WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following delivers farewell address on Dec. 17, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter: * * * As Prepared as Delivery In the fall of 2023, I had the privilege of meeting with a rural farming community in Minnesota. On one hand, you might say that I was out of place. There I was, a kid from humble beginnings in Queens, New York (and a lifelong New York Mets fan), standing as the U.S. government's senior competition  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Dec. 18, 2024, by Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in a conversation with GZERO founder and President Ian Bremmer on the state of national security: * * * MR. BREMMER: So, I mean, for a lot of us here, this is the coolest thing going on in New York City right now. There's a lot of self-selection in this crowd. (Applause.) So, a very warm welcome to my friend, Jake Sullivan. And also, just to say, we' more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Dec. 18, 2024, by Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in a conversation with GZERO founder and President Ian Bremmer on the state of national security: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) MR. BREMMER: Well, and part of that is just understanding and being able to articulate that the intention of U.S. strategy in the long term is not regime change in China. It's a recognition that we're going to be living  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations New York City arrested Raymond Rojas Basilio, a previously removed citizen of Mexico convicted of forcible touching of the sexual/intimate parts of another person, Dec. 17. The victim is less than 11-years old. Fugitive operations officers arrested the 36-year-old predator  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Swisschems: * * * To: Swisschems, 42 Broadway FL 12th, New York, NY 10004, United States, support@swisschems.is Dear Swisschems: This letter is to advise you that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed your website at the Internet address https://swisschems.is/ in October 2024 and has observed that your website offers "Semaglutide" more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Three individuals were sentenced yesterday for their roles in founding and operating an illegal pyramid scheme. Alex Dee, 50, of Fate, Texas, was sentenced to 36 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,845,600 in forfeiture; Brian Kaplan, 53, of Fort Collins, Colorado, was sentenced to 22 months in prison and ordered to pay $2,838,700 in forfeiture; and Jerrold Mauer, 58, of North Bellmore,  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Three Brokers Conspired to Import Ton-Quantities of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Precursor Chemicals from the People's Republic of China for Manufacture and Further Distribution in the United States * * * Edward Y. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Admini more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Defendant Admitted That He Conspired to Act as an Illegal Agent of the Chinese Government * * * Today in federal court in Brooklyn, Manhattan resident Chen Jinping pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), in connection with opening and operating an undeclared overseas pol more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Alexis Javier Centeno-Baez, 30, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C. Lynch, who handled the case, stated tha more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Breon Peace is resigning as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York on January 10, 2025. Mr. Peace has served in the position since October 15, 2021. First Assistant United States Attorney Carolyn Pokorny will become Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York upon Mr. Peace's departure. Statement from United States A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: As a seven-time American League batting champion and 18-time All-Star for the Minnesota Twins (1967-1978) and the California Angels (1979-1985), Rod Carew is considered a baseball legend. He also served as a combat engineer for six years in the Marine Corps Reserve, enlisting in 1966. Combat engineers are proficient at building bridges, demolitions, route clearance and other tasks. In October 2011, Carew was  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of a foreign press center briefing on Dec. 18, 2024 featuring Ned Price, Deputy to the U.S. Representative to the United Nations: * * * Summary * Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken travels to New York City December 18-19 to chair two meetings of the UN Security Council, where the United States holds the rotating presidency for the month of December. Ned Price briefs at the NYFPC to preview these discussions more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: Lafayette RE Management LLC, a private asset manager based in New York City, and Thibault Adrien, Lafayette's founder and majority owner, have agreed to pay $680,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly making false certifications to the government in applying for, and receiving forgiveness of, a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: On Thursday, Dec. 19, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will host the "Creating Pathways for Multilingualism for All" convening. At the event, the Office of English Language Acquisition will release four Dual Language Immersion Playbooks and a call to action to governors across the nation. This convening will showcase high-quality dual language immersion programs in California, New York, Texas, U more PR