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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday December 31, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Department of Labor Finds New Jersey Trade Show Display Manufacturer Exposing Employees to Dozens of Workplace Safety, Health Hazards
OAKLAND, New Jersey, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * FB International Inc. faces nearly $257K in proposed penalties for cited violations * * * A U.S. Department of Labor inspection in June 2023 at an Oakland manufacturing company -- that followed reports of two workers being injured -- found employees exposed to dozens of serious safety and health hazards. The department's Occupational Safety and   more

Litigation: SEC Charges Self-Styled Entrepreneur With Offering Fraud
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 5:23-cv-00372; N.D. W.V. filed Dec. 21, 2023) involving Diana Mae Fernandez: * * * On December 21, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Diana Mae Fernandez, a former resident of New Jersey most recently living in Serbia, with conducting a $360,000 fraudulent securities offering. Fernandez is currently under arrest in Serbia and awaiting extradition to the United States pur  more

Remarks of U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger at the 2023 Newark Year-End Crime Stats Press Conference
NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following remarks on Dec. 28, 2023, at the 2023 Newark year-end crime stats press conference: * * * "Thank you Mayor Baraka and Public Safety Director Frage for including us in today's event and for your partnership and commitment to combatting and eradicating gun violence in Newark. "Keeping our communities safe is the most fundamental mission of law enforcement. We at the U.S. At  more