FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 23 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - The 78th Training Division (TD) held a change of command ceremony on May 18, 2024, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, where Brig. Gen. Christopher W. Cook relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Andrew F. Scarcella. The event, steeped in military tradition, highlighted the division's enduring commitment to training and readiness. Ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 21, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates decreased in 9 states and increased in 1 state on the last business day of March 2024. The number of job openings decreased in 12 states, increased in 1 state, and was little changed in 37 states and the District of Columbia in March. The largest decreases in job openings occurred in California (-119,000), Pennsyl  more

LINDEN, New Jersey, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Granite & Marble Services LLC to pay $13K penalty, agrees to enhanced abatement * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a New Jersey contractor after a worker suffered a fatal fall at a Bayonne worksite in October 2023. The settlement followed an inspection by the department's Occupational Safety and Health Admini  more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced grant awards from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:20-cv-02104; GC (JBD) (D. N.J. May 21, 2024) involving JDF Capital Inc. and John D. Fierro: * * * SEC Obtains $5.9 Million Judgment Against Unregistered Penny Stock Dealer * * * On May 21, 2024, Judge Georgette Castner of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a final judgment against John D. Fierro and JDF Capital, Inc. The SEC's complaint alleged that  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: Daniel Hurt, who owned and/or operated Fountain Health Services LLC, Verify Health, Landmark Diagnostics LLC, First Choice Laboratory LLC and Sonoran Desert Pathology Associates LLC, has agreed to pay over $27 million to resolve allegations that he and his companies conspired with others to violate the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting false claims to, and receiving  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: A member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang was sentenced today to 178 months in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Tyheim Terry, aka "Ty," aka "Rollin' Ty," 25, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to a superseding indictment that charged him with Rac  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A Mississippi man who owned, operated, had financial interests in, or was affiliated with pharmacies, durable medical equipment (DME) companies, and a laboratory today admitted his role in a health care fraud scheme that caused losses to Medicare in excess of $51 million, Attorney for the United States Caroline Sadlowski announced. Keaton Langston, 39,  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A Washington state man pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Jose Luis Pineda Torres, 48, of Monroe, Washington, pleaded guilty before U.S. District William J. Martini in Newark federal court on May 20, 2024, to an information charging him with one count of possession of f  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, May 22 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: Research spearheaded by a team at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, looking at ways to improve deck safety on a ship while freeing up Sailors to do other more critical jobs, received Naval Innovative, Science, and Engineering (NISE) funding. The Night Operations Character Transcription & Recognition for Naval Aircraft Logistics (NOCTRNAL) team is de  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: Six Chilean nationals have been charged for conspiring to target homeowners across multiple states in residential burglaries, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Flavio Bladimir Astete Castillo, Dareyen Mauricio Cortes-Canete, Luis Esteban Castillo Vivar, Max Vidal Navarrete, Jordan Estefano Contreras Vilches, and Juan Jose Ramirez Nilo, all of Chile, are eac  more