WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Galloway, N.J. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its update to the 2008 cleanup plan for the Emmell's Septic Landfill Superfund Site in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Based on scientific study and new information, the EPA's finalized updated cleanup plan will better address soil contamination at the site that continues to impact groundwater quality. The EPA wil  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water * * * New Jersey - Today, October 8, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCR  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * Defendant Caused Nearly $2M in Tax Loss to the IRS * * * A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today to tax evasion for evading employment tax penalties assessed against him. According to court documents and statements made in court, Joseph Caravella, of Randolph, owned several masonry companies in New Jersey. From 2008 to 2016, the IRS assessed approximately $650,000 in Trust Fund Reco  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: A New Jersey man pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal hate crime for breaking into the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University (CILRU) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and destroying property. "This defendant is being held accountable for Islamophobic-fueled acts of hate, interfering with the religious freedom of university students and staff during a sacred holiday for those of the Is  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: 17 individuals were indicted yesterday in a Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Homeland Security investigation involving a sophisticated money laundering scheme and illegal marijuana distribution network resulting in the seizure of over $6,000,000 and over 2,000 pounds of marijuana in illegal proceeds to date. The investigation - which was undertaken by  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: A Somerset County, New Jersey, disbarred attorney today admitted a wire fraud scheme that caused losses of more than $1 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Lawrence Coven, 61, of Hillsborough, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kirsch in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one cou  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: A member of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex was sentenced today to 234 months in prison for racketeering, violent crimes in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking, and firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jervon Morris, aka "Sticky," 35, of Jersey City, New Jersey, previously pleaded guil  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: The owner of a New Jersey counseling center was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for her role in a health care fraud scheme involving hundreds of false claims, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Maria P. Cosentino, 61, of Garfield, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to an information ch  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: A Somerset County, New Jersey, man admitted committing a federal hate crime for breaking into the Center for Islamic Life (CILRU) at Rutgers University in New Brunswick and destroying property, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division,   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: TD Bank, N.A. (TDBNA), the 10th largest bank in the United States, and its parent company TD Bank US Holding Company (TDBUSH) (together with TDBNA, "TD Bank") pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay over $1.8 billion in penalties to resolve the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and the Justice Department's investigation into violati  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Lee E. Moore, Jr., 36, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday to three years of probation with six months of home detention and a $5,000 fine by United States Magistrate Judge Scott W. Reid, all arising from Moore smuggling mobile phones into the Federal Detention Center in Phil  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer located in Parsippany, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve its alleged liability under the False Claims Act for conspiring to fix prices and allocate markets for two generic drugs. This settlement is one part of an   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks on Oct. 9, 2024, by Secretary Carlos Del Toro at the USS New Jersey commissioning: * * * Good morning, everyone! Admiral Houston, thank you for that kind introduction and for your leadership of our Navy nuclear team. It is an absolute honor to be here with all of you today in beautiful New Jersey--the birthplace of the United States Submarine Force--to commission our fleet's newest Virginia Class submarine, USS New Jersey (SSN  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, Eric Smith, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the PROPEL Tech Hub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated the PROPEL Tech Hub as a Tech Hub in October 2023. PROPEL is a consortium led by the Ben Franklin Technology  more