WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Swahili Village Bar and Grill paid $44K in penalties for willful violations * * * Employer: Swahili Village Bar and Grill, 2 Center St., Newark, NJ 07102 Investigation findings: A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found that Swahili Village Bar and Grill in Newark, New Jersey willfully failed to pay 84 servers, cooks and bussers over  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: NEW YORK (August 19, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is inviting public input on proposed changes to its cleanup approach for the Welsbach & General Gas Mantle Superfund Site, also known as Camden Radiation. This site, located in Gloucester City and Camden, New Jersey, includes the Gloucester Marine Terminal, an active port facility, on the Delaware River. Specifically, EPA is proposin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-259) on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon New Jersey Inc. (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communicati  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was indicted on charges that he fraudulently obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars of Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Malak Faltawws, aka "Mark Andrews," 47, of Rutherford, New Jersey, is charged with three counts of wire fraud an  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A Connecticut man admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud and kickback scheme, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced. Jesse Foote, 58, of Fairfield, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court to a two-count information charging him with conspiracy to   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

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Two members of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were sentenced for their roles in two different shootings and other gang-related crimes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Jakeem Gibson-Madison, aka "Beanz," 30; and Terick Rogers, aka"Moot," 32, both of Jersey City, New Jersey, were sentenced befor  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: A former Monmouth County, New Jersey, financial counselor with the United States Army who is a major in the U.S. Army Reserve was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for admitted defrauding Gold Star families and related crimes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Caz Craffy, aka "Carz Craffey," 42, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, pleaded gu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Aug. 21, 2024, on the death of Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey: * * * Jill and I and the entire Biden family are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Pascrell, Jr., a 27-year Congressman for New Jersey at the U.S. House of Representatives. Bill was a colleague and dear friend. I had the privilege of working with him for decades on issues ranging from the Fire Grants and Safety Act for the wellbeing of fir  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on Aug. 22, 2024, on the death of Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey: * * * Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. was a dedicated public servant and an unwavering force for good who knew that government is at its best when it is delivering for the people. From his time in City Hall and the State House to his nearly three decades of service in the House of Representatives, Congressman Pascrell fought to improve the li  more