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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Tuesday August 13, 2024 ( 9 items )  

AG Henry Files Lawsuit Against Unlicensed Used Vehicle Dealer Who Sold "Lemon" Cars
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the filing of a lawsuit against New Jersey business, Segtaf Automobile, LLC, and its owner, Taofeek Oyekangun, for the alleged unlicensed sale of used automobiles in Pennsylvania. In addition to the allegedly unlicensed sales, the lawsuit alleges that Oyekangun sold unroadworthy vehicles to Pennsylvania consumers while making conflicting stateme  more

Army Corps Awards Contract for Long Beach Island Beachfill Project
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District has awarded a $54.4 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill. to complete periodic nourishment of the Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet, (Long Beach Island), Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project is a joint effort of the Army Corps' Philadelphia District, the New Jer  more

Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $40 Million to Support Firefighters, First Responders, and Improve Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that it is awarding over $41 million in grants to states, territories, tribes, unions, and non-profits to support first responders and help enhance pipeline and hazardous materials safety programs at the community leve  more

Justice Dept.: Leader of International Malvertising and Ransomware Schemes Extradited From Poland to Face Cybercrime Charges
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * Justice Department Unseals Charges Against Two Additional International Cybercriminals * * * A Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national charged in both the District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Virginia with leading international computer hacking and wire fraud schemes made his initial appearance in Newark, New Jersey, today after being extradited from Poland. As alleged i  more

Laura Berzak Hopkins Joins PPPL as New Associate Chief Laboratory Director for Strategy and Partnerships and Deputy Chief Research Officer
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: Seasoned national laboratory scientist and leader Laura Berzak Hopkins joins the U.S. Department of Energy 's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) as its new associate laboratory director for strategy and partnerships and deputy chief research officer. She previously served as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) associate program director for integrated w  more

N.J. A.G. Platkin: State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Police Sergeant Involved in Fatal Crash in Police Vehicle While on Duty in Atco, N.J., on November 23, 2023
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Christofe "Christopher" Wita, 44, of Berlin, New Jersey, who was fatally struck by a police vehicle driven by an on-duty sergeant in the Atco section of Waterford, New Jersey, on November 23, 2023. Mr. Wita's death was investigated by the Office of Public Inte  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Leader of International Malvertising and Ransomware Schemes Extradited From Poland to Face Cybercrime Charges
NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: A Belarussian and Ukrainian national charged in the District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Virginia with leading international computer hacking and wire fraud schemes made his initial appearance in Newark today after being extradited from Poland. As alleged in court documents unsealed today, Maksim Silnikau, also known as Maksym Silnikov, 38,  more

NJ Investors Urged to Redeem Funds Remaining on "Abra" Trading & Lending Platform
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * Crypto Investment Company Winds Down U.S. Operations Following Multi-State Securities Investigation * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the Bureau of Securities ("the Bureau") today urged New Jersey investors to redeem virtual assets remaining in their accounts on the Abra trading and lending platform as the Cali  more

Va. U.S. Attorney: Leader of International Malvertising and Ransomware Schemes Extradited From Poland to Face Cybercrime Charges
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Belarussian and Ukrainian national charged in the District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Virginia with leading international computer hacking and wire fraud schemes made his initial appearance in Newark, New Jersey, today after being extradited from Poland. As alleged in court documents unsealed today, Maksim Silnikau, also known as Maksym Silnikov,  more