JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Joseph Vigil, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst played a vital role in a historic first cargo flight as part of a demonstration of the ALIA CTOL battery-powered fixed-wing aircraft, July 9, 2024. The National Aerospace Research and Technology Park (NARTP) in Atlantic City tested the aircraft's cargo usage by fl  more

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington, July 11 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Lt. Col. Jennifer J. Bocanegra, I Corps Public Affairs The First Corps has added a Command Chief Warrant Officer (CCWO) to its command team, enhancing Warrant Officer mentorship, recruitment, education, and staffing throughout the Corps and its subordinate units. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas F. Oroho, a seasoned officer with an extensive background in aviation maintenance and leadersh  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that PABEL MIGUEL ACOSTA-COLON, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Jersey City, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 22 months of imprisonment for distributing fentanyl. According to court do  more

NEW YORK, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of three organizations in New York and New Jersey to receive a total of $300,000 in grant funding for Environmental Education projects. "Advancing environmental education advances EPA's mission because it better equips our communities with the information they need to protect public health today and in the future," s  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Hundreds of thousands of commuters travel through the 114-year-old passenger rail tunnel daily, underscoring need to replace and modernize this vital corridor damaged during 2012's Superstorm Sandy NEW YORK - Today, one of the largest infrastructure projects in American history took a huge step forward with billions of dollars in support from the Biden-Harris Administration and the Bipartisan Infra  more

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, New Jersey, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Aidan Thompson, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The 'Can Do' Wing and members from the 87th Air Base Wing displayed their Explodeo capabilities during the Valiant Shield exercise, June 5-18, 2024, integrating secure beyond line of sight and line of sight connectivity capabilities to maneuver the joint force in a contested, degraded, or denied in  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: A federal jury in New Jersey convicted the former CEO of SCWorx Corp. (SCWorx), a publicly traded health care company, today for his role in a scheme to mislead investors about SCWorx's procurement of COVID-19 rapid test kits in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Marc Schessel, 64, of New Paltz, New York, caused SCWorx to   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Note: View the criminal complaint here (https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-07/takhistov.complaint_0.pdf). Andrew Takhistov, 18, of East Brunswick, New Jersey, was arrested yesterday and made his initial appearance in court today for allegedly soliciting another individual to destroy energy facilities. "Andrew Takhistov was allegedly on his way to Ukraine to join the Russian Volunteer Corps w  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:19-cv-05536; D.N.J. filed Feb. 13, 2019) involving Gene Daniel Levoff: * * * Federal Court Orders $1,147,440 Penalty Against Attorney For Insider Trading * * * On July 2, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted the Securities and Exchange Commission summary judgment for insider trading charges against Gene Daniel Levoff, a former senior attorney at Apple In  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: A Brooklyn man was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute 4 kilograms of fentanyl in Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Juan De La Cruz Infante Torres, 52, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty on June 14, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp to a   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: A Costa Rican man, illegally in the United States, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for his role in laundering over $2 million in proceeds of a number of wire fraud schemes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Esteban De Jesus Campos Chanto, 43, of Trenton, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi to a  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: An Essex County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Selling announced. Mahogany Hawkins, 32, of Newark, was previously convicted of one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine following a two-day t  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: A federal jury today convicted the former chief executive officer of SCWorx Corp. (SCWorx), a publicly traded health care company, on two counts of securities fraud for his participation in a scheme to mislead investors about SCWorx's procurement of COVID-19 rapid test kits in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court documents and   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was arrested for allegedly soliciting another individual to destroy energy facilities, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger of the District of New Jersey announced today. Andrew Takhistov, 18, of East Brunswick, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of soliciting an  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for illegally possessing methamphetamine for distribution and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Dywann Pugh, 44, of Asbury Park, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before former-U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The White House sent to the Senate on July 11, 2024, the nominations of 13 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Carl Whitney Bentzel, of Maryland, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2029. (Reappointment) Deborah Lynn Halvorson Bush, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2027, vice Erhard R. Chorle, term expired. Keith D. Hanigan,   more