NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * During a Call for Assistance, Sgt. Mario Stewart Tased a Handcuffed, Restrained Individual Seven Times in Two Minutes * * * Edward Y. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARIO STEWART, a Sergeant with the Mount Vernon Police Department ("MVPD"), pled guilty today to using excessive force a  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Edward Y. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROBERT PIARO, the treasurer of multiple political action committees ("PACs"), pled guilty today to committing telemarketing wire fraud in connection with his scheme to defraud donors to his PACs through false and misleading statements. PIARO pled guilty  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today a settlement agreement with the Queens Borough Public Library (QBPL) and the City of New York (the City) to resolve violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) at the Hunters Point Library Branch of the QBPL (the HPL Branch). The ADA applies  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Martin Elling Obstructed Justice Related to His Work with Purdue Pharma * * * A former senior partner at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm based in New York, N.Y., that last month agreed to pay $650 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into the firm's consulting work with opioids manufacturers, incl  more

WEST POINT, New York, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Eric S. Bartelt, West Point Public Affairs Specialist The word surreal came to mind for a couple of graduating cadets when describing the journey it took to get to graduation day. Class of 2024 Cadets Ye Jin Bae and Alexis Elizabeth-Viola James were joined by 21 other cadets during the U.S. Military Academy December Class of 2024 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony on Dec. 20 at Eisenhower Hall Theatre.   more