WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission, along with the New York Attorney General, are taking action against gig economy company Handy Technologies for making a broad array of deceptive claims about how much money workers on its platform could earn. The complaint charges that Handy, which currently does business as Angi Services, has peppered its advertisements with earnings claims that don't reflect the reality for th  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Defendant Used Straw Donors and Submitted Forged Documents in Attempt to Steal $400,000 in Matching Funds From New York City * * * Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Erlene King pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with her attempt to steal funds from New York City's Campaign Finance Board (CFB). Today's proceeding was held before United   more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: Devon Newsome, age 32, of Forrest Park, Georgia, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for unlawfully transferring firearms to a New York resident. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Field Division; and Bryan Miller, Special Agen  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Marat Lerner Stole Approximately $2.5 Million Intended for Mortgage Payments From Vulnerable Victims Who Were in Financial Distress * * * Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Marat Lerner, the former president of a debt relief services business, was sentenced by United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis to 135 months in prison for conspir  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Defendants Allegedly Smuggled Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals from India to the United States Knowing They Would Be Used to Manufacture Fentanyl * * * Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, two indictments were unsealed charging India-based companies Raxuter Chemicals and Athos Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (Athos Chemicals) and Bhavesh  more