UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE
The Northern District of New York is composed of thirty-two (32) counties. The most frequently spoken non-English language is Spanish. Other foreign languages spoken in Upstate New York are Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Korean.
The United States Attorney’s Office is committed to ensuring that services are readily available to all Limited English Proficiency individuals. Thus, the following Language Assistance Plan is provided to all individuals:
LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PLAN (LAP)
1. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) individuals may choose either to hire their own interpreter, at their own expense, or an interpreter will be provided by the USAO-NDNY.
2. The USAO-NDNY will take appropriate steps to ensure that interpretation and translation services are provided by individuals who are competent to provide services in the individual’s native language. Knowledge of and comprehension of language to be interpreted or transcribed will be required by the interpreter.
3. The USAO-NDNY has established within the office personnel or language assistance resources who are capable of providing assistance in the most frequently requested languages. The listing of these individuals is maintained by the USAO-receptionist. Spanish assistance is available through AUSA Carlos Moreno at (518-431-0247 ext. 1212) or AUSA Carl Eurenius at (315-448-0672). All other language assistance will be addressed on a person-by-person basis.
4. Victim/Witness Assistance - The USAO-NDNY has available, in both English and Spanish, copies of the form entitled “Complaint-Alleging Failure of Department of Justice Employee to Provide Rights to a Crime Victim Under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act of 2004". If a victim requires assistance, he/she may contact AUSA Andrew Baxter at (888-539-4535).
5. Hearing Impaired Assistance - A TTY/TDD phone for the hearing impaired is located in the USAO receptionist area. The telephone number is (315-448-0622).
PUBLIC OUTREACH
1. The following contacts are available in the Northern District of New York and may be of assistance to Limited English Proficiency individuals:
a. American Civic Association - (Syracuse & Binghamton Offices)
Contact: Fred Trzcinski
131 Front Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
Phone: (607) 723-9419
The organization conducts classes for English as a second language; offers preperation classes for the citizen interviews; provides assistance with Immigration forms; and assists with resettling refugees.
b. Spanish Action League of Onondaga County - (Syracuse Office)
310 Seymour Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13204
Phone: (315) 701-1105
c. U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants - (Albany Office)
Contact: Molly Short
10 Russle Road
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: (518) 459-8812
The organization helps with refugee resettlement, employment assistance, and assisting with some of the costs to relocate family from their native country to the United States.
d. Copper Translation Services - (Albany Office)
18 Joseph Lane
Gansevoort, NY 12831-1759
Phone: (518) 691-0155
Website: www.coppertranslation.com
Copper Translation Services provide interpreters to translate documents, materials, etc.
e. U.S. District Court - (Syracuse Office)
Contact: Penny Price
James M. Hanley Federal Building
100 South Clinton St.
Room 700
Syracuse, NY 13261-7367
Phone: (315) 234-8500
The U.S. Courts maintain an updated list of all court certified translators/interpreters in the Northern District of New York.
f. Language Line Services - (Albany, Binghamton, & Syracuse Offices)
Contact: Randa Mostehy
1 Lower Ragsdale Drive
Monterey, California 93940
Phone: (800) 752-0093 or (800-752-6096 x9 87468)
Website: www.LanguageLine.com
Language Line Services speaks to people in a language they can understand...their own.