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Federal Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Saturday February 08, 2025 ( 4 items )  

EPA Announces Appointment of Mike Martucci to Region 2 Administrator
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: New York, N.Y. - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump has appointed Michael Martucci as the Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2. As Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, Mike is overseeing the EPA's work to carry out important priorities of the administration's environmental agenda and protect the people of t  more

FBI New York Seeking Victim Information in Investigation Into Individuals Charged With Running a Fencing Operation for South American Theft Groups in Manhattan's Diamond District
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI New York Seeking Victim Information in Investigation Into Individuals Charged with Running a Fencing Operation for South American Theft Groups in Manhattan's Diamond District The FBI New York Field Office is seeking to identify potential victims of the operators of Big Apple General Buyers. Dimitriy Nezhinskiy and Juan Villar, operators of Big Apple General Buyers--located at 75 West 47th Street, Suite 3A, New York, NY  more

FCC Adds Video to News Distortion Complaint Against CBS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added video material to the record of a news distortion complaint filed against CBS Broadcasting Inc., licensee of WCBS, New York. The complaint, filed by the Center for American Rights in October 2024, alleges that WCBS distorted the news during a "60 Minutes" interview. A Public Notice issued February 5, 2025, announced the initial complaint and included a transcript and video of the interview provided by WCBS. A subsequen  more

SEC Granted Summary Judgment, Obtains Final Judgment Against 2 Individuals, 3 Entities in $45 Million Fraudulent Scheme
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 21-civ-01772; S.D.N.Y. filed March 2, 2021) involving Airborne Wireless Network, Tim Kabilafkas Revocable Trust, Magdaline Kablifafkas 1989 Trust, Kalistratos Kabilafkas and Timoleon Kabilafkas: * * * On January 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a final judgment against technology company, Airborne Wireless Network, its undisclosed control pers  more