NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in the U.S. Virgin Islands - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * From September 2023 to December 2023, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in the U.S. Virgin Islands were 1,453, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 1,442  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: A New York man who is the president of an entertainment production company based in North Carolina has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for embezzling more than $200,000 from a television production. David Ozer, 58, of Roslyn Heights, New York, was charged via information with one count of wire fraud. In a plea agreement al  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-235) on July 31, 2024: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon New York Inc. (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communications  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2024: On Wednesday, July 31, GSA and co-sponsors from industries and federal agencies hosted the Federal AI Hackathon, an event focused on using AI to make government websites and digital services more efficient, user-friendly and responsive to users' needs. More than 250 people from across the country signed up for the event at three locations: Washington, Atlanta and New York City. This hackathon u  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3096) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In Re: Perry Johnson & Associates Medical Transcription Data Security Breach Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiff in the Andersen action listed on Schedule A, who is proceeding pro se, moves under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate our order that conditionally transferred Andersen to the Eastern District of New York for inclusion in MDL No. 3096. Defen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a fentanyl trafficking organization involved in the manufacturing and distribution of tens of thousands of fentanyl pills that spanned across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina. Jasdrual a/k/a "Josh" Perez, 36, plead  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John R. Bollinger, 24, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a fine of   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), announced that JUAN CARLOS BONILLA VALLADARES, a/k/a "El Tigre," the former Chief of the Honduran National Police, was sentenced today to 19 years in prison for conspiring to import coca  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that the U.S. Attorney's Office has reached a settlement with Community Bank, N.A. (CBNA) to resolve two allegations that customers at CBNA's Orchard Park, NY, branch location were denied American Sign Language interpreters for complex banking services, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: For more information, contact: Theresa McKenrick, theresa.c.mckenrick.civ@us.navy.mil Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) successfully conducted the first land-based demonstration of the Transferrable Rearming Mechanism (TRAM), which will enable U.S. Navy surface combatants to reload missile canisters into their MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) at sea. Secretary of the Navy Carlo  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Thomas Burton, age 48, a New York City native, was indicted on July 30, 2024, by a federal grand jury for possessing a weapon and controlled substance while being an inmate in prison. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment alleges that B  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Smithsonian Associates has named actor Henry Winkler the recipient of the 2024 John P. McGovern Award, which will be presented Monday, Oct. 21, at 6:45 p.m. in the Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. The presentation will highlight an evening in which Winkler discusses topics from his New York Times bestselling 2023 memoir, Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The White House sent to the Senate on July 31, 2024, the nominations of nine individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Anthony J. Brindisi, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice David N. Hurd, retiring. * Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2028. (Reappointment) * Tiffany Rene Johnson, of Georgia, to be United S  more