ATLANTA, Georgia, June 2 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, Kurt R. Erskine, issued the following news release on June 1, 2021: Anthony Dwayne King has been sentenced for laundering over $247,000, generated from business email compromise (BEC) schemes committed against Minnesota and Oregon homebuyers, a Delaware law firm, and a New Jersey company. "King and his conspirators opened bank accounts, using fictitious identities and sham companies, for the purpose of l  more

NEW YORK, June 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: The Biden Administration has announced that Jersey City, New Jersey is one of 13 communities selected to participate in Local Foods, Local Places (LFLP), a federal partnership program that supports community-led efforts to reinvest in existing neighborhoods, protects the environment, and improves residents' health and quality of life through the development of the local food economy. Thro  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following statement: * * * Following the parties' decision to abandon their proposed merger, Acting Bureau of Competition Director Maribeth Petrizzi made this statement: "This is great news for cement customers in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. The FTC voted 4-0 to challenge this transaction because it would have reduced the number of significant competitors in the market for gray portland cement in this region from f  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on Wednesday announced that five communities have received a combined $160 million to redevelop severely distressed housing and spur comprehensive revitalization under the federal Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. HUD has named Camden, New Jersey; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Fort Myers, Florida; and Lewiston, Maine as  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge traveled to Camden, New Jersey, to announce a $35 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant awarded to the Housing Authority of the City of Camden and the City of Camden Cramer Hill Neighborhood. This award will be used to redevelop severely distressed housing and spur comprehensive revitalization under HUD's Choice N  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2921): IN RE: ALLERGAN BIOCELL TEXTURED BREAST IMPLANT PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Defendant Allergan USA, Inc., moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407(c) for transfer of the action listed on Schedule A (Calais) to the District of New Jersey for inclusion in MDL No. 2921. Plaintiff did not respond to the motion and, therefore, is deemed to acquiesce in the relie  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold a public webinar on June 16 to discuss the agency's annual assessment of safety performance at nuclear power plants in Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The performance of seventeen power reactors will be addressed during the virtual session. They are: Calvert Cliffs 1 and 2, in Lusby, Maryland, operated by Exelon Nuclear; Salem 1 and 2 and  more