JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Matt Porter, 87th Air Base Wing The 305th Air Mobility Wing held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly commissioned 'Dock 46 two-bay hangar' at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on August 24, 2023. The event concludes four and a half years of planning and 240,650 accident-free man-hours after its initial groundbreaking on December 3, 2018. A mili  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- 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 conducted a Non-commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony Aug. 13 at the Fort Dix Non-commissioned Officer Academy here. This event celebrated newly promoted NCOs while highlighting the importance of the NCO Corps and increasing morale of newly inducted NCOs. "This is a very importan  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on August 22, 2023, entitled "New York Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2023": * * * New York had 460,000 job openings in June 2023, compared to 434,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the job openings rate in New York was 4.5 percent   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued the following news release: * * * Seeks cancellation of TV, wireless provider federal contracts for failure to cooperate * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against DISH Network Corp. seeking an order to compel the company to provide documents and information needed to complete a review of the federal contractor's equal employment opportunity practices at its Roseland, N  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of settlements today with companies based in California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington state that had illegally sold "defeat device" products throughout the United States that altered vehicle emissions control systems. These products are designed to "defeat" emissions controls, enabling increased emis  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality presented plaques to the 2023 recipients of the President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) program earlier this month. Among the winners is Kaitlyn Culbert, a Toms River High School North rising senior from New Jersey. From New York, Sam Nadol who will be a senior next school year at the  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Jose R. Gonzalez, president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY"), announced that the FHLBNY has awarded $41.98 million in subsidies to fund 42 affordable housing initiatives throughout New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, California, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas. These awards are funde  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Two former precious metals traders at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan) were sentenced today for engaging in fraud, attempted price manipulation, and spoofing as part of a market manipulation scheme that spanned over eight years, involved tens of thousands of unlawful trading sequences, and resulted in over $10 million in losses to market participants. Gregg Smith, 59, of Scarsdale, New York  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 23-094) entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Program Grant Awarded to Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Objectives The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (Rutgers), a grant totaling $546,727 through   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * Department of Labor settlement follows OSHA citations, violations in Niagara Falls * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an agreement with Rite Aid Corp. to implement a program to better protect employees, including front-end customer service staff, against hazards related to bloodborne pathogens at all its approximately 370 st  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: This summer, the Science Education Program within Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Academic Engagement Office hosted the Biotech Summer Experience for 24 high school students from July 17-28. The LLNL Biotech Summer Experience is an immersive 10-day experience that introduces high school students (ages 16 and older) to research projects in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 23-cv-8092; D.N.J. filed Aug. 23, 2023) involving John A. DeSalvo: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former New Jersey State Correctional Police Officer John A. DeSalvo with fraudulently raising funds through the unregistered offering of the Blazar Token, a crypto asset security he created but that collapsed in May 2022. The SEC also charged DeSalvo with misapprop  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: A Florida man today admitted his role in a durable medical equipment kickback scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Patrick Fitchner, 51, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit health ca  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: A former New Jersey corrections officer was arrested today for orchestrating two different fraud schemes, including a cryptocurrency scheme that resulted in losses of more than $600,000, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. John DeSalvo, 47, of Marmora, New Jersey, is charged by criminal complaint with two counts of wire fraud, two co  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 23 months in prison for conspiring to possess fentanyl with the intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Miguel Polanco, 31, of Union City, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to an information charging him with on  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Three New Jersey men have admitted their roles in a conspiracy to traffic counterfeit computer networking devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Musa Karaman, 35, of North Arlington, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 2 issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an agreement with Rite Aid Corp. to implement a program to better protect employees, including front-end customer service staff, against hazards related to bloodborne pathogens at all its approximately 370 stores in New Jersey and New York. The agreement follows an investigation opened by the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * John DeSalvo also charged with fraud in separate investment scheme * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former New Jersey State Correctional Police Officer John A. DeSalvo with fraudulently raising funds through the unregistered offering of the Blazar Token, a crypto asset security he created but that collapsed in May 2022. The SEC also charged DeSalvo  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont, Nikolas P. Kerest, issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office stated that Victor Francisco Lopez-Padilla, 35, of Trenton, New Jersey, will be arraigned in the District of Vermont before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle on August 29, 2023. He is charged in a two-count indictment that alleges he and codefendant Simon Jacinto-Ramos conspired to commit human-smuggling offenses and  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Sergio Avalos Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst hosted Warrior Heart training, aligning with the readiness line of effort initiated by Air Mobility Command commander, Gen. Mike Minihan. The two-day event held on Aug. 22-23, highlighted the AMC-wide effort to promote Warrior Heart culture and introduced Airmen, spouses and civilians to the concept of mindf  more