TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * Requires All Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Kits Turned Over to Law Enforcement Be Tested, Supports Change to Rule of Evidence * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced amendments to Law Enforcement Directive 2023-1 to ensure that sexual assault survivors have access to the medical, investigative, and supportive services they need and d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following guest commentary on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * Celebrating National Aviation Day: Labs Work Together to Deliver Innovation Guest blog post from Timothy Herd, DOE Lab Utilization Manager, S&T Office of National Laboratories August 19 is National Aviation Day, a day to celebrate the remarkable advancements in aviation technology pioneered more than 100 years ago, from the ingenuity  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-252) on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Indiana Bell Telephone Company, LLC d/b/a AT&T Indiana (AT&T), 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   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-253) on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC d/b/a AT&T Texas (AT&T), 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 Intern  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * Debt Abolishment is Result of Partnership with Undue Medical Debt * * * Governor Phil Murphy today announced that thousands of eligible individuals and families across New Jersey are set to have some or all of their medical debt eliminated as part of a major initiative to make health care more affordable and accessible. By leveraging over $550 thousand in American Rescue   more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Members of the Idaho Behavioral Health Council heard an update today on the success of Idaho's award-winning fentanyl awareness campaign, Fentanyl Takes All. Idaho wrapped up the second year of the campaign, noting that research results reflect a more informed and engaged public since the campaign launched in 2022. Since the campaign started in 2022: * The vast majority of teens, young adults, and parents   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: A New Jersey couple admitted fraudulently obtaining approximately $790,000 in federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) payments, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Diana Valteri, 42, and Edmond Haxhillari, 43, of Sparta, New Jersey, and Cypress, Texas, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch in Trenton federal co  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier has been convicted of bribery, fraud, and conspiracy charges, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Emerson Pavilus, 49, of Union, New Jersey, was convicted on Aug. 15, 2024, on all three counts of an indictment charging him with receiving bribes as a public official, conspiring to defraud  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: A California man today admitted conspiring to launder money obtained from internet-related fraud, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Charles Singleton, 64, of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to an indictment charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering (Count One)  more