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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Friday April 12, 2024 ( 10 items )  

DEA-New Jersey Division: Drug Manufacturer to Pay $2.25 Million to Settle Substances Act Allegations
NEWARK, New Jersey, April 12 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: A pharmaceutical manufacturer agreed to pay $2.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. The manufacturer, Novel Laboratories Inc. (Novel), a subsidiary of Lupin  more

Department of Labor Fines Colorado Trader Joe's Nearly $217K for Violating Federal Safety Regulations
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief on April 10, 2024: * * * Company repeatedly cited for multiple worker safety issues * * * Employer name: Trader Joe's Co. Investigation site: 5910 South University Blvd., Greenwood Village, CO 80121 Investigation findings: During a December 2023 inspection, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found safety hazards associ  more

DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Air Travel Consumer Report - January 2024 Numbers
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of January 2024 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by a  more

Drug Manufacturer to Pay $2.25 Million to Settle Substances Act Allegations
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - A pharmaceutical manufacturer agreed to pay $2.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today The manufacturer, Novel Laboratories Inc. (Novel), a subsidiary of Lup  more

Justice Dept.: Principal Drug and Weapons Supplier for MS-13 in Honduras Arrested and Extradited for Racketeering, Narcotics, Firearms Offenses
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging David Campbell, also known as Viejo Dan and Don David, 57, of Honduras, one of the principal narcotics and weapons suppliers to MS-13 in Honduras, with racketeering, narcotics, and firearms offenses. Campbell was presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan federal court after being extradited yesterday from Honduras.   more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Two Men Indicted for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Fraud Proceeds and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: A newly-unsealed criminal indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Charlotte charges Olumide Olorunfunmi, 41, of Arlington, Texas, and Samson Amos, 52, of Burlington, New Jersey, with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and concealment money laundering, announced Dena J. K  more

N.Y. Comptroller: NY Received More From Washington Than It Sent Due to Federal Relief
ALBANY, New York, April 12 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Historic federal pandemic relief funds, though being spent down, continued to boost New York's balance of payments with Washington, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022, New York state generated $361.8 billion in federal taxes and benefited from $383 billion in federal spending. For ever  more

OSHA: Department of Labor Fines Colorado Trader Joe's Nearly $217K for Violating Federal Safety Regulations
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief on April 10, 2024: * * * Employer name: Trader Joe's Co. Investigation site: 5910 South University Blvd., Greenwood Village, CO 80121 Investigation findings: During a December 2023 inspection, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found safety hazards associated with unsafe forklift operations and lack of training for for  more

Philadelphia Fed Publishes Interactive Dashboard, New Data From Large Bank Credit Card, Mortgage Data Series
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's interactive dashboard makes it easier to analyze Large Bank Credit Card and Mortgage Data in detail and over time. Data from Q4 2023 show deteriorating credit card performance, declining mortgage originations, and housing affordability issues. * * * Deteriorating credit card performance, declining mortgage origi  more

Texas U.S. Attorney: DHS Employee Indicted for Money Laundering
HOUSTON, Texas, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A deportation officer has been taken into custody on allegations he transported nearly $700,000 in what he believed to be drug proceeds, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Christopher Washington Toral, 48, Spring, is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Edison at 2 p.m. A federal grand jury returned the indictment Ap  more