WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following order to show cause (FRNs No. 0008439093, 0004273843) on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * In the Matter of World Harvest Communications, Inc., Licensee of WKMB(AM), Stirling, New Jersey ORDER TO PAY OR TO SHOW CAUSE By the Chief, Media Bureau and the Managing Director, Office of Managing Director: I. INTRODUCTION 1. By this Order to Pay or to Show Cause, we initiate a proceeding to revoke the license hel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * NYC-Area Pirate Operators Face Possible Monetary Penalties Under PIRATE Act * * * The Federal Communications Commission today proposed fines, totaling $1 million, against three pirate radio operators under the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act (PIRATE Act), for operating pirate radio stations in New Jersey and New York. This was part of the 2024 NYC-ar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey New Jersey Water Science Center issued the following report (No. 1-D12) on July 18, 2024, entitled "Guidelines for the Use of Automatic Samplers in Collecting Surface-Water Quality and Sediment Data". The report was written by Timothy P. Wilson, Cherie V. Miller and Evan A. Lechner. * * * The importance of fluvial systems in the transport of sediment, dissolved and suspended contaminants, nutrients, and bact  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Office of the Associate Director for Water issued the following report (No. 2024-1012) on July 16, 2024, entitled "Report of the River Master of the Delaware River for the Period December 1, 2015 - November 30, 2016". The report was written by Kendra L. Russell, William J. Andrews, Vincent J. DiFrenna, J. Michael Norris and Robert R. Mason. * * * Executive Summary A Decree of the Supreme Court of the United  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today the approval of a Conciliation Agreement with OceanFirst Bank, a bank headquartered in Toms River, New Jersey. This Agreement resolves a Secretary-initiated complaint against OceanFirst alleging that the bank engaged in redlining by restricting access to credit and mortgage lending services in majority-Black, Hispan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged Wrightstown, New Jersey, housing providers Burlington Preservation Associates, LLC, Arbor Management, LLC, and Leon N. Weiner & Associates, Inc. (the "Respondents") with violating the Fair Housing Act for discriminating against a Black Hispanic father and his three minor children because of his r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: New Jersey Stadiums and venues provide a central and accessible location to help communities respond to extreme weather crises, providing safe storage and shelter in times of need. With these events becoming more frequent, severe, and expensive, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and NFL Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier today announced that MetLife Stadium i  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A Bulgarian national today admitted assaulting a U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Vasil Petrov, 40, of Bulgaria, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen Williams in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one cou  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A Burlington County, New Jersey, man has been charged with drug and firearm offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Daniel Garcia Jr., 27, of Maple Shade, is charged by complaint with possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. His initial court appearan  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: Two individuals have admitted their respective roles in a multimillion dollar compounded medication kickback scheme that they and others ran out of a pharmacy in Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jeffrey Andrews, 73, pleaded guilty on Sept. 24, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court to one count of  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: B A Rahway, New Jersey-based highway contractor will pay $950,000 to resolve allegations that it improperly represented itself as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in order to obtain federally funded contracts, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. The settlement resolves allegations that from October 2016 through April 2019, MV C  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A New York acupuncturist was sentenced today to 34 months in prison for participating in a $9 million health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Punson Figueroa, aka "Susie," 58, of Long Island City, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court to an inf  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A Sussex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 146 months in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. Steven R. Kristiansen, 54, of Byram Township, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, to a five-count inf  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: Three New Jersey licensed attorneys and a New Jersey licensed realtor were indicted for their roles in defrauding financial institutions in a short sale fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Lawyers Bruce Egert, 69, of Tenafly, New Jersey, Nelson Kong, 44, of Bethpage, New York, Seung Han Shin, aka Aaron Shin, 42, of Old Tappan, New Jersey, and   more