Background: After an investigation by the Long Island district office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, the  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3083): * * * IN RE: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in three actions pending in the Eastern District of Arkansas and the Northern and Southern Districts of California and defendant M&T Bank Corporation in two Western District of New York actions (the M&T Bank actions) move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate the Panel's orders conditi  more

ALBANY, New York, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Michael Klugo, age 44, of East Greenbush, New York, was arrested on Friday, June 7 on a criminal complaint charging him with distribution of child pornography. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement. T  more

NEW YORK, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that NICHOLAS TARTAGLIONE was sentenced today to four consecutive life sentences for his leadership role in the 2016 murders of Martin Luna, Urbano Santiago, Miguel Luna, and Hector Gutierrez. TARTAGLIONE, who is a former police officer, orchestrated the kidnappi  more

NEW YORK, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Darcel D. Clark, the Bronx County District Attorney, announced today that, on the morning he was scheduled to begin trial, FELIX HERRERA GARCIA pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death and serious bodily injury, as well as possession of narc  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57156) involving Material Testing Laboratory, Manhattan, New York: * * * Rep Org: New York State Dept. of Health Licensee: Material Testing Labratory Region: 1 City: Manhattan State: NY License #: C2274 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Nate Kishbaugh HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 05/31/2024 Notification Time: 10:50 [ET] Event Date: 05/31/2024 Event Time: 07:00 [EDT]   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: U.S. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara will travel to New York from June 11-13 to attend the 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the UN. Special Advisor Minkara will lead the U.S. delegation, facilitating bilateral and multilateral engagements with government officials, the private sector, and civil  more

WEST POINT, New York, June 11 -- The Military Academy issued the following news release: Cadet Zoe Winston, Class of 2025, has been selected as West Point's first Astronaut Scholar. The program aids the United States in retaining its world leadership in technology and innovation by supporting the very best and brightest scholars in science, technology, engineering and mathematics while commemorating the legacy of America's pioneering astronauts. The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, originally  more