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2009 News    
11/6 - Burlington County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Writing Bad Checks
11/6 - Camden Man Sentenced to State Prison for Shooting Man in the Leg - Defendant’s Sentence is a Result of CeaseFire Investigation
11/5 - Newark Woman Sentenced for Stealing from State Homelessness Prevention Program
11/2 - Essex County Pharmacist Pleads Guilty for His Role in Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Ring
 
2009 News    
10/7 - Former Treasurer for Cemetery in Chester Pleads Guilty to Stealing More than $600,000 from Cemetery Association
10/2 - Burlington County Man Sentenced in Stolen Motorcycle Ring
10/1 - Monmouth County Man Indicted on Charges He Distributed Child Pornography on Internet
 
2009 News    
9/25 - Former Morris County Sheriff’s Officer Sentenced to Prison for Demanding Money from Inmate for Special Treatment in Jail
9/23 - Shooting Response Team Investigates Shooting Incident Involving New Jersey State Police on I-280 in Newark
9/23 - Five North Jersey Residents Indicted on Charges They Filed False Vehicle Theft Insurance Claims - Charges Stem From Ongoing Investigation into Automobile “Give Up” Scheme
9/17 - Pennsylvania Man Indicted on Murder and Weapons Charges in Shooting of Manager at Trump Taj Mahal
9/16 - Volunteer Associates Program Expands to Division of Criminal Justice
9/15 - Passaic County Man Sentenced for $12,000 Health Care Claims Fraud
9/15 - Division of Criminal Justice Indicts 35 Inmates for Possession of Cell Phones in New Jersey Prisons - Attorney General & Department of Corrections target illegal phones
9/9 - Notice of Proposed Rule: The Division of Criminal Justice proposes to readopt with amendments the Chemical Breath Testing Rules, N.J.A.C. 13:51
9/4 - Five Individuals Charged with Stealing More Than $113,000 from State’s Unemployment Fund
9/3 - Atlantic City Councilman Marty Small and 13 Individuals Who Worked on His Mayoral Campaign Indicted on Charges They Conspired in Fraudulent Messenger Ballot Schemes
9/2 - New Jersey to Receive $12 Million in Medicaid Fraud Settlement with Pfizer
9/2 - Division of Criminal Justice Obtains Indictment Charging Owner of Crowne Plaza Hotel in Secaucus with Discharging Sewage into Hackensack River
 
2009 News    
8/31 - Three Sentenced to Prison in Major Narcotics Ring - Newark painkiller network supplied OxyContin to Bronx, N.Y., ring
8/31 - State Corrections Officer Admits Smuggling Cocaine & Syringe into Southern State Correctional Facility
8/28 - Former State Tax Investigator Charged with Accessing Taxpayer Accounts in State Computers to Steal $6,630
8/27 - Roselle Borough Councilman Charged with Illegally Filling Out Portion of Absentee Ballots for Voters in 2006 Primary
8/26 - Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone and His Wife Charged with Official Misconduct for Funneling $8,000 in State Paychecks for Legislative Aides into Personal Accounts and Campaign
8/24 - Camden County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Shooting His Girlfriend’s Daughter - Defendant’s Sentence is a Result of CeaseFire Investigation
8/21 - Former Motor Vehicle Commission Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Falsifying Birth Dates on Licenses to Show Ages Over 21  
8/21 - Motor Vehicle Commission Employee in Mount Holly Sentenced for Creating Fraudulent Driver’s License Records for Herself
8/21 - Bayonne Woman Sentenced for Continuing to Cash Companion’s Annuity Checks for More Than 11 Years After His Death
8/19 - State Warehouse Employee Pleads Guilty to Official Misconduct for Misappropriating Computer Equipment
8/18 - Fifth Campaign Worker Charged with Falsifying Absentee Ballots in 2007 Races in 29th District
8/17 - Local Manager of New Jersey Home Energy Assistance Program Indicted on Charges She Defrauded Program with Family Members - Owner of Paulsboro heating oil company pleads guilty in related case to defrauding program of $400,000 by giving low-income residents cash, not oil, for state checks
8/17 - Atlantic County Woman Pleads Guilty to Disability Insurance Fraud
8/14 - Morris County Sheriff’s Officer Pleads Guilty to Extortion for Demanding Money from Inmate for Special Treatment in Jail
8/11 - Former Insurance Company Employee Pleads Guilty To $94,100 Disability Insurance Scam
8/7 - Atlantic County Pharmacist Sentenced for Illegally Dispensing Painkillers in Medicaid & Private Health Insurance Fraud
8/7 - Two Men Sentenced to Life Plus 15 Years in State Prison for Leading South Jersey Narcotics Ring
8/7 - Indictment Charges Jersey City Man with Leading Major Human Trafficking and Prostitution Ring - Seven others charged with assisting in criminal enterprise
8/7 - Passaic County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet
8/5 - Newark Man Sentenced for Participating in Staged Accident Ring that Involved 50 Defendants, Including Law Firm - Defendant’s brothers previously sentenced to state prison
8/5 - Hillside Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds from Homelessness Prevention Program
8/5 - Former Attorney for Atlantic City Indicted for Assigning City Tax Sale Certificates to Business Partner Who Used Them to Acquire Properties for Their Real Estate Firm
8/4 - Three More Campaign Workers Charged with Fraud Involving Absentee Ballots in 2007 Races for Legislature in 29th District
8/3 - Camden Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Assault for Shooting Man in the Leg - Defendant’s Plea is a Result of CeaseFire Investigation
 
2009 News    
7/10 - Suspended NJ Transit Police Officer Indicted on Charges He Possessed 3.7 Pounds of Marijuana He Intended to Sell
7/9 - Former New Jersey Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen Faces New Child Pornography Charge in Connection With Computer in Law Office
7/8 - Passaic County Man Charged With Selling His Birth Certificate and Other Identifying Information
7/8 - North Jersey Salon Owner Charged with Bribery in Order to Obtain a False Inspection Report
7/7 - Camden County Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Assault for Shooting His Girlfriend’s Daughter - Defendant’s Plea is a Result of CeaseFire Investigation
7/7 - Indictments Charge Members of Bloods Gang With Orchestrating Bank Frauds Involving More Than $654,000 in Counterfeit Checks - Six Bloods, 25 others indicted by New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice
7/1 -  Staten Island Man Charged with Falsely Reporting Car Stolen
 
2009 News    
6/30 - Camden Man Convicted of Attempted Murder for Firing on State Police Detectives During Foot Pursuit in 2007
6/30 - Two More Campaign Workers Charged with Voter Fraud in Atlantic City Mayoral Primary
6/30 - Attorney General Announces Mortgage Fraud Indictments
6/26 - Philadelphia Man and Willingboro Resident Sentenced in Stolen Motorcycle Ring
6/26 - Riza Dagli Named Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor - Deputy Attorney General succeeds Greta Gooden-Brown
6/25 - Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Charges Westfield Clergyman with Medicaid Fraud
6/25 - Cumberland County Woman Sentenced in Auto “Give Up” Scheme    
6/24 - Ex-Treasurer of Florham Park Elks Lodge Admits Conspiring with County Tax Commissioner to Steal from Elks to Gamble in Casinos  
6/24 - Hoboken Couple Sentenced For Insurance Fraud
6/22 - Jersey City Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Investors - Division of Criminal Justice investigation reveals $1 million fraud
6/19 -  Essex County Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering for His Role in Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Ring - Newark narcotics network supplied OxyContin to Bronx, N.Y., ring
6/19 -  Passaic County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Leading Stolen Car Ring
6/19 - Lyndhurst Lawyer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Stealing $4 Million in Real Estate Closing Funds to Gamble In Atlantic City
6/18 - Atlantic County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet
6/17 - Co-Owner of Pharmacies in East Orange & Jersey City Sentenced for Billing Medicaid for HIV/AIDS Drugs Never Dispensed
6/16 - Hackettstown Man Charged with Receiving & Registering $80,000 Stolen Automobile
6/16 - Notice of Proposed Rules: Office of the State Medical Examiner - Proposed Readoption: N.J.A.C. 13:49
6/15 - Salem County Investment Broker Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Clients Out of $1.8 Million
6/15 - Union County Man Charged With Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet
6/15 - Cumberland County Man Sentenced For Helping Co-Defendant Fraudulently Obtain New Jersey Driver’s License
6/12 - Essex County Man Charged with Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet
6/12 - Monmouth County Dentist and His Office Manager Charged with Conspiracy and Medicaid Fraud
6/12 - Third Campaign Worker Charged with Voter Fraud in Atlantic City Mayoral Primary
6/11 - Two Men Convicted of Leading South Jersey Narcotics Ring - Face sentences of life in prison  
6/11 - Mercer County Painting Firm Fined & Ordered to Pay Restitution for Falsifying a State Registration to Obtain Public Contracts
6/11 - Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Billing Medicaid for Hiv/Aids Prescriptions Never Dispensed
6/11 - Bergen County Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Filing More Than $60,000 Worth of Marine Insurance Claims
6/9 - Former Employee of City of Newark and 2 Grocery Store Owners Indicted for Defrauding Federal Child Nutrition Program - State investigation uncovered $1 million in phony vouchers
6/5 - Leader of Joseph Vas’ 2006 Congressional Campaign Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Fraudulent Contributions
6/3 - New York Man Sentenced to State Prison for Bringing Large Amounts of Heroin from New York City to Hudson County
6/1 - Jersey City Man Sentenced to 8 ½ Years in State Prison for $573,000 Homestead Rebate Scam
 
2009 News    
5/29 - Turnersville Insurance Firm Sentenced for Stealing Insurance Premiums - Defendant’s Actions Resulted in Loss in Coverage for Clients
5/29 - Former Egg Harbor Township Police Officer Sentenced for Official Misconduct
5/21 - Attorney General’s Office Obtains Second Indictment Charging Assemblyman Joseph Vas with Corruption as Perth Amboy Mayor - Vas allegedly conspired with vendors in illicit gifts & payments, and laundered campaign cash; longtime aide, 2 corporations, and 2 corporate officials also charged
5/21 - Middlesex County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in State Prison for Distributing More than 11 Ounces of Cocaine
5/19 - Atlantic County Pharmacist Convicted Of Medicaid And Private Health Insurance Fraud For Illegally Dispensing Painkillers
5/18 - New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Acting as Conduit Between Newark & NYC for Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Ring - Newark narcotics network supplied OxyContin to Bronx, N.Y., ring
5/15 - Newark Man Sentenced for Bus Accident Scam
5/14 - Atlantic County Woman Charged With Disability Insurance Fraud
5/14 - Former Department of Education Employee Sentenced to State Prison for Stealing $7,050 Intended for State
5/12 - Clifton Chiropractor Charged with Fraudulently Billing Insurance Companies More than $230,000
5/12 - Passaic County Man Pleads Guilty to Leading Stolen Car Ring
5/11 - Former Municipal Tax Collector in Cumberland County Indicted on Charges She Stole $100,000 in Property Tax Payments
5/11 - Two Former State Clerks Who Processed Claims for Unclaimed Property Indicted on Charges They Stole Unclaimed Funds
5/11 - Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge Resulting from New Jersey’s Partnership with ATF to Trace Illegal Firearms
5/8 - Morris County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet - Girlfriend Also Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
5/8 - Camden County Man Sentenced for Attempting to Steal $68,000 in Insurance Benefits
5/8 - Division of Criminal Justice Charges Monmouth County Financial Advisor with Stealing $10 Million from Clients
5/5 - Notice of Proposed Rules: Safe and Secure Communities Program: N.J.A.C. 13:79
5/4 - Former State Worker Sentenced for Using State-Issued Credit Cards to Make Unauthorized Purchases of Gas for Personal Use
5/1 - Former State Clerk Sentenced for Collecting Unauthorized Fees from Contractors
5/1 - Two Burlington County Men Sentenced in Stolen Motorcycle Ring
5/1 - Camden Man Sentenced to State Prison for Shooting that was Investigated Under the Ceasefire Program
5/1 - Three Men Sentenced to State Prison in Narcotics Ring that Brought Heroin from New York City to Hudson County
5/1 - Atlantic County Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $600,000 from Her Employer
5/1 - Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Identity Theft Involving Stolen Bank Account Information
 
2009 News    
4/30 - Elizabeth Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering for His Role in Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Ring - Newark Narcotics Network Supplied Oxycontin to Bronx, N.Y., Ring
4/29 - Former Atlantic City Councilwoman Indicted for Voting to Sell City Land So She Could Acquire it in a Secret Deal
4/29 - Morris County Tax Commissioner Indicted on Charges He Gambled $278,000 Stolen from Elks & Voted to Hire Firm to Which He had Ties - Also charged with rigging raffle and fraudulently underpaying sales tax on Mercedes
4/27 - Union County Man and His Nephew Plead Guilty to Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft
4/27 - Salem County Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
4/24 - Bergen County Dentist Sentenced for Insurance Fraud - Defendant Allowed Unlicensed Person to Perform Dental Work on Patients
4/24 - Sussex County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet
4/24 - New York Man Sentenced to State Prison for Operating Jersey City Heroin Mill
4/22 - Indictment Charges Former Clerk for Motor Vehicle Commission with Selling Hundreds of Fraudulent Vehicle Titles - 13 alleged brokers and buyers of false titles also indicted
4/22 - Couple Sentenced for Failing to Pay State More than $50,000 in Sales Taxes Collected at Their Sicklerville Auto Repair Shop
4/21 - Two Camden Men Indicted on First-Degree Cocaine Charges
4/17 - Paulsboro Woman Sentenced to State Prison
for Stealing $190,000 From Insurance Company
4/17 - Bergen County Man Sentenced for Forging Certificate of Insurance in Order to Obtain Work
4/17 - Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Handguns, Assault Rifles & Shotguns Bought in Pennsylvania - New Jersey State Police & ATF conducted investigation
4/15 - Hudson County Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $300,000 Worth of Roadside Construction Equipment
4/15 - Three North Jersey Men Plead Guilty to Participating in Staged Accident Ring that Involved 50 Defendants, Including Law Firm
4/9 - Newark Man Sentenced to Prison as Leader of Auto Theft Ring
4/9 - Philadelphia Man Sentenced for His Role in Running Sports Gambling Ring that Operated in Poker Room at Borgata
4/7 - Owner of Firms that Tested and Removed Underground Storage Tanks Charged with Falsifying Test Results to Generate Business  
4/6 - Middlesex County Man Charged With Impersonating His Father to Steal More Than $9,000
4/3 - Monmouth County Man Sentenced for Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet
4/3 - Gloucester County Woman Sentenced for Attempting to Purchase Car Insurance and Other Services Using Thousands of Dollars in Bad Checks
4/3 - Mullica Township Couple Sentenced for Operating a Marijuana Growing Facility  
4/2 - Manalapan Doctor Sentenced for Fraudulently Billing Medicare & Private Health Insurance Companies - Defendant Ordered to Pay More Than $500,000 in Restitution
4/2 - Mays Landing Public Insurance Adjuster Arrested for Witness Tampering
4/1 - Former South Jersey Resident Pleads Guilty to His Role in Staging an Automobile Theft  
4/1 - Attorney General Announces $2.1 Million in Victim Assistance Grants for 49 Programs that Provide Support to Crime Victims
 
2009 News    
 
2009 News    
2/23 - Owners & Employee of Newark Home Health Care Agency Sentenced For Submitting Fraudulent Medicaid Bills - Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor to Seek $1 Million in Restitution
2/20 - Three Men Sentenced as Agents of Sports Gambling Ring that Operated in Poker Room at Borgata
2/20 - Monmouth County Man Sentenced to State Prison for $2.9 Million Mortgage and Investment Scams
2/20- Livingston Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Prescription Drugs Valued at More than $11,500
2/17- Philadelphia Man Admits He Helped Run Sports Gambling Ring that Operated in Poker Room at Borgata
2/13 - Cumberland County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining New Jersey Driver’s License
2/13 - Two Men Sentenced For Acting As Agents For Multi-Million Dollar Gambling Ring That Operated In Borgata Poker Room - Former poker room supervisor sentenced to 270 days in county jail
2/13 - Former Camden Principal Sentenced to Prison in Theft Schemes
2/11 - Former Corporate Official Charged With Fraud For Overbilling Burlington County For Transportation For Elderly & Disabled
2/11 - Camden Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Indictment Obtained Through Investigation Under Ceasefire Program
2/10 - Three Defendants Indicted On Attempted Murder Charge For Robbery And Shooting In Paterson Investigated Under Ceasefire Program - Same trio charged in second robbery; one defendant charged in third robbery with two others
2/9 - Monmouth County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet
2/9 - Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft Involving Stolen Bank Account Information
2/6 - Two Former Camden School Officials and One Teacher Sentenced in Theft Schemes
2/6 - Camden Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Two Shootings Investigated Under Ceasefire Program
2/5 - MVC Employee & Four Others Charged in Illegal Sale of Driver’s Licenses and Non-Driver Identifications
2/5 - Man Admits Taking Bribes from Jersey City Bounty Hunter
2/4 - Six Defendants Plead Guilty to Racketeering for Their Roles in Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Ring - Newark narcotics network supplied OxyContin to Bronx, N.Y., ring
2/2 - Three Individuals Charged with Fraudulently Collecting More Than $44,000 in Unemployment Benefits
2009 News    
1/30 - Camden Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

1/30 - Leader of Nine Trey Gangsters Set of Bloods Gang Sentenced to 70 Years in Prison on Attempted Murder and Other Charges

1/27 - New York Man Charged with Medicaid Fraud
1/27 - Division of Criminal Justice Achieves 47% Increase in Cases in 2008 - Gangs & Organized Crime Cases Double, Major Crimes Up 61%, Corruption Up 21%
1/23 - Former Orange Mayor Mims Hackett Jr. Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Official Misconduct in Case Filed by Attorney General
1/23 - Leader of Nine Trey Gangsters Set of Bloods Street Gang Convicted of Attempted Murder and Related Charges
1/23 - Former Department of Education Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $7,050 Intended for State
1/22 - Trenton Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

1/22 - NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULES - Police Training Commission Rules, N.J.A.C. 13:1

1/21 - State Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Gas from Government Pump for Personal Use
1/21 - North Jersey Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Auto Theft Ring - State will recommend sentence of nine years in state prison
1/16 - Essex County Man Sentenced for Life Insurance Fraud - Defendant Falsely Claimed His Son Died In Order To Collect On Policy
1/16 - Lakewood Woman Sentenced for Falsely Registering Four Automobiles
1/16 - Trenton Man Charged with Distributing Ecstasy Near Elementary School and Park
1/15 - New Jersey to Receive $9.5 Million in Medicaid Settlement with Eli Lilly Over Illegal Off-Label Marketing of Drug
1/14 - Department of Corrections Official Charged with Assisting South Jersey Alarm System Contractor to Rig Bids on State Contracts
1/14 - Two Men Plead Guilty for Roles in Multi-Million Dollar Sports Gambling Ring in Atlantic City
1/13 - MVC Employee Charged with Official Misconduct for Allegedly Selling Fraudulent Vehicle Inspection Stickers
1/13 - Former State Clerk-Typist Pleads Guilty to Stealing $3,500 by Altering Check
1/13 - NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULES
1/9 - Former Clayton Police Chief Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Police Department
1/9 - New York Couple Sentenced to Prison for Gambling at Atlantic City Casino with $1 Million in Embezzled Cash
1/9 - Lawrence Doctor and Trenton Man Charged with Conspiring to Obtain Prescription Painkillers with False Prescriptions
1/9 - Second Leader of Sex Money Murder Set of Bloods Street Gang in Mercer County Sentenced to State Prison
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