NEW YORK, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the county employment and wages in New Jersey for 4th quarter 2019: Employment rose in 13 of the 15 largest counties in New Jersey from December 2018 to December 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. (Large counties are those with 2018 annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more.) Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of New York/Newark detained a shipment of products/accessories suspected to be made with human hair that originated in Xinjiang, China, indicating potential human right abuses of forced child labor and imprisonment. The products were part of shipment of almost 13 tons of hair products worth over $8  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Election Commission cited three campaign committees for failing to file 12-Day Pre-Election Reports required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for the Libertarian Party Convention being held on July 6, 2020 in Oregon and primary elections being held on July 7, 2020 in New Jersey. As of July 2, 2020, the required disclosure report had not been received from: *   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 20-civ-08037; D. N.J. filed July 1, 2020): The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Matthew Benjamin, a Tenafly, New Jersey resident, and his private company for defrauding investors of approximately $900,000 by selling them securities using false and misleading statements about the company's business, and then misappropriating investor funds for his personal u  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on July 1: A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for his alleged role in an investment scheme that fraudulently obtained $1.525 million from at least three families from 2017 through 2019, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Matthew Benjamin, 53, of Englewood, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with two counts of wire fraud and one count of secu  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on June 30: The ex-husband of one of the stars of the Bravo television show "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," and an organized crime soldier were arrested today on charges of planning and carrying out an assault of the Bravo star's current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Thomas Manzo, 55, of Franklin L  more

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: U.S. Transportation Command announced its decision to re-award the Global Household Goods contract, valued at $7.2 billion, to American Roll On Roll Off Carrier Group (ARC), of Parsippany, New Jersey, June 29. ARC was originally awarded the GHC contract April 30, as they provided the best value proposal. Read the April 30, news release here. A subsequent protes  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The White House issued the following news release: NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Victor J. Wolski, term expired. Taylor B. McNeel, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, vice Louis Guirola, Jr., retired.  more