WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: NEW YORK - Today, Oct. 17, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced selections totaling nearly $125 million under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act National Grants Program which will incentivize and accelerate the upgrade or retirement of older diesel engines to cleaner and zero-emission solutions leading to significant emission reductions and air quality and public health b  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: A New York man was sentenced yesterday in Greensboro, North Carolina, to 35 years in prison after pleading to robbery, firearm, and intimidation charges related to an attempted murder stemming from conduct in the Middle District of North Carolina and the Southern District of New York, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairs  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Merrick B. Garland, the Attorney General of the United States, Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), Christopher A. Wray, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; and Patrick J. Freaney, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service ("USSS"), announced the unsealing of a Superseding Indictment charging DAJAHN MCBEAN, a/k/a "Jeezy Mula," a/k/a "Freeze," KARL SMITH, a/k/a "Pacavell," and CHEL  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Joy Harris, a former New York City Housing Authority ("NYCHA") superintendent, was convicted of bribery and extortion under color of official right for soliciting and accepting tens of thousands of dollars from contractors in exchange for awarding those contractors no-bid co  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging KENAN TARIVERDI, NAZIM TARIVERDI, DILSHOD ISLAMOV, and ALVARO GEOVANNI QUIJADA LEMUS. The Indictment charges KENAN TARIVERDI, NAZIM TARIVERDI, and DILSHOD ISLAMOV with operating an extensive no-fault insurance fraud t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: A New York man pleaded guilty today to two assault charges - one felony and one misdemeanor - related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Peter G. Mol  more