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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Tuesday September 26, 2023 ( 6 items )  

Litigation: SEC Vs. Highlander Capital Management, Douglas MacWright
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:23-civ-20609; D.N.J. filed Sept. 25, 2023) involving Highlander Capital Management LLC and Douglas MacWright: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled fraud charges against Douglas MacWright and Highlander Capital Management, LLC ("HCM"), an SEC-registered investment adviser, for perpetrating a long-running cherry-picking scheme that reaped more than one million  more

N.J. Gov. Murphy Announces Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti As Chief of Staff
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Governor Phil Murphy today named New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti as his next Chief of Staff. Gutierrez-Scaccetti will succeed the Governor's longtime Chief of Staff George Helmy, who is scheduled to leave the Governor's office at the end of the month. Gutierrez-Scaccetti will begin her new role on Monday, October 2, 2023 and  more

N.J. Gov. Murphy Takes Action on Legislation
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Today, Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law: S-2902/A-5568 (Sarlo/Wimberly, Simonsen) - Allows ticket prices at postseason athletic events to be increased to offset event-related expenses A-4151/S-2766 (Reynolds-Jackson, Verrelli, Wimberly/Singleton, Turner) - Revises certain restrictions on cannabis establishments' owners; expands scope of review of cannabis es  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Third Defendant Charged With Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection With the Poisoning of Four Children at Bronx Daycare
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), and Edward A. Caban, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced today the unsealing of a criminal Complaint i  more

White House: Extreme House Republicans' Chaos Is Marching America Toward a Shutdown That Would Jeopardize Vital Nutrition Assistance for Nearly 7 Million Vulnerable Moms and Young Children
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The White House issued the following news release: With less than one week before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts across the country--including putting vital nutrition assistance at risk for nearly 7 million women and children who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC  more

White House: Extreme Republican Shutdown Would Force Troops to Work Without Getting Paid and Undermine Our National Security
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The White House issued the following news release: With less than one week before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts across the country--including undermining our national security and forcing servicemembers across the country and around the world to work without pay. During an Extreme Republican Shutdown, servicemember  more