REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Ben Gonzales, Army Contracting Command Public Affairs Five Army Contracting Command professionals and one acquisition team were recognized during the 2023 Army Acquisition Executive's Excellence in Leadership Award Ceremony Jan. 9 at the Pentagon. The 2023 AAE Award winners from ACC are the late Bryan Samson who's family accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award in Contracting; Kelly Gorman fro  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: A Newark man admitted his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine; and possessing with intent to distribute various narcotics, Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz of the DEA New Jersey Field Division and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced  more

ALBANY, Georgia, Jan. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: A New Jersey-based hazardous waste collection and disposal corporation with locations in Valdosta, Georgia, and Lumberton, North Carolina, was sentenced in federal court for violating federal law in its handling of dangerous chemicals. Care Environmental Corporation, through its authorized representative Francis J. McKenna, Jr., was sentenced to five years of probat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Columbus LTACH, doing business as Silver Lake Hospital (Silver Lake), a long-term care hospital based in Newark, New Jersey, has agreed to pay over $18.6 million, plus interest, to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for claiming excessive cost outlier payments from the Medicare program. In addition, certain Silver Lake investors have agreed to pay $12 million, plus interest, to resolve alleged Fede  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man admitted his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine; and possessing with intent to distribute various narcotics, Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz of the DEA New Jersey Field Division and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announ  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Sean Evans, 514th Air Mobility Wing While the Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 514th Air Mobility Wing were carrying out their duties and obligations during the recent January unit training assembly, the Freedom Wing's inspector general office has been busy working behind the scenes in preparation for the February UTA. The Airmen working in the wing IG of  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: A Bronx, New York, man today admitted distributing heroin and fentanyl into New Jersey from two drug mills in the Bronx, which resulted in the death of a 15-month-old child, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jhan Carlos Capellan Maldonado, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court to a superseding i  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: A Newark man admitted his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine; and possessing with intent to distribute various narcotics, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Ali Carney, 45, of Newark, pleaded guilty on Jan. 17, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Sus  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: A New Jersey hospital and certain of its investors have agreed to pay $30.6 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act and Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act violations, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Columbus LTACH d/b/a Silver Lake Hospital (Silver Lake), a long-term care hospital based in Newark, has agreed to pay over $18  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: A New York man today admitted illegally possessing cocaine and fentanyl for distribution, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Isidro Fernandez, 35, New York, pleaded guilty to before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of possession with intent to distribute controlled  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: A Passaic County correctional officer and two sergeants were arrested today for allegedly violating a pretrial detainee's civil rights and conspiracy to obstruct justice, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Sergeants Jose Gonzalez, 45, and Donald Vinales, 38, and Officer Lorenzo Bowden, 39, are charged by complaint with one count of deprivat  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: The deputy mayor of Willingboro Township, New Jersey, and one of his business associates were charged with conducting a scheme to discharge the deputy mayor's mortgage obligation on his property through a fraudulent short sale, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Nathaniel Anderson, 56, a town councilman and the deputy mayor of Willingboro   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSres)-- The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: * * * New Jersey tops list for students leaving state to attend college, while Arizona saw highest rate of incoming students from outside the state, NCES data show * * * Overall declines in postsecondary student enrollment at both the undergraduate and graduate levels since the onset of the pandemic persisted in fall 2022, but the decl  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 20224: A former president of a pharmacy business was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his role in a health care kickback conspiracy involving prescriptions for Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today. Elan Yaish, 54, of Israel, previously pleaded guilty on Aug. 16, 2023, before U.S. District  more