News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors
AG Platkin Files Actions to Protect and Defend Federal Environmental Regulations from Legal Attack
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release:
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AG Platkin Files Actions to Protect and Defend Federal Environmental Regulations from Legal Attack
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TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced three actions to defend key federal environmental protections that protect the health of all New Jerseyans. These filings come a
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Attorney General Bonta Co-leads Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS "Forever Chemicals" Drinking Water Standards
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Co-leads Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS "Forever Chemicals" Drinking Water Standards
OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 17 states in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule establishing the first nationwide drinking wa
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Attorney General Bonta Files Brief in Support of Mexico's Efforts to Hold Gun Manufacturers Accountable and Protect Our Communities
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Files Brief in Support of Mexico's Efforts to Hold Gun Manufacturers Accountable and Protect Our Communities
OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting the Mexican government's lawsuit against gun manufacturers to hold them accountable
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Congress to Preserve Inflation Reduction Act
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Congress to Preserve Inflation Reduction Act
OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging Congress to safeguard the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), critical legislation that provides historic investments across the nation. The coalition sent a letter to congressional lea
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Attorney General James Secures $106 Million from Vanguard for Failing to Notify Investors of Changes to Retirement Funds
ALBANY, New York, Jan. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures $106 Million from Vanguard for Failing to Notify Investors of Changes to Retirement Funds
January 17, 2025
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 45 securities regulators, together with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), today secured $106 million from Vanguard Group, Inc., an investment
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS NATIONWIDE PFAS FOREVER CHEMICALS DRINKING WATER STANDARDS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS NATIONWIDE PFAS FOREVER CHEMICALS DRINKING WATER STANDARDS
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 18 states, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule establishing the first nationwide drinking water standards for certain per-
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES SUPREME COURT TO UPHOLD CRUCIAL LIFELINE TO INTERNET, PHONE SERVICE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ILLINOIS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES SUPREME COURT TO UPHOLD CRUCIAL LIFELINE TO INTERNET, PHONE SERVICE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ILLINOIS
Chicago - As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews an important case that could impact access to internet and phone service for millions of people living in rural areas in Illinois and across the country, Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan effort urg
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Attorney General Tong Leads Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS Forever Chemical Drinking Water Standards
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Leads Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS Forever Chemical Drinking Water Standards
(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 18 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule establishing nationwide drinking water standards fo
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Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release:
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Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide
Grant awards represent the largest amount of annual federal funding provided through HUD's Continuum of Care program in history.
WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $3.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC)
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Contracts for Jan. 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
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Contracts for Jan. 16, 2025
ARMY
HGL-APTIM Technologies JV LLC, Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $49,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for environmental remediation services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 15, 2030. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the
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Contracts for Jan. 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
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Contracts for Jan. 17, 2025
NAVY
Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $280,418,928 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost type modification to previously awarded contract N00024-23-C-5101 for combat systems engineering efforts of the planned modernization and new combat system capabilities selection for international partner Canadian Royal Navy
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FCC Announces Streamlined Process for Universal Service Administrative Actions
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has implemented a streamlined process for handling requests related to decisions made by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). This new system aims to expedite the resolution of requests for review, waiver, and reconsideration.
Under the new guidelines, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau will categorize these requests as "Requests" and will either grant, dismiss, or deny them based on established procedures. Pa
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Federal Agencies Partner to Add Land to Cape May National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Coast Guard today announced the transfer of 532 acres from the Coast Guard to Cape May National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey, conserving vital habitat for a wide variety of migratory shorebirds such as rufa red knot, piping plover, and American oystercatcher.
The acquisition will allow the Service to conserve an ad
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Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Transitioning the Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency and the Health Care Affordability, Responsibility, and Transparency (HART) Program to the Department of Health
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Transitioning the Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency and the Health Care Affordability, Responsibility, and Transparency (HART) Program to the Department of Health
TRENTON - As part of his commitment to make health care more affordable for all New Jerseyans, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 377, directing the Offi
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Justice Department Secures Agreement With San Luis Obispo County, California, to Resolve Claims That Conditions in the County Jail Violate Federal Laws
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025:
The Justice Department announced today that the department has reached an agreement (https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1384631/dl) with San Luis Obispo County, California, resolving the department's findings that the conditions of confinement at the San Luis Obispo County Jail (the jail) violate the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Justice Dept.: BioReference Health, OPKO Health Agree to Pay $704,349 to Settle Allegations That They Billed Government for Medically Unnecessary Blood Tests
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
BioReference Health LLC, formerly known as BioReference Laboratories Inc. (BioReference) and OPKO Health Inc. (OPKO), have agreed to pay $704,349 to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act arising from BioReference's submission of claims for laboratory tests that had not been ordered by a patient's provider. OPKO is a Delaware Corporation. BioReference, a subsidiary of OPKO, is h
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Justice Dept.: Former Liberian Rebel General Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty yesterday to using and possessing a green card that he unlawfully obtained by making false statements about his involvement in the civil war in the West African nation of Liberia.
According to court documents, Laye Sekou Camara, 46, of Mays Landing, New Jersey, was a general with a Liberian rebel group from approximately 1999 to 2003 and fought against the L
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Justice Dept.: Stories of Homeownership and the Impact of the Combating Redlining Initiative
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
Our Combating Redlining Initiative, launched in 2021, has made transformative progress in advancing economic opportunities for communities of color in Birmingham, Alabama; Columbus, Ohio; Houston; Jacksonville, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Memphis, Tennessee; Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Tulsa, Oklahoma; throughout Rhode Island; and els
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Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release:
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Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that, as of January 15, 2025, 24.2 million consumers have selected a plan for coverage in 2025 through the Marketplaces. 20.2 million consumers had active 2024 coverage and selected a plan for 2025 coverage
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N.C. U.S. Attorney: Four Members of Charlotte-Based Multi-Million Dollar Auto Theft Ring are Sentenced to Prison
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
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The Defendants Stole High-End Automobiles From Dealerships Across the United States
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Four members of a theft ring that stole more than 100 high-end vehicles worth millions of dollars from dealerships located across the United States were sentenced in federal court late yesterday, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney f
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Office of the Attorney General Announces $106 Million Nationwide Vanguard Settlement
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release:
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Office of the Attorney General Announces $106 Million Nationwide Vanguard Settlement
Division of Consumer Affairs
- Cari Fais, Director
Bureau of Securities
- Michelle M. Harris, Bureau Chief
TRENTON - The Office of the Attorney General, the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the Bureau of Securities announced today that the State has joined a task force of state securi
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Pa. U.S. Attorney: Former Liberian Rebel General Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero, the Justice Department, and Homeland Security Investigations announced that Laye Sekou Camara, 46, of Mays Landing, New Jersey, entered a plea of guilty yesterday before United States District Court Judge Chad F. Kenney to using and possessing a green card that he unlawfully obtained by ma
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SEC Charges Pennsylvania Investment Adviser Scott Mason With Misappropriating More Than $20 Million From Advisory Clients
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:25-cv-00292; E.D. Pa. filed Jan. 17, 2025) involving Rubicon Wealth Management LLC, Orchard Park Real Estate Holdings LLC and Scott Jeffrey Mason:
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former Pennsylvania-based investment adviser Scott J. Mason, and his companies Rubicon Wealth Management, LLC and Orchard Park Real Estate Holdings LLC, with misappropriating more tha
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SEC Charges Pennsylvania Investment Adviser Scott Mason With Misappropriating More Than $20 Million From Advisory Clients
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former Pennsylvania-based investment adviser Scott J. Mason, and his companies Rubicon Wealth Management LLC and Orchard Park Real Estate Holdings LLC, with misappropriating more than $20 million from at least 13 Rubicon advisory clients.
According to the SEC's complaint, from at least 2014 to 2024, Mason made unauthorized transf
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SEC: Vanguard to Pay More Than $100 Million to Resolve Violations Related to Target Date Retirement Funds
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that The Vanguard Group, Inc. will pay $106.41 million to settle charges for misleading statements related to capital gains distributions and tax consequences for retail investors who held Vanguard Investor Target Retirement Funds (Investor TRFs) in taxable accounts. The settlement amount will be distributed to harmed investors.
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Statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on Internal Inquiry Regarding Former Senator Robert Menendez
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release:
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Statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on Internal Inquiry Regarding Former Senator Robert Menendez
Following the unsealing of the indictment brought against former Senator Robert Menendez by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, I announced that this office would conduct an internal inquiry to determine whether the indictment
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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: New Jersey Leaders Applaud Governor Murphy's 2025 State of the State Address
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: New Jersey Leaders Applaud Governor Murphy's 2025 State of the State Address
TRENTON - Governor Murphy delivered his 2025 State of the State Address on Tuesday, highlighting seven years of progress under his Administration in raising wages, creating jobs, and unleashing new economic opportunities in emerging industries. He emphasized that his top priority, during his
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