WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announces the deployment of 56 AmeriCorps NCCC teams to 25 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. The deployments began in mid-October, with several slated to run through mid-December, to address the impacts of climate change, and support families through food security programs and other community needs. When America calls, AmeriCorps answers. In the Pacif  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Ben Gonzales, Army Contracting Command Public Affairs A contracting officer from Army Contracting Command-New Jersey was recently named an Army Materiel Command Employee of the Third Quarter for his enhancement of Army readiness through contracting excellence. John Fields III, a member of the ACC-New Jersey Information Technology Division at Picatinny Arsenal, was among the awardees announced  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SAN DIEGO -- The CEO of San Diego-based Ethos Asset Management, Inc., which offers financing to international businesses, was arrested in New Jersey Sunday night in connection with fraud charges in the Southern District of California. This investigation is being conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Diego. "HSI is committed to exposing indiv  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: A Burlington County, New Jersey, man admitted participating in schemes to negotiate fraudulent checks with forged signatures and to launder money from another fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Eugene Koranteng, 30, of Medford, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on Nov. 16, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugl  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man admitted that he conspired to illegally obtain over $400,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Christopher Valerio, 33, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on Nov. 16, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch to an information charging him wit  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release: A Middlesex County, New Jersey, woman was arrested on charges that she fraudulently obtained Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds and unemployment insurance benefits totaling $694,212, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Damaris Valerio, 41, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with on  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: An owner of several New Jersey businesses was charged with fraudulently obtaining over $3.2 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Daniel Dadoun, 47, formerly of South Plainfield, New Jersey, and who holds French, Canadian and Israeli passports, was charged by complaint w  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: A Pennsylvania man admitted to his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $4.8 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for himself and others, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Darryl Duanne Young, aka "Darryl Duanne Isom Young," 60, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, plea  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: A Sussex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 36 months in prison for defrauding several financial institutions and illegally obtaining more than $2 million in COVID-19 funding meant to help small businesses impacted by the pandemic, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. John Jhong, 54, of Sparta, New Jersey, previously plead  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: A New Jersey man has been arrested on felony assault charges for acts committed during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His 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 presidential election. Gregory C. Yetman, 47, of Helmetta, New Jersey, is charged in a criminal complai  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $43,750 fine for Holtec Decommissioning International for shipping radioactive materials in a package exceeding regulatory transportation limits. The package, which contained decommissioning equipment, was shipped in an open transport vehicle from the Oyster Creek site in Lacey Township, New Jersey, to the Indian Point site in Buchanan, New York, where the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following trading suspension order on Nov. 13, 2023: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, of trading in the securities of Tingo Group, Inc. (TIO) (CIK No. 0000854800), of Montvale, New Jersey at 4:00 a.m. EST on November 14, 2023 and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EST on November 28, 2023. The Commission temporarily s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: A New Jersey man has been arrested on felony assault charges for acts committed during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His 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 presidential election. Gregory C. Yetman, 47, of Helmetta, New Jersey,  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: The CEO of San Diego-based Ethos Asset Management, Inc., which offers financing to international businesses, was arrested in New Jersey Sunday night in connection with fraud charges in the Southern District of California. Carlos Manuel da Silva Santos of Portugal was taken into custody in Newark, New Jersey as he arrived in the United Sta  more