I’m not going to let illegal cannabis storefronts plague our communities and take business away from our hardworking legal dispensary owners.
Our message is simple: If you operate without a license, we’ll shut you down. https://t.co/Cphiuk9viV
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) August 27, 2024
Day: August 27, 2024
SUNSET PARK — A NEW LAW THAT PROTECTS FREELANCERS IN NEW YORK STATE will be celebrated on Wednesday, Aug. 28, during the week leading up to Labor Day. State Senators Andrew Gounardes and Jessica Ramos, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and others will participate in a ceremony at the Freelancers Union Co-Working Space at Industry City, […]
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BROOKLYN — THE CITY COUNCIL’S SUBCOMMITTEE ON ZONING and Franchises, chaired by Council Member Kevin C. Riley, convened on Aug. 27, 2024, to review rezoning applications affecting Brooklyn. The Subcommittee is slated to review the changes at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. 150 Mill Street Rezoning (Brooklyn): Application C 220080 ZMK, submitted by B.P. Mill Street, LLC, […]
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A former federal corrections officer faces up to one year in prison for smuggling cell phone chargers into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park for an inmate, according to a criminal complaint unsealed by the U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of New York.
Fabienne Osias, 40, pleaded guilty to federal charges Tuesday before Judge Marcia M. Henry after resigning from her role at the United States Bureau of Prisons on Aug. 23.
An investigation found that the Brooklyn woman attempted to provide to an inmate of the MDC with several cell phone chargers on Feb. 28, 2023, which is illegal under The Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010.
Among the prohibited devices were five Universal Serial Bus (USB) charging cubes and nine USB charging cables.
Announcing the arrest and guilty plea on Tuesday, Breon Peace, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said Osias had “abused her position of trust.”
“Contraband cell phones enable federal inmates to continue committing crimes even while they are in custody at the MDC, which endangers both the jail population and the community at large,” said Peace. “This Office will vigorously investigate and prosecute acts of public corruption at the MDC at every level.”
Osias is the third former corrections officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center to be arrested in the last year for smuggling illegal contraband into the Sunset Park federal prison.
On Aug. 7, Quandelle Joseph was charged for sneaking narcotics, cigarettes, and cell phones into the facility in December 2020 and was sentenced to 2.5 years behind bars for the offense.
Separately in 2023, Jeremy Monk, pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for providing illegal contraband.
“Contraband, including cell phones, in prisons can be dangerous weapons,” Ryan T. Geach, special agent in charge at the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General said in a statement following Osias’s guilty plea. “The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General is committed to bringing to justice any Correctional Officer that violates their oath and smuggles contraband into federal prison facilities.”
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— Настоящее Время (@CurrentTimeTv) August 27, 2024
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NATIONWIDE — PUSHING FOR UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS and the bill covering this provision, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand stood at M400 High School for Environmental Studies in Manhattan on Tuesday, Aug. 27, with elected officials, CEO of Hunger Free America Joel Berg and Senior Executive Director of the NYCDOE Office of Food and Nutrition Services Chris […]
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OCEAN HILL — A FOUR-ALARM FIRE TORE THROUGH FOUR BUILDINGS in Ocean Hill late Monday night, injuring six firefighters and three civilians. The fire erupted just after 10:40 p.m. on Aug. 26, at 2411 Dean St. Firefighters from Engine Company 231 and Ladder Company 120 responded swiftly, facing intense flames throughout the three-story brick building. […]
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