MCGUIRE AFB, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news: By Capt. Christina Wiskowski, 514th Air Mobility Wing JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- The 78th Air Refueling Squadron was inactivated during a ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on September 7, 2024. The ceremony began with an emotional invocation from Col. Robert "Preach" McAllister, the squadron's commander from 2018-2020, before transitioning to remarks from Col.  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. The Army Reserve recognized the Best Squad Competition winners during a ceremony held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 7, 2024. The event, which was hosted by Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Betty, the 15th command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, named the winning squad, the Soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year.  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release: A long-term undercover investigation resulted in the arrest of a New Jersey man in connection with sales of eight guns, cocaine and "pink cocaine" in locations across Manhattan. Laboratory analysis of the "pink cocaine," also known by the street name "tusi," indicated the presence of ketamine and MDMA. Bridget G. Brennan, New York City's Special Narcoti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Paterson, N.J. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will start removing asbestos and hazardous materials from the abandoned Allied Textile Printing (ATP) site in Paterson, New Jersey. This cleanup aims to protect the health of nearby residents and visitors, as asbestos exposure can cause serious health issues, including asbestosis, mesothelioma, and other cancers. The cleanup work will beg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-civ-12316; D. Mass filed Sept. 10, 2024) involving Dishant Gupta: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New Jersey resident Dishant Gupta with insider trading ahead of an announcement that Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., Gupta's employer, had agreed to acquire Epizyme, Inc. According to the SEC's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of M  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today a new Whistleblower Non-Prosecution Pilot Program designed to proactively root out bribery, fraud, healthcare offenses, civil rights violations, corporate misconduct, and matters affecting the integrity of financial markets. The program encourages individual participants in certain non-violent offen  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: An India- and New Jersey-based man who operated jewelry companies in New York City's Diamond District admitted today to spearheading a scheme to illegally evade customs duties for more than $13.5 million of jewelry imports into the United States and with illegally processing more than $10.3 million through an unlicensed money transmitting business,   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: A Burlington County, New Jersey, man and a Mercer County, New Jersey, man made their initial court appearances today on charges of participating in a conspiracy to obtain overtime payments from the city of Trenton for work they did not perform, by fraudulently inflating the overtime hours they claimed to have worked conducting residential lead inspe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will deliver the principal address. Additional speakers include Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro; Adm. William Houston, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program; the Honorable Frank Pallone and Donald Norcross, U.S. Representatives from New Jersey; Jennifer Boykin, president, HII-Newport News Shipbuilding; and Larry Runkle, vice president, Virginia-Class Submarine Program, General Dyn  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Teamsters Local 469 Pension Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Teamsters Local Union No. 469 Pension Plan (Teamsters Local 469 Plan). The plan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Two men from Pennsylvania and New Jersey were arrested today for alleged violent conduct, including assault and robbery, committed during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidenti  more