SOMERSET, New Jersey, May 30 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Jennifer Cragg More than 200 veterans, active-duty service members, civilians and Gold Star families attended a patriotic "Proud to be an American Day" event hosted by the Thomas J. Kavanaugh Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 and Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School, May 23. Navy and Marine Corps Sailors participating in Fleet Week New York (FWNY) attended the event. Vice A  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, May 31 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Susan Moriarty, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst welcomed Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David A. Flosi when he visited the installation, May 23. During the visit, total force Airmen briefed Flosi and explained how the joint base is preparing Airmen for Great Power Competition, from mission generation to mission completion. Airmen from th  more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: * * * Announcement is part of Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda * * * Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selections to receive rebates under the 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, including rebates to benefits kids in New Jersey. Eleven school districts in New Jersey will benefit from a total of over $12 million in r  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: The Federal Election Commission cited two campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for primary elections being held on June 4, 2024 in New Jersey. As of May 31, 2024, the required disclosure report had not been received from: - Kyle Jasey for Jersey (NJ-08) - Committee to Elect   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared New Jersey-based trucking company 1 Noor Trucking, Inc., USDOT No. 3724751, to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered the carrier to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate operations. 1 Noor Trucking, Inc. was served  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Department of Labor obtains decision in Newark Liberty International Airport incident * * * A federal administrative law judge has affirmed safety violations against United Airlines related to a 2021 incident at Newark Liberty International Airport in which a 737's tire crushed a technician's foot as they worked with one of the company's towing crews  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: A former branch manager of a national financial institution today admitted using his position to organize a conspiracy to help individuals obtain at least 38 fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling approximately $5 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. U.S. Attorney Sellinger also announced that a New York man a  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for his involvement in two shootings, as well as illegally possessing a handgun and possessing heroin he intended to distribute, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Antoine Hawkins, 31, of Newark, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to an in  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for illegally possessing fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine for distribution and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Taurean Gordon, 40, of Irvington, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty be  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A Florida man was sentenced to 96 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) kickback scheme, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna, District of New Jersey, and U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe, Southern District of Florida, announced today. Kareem Memon, 34, of Coral Springs, Florida, previously pleaded guilty before U  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: An Israeli man today admitted conspiring with Eliyahu "Eli" Weinstein, whose 24-year federal prison sentence was commuted after being twice convicted of defrauding investors of a total of $230 million, and others to defraud investors of more than $35 million in a new fraud scheme, and to conspiring to engage in money laundering and obstruct justice, U.  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A Jersey City man was convicted today on a charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jamil King, 32, of Jersey City, was convicted after a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court. The jury deliberated two hours before returning the guilty verdict. According to docum  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute and resisting his arrest with a deadly or dangerous weapon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Miguel Nunez, 50, of Bronx, New York, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to a superseding information charging him wi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: A Trenton man was sentenced today to 192 months in prison for committing a series of carjackings, armed robberies, and firearms offenses, U.S. Philip R. Sellinger announced. Joshua M. Perez, 25, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner to a five-count Superseding Information, charging him with two counts of carjacking, on  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: Twenty-four people have been charged for their respective roles in gang-related offenses, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud; conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine; Hobbs Act robbery; and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. The defendants are scheduled to appear this afternoo  more

BAYONNE, New Jersey, May 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New York District issued the following news release: $50 Million Through Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to Help Rebuild Piers, Keep Berths Clear Separate $32 Million Project Advances Deepening of Gravesend Anchorage Allowing for Large Container Ships to Stop Closer to the Seaport, Shorten Journeys and Improve Productivity Port Authority and U.S. Army Corps Sign Future-Oriented Pre-Construction Engineering and Design Agreement to A  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness issued the following news on May 28, 2024: Last week, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Director Jeff Olivet and USICH Senior Regional Advisor Nichele Carver traveled to Newark, New Jersey, where investments in housing and shelter have reportedly reduced unsheltered homelessness. The federal team met with people experiencing homelessness as well as Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Newark Director of Homeless Services Lui  more