NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 29 -- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued the following remarks on Nov. 27, 2023, at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey: * * * It is great to see all of you. I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. In just a few minutes, U.S. Attorney Sellinger and I will meet with some of our law enforcement partners. As this is the season of giving thanks, I am grateful for this opportunity to extend my gratitude for their service. I look forward to our di  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK -- On Nov. 22, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrested an unlawfully present Mexican citizen convicted by the Monmouth County Superior Court of New Jersey for the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a victim less than 13 years old. ERO officers assigned to the Hudson Valley suboffice apprehended the 29-year-old child preda  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: YIGO, Guam - Engineers from the 254th Red Horse Squadron, Guam National Guard, are working to restore 50 uninhabited houses to livable conditions on Andersen Air Force Base. Federally activated under the 356th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group, the 30 Guam Guardsmen are working with other activated Guardsmen from as far away as New Hampshire and New Jersey perform  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: Anyone who has purchased items online or from a store knows damaged or inadequate packaging often results in damaged contents. Proper packaging is oftentimes overlooked until there is a situation where the item(s) become damaged. For the Navy, improper packaging can result in loss of readiness as well as loss of capital. That's why the work done by the Packaging, Handli  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news: On Oct. 11, 2023, leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency came together in Middlesex, New Jersey, to celebrate LM's receipt of a National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award. The Middlesex Sampling Plant Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program site was selected f  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2023: An Essex County, New Jersey, man admitted his involvement in two shootings, as well as illegally possessing a handgun and possessing heroin he intended to distribute, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Antoine Hawkins, 31, of Newark, pleaded guilty on Nov. 28, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to an indictment  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2023: Five people have been charged for their respective roles in a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Essex County, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. The original complaint was filed on Nov. 1, 2023, and on Nov. 9, 2023, a superseding complaint was filed charging certain defendants with gun   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: A former airline corporate real estate director and former airline senior manager, as well as a former airline contractor, each admitted accepting bribes from a company in exchange for agreeing to assist the company obtain contracts from the airline, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Alok Saksena, 45, of Montclair, New Jersey  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: A member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy and for possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Rahjon Cox, aka "Tsu Surf," 32, of Newark, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Su  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release: A Mercer County, New Jersey, man and a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, man today admitted participating in a conspiracy to obtain overtime payments from the city of Trenton for work they did not perform by fraudulently inflating the overtime hours they claimed to have worked conducting residential lead inspections, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced toda  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release: An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his conviction on drug and weapon charges, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Dyshawn Moss, 42, of Manchester, New Jersey, was convicted on Oct. 27, 2022, following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp on five charges: possession with intent to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his conviction on drug and weapon charges, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Dyshawn Moss, 42, of Manchester, New Jersey,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Hi, I'm Chip Jenkins, Superintendent at Grand Teton National Park...AND...you're watching This Week at Interior! This Week at Interior The Department announced the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's approval of the Empire Wind project, the sixth commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved since 2021. Once complete, the project offshore New York and New Jersey would have the capacity t  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Nov. 28 -- 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 Tony Oliver, age 32, of Paterson, New Jersey; Rosa Duran, age 40, of Davenport, Florida; and Dewayne Hutton, age 23, of East Orange, New Jersey, were indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges. The indictment was returned on October 10, 2023, but re  more