BELMAR, New Jersey, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Intentional wage theft leads to $4K in civil penalties for overtime violations * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $84,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 13 workers and assessed $4,459 in penalties after its investigation determined a Jersey Shore steakhouse owner violated federal overtime regulations deliberately. Investigators with th  more

NEW YORK, June 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today at Bradley Beach, NJ, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia announced $258,000 in grant funding to help New Jersey 's coastal communities protect the health of beachgoers. She was joined by Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., Ranking Member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, Shawn LaTourette, Commissioner of the New Jersey Departm  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today to engaging in an extensive, multi-year conspiracy to fraudulently obtain over $54.7 million in loans and to fraudulently acquire multifamily and commercial properties. According to court documents, between 2016 and 2022, Aron Puretz, 53, conspired with others to deceive lenders into issuing multifamily and commercial mortgage loans. Puretz and his co-  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging four Vietnamese nationals for their involvement in a series of computer intrusions that caused victim companies to collectively suffer more than $71 million in losses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. According to the indictment, Ta Van Tai, aka "Quynh Hoa," aka "Bich Thuy;" Nguyen Viet Quoc, aka   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Four Passaic County, New Jersey, men have been charged in connection with their respective roles in a Paterson neighborhood street gang known as "100k" that distributed fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Jazmeir Reyes, aka "Baby Joe," aka "Joe," 19, Kyzeik Robinson, aka "Doo Doo," aka "King Sparks," aka   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 192 months in prison for drug distribution and weapons offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jabar Evans, 45, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was convicted on Oct. 20, 2023, of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possessio  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: A New York man was sentenced today to 59 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Edgar Jesus Avila Alvarado, 46, of the Bronx, New York, previously pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb to an information charging him with   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today to engaging in an extensive, multi-year conspiracy to fraudulently obtain over $54.7 million in loans and to fraudulently acquire multifamily and commercial properties. According to court documents, between 2016 and 2022, Aron Puretz, 53, conspired with others to deceive lenders into issuing multifamily and comm  more