WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued the following news on June 4, 2024: * * * Note to editors and reporters: Video b-roll of a CCBHC (4 minutes, 41 seconds) and an explainer video "What is a CCBHC? (50 seconds) " are available for download and use in reporting, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. * * * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through th  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Road Contractor Corp. faces $819K in proposed penalties * * * A Long Branch construction contractor with a history of ignoring federal fall safety standards has again been found exposing employees to potentially deadly fall hazards in eight work site inspections from November 2023 to March 2024. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Sa  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA -- Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia removed Adilson Rodrigues Dos Santos, a citizen of Brazil with a final order of removal, to Brazil on May 31. Rodrigues is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Brazil to serve a conviction for homicide. "Fugitives such as Adilson Rodrigues Dos Santos must be aware that ERO,   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 6 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Illinois has been selected as one of ten states to participate in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program designed to expand and improve access to coordinated mental health care and substance use services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week. "This announcement builds on the substantial progress my administratio  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Texas man has been charged with a federal hate crime and for making interstate threats against the employees of a Sikh nonprofit organization. Bhushan Athale, 48, of Dallas, was charged by complaint with one count of interfering with federally protected activities through the threatened use of a dangerous weapon and one count of transmitting an interstate threat to injure another person. According to the  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division") announced today that Verizon New Jersey, Inc. ("Verizon") finalized a settlement agreement resolving the Division's investigation into whether the company violated New Jersey's consumer protection laws in connection with the marketing and sale of its Fios services. Under the terms of the settlement  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The ex-husband of one of the stars of the Bravo television show "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," was convicted today on charges of planning an assault of his ex-wife's current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Thomas Manzo, 59, of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, was convicted after a two an  more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the arrests and indictments of 17 individuals on charges stemming from the operation of lucrative loansharking and illegal gambling operations on Staten Island controlled by members of the Gambino organized crime family. The individuals were charged in an 84-count indictment for their roles in an illegal sports gambling operation that handled mor  more

NEW YORK, June 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New York District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is pleased to announce two additional upcoming virtual public meetings aimed at gathering feedback on the Interim Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) Update for the Port of New York and New Jersey. Scheduled for Thursday, June 20, 2024, there are two sessions from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM and 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Eastern Time. The event ser  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement: * * * "I want to thank Governor Hochul for pausing the implementation of congestion pricing in Manhattan's Central Business District. "Although we have had a difference of opinion with our colleagues in New York on congestion pricing implementation, we have always had a shared vision for growing our regional economy, investing in infrastructure, protecting our environment, and creating good-paying j  more

NEW YORK, June 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on June 5, 2024, with Nachum Segal of Network's JM in the AM Show: * * * Nachum Segal: JM in the AM on a Wednesday, Yom Yerushalayim, today is Jerusalem Day. We have the honor of having with us live via telephone an amazing friend of Jerusalem, of Israel, of the Jewish people and a great leader of course for us in New York City, and that is the Honorable Eric Adams, who is the mayor of the City o  more

SEATTLE, Washington, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release: Law enforcement teams from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Seattle Police Department and IRS Criminal Investigation executed 24 search or arrest warrants taking four people into custody who are allegedly connected to a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. The drug conspirators have ties to suppliers in Mexico and Col  more