WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 11, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, was awarded a $114,162,885 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6117 to exercise options for the Navy's procurement of hardware to support sound navigation and ranging systems. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (65%); Clearwater, Florida (32%); Syracuse, Ne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * Docked Bikeshare Trips - January 2025 Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released docked bikeshare trips for January 2025. From January 2024 to January 2025, docked bikeshare trips starting and ending at a docking station on six of the largest systems grew 17.1%. By area served and system (six largest), the number of docked bikeshare trips in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Doctor Convicted of $24M Medicare Fraud Scheme A New York doctor was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury for causing the submission of over $24 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary laboratory tests and orthotic braces. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Alexander Baldonado, M.D., 69, of Queens, received tens of thousands  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: Jose Carrero, age 36, of Amsterdam, New York, pled guilty today to possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement. On November 4, 2024, DEA ag  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Antoinette T. Bacon, the Supervisory Official for the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division; and James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the filing of charges   more

PLATTSBURGH, New York, Feb. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Bailey Burger, age 38, of Chazy, New York, was indicted last week for alien smuggling and conspiracy to commit alien smuggling. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Chief Patrol Agent Robert N. Garcia of United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector, made the announcement. Burger is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling for p  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: Willie Mills, age 31, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty on Monday to possession of a firearm as a felon and distribution of fentanyl. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Bryan Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); and Frank A. Tarentino III, Spe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * New Jersey CPA Sentenced in Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scheme Defendant Helped Clients File Tax Returns Claiming Over $9M in False Deductions A New Jersey accountant was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his role in the promotion and sale of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters. According to court documents and statements made in court, Ralph An  more