WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: Amtrak, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, other officials and Hudson Tunnel Project Sponsor the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) celebrated the start of construction in New York on the Hudson Tunnel Project and the final phase o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, NJ. - A New Jersey-based employee of an international financial institution was arrested today for accepting bribes to facilitate millions of dollars of money laundering, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Oscar Marc  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on Oct. 31, 2023, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Connecticut - First Quarter 2023": * * * From December 2022 to March 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Connecticut were 87,749, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 75,054, the U.S. Burea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two California men were each sentenced today to 24 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in New Jersey and elsewhere, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on Oct. 30, 2023: * * * Pays $14K in penalties, $9K in back wages for failing to pay minimum wage, overtime * * * Employers' names: Konstantine Menegatos, Dairy Queen franchisee operating four New Jersey locations: Bubbles and Cream LLC, 234 Park Ave., Rutherford Shakes and Cakes LLC West Milford, 259 Marshall Hill Road, West Milford Sprinkles and Cones LLC, 13 Kinderkamack Road, Eme  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On October 10, 2023, Frank Lizza, owner and officer of Intercounty Paving Associates, LLC, and Ramon De Los Santos, an Intercounty employee, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Intercounty provided road construction and paving  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- The FBI issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: * * * Drugmaker increased its price for Nitro OS from under $500 per bottle to over $2,300 per bottle * * * Nostrum Laboratories, Inc. (Nostrum), located in Missouri and New Jersey, and its founder and CEO Nirmal Mulye, Ph.D. (Mulye), have agreed to pay a minimum of $3,825,000 and up to $50 million if certain financial contingencies are met, to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing nearly $5.2 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the third application window, benefitting approximately 14,000 students na  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2023: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, and other officials joined Amtrak and Hudson Tunnel Project Sponsor the Gateway Development  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division held an outreach forum yesterday on combatting religious discrimination and promoting religious liberty through enforcement of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). RLUIPA is a federal law that protects pers  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: A New Jersey-based employee of an international financial institution was arrested today for accepting bribes to facilitate millions of dollars of money laundering, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Oscar Marcelo Nunez-Flores, 32, of North Plainfield, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of money laundering conspiracy  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: Two California men were each sentenced today to 24 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in New Jersey and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Erik Eduardo Velazquez Bautista, 25, and Jesus Alejandro Rodriguez Velasquez, 27, both of San Diego, Calif  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release: A resident of Canada today admitted conspiring with a twice-convicted fraudster to defraud investors of more than $35 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Alaa Mohamed Hattab, 35, of Ottawa, Ontario, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release: A clinical laboratory located in Orlando, Florida, has agreed to pay more than $1.1 million to resolve kickback allegations, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department's Civil Division, announced today. Genesis Reference Laboratories LLC (Gene  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release: A former co-founder and top executive of an investment fund pleaded guilty today for conspiring to defraud dozens of victim investors out of $294 million in funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. John Hughes, 56, of Mahwah, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to an information char  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office filed a civil forfeiture action today to recover $54 million of cryptocurrency that it previously seized and is traceable to the proceeds of an illegal narcotics distribution scheme operating in and around New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. "The civil action we are taking today seeks to recover millions of dolla  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John Gay, the Inspector General of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (the "Port Authority"), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging ALEKSANDR DEREBENETC, a/k/a "Sasha Novgorod," and KIRILL SHIPULIN, a/k/a "Kirill Russia," with two counts of c  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Gerard M. Karam, issued the following release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 30, 2023, Scott Marinelli, age 52, of Mountainside, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud and six counts of aggravated identity theft. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Marinelli admitted that between November 2017 and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A New Jersey man was sentenced today on a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Larry Fife Giberson, 22, of Manahawkin, New Jersey, was sentenced today t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: Nostrum Laboratories, Inc. (Nostrum), located in Missouri and New Jersey, and its founder and CEO Nirmal Mulye, Ph.D. (Mulye), have agreed to pay a minimum of $3,825,000 and up to $50 million if certain financial contingencies are met, to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying Medicaid rebates due for Nostrum's drug   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: The owner of a marketing company located in India admitted his role in conspiracies to commit health care fraud and to pay and receive illegal kickbacks, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today. Chintan Anjaria, of India, pleaded guilty on Oct. 31, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz in Newark federal court to an information chargi  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 2 -- 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 Jhon Reina-Perez, 34, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was arraigned today in the District of Vermont before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle. He is charged in a three-count superseding indictment that alleges he and codefendants Simon Jacinto-Ramos and Victor Lopez-Padilla conspired to commit human-smuggling of  more