NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report entitled "County Employment and Wages in New York - Third Quarter 2022": * * * Employment rose in all 18 of the largest counties in New York from September 2021 to September 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2021.) Regional Commission  more

NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in New York City - 2021": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 70 in 2021 for New York City, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the number of work-related fatalities in New York City was up from the previous year. (See chart 1.) Fatal occupational  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: A New Jersey doctor today admitted participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Muhammad Mirza, 50, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to an information charging him with one count of conspira  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA issued hazard alert letter for similar issue at company facility in New Jersey in 2016 * * * An ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Amazon failed to provide adequate medical treatment for traumatic and chronic injuries at a fulfillment center in Castleton, New York. OSHA de  more

WEST TRENTON, New Jersey, April 27 (TNSrpt) -- The Delaware River Basin Commission issued the following news release: The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has released a review of future water storage options for the Delaware River Basin, Evaluation of Additional Storage in the Delaware River Basin. The study explores the feasibility of additional freshwater storage to meet future water availability, climate adaptation, drought management and flow management needs in the Delaware River B  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: The FCC's Enforcement Bureau today issued sixteen warnings to landowners in the New York City/New Jersey metro area for apparently allowing illegal broadcasting from their property. The FCC may issue a fine exceeding $2 million if it determines that the party continued to permit any individual or entity to engage in pirate radio broadcasting from any property that they own or manag  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Stanlee Fazi, 41, of Louisa, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria to trafficking turtles in violation of the Lacey Act. Sentencing is scheduled for July 26. Fazi admitted that between July 31, 2017, and June 29, 2020, he illegally collected eastern box turtles from the wild and sold them on at least 27 occasions to buyers in California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Tex  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: A member of a New Jersey street gang admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy and possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Rahjon Cox, aka "Tsu Surf," 32, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference on April 27, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to tw  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Two doctors and their medical practice have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by allegedly performing and billing for medically unnecessary procedures on Medicare and Medicaid patients, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. According to the contentions of the United States con  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: A New Jersey doctor today admitted participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Muhammad Mirza, 50, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit h  more

ALBANY, New York, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Carla B. Freedman, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: A jury voted today to convict three men of trafficking kilograms of cocaine to Schenectady, New York, in March and April 2021. Jeffrey C. Civitello, Sr., age 51, of Schenectady, his son Jeffrey C. Civitello Jr., age 23, of Schenectady, and Richard D. Sinde, age 58, of Fort Lee, New Jersey, were convicted on all counts following an 8-day  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: Vice President Harris announced that the Department of Commerce has recommended $5.1 million for projects across New Jersey to make communities and the economy more resilient to climate change, as part of the Investing in America agenda. Across New Jersey, three projects will create jobs and boost economic and environmental outcomes for coastal communities  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: * * * Bakery Drivers Local 194 Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Pension Plan of the Bakery Drivers and Salesmen Local 194 and Industry Pension Fun  more