WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced it will initiate the environmental review of a proposed wind energy project offshore New Jersey, which would deliver clean renewable energy to the region. On March 18, B  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two brothers with conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute 49 kilograms of cocaine, DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today Nelson Santos Munoz, 30, and his brother, A  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 13 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: An Essex County woman was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Mahogany Hawkins, 32, of Newark, was convicted on one count possession with intent to distribute coca  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 12 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: A member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his role a racketeering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Amir Edmonds, aka "G Baby," 22, of Newark, pleaded guilty on Sept. 13, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to a superseding indi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Essex County woman was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Mahogany Hawkins, 32, of Newark, was convicted on one count possession with intent to distribute co  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. 0-AR-5864) on March 13, 2024: * * * Before the Authority: Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman, and Colleen Duffy Kiko, Member I. Statement of the Case The Agency requests reconsideration of the Authority's decision in U.S. Department of the Army, U.S. Army Garrison, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey (Picatinny).[1] Because the Agency's motion for reconsideration (motion) does not establish extraordin  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: A Florida-based employee of an international financial institution was arrested today for obstruction of justice after making false statements to agents about accepting bribes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Gerardo Fermin Aquino Vargas, 38, of Hollywood, Florida, is charged by complaint with one count of obstruction of justice. Aquin  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: A California man was charged today with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Timothy Alan Blank, 54, of California is charged by complaint with one count of knowingly and intentionally possessing with the intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee M. Cortes Jr. is leaving the office for private practice after a 14-year career in the District of New Jersey, during which he served in a variety of key roles and made immense contributions to the cause of justice. Cortes, who came to the office in 2010, o  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: A former Atlantic City councilman today admitted falsifying voter registrations, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. MD Hossain Morshed, 50, a former councilman of Atlantic City's Fourth Ward, pleaded guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden federal court to an information charging him with fraudulent procur  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: A pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Puerto Rico entered into 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, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. According to the allegat  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Three individuals were charged today for falsely seeking more than $2.9 billion from the IRS by filing 131 false tax forms claiming COVID-19 related employment tax credits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Rudolph Johnson, Frantz Pasteur, and Frederick Anderson, all of Irvington, New Jersey, are each charged by complaint with one count   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: A former manager of a telecommunications company from Burlington County, New Jersey, admitted swapping the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) numbers of cell phone customers into mobile devices controlled by another individual, who was paying the former manager for the unauthorized swaps, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today. J  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The White House sent to the Senate on March 14, 2024, the nominations of five individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: * Jennifer L. Homendy, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term of three years. (Reappointment) * Jennifer L. Homendy, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2029. (Reappointment) * Kelly Adams-  more