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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Sunday June 16, 2024 ( 8 items )  

AG Nessel Endorses the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024
LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy and co-sponsored by a bipartisan 1  more

Altus AFB: From Branch to Branch - Mark Patterson Retires After 42 Years of Service
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Altus Air Force Base (97th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Miyah Gray, 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs Mark Patterson, 97th Comptroller Squadron budget analyst, will be retiring after forty-two years of combined service in the Army, Coast Guard, and civil service. Patterson began his military journey with the Army in 1978 with the desire to learn a trade and gain stability. He says his father, a  more

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City - May 2024'
NEW YORK, June 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on June 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City - May 2024": * * * Area prices up 0.4 percent over the past month; up 3.9 percent over the year * * * Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.4 percent for the third consecutive month in  more

Litigation: SEC Vs. JAG Capital Advisors, Joshua Charles Avikzer Goltry
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:24-cv-06976; D.N.J. filed June 12, 2024) involving JAG Capital Advisors LLC and Joshua Charles Avikzer Goltry: * * * SEC Charges JAG Capital Advisors and its Founder Joshua Goltry with Defrauding Investors * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Joshua Goltry and his investment management firm, JAG Capital Advisors LLC (JAG Advisors), in connection with a three-year  more

New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Announces May 2024 Total Gaming Revenue Results
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, June 15 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety Division of Gaming Enforcement issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced the May 2024 total gaming revenue results. Casino Win: Based upon filings with the Division of Gaming Enforcement, Casino Win for the nine casino hotel properties was $239.1 million for May 2024, reflecting an increase of 5.2% when compared to $227.3 mil  more

Statement From Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on Supreme Court Firearms Decision Allowing Bump Stocks
TRENTON, New Jersey, June 15 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * "As the state's chief law enforcement officer, I condemn today's Supreme Court's decision holding that bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic rifles into machine guns, are not federally regulated." "To be clear, bump stocks remain prohibited under New Jersey law, and this decision has no impact on our law, which I will continue to enforce to the fullest exten  more

Three Employees of Long-Term Care Facilities Indicted in Two Separate Elder Abuse Cases in Ocean and Camden Counties
TRENTON, New Jersey, June 15 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: As the Attorney General's Office and Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) prepare to observe World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced three long-term care facility workers - two in Ocean County and one in Camden County - are facing pending criminal charges, including assault on an institutionalized elderly person, stemming from allege  more

UPDATE: AG's Office Releases Identities of the Decedent and Officers Involved in Fatal Shooting at Hotel in Woodbridge on June 13, 2024
TRENTON, New Jersey, June 15 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: The Attorney General's Office today identified the decedent and the officers involved in the fatal shooting that occurred on June 13, 2024 in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The civilian who died during the encounter has been identified as Karl Gregory, 46, of New York, New York. According to the preliminary investigation, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, officers from the Edi  more