WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a consent order finding Harris Bruce Landgarten, a resident of Old Brookville, New York, defrauded pool participants. He also commingled pool funds with his own funds in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations. The order require  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: Angelo Dalmau, age 54, of Amsterdam, New York, was sentenced today to 93 months in prison, to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release, for drug, money laundering, and firearm offenses. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York D  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: Jade A. Pittsley, age 34, of Binghamton, New York, pled guilty today to escaping from federal custody, and possessing and intending to distribute methamphetamine. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Matthew Scarpino, Special Agent in Charge of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo, New York Field Office; and United States Mar  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that four Niagara Falls men were arrested and charged in separate criminal complaints for their roles in a drug trafficking ring operating in Niagara Falls, NY. * Paul Fields, 39, and Edward Rollie, 49, are charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and possession o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available for the state of New York to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm, tornadoes and flooding from July 10-11, 2024. Public assistance federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing   more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: Five members of the Black P. Stone Nation gang pled guilty to federal charges relating to an abduction of the victim in Richmond and her ultimate murder in York County. According to court documents, in the early morning hours of May 6, 2023, Hezekiah Carney, 25, of Norfolk, Jamica Langley, 25, of Richmond, Donnisha Goodman, 27, of Portsmouth, and Acacia Jac  more