WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2024, by Commissioner Caroline D. Pham on swap data reporting settlement order: * * * "I am pleased that the CFTC has provided recognition of self-reporting and cooperation credit in this settlement order with The Bank of New York Mellon. I hope the CFTC will adopt a clear standard that is applied consistently as I have previously recommended.[1] Implementing my proposals to improve the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * Registration Opens Today for September 25 Event and Features Chair of the New York Stock Exchange Sharon Bowen * * * The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will host an in-person Career Forum for law school students and recent J.D. graduates on Wednesday, September 25. This event will feature a fireside chat with Sharon Bowen, former CFTC Commissioner and current Chair   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Jevon Henry, age 43, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today to 96 months in prison for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement. As part of his prior guilty ple  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Fabienne Osias, a former federal correction officer employed by the United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP), pleaded guilty to smuggling cell phone chargers into the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. The proceeding was held before United States Magistrate Judge Marcia M. Henry. When sentenced, Osias faces  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Rasheed Mingues, age 45, a resident of New York City, was sentenced today to 188 months in prison following his convictions for possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm as a previously convicted felon. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Dru  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for Aug. 12-16, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Starbucks Corp. (02-CA-303077 and 02-CA-304431; 373 NLRB No. 83) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583de7786) New York, NY, August 14, 2024. The Board adopted the Administrative Law Judge's conclusion that the Respondent violated Section 8(a)(3) and (1) by terminating an employee for engaging in union activities. Reversing th  more