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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday December 10, 2023 ( 13 items )  

514th Air Mobility Wing: Ready to Serve at a Moment's Notice
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Sean Evans, 514th Air Mobility Wing Part of the 514th Air Mobility Wing's vision is to Reserve Citizen Airmen who are ready to support air mobility missions at a moment's notice. Aligning with that vision, which is nested in Air Force Reserve Command's idea of "Ready Now" Airmen, several of our career enlisted aviators with the 732nd Airlift Squadron we  more

DEA-New Jersey Division: Gang Member Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Racketeering and Firearms Charges
NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division issued the following news release: 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, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger   more

DRBC's Water Audit Program Highlights Leadership in Water Conservation
WEST TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Delaware River Basin Commission issued the following news release: * * * New report provides first-of-its-kind assessment at Program's 10-year mark * * * The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC or Commission) is a recognized leader in water conservation and works with public water suppliers to reduce water loss. In a new report, A Comprehensive Assessment of the Delaware River Basin's Water Audit Program (2012-2021), the Commission provides   more

Gang Member Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Racketeering and Firearms Charges
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - 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, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney   more

Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Religious Land Use Case Involving Orthodox Jewish Congregation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey filed a statement of interest today explaining that an Orthodox Jewish congregation's claims under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) are ready to be decided in federal court. "RLUIPA is designed to ensure that religious groups of all faiths do not face unjust barriers   more

Litigation: SEC Charges 5 Unregistered Brokers, 4 Companies in Widespread Pre-Initial Public Offering Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 23-cv-8953; E.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 6, 2023) involving Raymond J. Pirrello Jr., et al.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Raymond J. Pirrello, Jr., Marcello Follano, Robert Cassino, Anthony DiTucci, Joseph Rivera, and their New Jersey or New York-based companies Prior 2 IPO Inc., Late Stage Asset Management, LLC, Pre IPO Marketing Inc., and JL Rivera   more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Chief Executive Officer Admits False Statements to Conceal Foreign Origin of Forklifts Provided to U.S. Army
TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: The chief executive officer of a Passaic, New Jersey, company today admitted falsifying data plates on forklifts provided to the U.S. Army to make it appear as if the forklifts, which were purchased in China, had been manufactured in the United States, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. James Cai, 33, of Hackensack, New Jersey, plead  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Former Owner of New Jersey Marketing Company Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in $6M Compounded Prescription Drug Scheme
NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: The former owner of a New Jersey marketing company was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud public and private health benefits programs of over $6 million for the billing of medically unnecessary compounded prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Michael Drobish, 46, of Cedar Grov  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Making Threatening Communications and Calling in False Bomb Threats
TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for making threatening telephone and email communications to New Jersey state officials, judges, law enforcement officers, and attorneys, and phoning in false bomb threats to local and state government offices, a police department, two law firms and a commercial esta  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: West New York Financial Advisor Convicted on 11 Counts at Trial in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
CAMDEN, New Jersey, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release: A West New York financial advisor was found guilty on 11 counts of defrauding public health insurance plans out of more than $4 million and transacting in the criminal proceeds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Kaival Patel, 54, of West New York, New Jersey, was convicted on Dec. 7, 2023, of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and he  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey: Bergen County Public Relations Company Settles Allegations It Received Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: A Bergen County, New Jersey, public relations firm entered a settlement agreement with the United States resolving allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by taking a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to which the company was not entitled, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today. Congress created the  more

U.S. Attorneys Office for District Of New Jersey and Justice Department's Civil Rights Division File Statement of Interest in Religious Land Use Case Involving Orthodox Jewish Congregation
NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and filed a statement of interest today in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey explaining that an Orthodox Jewish congregation's claims under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) are ready to be dec  more

VA IG: Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pa.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 22-00071-216) on Sept. 26, 2023, entitled "Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Here are excerpts: * * * Report Overview This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient   more