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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday June 07, 2020 ( 16 items )  

Army Human Resources Command Welcomes New Deputy Commanding General
FORT KNOX, Kentucky, June 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: U.S. Army Human Resources Command welcomed a new deputy commanding general during an Investiture Ceremony here, June 1. Brig. Gen. Kris Belanger, a Wantage, New Jersey native, succeeds Brig. Gen. Twanda Ednetea (Tia) Young who will retire to Charlotte, North Carolina, in September after more than 30 years of service. In her new role, Belanger will assist HRC's commanding general, Maj. Gen. Joseph Calloway,  more

Army Reserve Command: New Army Lieutenant Fulfills Childhood Desire to Serve
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, June 6 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Sixteen cadets from the City University of New York's Reserve Officers' Training Corps became Army second lieutenants during a virtual commissioning ceremony June 5. "America's greatest generations are built on the strength of its strongest citizens - its men and women who serve in the armed forces," said Maj. Gen. Mark Palzer, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Read  more

BLS Issues Report on Occupational Employment, Wages in Albany-Schenectady-Troy for May 2019
NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Albany-Schenectady-Troy for May 2019: Workers in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.86 in May 2019, about 4 percent above the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Mart  more

BLS Issues Report on Occupational Employment, Wages in Binghamton for May 2019
NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Binghamton for May 2019: Workers in the Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.95 in May 2019, about 7 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that, after  more

BLS Issues Report on Occupational Employment, Wages in New York-Newark-Jersey City for May 2019
NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in New York-Newark-Jersey City for May 2019: Workers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $32.11 in May 2019, about 25 percent above the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional  more

BLS Issues Report on Occupational Employment, Wages in Syracuse for May 2019
NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Syracuse for May 2019: Workers in the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.07 in May 2019, about 3 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that, after tes  more

BLS Issues Report on Occupational Employment, Wages in Utica-Rome for May 2019
NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Utica-Rome for May 2019: Workers in the Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.87 in May 2019, about 11 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that, afte  more

BLS Issues Report on Occupational Employment, Wages in Vineland-Bridgeton for May 2019
NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Vineland-Bridgeton for May 2019: Workers in the Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.51 in May 2019, about 9 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli n  more

BLS Issues Report on Occupational Employment, Wages in Watertown-Fort Drum for May 2019
NEW YORK, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Watertown-Fort Drum for May 2019: Workers in the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.71 in May 2019, about 12 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohl  more

Contingency Response Wing Airmen Aid Reserve Medics Combatting COVID-19 Hotspots
TRAVIS AFB, California, June 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: Two Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing have been supporting the Department of Defense's effort to combat COVID-19 since March 2020. Lt. Col. Curt Haase and Master Sgt. John Huck from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, have been embedded with the 64th Air Expeditionary Group to help bring Air Force Reservists into the fight against the pandemic. Huck has been the lead for the  more

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Delivers Online Human Trafficking Awareness Training to New Jersey Law Enforcement
GLYNCO, Georgia, June 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers issued the following news release: The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) provided online instruction in human trafficking awareness to approximately 100 members of the New Jersey law enforcement community on Thursday, May 28. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) provided opening remarks via video. This was the second online webinar that FLETC has successfully provided on Human Tra  more

HHS IG Issues Audit Report on Long-Term Services and Supports
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General issued the following audit report summary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Needs for Long-Term Services and Supports on June 1: Why OIG Did This Audit New Jersey pays managed care organizations (MCOs) to make managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) available to Medicaid beneficiaries in home and community-based settings. Recent OIG audits of Medicaid home and communi  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney Carpenito Announces $16.6 Million in Awards to Address COVID-19 Pandemic in New Jersey
NEWARK, New Jersey, June 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced that the state of New Jersey has received $16.6 million in Department of Justice grants to respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The grants, awarded to the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety and more than 40 county and local entities, are available under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplement  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Chinese Manufacturer Charged With Exporting Misbranded, Defective Masks Falsely Purporting to Be N95 Respirators
NEWARK, New Jersey, June 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on June 5: A Chinese manufacturer was charged today with producing and exporting to the United States in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly half a million misbranded and defective masks that falsely purported to be N95 respirators, U.S. Attorneys Craig Carpenito, District of New Jersey, and Richard P. Donoghue, Eastern District of New York, announced. King Y  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Illinois Man Admits Role in $4.6 Million Health Care Fraud Related to Genetic Testing
NEWARK, New Jersey, June 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on June 5: An Illinois man today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud the Medicare Program in connection with fraudulent orders for genetic tests, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Kyle D. McLean, 36, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to a superseding information charging him   more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Owners of Texas & Mississippi Laboratories Admit Roles in Kickback Scheme Related to Genetic Testing
NEWARK, New Jersey, June 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on June 2: The owners of two clinical laboratories in Texas and Mississippi today admitted their roles in a scheme to pay kickbacks in exchange for referrals of patient DNA samples and genetic tests to the laboratories, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Sherman Kennerson, 55, of Plano, Texas, and Jeffrey Madison, 54, of DeSoto, Texas, each pleaded guilty by   more