WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: Pittsburgh Center One, LLC, a provider of consumer debt collection services, and Capital Management Services, LP, a related company based in Buffalo, New York, will pay $60,000 to settle a religious accommodation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit alleged that in October 2016, a Center One employee,  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 26 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Oct. 23, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at the 2024 HLTH Conference: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. It was an ordinary Saturday in an extraordinary life. I was in my office in the East Wing doing what community college teachers do on weekends--especially on a weekend so late in the semester: I was grading papers. It was late April last year. Earlier that morning, I'd read in The New York Times that   more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul E. Bonanno will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 5, 2024, general election. AUSA Bonanno has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for the Wester  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Oct. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ralph Minni, 55, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance, was sentenced to serve 72 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. Assistant U  more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Willie C. Graham, 43, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of imprisonment of 40 years, and a fine of $5,000,000. Assista  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Oct. 23, 2024, by Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller to the New York City Bar Association Compliance Institute: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you for that generous introduction. It's great to be home in New York. The leaves are changing. The Yankees are in the World Series. And we're here to talk about corporate criminal enforcement. It doesn't get any better than this. Today  more