JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Andrew Case Airmen assigned to the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron shared best practices with 58 aircraft maintainers in the Nigerien Air Force regarding their C-130 program. They assessed the Nigerien aircraft maintenance program. This mission was a military-to-military exchange allowing subject matter experts in the U.S. Air Force to discuss diffe  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on May 17, 2023, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at a news conference on the agreement with Cumberland County addressing mental health care, suicide prevention and medication-assisted treatment for opiate withdrawal at the Cumberland County Jail: * * * Good afternoon. I am joined by Philip R. Sellinger, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. We are here today to announce that the Department of  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two wind energy projects offshore New Jersey. If approved, the two projects could generate about 2,80  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 18 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division issued the following news release: On April 22, 2023, DEA and its law enforcement partners came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 pounds of unneeded medications at nearly 5,000 collection sites across the country. Since its inception in 2010, DEA's bi-annual National Prescription Take Back Day has removed more tha  more

BURLINGTON, New Jersey, May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * United Hospital Supply Corp. faces $498K in penalties after November 2022 incident * * * An employee's first day of work at a southern New Jersey manufacturing facility ended tragically when he suffered the amputation of three fingers while operating a press brake without required safety guards, similar to violations cited by federal safety inv  more

FORT LEE, New Jersey, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Aquarius Restaurant violated minimum wage, overtime laws; assessed $35K in penalties * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $300,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 63 workers at a Fort Lee restaurant after an investigation found the employer's pay practices violated federal minimum wage and overtime regulations. Investigators with the dep  more

NEW YORK, May 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed settlement with Bank of America to address the White Swan Cleaners/Sun Cleaners Area Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Under the proposed agreement, Bank of America, the current owner of the White Swan property, will be required to fund and perform vapor intrusion and g  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: * * * Albany, Buffalo, New York City, and Rochester metropolitan areas will each receive $1 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will award $1 million each from the agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to Albany, Buffalo, New York City and Rochester metropolitan areas to plan innovative strategies  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: The Justice Department today filed a complaint and proposed consent decree with Cumberland County, New Jersey and the Cumberland County Department of Corrections to resolve allegations that conditions at the Cumberland County Jail violate the Constitution. The proposed consent decree resolves the department's claims that the jail fails to provide adequate mental health care to incarcerated i  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: The Justice Department today unsealed two indictments charging a Russian national and resident with using three different ransomware variants to attack numerous victims throughout the United States, including law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C. and New Jersey, as well as victims in healthcare and other sectors nationwide. According to the indictment obtained in the District of New J  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:19-cv-11527; S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 17, 2019) involving Sam A. Antar: * * * On May 17, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a final consent judgment against Sam A. Antar, who the SEC previously charged with defrauding investors, many of whom were his friends and acquaintances in a Syrian Jewish community in New Jersey. The SEC's s complaint, alleged t  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: The former chief financial officer for a biopharmaceutical company today admitted his role in an insider trading scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Usama Malik, 48, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez in Newark federal court to Count One of an indictment charging him with s  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: A member of a neighborhood street gang in Hudson County, New Jersey, today admitted to stabbing a rival gang member during a retaliatory gang-related assault, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Sheldon Mays, aka "Thottie," 23, of Jersey City, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court t  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, posted the following news release on May 17, 2023: The Justice Department today filed a complaint and proposed consent decree with Cumberland County, New Jersey, and the Cumberland County Department of Corrections to resolve allegations that conditions at the Cumberland County Jail violate the Constitution. The proposed consent decree, which must still be approved by the court, resolves the Uni  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: A Cape May County, New Jersey, man was arrested for misappropriation of postal funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Austin T. Mahan, 42, of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with misappropriating approximately $65,000 in postal funds. Mahan appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Danio in Cam  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, posted the following news release on May 16, 2023: The Justice Department today unsealed two indictments charging a Russian national and resident with using three different ransomware variants to attack numerous victims throughout the United States, including law enforcement agencies in New Jersey and Washington, D.C., as well as victims in healthcare and other sectors nationwide. "From Russia   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to receive stolen credit cards and pandemic relief debit cards sent through the mail, commit bank fraud, and defraud the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jarid Brooks, 29, of Vauxhall, New Jersey, pleaded   more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, May 16 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, an organization within the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, issued the following news release: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst (NAWCAD LKE), as part of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), received the "Best Continuous Partner Award" from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) during a ceremony on May 5 recognizing a relationship dating back close to 50 years. Workf  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, May 18 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, an organization within the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, issued the following news release: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst and the Pennsylvania State University signed a new Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA), in effect for the next five years, in recognition of the vital role that Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) play in the United  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold a public webinar on June 7 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 17 nuclear power reactors will be addressed during the virtual session. They are: Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2, in Lusby, Maryland, operated by Constellation Nuclear; Sal  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local 966 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Plan (Local 966 Plan). The plan, based in Cresskill, New Jersey, covers 2,356 participants in the transportation industry. Plans that applied for and rec  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), designated Mikhail Matveev (Matveev) for his role in launching cyberattacks against U.S. law enforcement, businesses, and critical infrastructure. Concurrently, the U.S. District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the District of Columbia unsealed indictments against Matveev. Additionally, the U.S. Depa  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 15, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in New Jersey As of May 2023 The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of New Jersey. To date, $5.6 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to New Jersey with over 120 s  more