NEW YORK, June 16 -- 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 for four therapist occupations in the selected metropolitan areas in New York for May 2019: Among eight selected metropolitan areas located entirely or partially in New York, seven had annual wages that were significantly below the national average for physical therapists and five had below-average w  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, McGregor W. Scott, issued the following news release: A grand jury brought a five-count indictment against a Granite Bay resident, charging him with conspiracy to transport marijuana and concentrated cannabis oil in his Learjet, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. Manish Patel, 33, is an attorney licensed in New Jersey and New York. According to court documents, between Feb. 27, 2017, and June 1  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Col. Charles Compton, the World War II subchaser who flew missions out of CAP's first coastal patrol base, died June 16 in Evanston, Illinois. He would have turned 104 on June 19. Compton flew as an observer at Coastal Patrol Base No. 1 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, until the base closed at the end of August 1943. When CAP's volunteer service during World War II was recognized with the Congressional  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: For the second time in four months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Houston seaport seized over 2,000 solar panels bearing a counterfeit trademark label. This most recent shipment of 2,340 solar panels was imported from Turkey destined for New Jersey and has a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $658,125. Last fiscal year,  more

PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bravo Pak Inc. for failing to abate hazards at its Pennsauken, New Jersey, facility. The company owes $259,760 in penalties. In June 2019, OSHA cited the shipping supplies manufacturer after an attempt to clear a jammed machine resulted in an amputation of a worker's fingers. Investigators found Bravo Pa  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on June 17: A Chinese manufacturer was charged today with producing and exporting to the United States in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic over 140,000 misbranded and defective masks that falsely purported to be KN95 respirators, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Crawford Technology Group (HK) Co. LTD. (Crawford) is charged by complaint with violating the  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on June 17: A Florida man made his initial court appearance today in connection with charges that he evaded over $61 million in income taxes from 2016 through 2018, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Alfred Teo, 74, of Boca Raton, Florida, is charged by complaint with one count of tax evasion. He made his initial appearance by videoconference before U.S. Mag  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, June 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on June 16: An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man today admitted leading a conspiracy that defrauded New Jersey health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $50 million, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. William Hickman, 44, of Northfield, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler to one count of  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on June 17: An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted being a felon in possession of two firearms, and to distributing heroin and cocaine base (crack), U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Aughkay L. Green, a/k/a "K-Boogie," 49, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to a three-count indictment chargin  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on June 17: A Trenton man was charged today with attempting to ignite a marked police vehicle during the recent violent outburst in Trenton following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Earlja J. Dudley, 27, of Trenton, was arrested by special agents of the FBI and is charged by complaint with one count of  more

PENNSAUKEN, New Jersey, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bravo Pak Inc. for failing to abate hazards at its Pennsauken, New Jersey, facility. The company owes $259,760 in penalties. In June 2019, OSHA cited the shipping supplies manufacturer after an attempt to clear a jammed machine resulted in an amputation of   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $9.5 million in grants to eight marine highways projects across the Nation under the America's Marine Highway Program. The funding supports the enhancement of navigable waterways and expands existing waterborne freight services in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Oreg  more