REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Ben Gonzales, Army Contracting Command Public Affairs An Army Contracting Command-New Jersey procurement analyst received the Secretary of the Army Award for Small Business Utilization August 10 at the Pentagon. Gherin Fracasso, the assistant director of the Office of Small Business Programs for ACC-New Jersey, developed an educational "Did you know" campaign reaching internal and external st  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris 99th Readiness Division Lt. Col. Christopher Carbone is a dedicated Soldier - the type of leader who genuinely cares about his troops and isn't afraid to go to bat for them. He's also a North Jersey guy - retired from the Wayne Police Department - who would be right at home at a Springsteen concert, backyard barbecue, or weekend at the Jersey Shore. But  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on August 18, 2023, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Albany-Schenectady-Troy - May 2022": * * * Workers in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.10 in May 2022, 5 percent above the nationwide average of $29.76, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Re  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: An Essex County, New Jersey man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for illegal drug distribution and weapons offenses, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Keith Rogers, 46, of Newark, previously pleaded guil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2023: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of New Jersey to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storm and flooding July 14-15, 2023. Public assistance federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a c  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: A Burlington County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he illegally laundered the proceeds of a mail fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Pablo Estrada, 26, of Florence, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one count of   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: A California man today admitted conspiring to unlawfully sell firearms and methamphetamine via the internet, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Angelo Chavez, 23, of Manteca, California, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an information charging him with one count each of conspiracy to unlawfully deal in f  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: A Florida man who was out on bail on wire fraud and other charges stemming from his operation of a telemarketing business was ordered to shut down his new telemarketing businesses for allegedly committing new fraud through them, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: A Morris County, New Jersey, sonography company has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve criminal charges relating to kickback allegations and will pay $95,000 to resolve the civil claims, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. As part of the resolution, a criminal information was filed on Aug. 17, 2023,   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: The former operations manager of a Union City, New Jersey, pharmacy today admitted his role in multimillion-dollar conspiracies to defraud health care insurers, including Medicare and Medicaid, and to pay kickbacks and bribes to health care professionals, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Ruben Sevumyants, 40, of Marlboro, New Jer  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: A Union County contractor was arrested today for tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Joel Konopka, 45, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is charged by indictment with four counts of corporate tax evasion, two counts of filing false corporate tax returns, and two counts of failing to file corporate tax returns. He appeared this a  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: A Union County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that targeted Asian and Asian-American homeowners for residential burglaries, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Randi Barr, 42, of Vauxhall, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin to an info  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris, 99th Readiness Division The U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division welcomed a new commanding general Aug. 11 during a change-of-command ceremony at division headquarters on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, a native of Wantage Township in Sussex County, is now responsible for providing logistic and administrative support  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued the following news release: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is excited to announce the winners of its Behavioral Health Equity Challenge. Winners of the challenge presented exciting approaches to effective outreach and engage with racial and ethnic underserved individuals in order to foster behavioral health equity throug  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 17 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that certain Private Non-Profit organizations (PNPs) in Warren County, New Jersey that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans for damages from severe storms and flooding that occurred on July 14-15, 203. Eligible PNP organizations in Warren Coun  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: A former president of a pharmacy business admitted his role in a health care kickback conspiracy involving prescriptions for Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today. Elan Yaish, 53, of Israel, pleaded guilty on Aug. 16, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court to an   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain LED lighting devices, LED power supplies, components thereof, and products containing the same. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission's notice of investigation. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Signify North America Corporation, of B  more