JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Col. William Gutermuth became the 27th commander in the history of the 514th Air Mobility Wing Saturday. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Pennington, commander of the Fourth Air Force, presided over the change of command ceremony, in which Col. Thomas O. Pemberton relinquished command after more than two years. Gutermuth, a familiar face at the Freedom Wing, steps in  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 11 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release, Rachael A. Honig, on March 9, 2021: An Amtrak employee was arrested last night for stealing chainsaws and chainsaw parts valued at over $50,000 from Amtrak and reselling them, primarily through an online auction service, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. Jose Rodriguez, 48, of Brick, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of theft from an a  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 9 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Rachael A. Honig, issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: A former police officer with the North Brunswick police department today admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme that defrauded state health benefits programs through the submission of medically unnecessary prescriptions for compounded medications, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Daniel Passafiume, 45, of Monroe  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 11 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Rachael A. Honig, issued the following news release on March 9, 2021: A South Carolina investment fund manager today admitted his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $20 million from investors through misrepresentations about trading strategy and fund performance, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. George Heckler, 64, of Charleston, South Carolina, pleaded guilty by videoconference b  more

MOODY AFB, Georgia, March 10 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Aircrew from the 3rd Airlift Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and the 6th AS, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, participated in exercise Mosaic Tiger led by the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB Feb. 22-26. The exercise tested Agile Combat Employment skills in a simulated deployed environment to train multi-capable Airmen for the future. Airmen from Air Mobility Command took part in the exercise to enh  more

NEW YORK, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 9, 2021, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New York - 2020": In 2020, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 16.0 percent in New York State, signi  more

NEW YORK, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 10, 2021, entitled "Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City - February 2021": Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.3 percent in February, following a 0.4-percent increase in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported tod  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 11 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Rachael A. Honig, issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: A former pharmacy technician was arrested today for stealing prescription HIV medications from the pharmacy of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in East Orange, New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Lisa M. Hoffman, 48, of Orange, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with theft of medical products, specifi  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 11 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Rachael A. Honig, issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the Township of Toms River, New Jersey, to resolve allegations that the township violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), by severely restricting where houses of worship can locate within its jurisdiction. The proposed consent decree, which was   more

BUSHKILL, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has begun construction work for the Watergate Wetlands Restoration Project. The project will restore wetlands, floodplains, and a stream at the Watergate Recreation Site in Hardwick Township, Warren County, New Jersey by removing man-made dams and ponds, creating a wetland meadow complex in their place, and reestablishing   more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, March 11 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: The first iteration of the Fieldcraft Chaplain Corps Course began March 1-5, 2021, at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School collocated with the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center headquarters at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. This 5-day pre-deployment course better prepares chaplains and religious affairs Airme  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 9 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Rachael A. Honig, issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: A New Jersey physician and his medical practice will pay $106,255 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by making false representations in connection with submissions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. According to the contentions of the United   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 21-069-R21) entitled "Voyager Card Transactions - Brick, NJ, Post Office": Here are excerpts: Background This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Voyager Card Transactions - Brick, NJ, Post Office. The Brick, NJ, Post Office is in the South New Jersey District of the Atlantic Area.1 This audit was designed to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely informat  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news: March 8 is celebrated around the world as International Women's Day. Placed within Women's History Month, the origins of the holiday go back more than a century. In the early twentieth century, women in the United States took part in the suffrage movement to gain the right to vote and more independence within society. The suffragettes organized the first Women's Day i  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on March 12, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Atlantic County Improvement Authority, Atlantic City, New Jersey, to grow the region's critical aviation technology cluster by constructing a new office building that will provide growing aviation co  more