Saturday - November 23, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Wednesday October 23, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Brookhaven National Laboratory: Reaction Conditions Tune Catalytic Selectivity
UPTON, New York, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals potential for leveraging catalyst-environment interactions to design more efficient, effective catalysts * * * Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new theoretical framework for more accurately predicting the behavior of catalysts. These collections of atoms lower the energy need  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney Announces Murder-For-Hire Charges Against IRGC Brigadier General and Former Intelligence Officer and Members of an Iranian Intelligence Network
NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Merrick B. Garland, the Attorney General of the United States; Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Christopher A. Wray, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"); and James E. Dennehy, Assistant Director in Charge of th  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Florida Man Convicted Of $77 Million Tender Offer Fraud
NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- 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 JONATHAN MOYNAHAN LARMORE was convicted of tender offer fraud and securities fraud in connection with LARMORE's announcement of a fake tender offer to manipulate the stock price of WeWork, Inc. ("WeWork") and drive up the value of LARMORE's stock options. The verdict followe  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Operator of Tow Truck and Auto Repair Company Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder
NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging CHRISTIAN LUGO, a/k/a "Coco," with racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering,   more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Multiple Drug and Gun Charges
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Nader Ngoopos a/k/a Nike, 25, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine and 100 grams or more of heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violenc  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Seven Members of Moscow-Based Criminal Organization Plead Guilty in Over $1.7 Billion International Telemedicine Scheme
BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Hafizullah Ebady pleaded guilty to health care fraud conspiracy. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II. Ebady is the seventh defendant to plead guilty in connection with a sprawling international health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Ebady's co-defen  more

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for New York
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of New York to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding on Aug. 18-19, 2024. Federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the r  more