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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday October 29, 2023 ( 12 items )  

Army Corps Awards Contract for Ocean City, Strathmere, Sea Isle City Beachfill Project
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill. for $33.7 million to complete periodic nourishment of the Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsends Inlet Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project is a joint effort of the Army Corps' Philadelphia District, the New Jersey Department of  more

BLS N.Y.-N.J. Region Issues Report Entitled 'Rhode Island Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2023'
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on Oct. 23, 2023, entitled "Rhode Island Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2023": * * * Rhode Island had 31,000 job openings in August 2023, compared to 29,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the job openings rate in Rhode Island was  more

DEA-St. Louis: New Jersey Man Admits to Conspiring With India-Based Company to Mail Illicit Pharmaceutical Meds to U.S.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release: A New Jersey man admitted guilt in a U.S. District courtroom in southern Illinois Tuesday to acting as a middleman between an India-based pharmaceutical distribution company and customers in the United States. Moises A. Sanabria, 32, of Bloomfield, New Jersey, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and one count of money l  more

Defense Contract Management Agency Springfield Industrial Specialist Develops Desk Guide With Lasting Impact
WHARTON, New Jersey, Oct. 24 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Jason Kaneshiro, DCMA Eastern Region Public Affairs A DCMA Springfield industrial specialist developed a desk guide for her job series years ago. It quickly proved its value to other contract management offices. As the years passed, many of the agency's systems changed and the guide needed a major update. Senior Industrial Specialist Harriet Kerwin, the guide's creator, developed the training  more

Ill. U.S. Attorney: New Jersey Man Admits to Conspiring With India-Based Company to Mail Illicit Pharmaceutical Meds to U.S. Customers
EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: A New Jersey man admitted guilt in a U.S. District courtroom in southern Illinois Tuesday to acting as a middleman between an India-based pharmaceutical distribution company and customers in the United States. Moises A. Sanabria, 32, of Bloomfield, New Jersey, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and one c  more

Litigation: SEC Vs. Medifirst Solutions, Bruce Schoengood, Joshua Tyrell
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 21-civ-00979; E.D.N.Y., filed Feb. 23, 2021) involving Medifirst Solutions Inc., Bruce Schoengood and Joshua Tyrell: * * * Final Judgment Entered Against Medifirst Solutions, Inc. * * * On September 25, 2023, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a final judgment against Medifirst Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation with its principal office in   more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Atlantic County Felon Sentenced to 170 Months in Prison for Distributing Drugs and Possessing Firearm
CAMDEN, New Jersey, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 170 months in prison for his role in drug distribution and possession of a firearm as a felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Clay Brown, 30, of Pleasantville, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez to an information charging  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Two Members of Newark Sex, Money, Murder Gang Charged With Murder in Aid of Racketeering
NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Two members of the Sex, Money, Murder (SMM) street gang operating in the Bradley Court Housing Complex were charged by criminal complaint with murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy, and firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Tyler Shorter, aka "Money Bags," aka "Bags," 19; and Amir Canty, aka "Blast," 20; bo  more

National Park Service Awards $117,000 to Enhance Revolutionary War Battlefield Interpretation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: The National Park Service awarded $117,333.00 in Battlefield Interpretation Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program today. The two grant recipients will help enhance the interpretation of Revolutionary War battlefields in New York and New Jersey, with each applying the funds to interpretive planning and community outreach to bring forward new   more

New F-16 Squadron Arrives, Bolstering U.S. Defense Posture in Middle East
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The New Jersey Air National Guard's 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived in U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility with an additional F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron, bolstering U.S. posture to deter further aggression in the region. The Atlantic City-based fighters, also known as the "Jersey Devils," now aligned under 9th Air Force, provide flexible options to coalition leaders directing air operations throughou  more

New F-16 Squadron Arrives, Bolstering U.S. Defense Posture in the Middle East
SHAW AFB, South Carolina, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: The New Jersey Air National Guard's 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived within U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility with an additional F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron, bolstering U.S. posture to deter further aggression in the region. The Atlantic City-based fighters, also known as the "Jersey Devils," now aligned under 9th Air Force (Air Force  more

New Jersey Man Admits to Conspiring with India-Based Company to Mail Illicit Pharmaceutical Meds to U.S.
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A New Jersey man admitted guilt in a U.S. District courtroom in southern Illinois Tuesday to acting as a middleman between an India-based pharmaceutical distribution company and customers in the United States. Moises A. Sanabria, 32, of Bloomfield, New Jersey, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentan  more