WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of April 2024 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines. For April 2024, 0.7% of flights were cancelled  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $111,015,771 fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00003) under contract N0003023C6008 to exercise optional line items for design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of Interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. This modification also benefits a foreign mi  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Ultimate Ammunition LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada; Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada; Blane International Group Inc., Cumming, Georgia; and Olin Winchester LLC, Oxford, Mississippi, is being awarded a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H9240323R00020001) with a maximum total ceiling of $750,000,000 and a separate $2,500 minimum ordering guaran  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Two foreign nationals pleaded guilty today to participating in the LockBit ransomware group--at various times the most prolific ransomware variant in the world--and to deploying LockBit attacks against victims in the United States and worldwide. "Today's convictions reflect the latest returns on the Department's investment in disrupting ransomware threats, prioritizing victims, and holding  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending July 13, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 243,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 222,000 to 223,000. The 4-week moving average was 234,750, an increase of 1  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis hosted a summit today focused on promoting the health, safety, and civil rights of tenants living in HUD-assisted housing. The program focused on combatting sexual misconduct and eliminating environme  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: A Camden County man today admitted to schemes to submit fraudulent Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and unemployment insurance applications, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Ralston Boswell, 34, of Collingswood, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden federal court to an information charging him wi  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: An Essex County, New Jersey, man has been charged in connection with distributing cocaine, possessing distribution quantities of fentanyl and heroin, trafficking multiple firearms, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Kyrell Domnie, aka "Fly Ky," 39, of Irvington, is charged b  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: A former Essex County correctional officer admitted accepting $14,000 in bribe payments to smuggle in contraband tobacco and a cell phone to inmates being detained at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Efrin Wade, 36, of Jersey City, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Jud  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: A U.S. Air Marshal admitted selling "Law Enforcement Family Member" cards that were embossed with the insignia of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and making a false statement to a federal officer who was investigating an individual who possessed one of the cards, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Jonathan J. Ledesma,   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: A member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Nygee Johnson, aka "Gito," 25, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024, to a superseding indictment that charged him with Racketeer Influenc  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: Two foreign nationals pleaded guilty today in Newark federal court to participating in the LockBit ransomware group - at various times the most prolific ransomware variant in the world - and to deploying LockBit attacks against victims in the United States and worldwide. According to court documents: Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 21, a Russian national of Chechen R  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Two Paterson, New Jersey, residents today admitted conspiring with a doctor to distribute opioids without a legitimate medical reason, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, each pleaded guilty this week before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court to one co  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: A North Carolina woman admitted conspiring to submit fraudulent applications leading to the issuance of 29 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling more than $3.5 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden feder  more

NEW YORK, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), announced today the unsealing of a Complaint charging MIGUEL DE JESUS REYES MEDINA a/k/a "Azua," and ERIK ALBERTO LOPEZ VALDEZ with conspiracy to distribute fent  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette today presented the first Our Water's Worth It trophy to Ridgewood Water for its efforts over the years to conserve water and to protect public health by addressing PFAS contamination. Ridgewood Water provides water service to approximately 61,000 consumers in four Bergen County municipalities. The aw  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: NORFOLK, Va. Are you willing to bet your health to get an unusually low price on a brand new handheld hair dryer? The hair dryers lacked an immersion protection device, a circuit interrupter plug that protects against electrical shock when the dryers contact water. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Area Port of Norfolk-Newport News, Va., seized a   more