WEST TRENTON, New Jersey, May 3 -- The Delaware River Basin Commission issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) and the Pa. Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), with support from USACE-Philadelphia District, Pa. Department of Environmental Protection and the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 3, have partnered to conduct a series of workshops focused on flood loss reduction grant assistance for local officials in the Pa. counties of Car  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: USACE Jacksonville District awarded a $27 million contract yesterday, May 2, 2024, to Weeks Marine, Inc., of Cranford, New Jersey, for initial construction of the Flagler County, Florida, Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project. USACE will provide 65 percent of the total project costs and Flagler County, Florida, the project's non-federal sponsor, will provide 35 perce  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 22-cv-01360; D.N.J. filed March 14, 2022) involving Mario E. Rivero: * * * On April 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for New Jersey entered a final judgment against Mario E. Rivero, a former registered representative at a broker-dealer, who misappropriated more than $480,000 from his advisory clients and brokerage customers. According to the SEC's complaint, filed on March 14, 2022, be  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:24-cv-05711; D.N.J. filed April 29, 2024) involving Tri-Bridge Ventures LLC and John Francis Forsythe III: * * * SEC Charges Alleged Convertible Note Dealer for Failure to Register * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged John Francis Forsythe, III, a resident of New Jersey, and an entity he owns and controls, Tri-Bridge Ventures, LLC ("Tri-Bridge"), with failing to  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 30 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: U.S. Marines flying a CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter transported an F-35C Lightning II airframe from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Patuxent River (Pax ITF) to a Navy unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 24. A Marine aircrew from Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) flew the most powerful helicopter in the Department of Defense that   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Lawrence Levon Jones, age 45, of Raleigh, was sentenced to 480 months in prison for his role as a leader of a Raleigh-based drug organization that sourced drugs from Los Angeles, California, and Newark, New Jersey. Jones was convicted by a federal jury of drug trafficking and firearms offenses in December 2023. He has eight prior fe  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for laundering the proceeds of fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program loans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Jeremy Earley, 42, of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and Lilburn, Georgia, pleaded guilty on June 1, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Karen  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A Bergen County, New Jersey, man today admitted more than $487,000 in overtime fraud involving projects on which he worked relating to the Hudson Bergen Light Rail (HBLR), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Joseph Ferrara, 56, of North Arlington, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Julien X. Neals in Newark federal court to  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A California man today admitted his role in a narcotics conspiracy involving approximately 1.9 kilograms of a substance containing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Aaron Joseph, 41, of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden federal court to an information charging cons  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that the District of New Jersey collected a total of $214 million in Fiscal Year 2023. Of this amount, $33.4 million was collected in criminal actions and $13.4 million was collected in civil actions. The district also collected $91 million in cases the office handled jointly with other U.S. Attorney  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for fraudulent acts he committed in connection with COVID-19 relief funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Luquay Zahir, 49, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of making false statements to influence the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and on  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to illegally obtain over $400,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Christopher Valerio, 33, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch to an information chargin  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Nine people have been charged for their respective roles in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Union County and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced. Jerry Ross, 46, of Somerset, New Jersey; Joseph Ross, 42, of Rahway, New Jersey; Luis Delvalle, 41, Pernell White, 36, and   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Sixteen individuals were charged in connection with a sprawling "grandparent scam" to defraud hundreds of elderly Americans out of millions of dollars, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Eleven men from the Dominican Republic are charged in a 19-count indictment with mail and wire fraud conspiracy; wire fraud; mail fraud; conspiracy to  more

NEW YORK, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $123.1 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help New Jersey identify and replace lead service lines, preventing  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: A Florida resident and dual citizen of the United States and Turkey was sentenced to 78 months in prison for running an extensive operation over many years to traffic in fraudulent and counterfeit Cisco networking equipment, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna, District of New Jersey, and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Arge  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 337,000 New Jersey Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of a monthly  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In a world often clouded by uncertainty, there are individuals whose dedication and selflessness shine brightly, illuminating a path for others to follow. Staff Sgt. Cody Linden is one such individual, whose journey of service and sacrifice serves as inspiration to all who come across his story. Linden is from the small town of Williamstown, New Jersey  more