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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Wednesday July 31, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Contracts for July 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: AIR FORCE Gauss Management Research and Engineering Inc., Ogden, Utah (FA8003-24-D-0015); Luna Labs USA LLC, Charlottesville, Virginia (FA8003-24-D-0016); TransTecs Corp., Wichita, Kansas (FA8003-24-D-0017); Frontier Technology Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio (FA8003-24-D-0018); SelectTech Services Corp., Dayton, Ohio (FA8003-24-D-0019); Boston Engineering Corp., Waltham, Massachusetts (FA8003-24-D-0020); SynapseM  more

EPA Proposes Updated Cleanup Plan for Emmell's Septic Landfill Superfund Site in Galloway, N.J.
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: NEW YORK (July 30, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public input on a proposed draft update to the 2008 cleanup plan for the Emmell's Septic Landfill Superfund Site in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Based on scientific study and new information, EPA is updating its cleanup plan to address soil contamination at the site that continues to impact groundwater qua  more

FRA and FTA July 2024 Site Visit With Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT in Morrisville, PA and Trenton
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news on July 30, 2024: Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT are continuing to accelerate their joint examination, inspection, maintenance, and improvement activities to various infrastructure and fleet systems following Northeast Corridor (NEC) disruptions in New Jersey and New York Penn Station that occurred in May and June 2024. On Monday, July 29, Amtrak Executive Vice President, Service Delivery & Operations   more

Governor Hochul Announces Start of $36.8M Pavement Improvement Project on Thruway in Monroe and Genesee Counties
ALBANY, New York, July 31 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * Project Includes Full and Partial Depth Pavement Repairs to Nearly 54 Miles of the Thruway System Interchange 46, Parking Area and Ontario and Scottsville Service Areas to be Resurfaced as Part of the Project Work to Be Performed Primarily Overnight to Limit Traffic Impacts Project Scheduled to Be Completed Next Summer * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start   more

Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Religious Land Use Case Involving Arizona Food Ministry That Serves the Hungry
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: The Justice Department filed a statement of interest (https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/statement-interest-city-san-luis) yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona explaining that a church's claims under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) are ready for judicial review in federal court. The statement of interest was file  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Dominican Republic Resident Admits Role in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
NEWARK, New Jersey, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: A resident of the Dominican Republic today admitted participating in a conspiracy to distribute and transport bulk quantities of fentanyl into northern New Jersey communities from a drug mill located in the Philadelphia area, as well as possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Hector Luis de la Cruz   more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Gloucester County Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
CAMDEN, New Jersey, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for defrauding his employer's health insurance plan out of more than $4 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary compounded medications, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced. Christopher Gualtieri, 51, of Franklinville, New Jersey  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Middlesex County Man Found Guilty of Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution Offenses
NEWARK, New Jersey, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: A Middlesex County, New Jersey man was convicted for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Kenneth Strickland, 57, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was convicted on July 29, 2024, of all six counts of a superseding indictment: one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with   more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Passaic County Man Admits Illegally Possessing Cocaine
NEWARK, New Jersey, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing cocaine for distribution, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Luis Cepeda-Capellan, 27, of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to an information charging him with one count of possession with intent to distribute controlle  more

U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces Pennsylvania to Join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Pennsylvania Becomes Next New State to Offer Free IRS Tax Filing Option in 2025 Under President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Pennsylvania is the next new state to join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. IRS Direct File was made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which provided resou  more