The New York Times 9:46 pm on January 14, 2021
Tags: Air Pollution ( 77 ), Automobiles ( 146 ), Energy Efficiency ( 26 ), Environment ( 595 ), Fines (Penalties) ( 56 ), Fuel Efficiency ( 27 ), Fuel Emissions (Transportation) ( 42 ), Global Warming ( 533 ), Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( 411 ), Manhattan (NYC) ( 268 ), Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline ( 165 ), Strauss, Audrey (Attorney), Toyota Motor Corp ( 9 )

Toyota to Pay a Record Fine for a Decade of Clean Air Act Violations

Toyota’s $180 million settlement with the federal government follows a series of emissions-related scandals in the auto industry.

#air-pollution, #automobiles, #energy-efficiency, #environment, #fines-penalties, #fuel-efficiency, #fuel-emissions-transportation, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #manhattan-nyc, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #strauss-audrey-attorney, #toyota-motor-corp

The New York Times 6:07 pm on December 22, 2020
Tags: Appointments and Executive Changes ( 569 ), Barr, William P ( 195 ), Berman, Geoffrey S ( 17 ), Federal Courts (US) ( 46 ), Strauss, Audrey (Attorney), Trump, Donald J ( 5,057 ), United States Attorneys ( 20 )

Court Extends Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss’ Term, as Inauguration Nears

A quirk of legal timing had left Audrey Strauss’s tenure as acting head of the Southern District of New York set to expire just before the end of the Trump administration.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #barr-william-p, #berman-geoffrey-s, #federal-courts-us, #strauss-audrey-attorney, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-attorneys

The New York Times 11:35 pm on December 3, 2020
Tags: Long Island Rail Road Co ( 6 ), Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( 57 ), New York City Transit Authority ( 11 ), Strauss, Audrey (Attorney), Transit Systems ( 95 )

MTA Worker Accused of Overtime Fraud Made $461,000 in One Year

Five transit employees put in claims for ‘almost physically impossible’ shifts, a prosecutor said. That allowed them to outearn even New York’s governor.

#long-island-rail-road-co, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city-transit-authority, #strauss-audrey-attorney, #transit-systems

The New York Times 3:02 am on September 17, 2020
Tags: Decisions and Verdicts ( 209 ), Embargoes and Sanctions ( 208 ), Iran ( 207 ), Justice Department ( 443 ), Manhattan (NYC) ( 268 ), Nathan, Alison J ( 2 ), Nejad, Ali Sadr Hashemi, Prosecutorial Misconduct ( 5 ), Strauss, Audrey (Attorney), United States Attorneys ( 20 ), United States International Relations ( 799 ), United States Politics and Government ( 5,205 )

U.S. Prosecutors’ Bid to ‘Bury’ Evidence Draws Judge’s Wrath

In an unusual opinion, a federal judge criticized the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan for its handling of a high-stakes Iranian sanctions case.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #iran, #justice-department, #manhattan-nyc, #nathan-alison-j, #nejad-ali-sadr-hashemi, #prosecutorial-misconduct, #strauss-audrey-attorney, #united-states-attorneys, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:28 pm on August 6, 2020
Tags: Correction Department (NYC) ( 8 ), de Blasio, Bill ( 303 ), Prison Guards and Corrections Officers ( 23 ), Prisons and Prisoners ( 156 ), Rikers Island Prison Complex ( 17 ), Strauss, Audrey (Attorney), Swain, Laura Taylor

Violence at Rikers at an ‘All-Time High’ Despite City’s Promise to Curb It

A federal monitor found that the number of times guards at the jail complex used force against inmates rose 54 percent, even as its population shrank.

#correction-department-nyc, #de-blasio-bill, #prison-guards-and-corrections-officers, #prisons-and-prisoners, #rikers-island-prison-complex, #strauss-audrey-attorney, #swain-laura-taylor