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Center for Homeland Defense & Security Master's Student Provides Arctic National Security Perspective for New York City Panel (10)
MONTEREY, California, Jan. 7 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story:
Longtime U.S. Border Patrol official Christopher Kuhn is becoming an expert on national security issues involving an increasingly important and active region of the globe, the Arctic. That knowledge, which is being honed at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, took him all the way to Midtown Manhattan in New York City during the confluence of the United N more PR
FTC, New York Attorney General Take Action Against Handy Technologies for Deceiving Workers About Potential Earnings (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
The Federal Trade Commission, along with the New York Attorney General, are taking action against gig economy company Handy Technologies for making a broad array of deceptive claims about how much money workers on its platform could earn.
The complaint charges that Handy, which currently does business as Angi Services, has peppered its advertisements with earnings claims that don't reflect the reality for th more PR
Justice Dept.: 2 Indian Chemical Companies and a Senior Executive Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025:
Two indictments were unsealed today and Saturday charging India-based companies Raxuter Chemicals and Athos Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (Athos Chemicals) and Bhavesh Lathiya, a founder and senior executive of Raxuter Chemicals, with criminal conspiracies to distribute and import fentanyl precursor chemicals to the United States. Lathiya was arrested on Jan. 4, in New York City and arraigned before U. more PR
Justice Dept.: Chairman and CEO of MoviePass' Parent Company Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Scheme and Conspiracy (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025:
A Florida man pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of Florida to charges of defrauding and conspiring to defraud investors in two public companies.
According to court documents, Theodore Farnsworth, 62, of Miami, engaged in schemes to defraud investors in Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc. (HMNY), a publicly traded Florida- and New York-based company that was the parent of MoviePass I more PR
N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Campaign Treasurer for Candidate for Brooklyn Borough President Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud New York City's Campaign Finance Board (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release:
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Defendant Used Straw Donors and Submitted Forged Documents in Attempt to Steal $400,000 in Matching Funds From New York City
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Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Erlene King pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with her attempt to steal funds from New York City's Campaign Finance Board (CFB). Today's proceeding was held before United more PR
N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Owner of Brooklyn-Based Credit Counseling Business Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Defrauding Clients (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release:
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Marat Lerner Stole Approximately $2.5 Million Intended for Mortgage Payments From Vulnerable Victims Who Were in Financial Distress
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Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Marat Lerner, the former president of a debt relief services business, was sentenced by United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis to 135 months in prison for conspir more PR
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