ALBANY, New York, Dec. 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2024: NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued an alert warning businesses against price gouging of essential items amid an ongoing state of emergency in the village of Whitehall due to a failure of the village's water system. Whitehall has declared a local state of emergency and issued restrictions on tap water use. Attorney General James urges New Yorkers w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release: * * * Advances administration's efforts to expand apprenticeships, strengthen workforce * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its award of $99.3 million in grants to 71 organizations in 31 states to provide training and employment services in its continuing effort to expand access to Registered Apprenticeships, prepare young workers for quality jobs and e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Mount Vernon, New York, Police Department (MVPD) engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of rights secured by the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Specifically, the Justice Department finds that MVPD: * Uses excessive force in numerous ways, including by unnecessarily escalating minor encoun more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf Attempted to Send Ton-Quantity Shipments of Heroin for Distribution in New York City to Benefit the Haqqani Network and the Taliban * * * Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf, 59, of Afghanistan, also known as Haji Abdul Sattar Barakzai, was sentenced to 30 in prison for attempting to import heroin into the U.S., engaging in narco-terrorism for the benefit of the Taliban, attem more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former McKinsey Senior Partner Charged With Obstruction of Justice McKinsey Will Pay $650 Million, Cease Work Relating to Controlled Substances and Implement Significant New Compliance Measures * * * McKinsey & Company Inc. (McKinsey), a global management consulting firm based in New York, has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve a criminal and civil investigation into the firm's consulting work more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following 39 individuals: NINA SIMONA ALLEN - Harvest, Alabama Nina Simona Allen is a 49-year-old woman who was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s. In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Defendant Also Helped Oligarch Illegally Transfer a $10M U.S. Investment to Business Associate * * * A superseding indictment was unsealed today charging Alexey Komov, 53, of Russia, with conspiracy and violations of U.S. sanctions arising from his assistance to sanctioned Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev, who was previously charged with sanctions violations in April 2022. As alleged, Komov c more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2024: NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 111 firearms were turned in at a community gun buyback event in Bohemia hosted by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), the New York State Police, and the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. This event was part of Attorney General James' ongoing effort to combat gun violence and keep New Yorkers safe. To more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: The number of owner-occupied housing units increased by 8.4%, from 76.4 million in 2014-2018 to 82.9 million in 2019-2023, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data. The 2019-2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates show that more people owned homes than rented in 3,070 of the nation's 3,144 counties and county equivalents between 2019 and 2023. Additionally, home values increased 21.7% bet more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Dec. 10, 2024, at the Brookings Institution on his Middle-Out, Bottom-Up Economic Playbook: * * * THE PRESIDENT: I'm -- I'm here to steal her back. (Laughter.) You're the best, Cec. DR. ROUSE: Thank you. THE PRESIDENT: You really are. Thank you. Well, this is only a 400-page speech. (Laughter.) You know, we -- I wanted to talk about how we're -- the economy, and it is a -- it is a daunting task to talk about the trans more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: This week, Congressman Rob Menendez secured key wins for New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District as the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 ("WRDA"). The inclusions of these provisions build on Menendez's months-long advocacy to increase infrastructure resiliency, reduce flood risks, and restore ecosystems throughout the region. "Building resilient water infrastr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Leader Hakeem Jeffries this evening urging them to address the recent spate of drone sightings and activity by including the bicameral counter-drone legislation--of which Speaker Johnson is an original co-sponsor--in the Continuing Resolution currently being negotiated as the 118th Congress  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: * * * Cicely LaMothe Named Acting Director * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Erik Gerding, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, will depart the agency effective Dec. 31, 2024. Upon Mr. Gerding's departure, Cicely LaMothe will serve as Acting Director. "I want to thank Erik for his leadership of the Division of Corporation Finance," said SEC Chair Gary  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * Firm settles SEC charges related to former employee's misconduct * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Eric Cobb of South Carolina with engaging in a fraudulent scheme where he allocated profitable securities trades to favored accounts and unprofitable trades to disfavored clients, a practice known as cherry-picking, while he was a representative of inv more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: * * * Defendant placed order to sell company's securities within hours of his termination for cause while subject to multiple trading blackouts * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Ken Peterman, the former CEO, president, and Chair of the Board of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., in connection with his sale of Comtech shares on the basis of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) with failing to reasonably supervise four investment adviser and registered representatives (hereafter, financial advisors) who stole millions of dollars of advisory clients' and brokerage customers' funds and for failing to adopt policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent and detect such theft. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Chibuzo Augustine Onyeachonam, Stanley Chidubem Asiegbu, and Chukwuebuka Martin Nweke-Eze with fraud for impersonating legitimate securities brokers and investment advisers in an elaborate online scheme through which the defendants stole more than $2.9 million from at least 28 investors. As alleged in the SEC's complaint, from at least 2019 to th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Jim Risch's (R-ID) Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will cut red tape to make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around aband more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband released the following written testimony by Global Cyber Strategies CEO Justin Sherman from a Dec. 11, 2024, hearing entitled "Communications Networks Safety and Security": * * * Subcommittee Chair Lujan, Ranking Member Thune, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today about the global submarine cable network, cybersecurity more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation released the following written testimony by Dean Iacopelli, chief of staff at the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, from a Dec. 12, 2024, hearing entitled "U.S. Air Traffic Control Systems, Personnel and Safety": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA) at today's hearin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSfact) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * U.S. Efforts to Combat Illegal Fishing and Associated Labor Abuses Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a serious global problem that threatens the health and stability of ocean ecosystems and fisheries, food security, and economic growth, while undermining law-abiding fishers and communities that depend on them in the United States and around the world. IUU fish more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of a foreign press center briefing on Dec. 13, 2024, featuring Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation: * * * * In addition to highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration's unprecedented investments in infrastructure across the United States, Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses efforts early in the Administration to address the global pandemic's shock to transportation systems and supply chains, and th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: This week, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis Grant T. Harris traveled to New York City to advance the U.S. Department of Commerce's efforts to strengthen U.S. supply chains. During his visit, he participated in the Financial Times: Investing in America Summit and met with industry leaders to advance the Department's mission. At t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Hi, everybody.  Q Hi. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Thursday. (Ms. Jean-Pierre adjusts the lectern.) Just mess- -- be messing with this lectern. Okay. So, today, President Biden announced that he is granting clemency to approximately 1,500 Americans -- the largest act in a single day - more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following 39 individuals: NINA SIMONA ALLEN - Harvest, Alabama Nina Simona Allen is a 49-year-old woman who was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s. In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two master's degre more PR