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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Wednesday September 18, 2024 ( 7 items )  

AG's Office Investigating Death Following Police Encounter in Bayonne, N.J.
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating a death following a police encounter that occurred on September 16, 2024, in Bayonne, New Jersey. The identity of the decedent, an adult male, is not being released at this time. According to the preliminary investigation, at 12:18 a.m., after receiving a 911 call, police officers from the  more

All Day Medical Care Clinic, LLC Agrees to Pay $75,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. All Day Medical Care Clinic, LLC., a healthcare provider offering a variety of medical specialists who treat both walk-in and scheduled patients, will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that All Day Medical Car  more

ICYMI: Governor Murphy Announces $180 Million Awarded to Nonprofit Groups and Local Governments Through Lead Remediation and Abatement Program
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: ATLANTIC CITY - Today at the Governor's Conference on Housing and Economic Development, Governor Murphy announced that his Administration will soon commit $180 million to nonprofit organizations and local governments across the state through the Department of Community Affairs' (DCA) Lead Remediation and Abatement Program (LRAP). These funds help grantees conduct lead-safe repai  more

Litigation: SEC Vs. Joel David Castro Leon, Shmuel A. Sherr
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:24-cv-09214; D.N.J. filed Sept. 17, 2024) involving Joel David Castro Leon and Shmuel A. Sherr: * * * SEC Charges Two Israeli Residents with Manipulative Spoofing Scheme * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Israeli residents Joel David Castro Leon and Shmuel A. Sherr for carrying out a manipulative trading scheme that netted them over $  more

N.J. A.G. Platkin: State Board of Medical Examiners Revokes License of Tri-State Doctor Whose Practice of Aesthetic Medicine Allegedly Posed Grave Risk to Public
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division") announced today that the State Board of Medical Examiners ("the Board") permanently revoked the license of an Essex County physician who allegedly traveled to dozens of offices in New Jersey and neighboring states to perform invasive aesthetic procedures with inadequate formal tr  more

State Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District to Support Community Banking in the South Bronx
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 18 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * Ponce Bank Branch to Receive $35 Million Deposit as Part of State Program to Increase Access to Financial Services in Historically Underserved Communities * * * New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today announced the approval of Community District 9 as a Banking Development  more

Va. U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber and HUD Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis Host Safe Housing Summit
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber for the Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis hosted a Safe Housing Summit in Richmond on Sept. 16 focused on combatting sexual misconduct, promoting environmental justice, and protecting the civil rights of residents in HUD-assisted housing. The summit  more