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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Tuesday July 02, 2024 ( 11 items )  

BLS: Louisiana Has the Highest Percent of Employment at Risk During Hurricane Season
WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 1, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Hurricane season affects county employment and wages in the 19 Gulf and Atlantic Coast states. Every third quarter, during peak hurricane season, we update maps and data for hurricane flood zones in these coastal states. In third quarter of 2023, Louisiana, once again, had the largest share of employment located in hurricane flood z  more

Calif. U.S. Attorney: National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in 193 Defendants Charged and Over $2.75 Billion in False Claims
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Yelovich, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud federal health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid. The charges   more

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Copper Retirement Network Change Notification Filed By AT&T Illinois
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-195) on July 1, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Illinois Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Illinois (AT&T IL), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet si  more

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Network Change Notification Filed By Verizon New Jersey
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-197) on July 1, 2024: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon New Jersey Inc. (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communication  more

FEC: Commission Certifies Jill Stein Eligible to Receive Federal Matching Funds
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following public funding document on July 1, 2024: * * * On June 26, 2024, the Commission certified that Jill Stein is eligible to receive federal matching funds in connection with seeking the Green Party nomination for president for 2024. To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must submit Candidate and Committee Agreements and Certifications as well as raise a threshold amount of $100,000 by collecting $5,000 in 20 d  more

NJ Bureau of Securities Orders Website to Cease and Desist Impersonating a Broker-Dealer in Internet Investment Recovery Scheme
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 2 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division") today announced emergency action by the Division's Bureau of Securities ("Bureau") against a fraudulent online investment recovery scheme impersonating a broker-dealer. In a Summary Cease and Desist Order issued today and effective immediately, the Bureau ordered the entities operat  more

NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Hope Creek Nuclear Plant
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials have selected Patrick Finney as the new senior resident inspector at the Hope Creek Generating Station, in Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey. The plant is operated by PSEG Nuclear. "Pat has a wealth of experience and is a highly respected inspector," said NRC Region I Administrator Raymond Lorson. "His technical and leadership skills will ensure the plant  more

Philadelphia Fed Appoints New Member to Economic and Community Advisory Council
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia today announced the appointment of Peter Ruggiero, president and CEO of Crayola, to its Economic and Community Advisory Council (ECAC). Ruggiero joins the ECAC in place of Rich Wuerthele, following his retirement from Crayola. Created in 2008, the ECAC is composed of leaders representing businesses, nonprofit organizations,   more

U.S. Marshals Find 200 Missing Children Across the Nation During 'Operation We Will Find You 2'
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), along with federal, state, and local agencies in seven federal judicial districts and geographical locations across the U.S., led a six-week national operation that resulted in finding 200 critically missing children, which includes endangered runaways and those abducted by noncustodial persons. Operation We Will Find You 2 (OWWFY2), the second-of-it  more

U.S. Marshals Find 200 Missing Children Across the Nation During Operation We Will Find You 2
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), along with federal, state, and local agencies in seven federal judicial districts and geographical locations across the United States, led a six-week national operation that resulted in finding 200 critically missing children, which includes endangered runaways and those abducted by noncustodial persons. Operation We Will Find You 2 (OWWFY2), the second-of-its-kind nationwi  more

UPDATE: Man Injured in Officer-Involved Shooting in Keansburg, N.J., Dies
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 2 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The Attorney General's Office today identified the decedent and officers from a fatal officer-involved shooting on May 27, 2024, in Keansburg, New Jersey. The civilian who died from injuries sustained during the encounter has been identified as Willem Roman, 46, of Keansburg, in Monmouth County. According to the preliminary investigation, at approximately 1:07 p.m.,   more