ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, New Jersey, May 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Simonne Barker, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs Airmen from the 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, traveled to Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, New Jersey, to collaborate with the 177th Fighter Wing to take part in an integrated hot-pit refueling training the week of April 24, 2023.  more

NEW YORK, May 5 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on May 4, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - March 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.6 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew M. Graves, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: An indictment was unsealed today charging four people, including two lawyers, with conspiring to defraud thousands of distressed homeowners who thought they were hiring a legal firm to help them avoid foreclosure. The defendants, some of whom were licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C., New Jersey, and Florida, allegedly reaped millions of dollars in il  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief: * * * Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration IEW Construction Group Partnership description: OSHA and IEW Construction Group have entered into a partnership to protect all workers employed by contractors and subcontractors on a large-scale highway and roadway improvement program administered by the New Jersey Departme  more

NEW YORK, May 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $100,000 in research funding to New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to further develop their innovative ideas to solve environmental challenges. These awards are part of EPA's People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program. "Congratulations to our winning teams on their creative and innovative solutions to address some of our m  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A New Jersey certified public accountant ("CPA") pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting fraudulent tax shelters to high-income clients. According to court documents and statements made in court, James H. Benkoil of Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, promoted fraudulent syndicated conservation easements in which several investors form a partnership or company to purchase or inv  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: A Delaware man today admitted he distributed and possessed with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Carl L. Jones, 49, of Newport, Delaware, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O'Hearn in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one count of distribution and possession with   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: An Ocean County, New Jersey, man today admitted that he illegally laundered the proceeds of a wire fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Eli Schamovic, 41, of Lakewood, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to an information charging him with money laundering. According to documents filed in th  more

NEW YORK, May 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John Gay, the Inspector General of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Office of Inspector General ("PA-OIG"), Jonathan Mellone, the Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Region of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General ("DOL-OIG"), and Iva  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, May 3 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: After a 20-year career in the United States Navy, including more than three years as the Officer-in-Charge at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Cmdr. Walter "Yazzi" Reynolds retired during an April 27 ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, Reynolds served as a helicopter pilot, hel  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56494) involving Hope Creek Nuclear Plant, New Jersey: * * * Facility: Hope Creek Region: 1 State: NJ Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Christopher Furst HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 04/30/2023 Notification Time: 02:30 [ET] Event Date: 04/30/2023 Event Time: 01:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 04/30/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Secti  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56494) involving Hope Creek Nuclear Plant, New Jersey: * * * Facility: Hope Creek Region: 1 State: NJ Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Christopher Furst HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 04/30/2023 Notification Time: 02:30 [ET] Event Date: 04/30/2023 Event Time: 01:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 04/30/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Secti  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on May 3, 2023, by Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller at the Ethics and Compliance Initiative Impact Conference: * * * It's great to be with you today to discuss the Justice Department's corporate criminal enforcement priorities. I bring with me greetings from Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco who spoke to this group last year. In my remarks, I will focus on the  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 97 months in prison and four years of supervised release for leading a drug trafficking organization that operated out of a drug mill located in the Bronx, New York. Luis Cabrera, 38, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi in Newark federal court on  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: An Ohio man and owner of several marketing companies today admitted his role in conspiracies to commit health care fraud and to pay and receive illegal kickbacks, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced. Mark Belter, 49, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, pleaded guilty via videoconference before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas to an information c  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 2, 2023: * * * MAGA House Republicans' Default on America Act Would Have Devastating Impacts for New Jersey Extreme bill would cut veterans' health care, jeopardize public safety, and raise costs for families--even as House Republicans separately push for trillions in tax cuts skewed to the wealthy and big corporations Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an e  more