WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-260) on Aug. 21, 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 Communication  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Yuanjun Tang, 67, a naturalized citizen of the United States and resident of Queens, New York, was charged by criminal complaint with acting and conspiring to act in the United States as an unregistered agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and making materially false statements to the FBI. Tang was arrested today in Flushing, Queens, and will be presented this afternoon. According  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty yesterday to his involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering and drug trafficking organization. Agustin Villa, age 61, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Nov. 25, 2024. In May 2023, a federal grand jury in Boston returned a   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANTHONY RICCARDI, an owner and manager of the Connecticut insurance firm Employee Benefit Solutions LLC ("EBS"), was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. Between 2015 and 2019, RICCARDI and his co-conspira  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Christie M. Curtis, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the unsealing of a Complaint charging YUANJUN TANG, a naturalized citizen of the U.S. and resident of Flushing, Quee  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Edwin Santana-Cosme, 56, and Arieana Garcia Del Gado, 37, both of Buffalo, NY, were arrested and charged in by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Louis A. Testani, who is handling the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. Devin T. Robinson provided the following readout: On August 20, 2024, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ms. Jana Nelson chaired the 7th U.S.-Brazil Strategic Defense Talks with Rear Admiral Fernando De Luca Marques de Oliveira, Chief, International Affairs Section, Brazilian Ministry of Defense. The meeting took place at the Pentago  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: On August 21, 2024, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights and Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya traveled to New York City, New York for an audience with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. Under Secretary Zeya was joined by Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for Democracy and Human Rights Kelly Razzou  more