PICATINNY ARSENAL, New Jersey, March 23 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release: The U.S. Army awarded a contract on March 5 to Olin Winchester, the operating contractor of Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, for construction of a facility to manufacture ammunition for the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon. This contract supports modernization activities at LCAAP, a key government-owned, contractor-operated Army ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri. "This award is a clear demon  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, New Jersey - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.3 perce  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 19, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in New Jersey - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 14 of the 15 large counties in New Jersey from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 7  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: A superseding indictment has been unsealed today, charging six additional individuals to the case first brought in November 2022, with conspiracy to transport stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, thieves steal catalytic converters from vehicles for the preciou  more

WEST TRENTON, New Jersey, March 21 -- The Delaware River Basin Commission issued the following news release: The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has released a new tool aimed at helping communities throughout our Basin understand extreme precipitation and empowering them to make informed planning and design decisions. Extreme rainfall events are increasing throughout the Delaware River Basin, research shows. These more extreme events exacerbate existing flooding and challenge stormwater  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, March 19 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, an organization within the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, issued the following news release: The Environmental Test Lab at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst held a ribbon-cutting for its new large vibration table on March 7. This new cutting-edge equipment will help lab personnel achieve their mission of supporting the warfighter. "The Environmental Test Labora  more

NEW YORK, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: * * * Information Available for New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and eight Indian Nations * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its 2022 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis showing that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program were 21% lower in 2022 compared to 2013. This include  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark arrested a Brazilian national on March 19 in Newark, New Jersey, who is wanted in Brazil to serve a 17-year, 4 month prison sentence for intentional murder and attempted murder. "This was an operation that required great care and planning on behalf of our Fugitive Operations Team as it involved a  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The Justice Department, joined by 16 other state and district attorneys general, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleges that Apple illegally maintains a monopoly over smartphones b  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: A Denver, Colorado, CEO was sentenced to 71 months in prison for conducting a securities scheme to fraudulently obtain $11 million from investors through various misrepresentations about fund operations, his background, and his contribution to the fund, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Samuel J. Mancini, 57, previously pleaded gui  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a narcotics conspiracy involving approximately one kilogram of cocaine and 100 grams of fentanyl, possessing with intent to distribute approximately 482 grams of cocaine, and possessing three firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Carlos   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A former Princeton resident was charged today with engaging in multiple fraudulent schemes intended to steal millions of dollars from individual and institutional victims, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced. Ford Graham, 60, formerly of Princeton, New Jersey, is charged in a 29-count indictment with 14 counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit w  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: A Hudson County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for stealing over $1.5 million from over 100 victims made up mainly of non-profits, private schools, and religious institutions throughout New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Yezenia Castillo, 47, of Hoboken, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty befo  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: A member of an MS-13 clique operating in Hudson County, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in a gang-related murder plot, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jose Gimenez-Lobos, aka "Infernal," aka "Terrible," 33, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi in Newark federal court t  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The owner of a New Jersey counseling center today admitted her role in a health care fraud scheme involving hundreds of false claims, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Maria P. Cosentino, 60, of Garfield, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to an information charging her with  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The owner of a New Jersey company today admitted mislabeling hazardous chemicals entering the United States and evading customs duties, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. George Volpe, 60, of Roseland, New Jersey, owner of Penta International Inc. (Penta), pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court to a  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine as part of a drug-trafficking organization operating in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Iran Soler, 44, Philadelphia, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Chr  more

HO-HO-KUS, New Jersey, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: Vigorous litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor has convinced a New York roofing company to stop contesting the egregious willful and other citations it received and the $687,536 penalty assessed after a 2022 workplace safety investigation at a Ho-Ho-Kus worksite. On March 1, 2024, ALJ Home Improvement, a contractor with an extensive history of f  more

HO-HO-KUS, New Jersey, March 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 2 issued the following news release: Vigorous litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor has convinced a New York roofing company to stop contesting the egregious willful and other citations it received and the $687,536 penalty assessed after a 2022 workplace safety investigation at a Ho-Ho-Kus worksite. On March 1, 2024, ALJ Home Improvement, a contractor with an extensive hi  more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging three men with conspiring to transport stolen property interstate and money laundering. According to court documents, Jaime A. Perez-Hernandez, Jaime Perez-Ramirez, and Jesiel Perez-Hernandez conspired to purchase catalytic converters that were stolen from vehicles in Puerto Rico  more