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| 12/29
- Number
of Homicides in New Jersey Declines for
Third Consecutive Year - Year-to-date
figures show a 10 percent drop in murders
in 2009 compared to 2008 - Statewide Violent
Crime Anti-Gang Initiative Nets nearly 4,600
arrests in 2009 |
| 12/29
- Division
of Criminal Justice Files Over 900 Cases
for Second Straight Year, Including Major
Increases in Priority Areas - Corruption
Cases Up 9%; Gangs & Organized Crime
Up 48%; Major Crimes Up 7% |
| 12/29
- Division
of Law’s Legal Efforts Brought $148
Million in Judgments, Recoveries for State
in 2009 |
| 12/23
- Four
Men Indicted on Charges They Conspired to
Steal $435,000 from The State of New Jersey
by Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns |
| 12/23
- Seven
Indicted in Ring That Distributed Cocaine
in Long Branch |
| 12/23
- Six
Indicted on Charges They Conspired to Distribute
Large Quantities of Marijuana from Bergen
County |
| 12/23
- DCR
Announces Settlement of Two Discrimination
Complaints Against Same Complex Involving
Accommodation of the Disabled |
| 12/21
- Willingboro
Man Sentenced for His Role in Stolen Motorcycle
Ring |
| 12/18
- Somerset
County Contractor Sentenced for Submitting
False Payment Claims Under Schools Contract |
| 12/17
- Former
State Clerk Who Processed Claims for Unclaimed
Property Sentenced for Stealing Unclaimed
Funds |
| 12/17
- Former
Insurance Company Employee Sentenced for
$94,100 Disability Insurance Scam - Co-Defendant
Also Sentenced |
| 12/16
- Essex
County Man Indicted for Alleged Distribution
of Child Pornography on the Internet |
| 12/16
- Father
and Son Charged with Theft and Money Laundering
for Falsifying Loan Applications for $4.5
Million in Home Loans - Defendants &
their firm, Casey Properties, previously
named by AG in mortgage fraud suit |
| 12/14
- New
York Man and His Company Plead Guilty to
Paying State Worker for Special Treatment
in State Computer Auctions |
| 12/14
- Hudson
County Dentist Pleads Guilty to Defrauding
Medicaid By Billing for Procedures Not Performed
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| 12/14-
Two
Plead Guilty to Assisting Local Manager
of State Home Energy Assistance Program
to Defraud Program |
| 12/14-
Colombian
National Pleads Guilty to Charge He Aided
Administrator for the New Jersey Department
of Corrections in Bid Rigging and Kickback
Scheme |
| 12/14-
State
Sues Rhode Island Company for Selling Banned
Yo-Yo Waterballs in New Jersey |
| 12/14-
Licensing
Board Suspends Jersey City Doctor Charged
With Illegally Prescribing Narcotics |
| 12/14-
Traffic
Safety and Law Enforcement Officials Remind
Motorists: Remove Ice and Snow from Your
Vehicle Before Driving |
| 12/11
- Former
Director of Hoboken Parking Utility Charged
with Conspiring with Contractor to Steal
More than $600,000 in Parking Meter Funds
from City of Hoboken - Contractor from
Toms River pleaded guilty to stealing more
than $1.1 million |
| 12/11
- National
Guard Recruiter Sentenced for Defrauding
Program that Pays Cash Incentives for Recruiting
New Soldiers |
| 12/10
- Attorney
General Announces More than $30 Million
Payout to N.J. for ASARCO Industrial Site
Cleanups |
| 12/10
- Attorney
General Issues Guidelines for Investigating
Domestic Violence Incidents Involving Police
Officers |
| 12/10
- Manalapan-Based
Travel Company Named as Additional Defendant
in State’s Lawsuit |
| 12/10
- Two
North Jersey Men Indicted for Alleged Distribution
of Child Pornography on the Internet |
| 12/8
- Attorney
General’s Shooting Response Team Investigates
Shooting in Irvington Involving Corrections
Officer |
12/7
- Former
Chief Financial Officer for Publicly Funded
Charity in Middlesex County Admits Stealing
$51,000 in Agency Funds |
| 12/7
- State
Announces Settlement with Verizon Over Its
Advertisement and Sale of FiOS Service |
| 12/4
- Salem
County Investment Broker Sentenced to
15 Years in Prison for Defrauding Elderly
Clients Out of $1.8 Million |
| 12/4
- Former
Treasurer for Cemetery in Chester Sentenced
to Seven Years in Prison for Stealing $600,000
from Cemetery Association |
| 12/3
- Tighter
controls recommended to prevent conflicts
of interest between doctors and pharmaceutical
companies - New report recommends banning
gifts and free meals and mandating disclosure
of financial ties between doctors and drug
companies |
| 12/3
- Officials
Announce 2009 Year-End Drunk Driving Crackdown
- Law Enforcement Officers will Conduct
Saturation Patrols and Sobriety Checkpoints
throughout New Jersey - |
| 12/1
- Grocery
Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding
Federal Child Nutrition Program - State
investigation uncovered $1 million in phony
vouchers |
| 12/1
- Five
Additional Campaign Workers, Including Essex
Freeholder, Charged With Fraud Involving
Absentee Ballots in 2007 Races in 29th Legislative
District |
| 12/1
- Division
on Civil Rights Files Amicus Brief in Appellate
Housing Case Involving Alleged Source-of-Income
Discrimination |
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| 11/30
- Eight
Unlicensed Companies Cited for Offering
Mortgage Loan Modifications |
| 11/23
- Political
Consultant Charged with Impersonating Opposing
Campaign’s Chief of Staff in Negative
“Robocalls” to More Than 12,000
Voters in 40th District Republican Primary
in 2009 |
| 11/23
-
Attorney
General Approves Limited Use of Electronic
Stun Guns for Law Enforcement Officers -
Supplemental use of force policy restricts
stun gun use to dangerous situations involving
emotionally disturbed individuals |
| 11/23
- Holiday
Shopping Tips for Consumers |
| 11/19
- Division
on Civil Rights Announces Settlement of
Discrimination Complaint Involving Treatment
of Testers at Apartment Complex |
| 11/18
- Toms
River Woman Charged With Theft for Diverting
Part of Her Mother’s Social Security
And Pension Income |
| 11/18
- Ewing
Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child
Pornography Over the Internet |
| 11/18
- Financial
Advisor from Monmouth County Pleads Guilty
to Stealing $9.8 Million from Clients |
| 11/17
- Sussex
Borough Official Indicted for Alleged Attempted
Sexual Assault Via the Internet
|
| 11/17
- Suspended
State Prison Guard Indicted on Charges of
Leading a Cocaine Trafficking Ring in Northern
New Jersey - Indictment charges five
others, including second alleged leader |
| 11/16
- New
Jersey Enters Multi-State Settlement with
Vonage Regarding Marketing, Service Cancellation
Issues - Company will refund consumers
and modify its cancellation and retention
practices |
| 11/16
- Union
County Man Indicted for Theft of Valuable
Internet Domain Name |
| 11/13
- Former
Pastor of Newark Church Pleads Guilty to
Stealing $157,000 from Parishioners and
Others He Solicited for Loans |
| 11/13
- Carlstadt
Man Indicted for Stealing $128,000 from
Cosmetology School in Fort Lee
|
| 11/13
- Former
Corrections Officer Sentenced to Prison
for Smuggling Cocaine & Syringe Into
Southern State Correctional Facility |
| 11/13
- Passaic
County Funeral Director Sentenced for Stealing
More than $56,000 Intended to Cover Funeral
Costs |
| 11/13
- Marsh
& McLennan Settles Pension Fund Suit
for $400 Million - Suit alleged investors
mislead by Marsh business practices |
| 11/13
- Former
Enforcement Officer for Hudson County Improvement
Authority Sentenced on Charge of Promoting
Gambling |
| 11/12
- $5.6
Million Settlement in Securities Fraud Case
Against Former Tyco Board Member |
| 11/10
- Jersey
City Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing
from Investors - Division of Criminal
Justice investigation revealed $1 million
fraud |
| 11/10
- Owner
of Defunct Wedding Photography Company “Celebration
Studios” Pleads Guilty to Theft |
| 11/10
- New
Jersey Settles Suit Against Target Corporation |
| 11/10
- New
Jersey seeks to intervene in Delaware’s
lawsuit to block planned deepening of Delaware
River navigation channel - NJ files
in Delaware federal court to support the
State of Delaware’s case against the
Army Corps of Engineers |
| 11/9
- Pharmacy
Owner Sentenced to State Prison for Billing
Medicaid for HIV/AIDS Prescriptions Never
Dispensed |
| 11/9
- Somerset
County Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud |
| 11/9
- Monmouth
County Man Sentenced to State Prison for
Stealing $690,000 in Fraudulent Investment
Scheme |
| 11/9
- Division
on Civil Rights supports 73-year-old college
dean whose contract was not renewed -
Case before the New Jersey Supreme Court
on Tuesday |
| 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
- Attorney
General Announces Suit Seeking to Halt Dredging,
Deepening of Delaware River Shipping Channel
by Army Corps of Engineers |
| 11/2
- Essex
County Pharmacist Pleads Guilty for His
Role in Multi-Million Dollar Prescription
Drug Ring |
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| 10/30
- Union
County Man Pleads Guilty for Role in $2
Million Stolen Prescription Drug Scheme |
| 10/30
- Camden
Man Sentenced to 60 Years in State Prison
After Being Convicted of Attempted Murder
for Firing on State Police Detectives
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| 10/30
- Middlesex
County Man Sentenced for Distributing Child
Pornography Over Internet |
| 10/30
- State
and County Prisoner Re-Entry Programs to
Receive $3.2 Million in Funding - Attorney
General announces a series of grants at
re-entry conference in Newark |
| 10/29
- Former
Hillside Police Officer Sentenced for Stealing
Funds from Homelessness Prevention Program |
| 10/29
- Camden
County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $20,000
Intended for the Division of Taxation |
| 10/29
- Eight
Individuals Charged with Stealing More Than
$100,000 from State’s Unemployment
Fund |
| 10/28
- Two
Ticket Sellers Agree to Stop Speculative
Ticket Sales to Settle Attorney General’s
Lawsuits |
| 10/27
- New
Jersey State Trooper and Newark Man Indicted
on Drug Charges |
| 10/26
- Essex
County Pharmacists Indicted on Charges They
Billed Medicaid Millions of Dollars for
Costly HIV/Aids Medicines That They Never
Dispensed |
| 10/26
- National
Guard Recruiter Admits Defrauding Program
That Pays Cash Incentives for Recruiting
New Soldiers |
| 10/23
- West
New York Man Sent to Prison on First-Degree
Drug Charge - Charged in ring that brought
large amounts of heroin from New York to
Hudson County
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| 10/23
- New
Police Officers for Camden City Police Department
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| 10/23
- First
Suicide Prevention Training Course for Law
Enforcement Scheduled - Attorney General
will keynote training session |
| 10/23
- Ewing
Couple and Their Real Estate Firm Indicted
on Charges They Stole Over $600,000 from
Home Sellers - Also charged with defrauding
mortgage companies of more than $600,000 |
| 10/22
- State
Will Renovate Atlantic City Armory to Create
Youth Center - National Guard, CRDA
and Office of the Attorney General team
for $2.9 million project |
| 10/21
- Consumer
Affairs and Hudson County Officials Present
Senior Fraud Education & Protection
Program |
| 10/21
- Attorney
General Announces Major Funding for Education
and Job Training Programs - $6.25 million
in state and federal money for YouthBuild
programs
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| 10/20
- Teen
Driver and Passenger Deaths Decrease
-- Recommendations of Teen Driver Study
Commission Helping to Reduce Teen Crashes
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| 10/14
- Attorney
General Urges Congress to Protect State’s
Ability to Pursue Consumer Fraud Cases
|
| 10/14
- Division
on Civil Rights Finds Probable Cause in
Case of Construction Worker Who was Racially
Harassed, Fired |
| 10/14
- Former
Executive of East Windsor Police Athletic
League Sentenced to State Prison - Defendant
Convicted of Taking Bribe from Contractor
He Hired to Construct PAL Building |
| 10/13
- Worker
Pleads Guilty to Engaging in Ballot Fraud
for Atlantic City Mayoral Campaign of Marty
Small |
| 10/13
- Newark
Man Indicted on First-Degree Cocaine Charge |
| 10/13
- Notice
of Proposed Rules:
Racing
Commission Proposes Re-adoption of Rules
for Voluntary Self-Exclusion of Problem
Gamblers |
| 10/8
- Beware
Chimney Repair Scams |
| 10/7
- Former
Treasurer for Cemetery in Chester Pleads
Guilty to Stealing More than $600,000 from
Cemetery Association |
| 10/6
- Governor
Corzine Convenes 2nd Annual New Jersey High
School Graduation Campaign Summit - 3,500
Individuals and More than 60 Non-Governmental
Organizations Partner to Keep Kids in School
“Cradle to College and Workforce Pipeline”
and Graduation Task Force Proposed |
| 10/6
- Collaborative
Effort to Combat Drunk Driving Announced
in Camden County - Five Towns Will Work
Cooperatively During the Next Year to Combat
Drunk Driving Along the White Horse Pike |
| 10/5
- State
Prevails in Lawsuit Against Out-of-State
Tobacco Seller |
| 10/5
- NJ
Gives Fugitives the Chance to Surrender
Safely in Newark - Fugitive Safe
Surrender an unprecedented, multi-agency
collaboration in Essex and Union counties |
| 10/5
- New
Jersey Drivers Asked to Again Join National
Effort to “Put the Brakes on Fatalities”
on October 10 - Motorists Challenged to
Buckle up, Slow Down and Hang-Up the Phone
in an Effort to Keep New Jersey’s
Highways Fatality-Free for One Day |
| 10/2
- Burlington
County Man Sentenced in Stolen Motorcycle
Ring |
| 10/1
- Monmouth
County Man Indicted on Charges He Distributed
Child Pornography on Internet |
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| 9/30
- Former
Irvington Mayor Michael Steele Pleads Guilty
to Taking Kickbacks as Business Administrator
For Irvington Schools - Faces up to
seven years in state prison for bid-rigging
schemes |
| 9/30
- South
Jersey Alarm Contractor Pleads Guilty to
Rigging Bids on Contracts with Department
of Corrections and Haddon Township |
| 9/30
- Spring
Lake Resident Ordered to Pay $5.1 Million
in Penalties and Restitution for Fraudulently
Pushing Penny Stock - In Digital Gas Case,
Judge Permanently Bars Brian Smith from
securities industry |
| 9/29
-
Enforcement
Officer for Hudson County Improvement Authority
Pleads Guilty to Promoting Gambling |
| 9/29
-
Somerset
County Contractor Pleads Guilty to Submitting
False Claims for Schools Contract |
| 9/25
- Atlantic
County Man Sentenced for Distributing Child
Pornography Over Internet |
| 9/25
-
Former
Morris County Sheriff’s Officer Sentenced
to Prison for Demanding Money from Inmate
for Special Treatment in Jail |
| 9/25
- Division
on Civil Rights Finds Probable Cause in
Case of Pastor and Church Accused of Sexual
Harassment, Retaliation
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| 9/24
-
Notice
of Proposed Rules: Proposed
Rule Establishes Steroid Testing for Standardbred
Horses N.J.A.C. 13:71-23.16 |
| 9/24
-
Notice
of Proposed Rules: Proposed
Rule Establishes Steroid Testing for Thoroughbred
Horses N.J.A.C. 13:70-14A.17 |
| 9/23
-
Shooting
Response Team Investigates Shooting Incident
Involving New Jersey State Police on I-280
in Newark
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| 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
|
| 9/23
-
Governor
Corzine and Attorney General Milgram Announce
Agreement to Provide Vehicle Titles to Consumers
of Defunct Dealership |
| 9/21
-
State
Police Racial Profiling Consent Decree Dissolved
- Federal judge acts on joint petition
by state and U.S. Justice Department |
| 9/18
-
New
Pilot Program Helps Elementary School Students
Learn the Importance of Always Buckling-Up |
| 9/17
-
Pennsylvania
Man Indicted on Murder and Weapons Charges
in Shooting of Manager at Trump Taj Mahal |
| 9/17
-
Attorney
General Sues Stevens Institute of Technology
- 16-count civil complaint charges financial
mismanagement, misuse of endowment assets
and excessive compensation for school president |
| 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 |
| 9/8
- UNIFORM
CRIME REPORT: Violent Crimes and number
of murders in New Jersey Decreased 1 percent
in 2008 - Murders continued to decline in
first half of 2009 |
| 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 |
| 9/3
- New
Jersey Kicks-Off National Child Passenger
Safety Week with “Seat Check Saturday” |
| 9/3
- Judge
Finds Monmouth County Company Defrauded
Investors via a Ponzi Scheme, Orders $7
Million to be Paid in Restitution |
| 9/3
- State
Files Suit Against Brake-O-Rama Auto Repair
Chain |
| 9/2
- New
Jersey to Receive $12 Million in Medicaid
Fraud Settlement with Pfizer |
| 9/2
- Attorney
General Announces Multi-State Settlement
with Pfizer over Anti-Psychotic Drug |
| 9/2
- Division
of Criminal Justice Obtains Indictment Charging
Owner of Crowne Plaza Hotel in Secaucus
with Discharging Sewage into Hackensack
River |
| 9/1
- Federal
Ban on “Robocalls” Begins Today |
| 9/1
- State
Reaches Settlement with Toms River-Based
Health Care Services Firm |
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| 8/31
- Three
Sentenced to Prison in Major Narcotics Ring
- Newark painkiller network supplied
OxyContin to Bronx, N.Y., ring |
| 8/31
- Top
10 Consumer Complaints in 2008 |
| 8/31
- State
Corrections Officer Admits Smuggling Cocaine
& Syringe into Southern State Correctional
Facility |
| 8/31
- Attorney
General Announces Sign-On to Letter Calling
for Senate to Adopt Federal Climate Legislation |
| 8/31
- NJ
Awarded $866,932 in Elizabeth School Site
Clean-up Costs - State had sued Realty
Firm, Getty |
| 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 |
| 8/27
- Vacation
Clubs LLC Added As a Defendant in Lawsuit
|
| 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 |
| 8/20
- “Over
the Limit, Under Arrest” Drunk Driving
Crackdown Begins this Weekend - Law enforcement
Agencies Throughout New Jersey Will Run
Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols |
| 8/19
-
State
Warehouse Employee Pleads Guilty to Official
Misconduct for Misappropriating Computer
Equipment |
| 8/19
-
Law
& Public Safety Rulemaking Procedures
Proposed for Re-adoption |
| 8/18
-
Fifth
Campaign Worker Charged with Falsifying
Absentee Ballots in 2007 Races in 29th District
|
| 8/18
- Celebration
Studios Customers Face Final Deadline for
Claiming Their Wedding Photos and Videos
|
| 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 |
| 8/17
-
Division
on Civil Rights Finds Probable Cause in
Case of Alleged Racial, Sexual Discrimination
by Asset Management Firm |
| 8/14
-
Morris
County Sheriff’s Officer Pleads Guilty
to Extortion for Demanding Money from Inmate
for Special Treatment in Jail |
| 8/13
-
Police
Agencies in Southern New Jersey Participate
in Pedestrian Decoy Program - Initiative
Designed to Educate Motorists and Pedestrians
About Safely Sharing the Road |
| 8/12
-
Appellate
Panel Upholds State-Imposed $700,000 Penalty
Against Solid Waste Disposal Firm for Repeated
Violations |
| 8/11
-
Former
Insurance Company Employee Pleads Guilty
To $94,100 Disability Insurance Scam |
| 8/11
-
Court
Rejects Latest Effort by ExxonMobil to Limit
Its Exposure for Natural Resource Damages
Caused by Refinery Operations |
| 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 |
| 8/7
- State
and Health Care Service Firm Reach Settlement |
| 8/6
- More
New Jerseyans are Buckling Up - Results
of 2009 Click It or Ticket Mobilization
Announced |
| 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
-
Governor
Corzine Announces Dramatic Decline in Homicides
in Camden City as Statewide Violence Reduction
Initiative Nets More Than 980 Arrests in
14 Months - Homicides in Camden this
year down 46 percent |
| 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 |
| 8/4
-
Governor
Corzine and Attorney General Milgram Announce
Dramatic Decline in Homicides in New Jersey
as Statewide Violence Reduction Initiative
Nets More than 4,200 Arrests in 14 Months
- New CrimeTrack program unveiled |
| 8/4
-
New
Jersey and Samsung America Reach Settlement
Regarding Appliance Repair Work Performed
Under Warranty or Service Contracts |
| 8/4
-
State
Sues Monmouth County Furniture Retailers |
| 8/4
-
Somerset
County Psychologist Agrees to Temporary
License Suspension |
| 8/3
-
Camden
Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Assault
for Shooting Man in the Leg - Defendant’s
Plea is a Result of CeaseFire Investigation |
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| 7/31
-
Leader
& Co-Defendant of Multi-Million Dollar
Illegal Prescription Painkiller Narcotics
Ring Plead Guilty |
| 7/31
-
Hudson
County Man Sentenced for Stealing $300,000
Worth of Roadside Construction Equipment |
| 7/31
-
Ocean
County Dentist Pleads Guilty to Defrauding
the Medicaid Program by Billing for Procedures
Not Performed |
| 7/30
-
Former
Executive of East Windsor Police Athletic
League Convicted of Taking Bribe from Contractor
He Hired to Construct PAL Building |
| 7/30
-
Statement
of Attorney General Anne Milgram on Today’s
N.J. Supreme Court Decision in State v.
Martin R. Taccetta |
| 7/30
-
Final
Judgment Permanently Bans Credit Repair
and Credit Counseling Firms From Operating
in New Jersey |
| 7/30
-
10th
Arrest Made as Consumer Affairs Cracks Down
on Phony “Dentists" |
| 7/29
- Division
on Civil Rights Finds Probable Cause in
Case of Restaurant that Balked at Seating
Patron with Service Dog |
| 7/28
- Attorney
General & Corrections Commissioner Urge
U.S. Senate Approval of Bill to Allow States
to Jam Inmate Cell Phones |
| 7/28
- Attorney
General Announces Lawsuit Against Merrill
Lynch; Complaint Charges Breach of Contract
Linked to Stock Sale |
| 7/28
- Storm
Victims Should Be Wary of Scams |
| 7/27
- Appellate
Division Increases Prison Sentence to Five
Years for Former Carneys Point Mayor Who
Attempted to Bribe His Political Opponent
to Drop Out of Committee Race |
| 7/24
- State
Grand Jury Takes No Action in Death that
Occurred During Operation Conducted by Camden
County Prosecutor’s Office |
| 7/24
- Countrywide
Mailing Settlement Notices to 887 Eligible
New Jersey Borrowers
|
| 7/22
- Four
Individuals Charged with Stealing More Than
$79,000 from State’s Unemployment
Fund |
| 7/22
- State
Grand Jury Indicts Twelve for Illegally
Trafficking Weapons - Joint State Police/ATF
Investigative Task Force & E-trace links
crime guns to traffickers
|
| 7/21
- Attorney
General Urges Congress to Reject Bill That
Would Allow Gun Owners to Carry Concealed
Weapons in Non-Resident States - Milgram
says legislation would threaten public safety
and undermine NJ’s ability to enforce
its own law |
| 7/21
-
Attorney
General Nominates Former NAACP Legal Defense
Fund Lawyer Director of New Jersey Division
on Civil Rights - Chinh Q. Le of Seton Hall
Law School’s Center for Social Justice
selected for top civil rights post
|
| 7/21
- Garfield
Man Charged with Defrauding Investors Of
$1.7 Million by Selling Unregistered Stock
in Horseshoe Manufacturing Venture
|
| 7/20
- Passaic
County Man Pleads Guilty to $12,000 Health
Care Claims Fraud |
| 7/20
- Notice
of Proposed Amendment of Regulation:
N.J.A.C. 13:96 |
| 7/20
- Notice
of Proposed Amendment of Regulation:
N.J.A.C. 13:101-4.1 and 6.17 |
| 7/17
- Colombian
National Extradited to U.S. to Face Charges
He Aided an Administrator for the New Jersey
Department of Corrections in a Bid Rigging
and Kickback Scheme |
| 7/17
-
Fair
Lawn Dentist Pleads Guilty to Defrauding
the Medicaid Program By Billing for Procedures
Not Performed |
| 7/17
- Collaborative
Effort in Northern Burlington County to
Combat Drunk Driving |
| 7/16
- 2009
Survey of Driver Attitudes and Behaviors
Released |
| 7/16
- Morris
County Man Charged With Failing to Provide
Workers’ Compensation Insurance to
Employees
|
| 7/16
-
New
Jersey Enters Multi-State Settlement with
DISH Network |
| 7/16
- Notice
of Proposed Rules: The
Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor proposes
to readopt with amendments the rules at
N.J.A.C. 13:88 |
| 7/15
-
New
Jersey Enters Multi-State Settlement with
Merck, Schering-Plough and Joint Venture
on Vytorin - States’ Investigation
Focused on Delays in Issuing Trial Results |
| 7/15
- Attorney
General Announces Mortgage Fraud Lawsuits
- 10 Defendants Charged in Two Separate
Loan Modification Cases |
| 7/14
- Former
Hudson County Sheriff’s Officer Pleads
Guilty to Official Misconduct in Fraud Involving
Bounty Hunter |
| 7/14
- Atlantic
County Surgeon, Manager and Treatment Center
Charged in $8.5 Million Fraud Against Medicare,
Medicaid & Private Insurers |
| 7/14
- Division
of Law Launches Volunteer Associates Program |
| 7/13
- State
and Health Care Service Firm Reach Settlement |
| 7/10
- Suspended
NJ Transit Police Officer Indicted on Charges
He Possessed 3.7 Pounds of Marijuana He
Intended to Sell |
| 7/9
- Licensing
Board Suspends Physician Who Fraudulently
Billed Insurance Providers
|
| 7/9
-
State
Board Revokes License of Wildwood Physician |
| 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
- JJC
Celebrates International Day
|
| 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
-
Attorney
General, DEP Announce Settlement to Preserve
Environmentally-Vital Land near Ocean in
Cape May |
| 7/1
- Consumer
Affairs Reaches Settlement with Seventh
Moving Company This Year; Summer is the
Busiest Season for Relocating
|
| 7/1
-
Staten
Island Man Charged with Falsely Reporting
Car Stolen
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| 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
|
| 6/30
- La
Bonne Vie Travel and Dream Vacations International,
Inc. Added As Defendants to the State's
Lawsuit
|
| 6/30
-
Aggressive
Driving/Speed Enforcement Crackdown to be
Conducted Throughout New Jersey During July
|
| 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 |
| 6/26
- Taysen
Van Itallie Appointed Division of Law Director
- Milgram selects former J&J associate
general counsel to top post |
| 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
- Juvenile
Justice Commission Holds High School Commencement
Ceremony
|
| 6/24
- Hoboken
Couple Sentenced For Insurance Fraud
|
| 6/23
-
Attorney
General Announces Multi-State Settlement
with Major Retailer Over Consumer Data Breach
|
| 6/23
-
Combating
Underage Drinking ‘Down the Shore’
- Enforcement and Public Awareness Programs
to Prevent Underage Alcohol Use
|
| 6/22
- Jersey
City Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing From
Investors - Division of Criminal Justice
investigation reveals $1 million fraud
|
| 6/22
- Indiana
Company Sued for Selling Banned Yo-Yo Waterballs
in New Jersey; Scotch Plains Girl Injured
by Company’s Product
|
| 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 |
| 6/19
- New
Jersey-Led Coalition of States Urges Federal
Inspector General to Pursue Investigation
Into Bonuses Paid to AIG Executives - Investment
strategies at Financial Products Unit Forced
Multi-Billion Dollar Bailout |
| 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 |
| 6/17
- Division
on Civil Rights Finds Probable Cause in
Case of Union Shop Steward’s Removal
from Job over Race |
| 6/16
- Notice
of Proposed Rules: Racing
Amendment Would Change Eligibility Requirements
for Mares |
| 6/16
-
Hackettstown
Man Charged with Receiving & Registering
$80,000 Stolen Automobile |
| 6/16
- Jersey
City Dentist Faces Loss of License for Providing
Prescription Drugs to His Girlfriend |
| 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
- Physician
Arrested for Selling Pain Killer Prescriptions
for Cash |
| 6/15
- Union
County Man Charged With Distributing Child
Pornography Over Internet |
| 6/15
- Notice
of Proposed Rules: Amendments to
the Solicitor's Permit Regulations |
| 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 |
| 6/11
- State
Sues Travel Club Companies That Failed to
Provide Services; Promised Free Gifts Also
Not Provided
|
| 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
- Passaic
County Funeral Director Pleads Guilty to
Stealing More Than $56,000 Intended to Cover
Funeral Costs
|
| 6/5
- Two
Campaign Workers Charged with Submitting
Fraudulent Absentee Ballots in Atlantic
City Mayoral Primary
|
| 6/5
- State
Files Suit Against Two Air Duct Cleaning
Services |
| 6/5
- Leader
of Joseph Vas’ 2006 Congressional
Campaign Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Fraudulent
Contributions |
| 6/4
- Consumer
Affairs Director Testifies in Support of
Legislation to Regulate Debt Collectors |
| 6/3
- Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc. Pays $1M to the New
Jersey Bureau of Securities to Settle Auction-Rate
Securities Case |
| 6/3
- Settlement
Reached with Pascack Valley Hospital Debt
Collectors |
| 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 |
| 6/1
- State
Sues Elizabeth Used Car Dealer
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| 5/29
- Turnersville
Insurance Firm Sentenced for Stealing Insurance
Premiums - Defendant’s Actions
Resulted in Loss in Coverage for Clients |
| 5/29
- Attorney
General Milgram Files Suit Against Two More
Ticket Sellers Springsteen Concert Tickets
Sold Prior to June 1 On-Sale Date |
| 5/29
- Former
Egg Harbor Township Police Officer Sentenced
for Official Misconduct |
| 5/28
- Pennsylvania
Man Appears In Court On Murder And Weapons
Charges In Shooting Of Manager At Trump
Taj Mahal |
| 5/28
- Three
Men Who Targeted Wyckoff Church Members
Reach Settlements with the N.J. Bureau of
Securities |
| 5/27
- Attorney
General Milgram Files Suit in Response to
Deceptive Sales of Springsteen Concert Tickets
Before Initial Public Sales Date |
| 5/26
- Licensing
Board Takes Disciplinary Actions Against
Two Dentists |
| 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
- Attorney
General Announces Neighborhood Crime Prevention
Grants - In public-private partnership,
PSEG also commits money to fund after school
and gang prevention programs |
| 5/21
- Middlesex
County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in State
Prison for Distributing More than 11 Ounces
of Cocaine |
| 5/21
- 2,586
Fans to Attend Two Springsteen Concerts
Under Settlement with Ticketmaster |
| 5/20
- Citigroup
Pays $3.3M to New Jersey Bureau of Securities
to Settle Auction Rate Securities Case |
| 5/20
- “Operation
False Charity” - New Jersey Works
with Federal Trade Commission to Protect
Consumers Against Fraudulent Solicitors |
| 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 |
| 5/13
-
New
Program Seeks to Deter Juvenile Crime |
| 5/13
- "Proms
and Alcohol Don’t Mix" - Winners
Announced in TV Public Service Announcement
Contest |
| 5/13
- Annual
Seat Belt Enforcement and Education Program
to be Conducted throughout New Jersey -
2009 “Click It or Ticket” Campaign
Will Run from May 18 to May 31 |
| 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 |
| 5/12
- Freehold
Township High School Wins The 2009 New Jersey
Consumer Bowl |
| 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
|
| 5/6
- South
Jersey Dentist Surrenders License Prior
to Scheduled Disciplinary Hearing |
| 5/5
- Notice of Proposed Rules:
Safe
and Secure Communities Program: N.J.A.C.
13:79 |
| 5/5
- Landmark
Settlement Reached with Medical Device Maker
Synthes - 1st of Its Kind Agreement Removes
Conflicts-of-Interest from Clinical Trials |
| 5/4
-
Uniform
Crime Report for First Six Months of 2008
Shows Drop in Violent Crimes, But Non-Violent
Offenses Increase - Violent crime down 3
percent, but increases in burglaries and
theft push total index higher |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 4/8
-
Media
Advisory - JJC
Students Attend Mock Senate Session
on Thursday, April 9, 2009 |
| 4/29
- Former
Atlantic City Councilwoman Indicted for
Voting to Sell City Land So She Could Acquire
it in a Secret Deal |
| 4/29
-
May
1 is Law Day - JJC residents to
take part in the New Jersey Law Day event
at the Hughes Justice Complex |
| 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
|
| 4/27
- Attorney
General Sues Foreclosure Rescue Company
- Defendants Accused of Making False Promises
to Gain Houses at Discounts |
| 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 |
| 4/24
- Traffic
Safety Officials Announce Results of Recent
Cell Phone Enforcement Program: “Hang
Up! Just Drive”
|
| 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
- 17th
Independent Monitors Report on State Police
Compliance with Federal Consent Decree Filed
with U.S. District Court
|
| 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
|
| 4/14
- Parsippany
Man Ordered to Repay $36,570 in Charity
Care Benefits that He Obtained by Misrepresenting
His Income
|
| 4/14
- Tax
Preparation Firm Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million
for Deceptive Sales of “Refund Anticipation
Loans” |
| 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 |
| 4/8
- Board
of Medical Examiners Ratifies Temporary
License Suspension for Dr. Parvez Dara
|
| 4/8
- Fines
Suspended for Bowling Alleys Cited for Violating
State Raffles Licensing Law |
| 4/6
- 59
Bowling Alleys Cited for Violating State
Raffles Licensing Law |
| 4/6
- Warren
County Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud |
| 4/6
- New
N.J. Bureau of Securities Chief Starts Work
Today |
| 4/6
- Middlesex
County Man Charged With Impersonating His
Father to Steal More Than $9,000 |
| 4/6
- Teen
Driver Safety Checkpoints to Run in Bergen
and Union Counties - Law Enforcement/Public
Awareness Initiative Designed to Encourage
Teens to “Don’t Drive Stupid”
|
| 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
- Foulke
Management Corporation (“Cherry Hill
Triplex”) and State Settle Lawsuit
|
| 4/1
- Former
South Jersey Resident Pleads Guilty to His
Role in Staging an Automobile Theft
|
| 4/1
- Pastors
of Morris County Church to Reimburse Congregants
for Misappropriated Donations |
| 4/1
- Attorney
General Announces $2.1 Million in Victim
Assistance Grants for 49 Programs that Provide
Support to Crime Victims |
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| 3/31
- Eight
Individuals Charged with Stealing More than
$161,900 from State’s Unemployment
Fund - Ninth Defendant Failed to Provide
Workers’ Compensation to Employees
|
| 3/31
- Ex-Administrator
at UMDNJ
Indicted on Charges He Took Gifts from Contractor
He Hired for Millions of Dollars of Work
|
| 3/31
-
Philadelphia
Man Sentenced to State Prison for Attempting
to Distribute Cocaine |
| 3/31
-
Jersey
City Man Pleads Guilty In $573,000 Homestead
Rebate Scam |
| 3/31
-
Essex
County Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for $10,000
Medicaid Prescription Fraud - Defendant
Ordered to Pay $25,000 Criminal Fine
|
| 3/30
- Seven
Arrested In Underage Drinking Sting - Bar
Owner Also Charged for Obstructing Investigation
|
| 3/30
-
Passaic County Man Sentenced in Phony Check
Scam |
| 3/30
-
Perth
Amboy Recreation Supervisor Admits Stealing
City Funds - She is second official
to plead guilty to assisting former mayor
Joseph Vas in thefts |
| 3/27
-
Livingston Pharmacist Sentenced for Stealing
Prescription Drugs Valued at More Than $11,500
|
| 3/27
-
Former Council Member for City of Orange
Pleads Guilty to Billing City for Undocumented
Travel Expenses |
| 3/27
- Pemberton
Man Gets 40-Year Sentence on Gun and Drug
Charges Filed by Division of Criminal Justice
and County Prosecutor - DCJ Charges
Stem From Investigation of Sex Money Murder
Set of Bloods Street Gang |
| 3/27
-
Egg
Harbor Township Police Officer Pleads Guilty
to Official Misconduct |
| 3/26
-
Former
State Warehouse Employee Sentenced to Prison
for Stealing from Warehouse in Hamilton
|
| 3/25
- Wildwood
Arcade Operator to Pay $3,000 Fine for Using
Rigged Machines |
| 3/25
-
Move
Over. It’s the Law. - State
Police and Highway Safety officials join
forces to draw attention to the new law |
| 3/25
- Compass
Dodge Reaches Settlement to Resolve Alleged
Used Vehicle Sales Violations |
| 3/25
-
State
Worker Sentenced to Prison for Stealing
Gas from Government Pump for Personal Use |
| 3/23
-
Campaign
Treasurer for Former State Assemblyman Indicted
on Charges She Stole Money from His Election
Fund |
| 3/23
-
Campaign
Worker Indicted for Allegedly Changing Votes
on Absentee Ballots in 29th District Races
for State Legislature |
| 3/23
-
Top
City Official Under Former Mayor Joseph
Vas Pleads Guilty to Assisting Mayor in
Theft of Funds from Perth Amboy |
| 3/20
-
Division
of Criminal Justice Investigating Accidental
Release of Wrong Body |
| 3/20
-
Four
Indicted in Auto Theft Network that Stole
Cars from Dealership Lots and Shipped them
to Africa - Five defendants previously
indicted in multi-state investigation |
| 3/20
- Genital
Waxing Provision Rejected from Proposed
Regulation |
| 3/20
- South
Brunswick Man Sentenced for Conspiring in
Theft of $105,000 Intended for Newark Central
High School Project |
| 3/19
-
Somerset
County Bus Company Employee Charged with
Insurance Fraud |
| 3/19
-
Physician’s
Assistant Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently
Obtaining Prescription Drugs |
| 3/19
- New
Jersey Launches Investigation into Bonuses
Paid to AIG Executives - New Jersey, with
the support of 18 other states, investigating
the propriety of bonus payments funded through
bailout money |
| 3/19
-
Two
Leaders of Joseph Vas’ 2006 Congressional
Campaign Charged with Soliciting Fraudulent
Contributions |
| 3/19
-
Newark
Man Pleads Guilty to Bus Accident Scam |
| 3/19
- Random
Ticket Selection for Springsteen Concert
Tickets Scheduled for March 31 - Drawing
part of Ticketmaster settlement to resolve
complaints about online ticket sales for
Springsteen concerts in the Meadowlands
in May |
| 3/18
- State
Sues Verizon Over Deceptive FiOS Sales and
Marketing Practices |
| 3/17
- New
Jersey Reaches Settlements With Seven Companies
Regarding Pre-Paid Calling Cards |
| 3/16
-
Camden
Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Assault
as a Result of Shooting Investigation Under
Ceasefire Program |
| 3/13
-
Plumstead
Man Sentenced to State Prison for Trying
to Bribe MVC Clerk to Issue Driver’s
Licenses to Unauthorized Persons
|
| 3/13
-
Gloucester
County Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
|
| 3/13
-
State
Worker Sentenced to Prison for Taking Gas
From Government Pumps for Personal Use
|
| 3/13
-
Atlantic
County Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing $600,000
From Her Employer
|
| 3/13
-
Division
of Alcoholic Beverage Control Reminds Students
of “Proms and Alcohol Don’t
Mix” Public Service Announcement Deadline
- Contest Helps High School Seniors Learn
Dangers of Underage Drinking |
| 3/13
-
Motorists
Asked to “Stay Safe and Sober”
on New Jersey’s Highways this St.
Patrick’s Day
|
| 3/12
- Attorney
General Announces Three New Mortgage Fraud
Complaints - Disbarred Lawyer, Son Sued
for Racketeering; Loan Modification Businesses
Charged
|
| 3/11
-
Attorney
General’s Office Indicts State Assemblyman
Joseph Vas on Charges He Stole City Funds
as Mayor of Perth Amboy - Former mayor also
charged with rigging city housing lottery
on behalf of personal driver
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| 3/11
- State
Licensing Board Revokes Registrations of
Newark Funeral Homes Involved in Illegal
Body Parts Harvesting
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| 3/10
-
Former
Driver Testing Supervisor at Cardiff Motor
Vehicle Agency Charged with Taking Bribes
to Let Drivers Pass Test
|
| 3/10
- Attorney
General Urges Supreme Court to Suspend New
Standards Governing Automobile Searches
Pending Implementation of Telephonic Warrant
System
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| 3/9
-
Shooting
Response Team Investigates East Amwell Shooting
Incident |
| 3/9
-
Man
Sentenced to Prison for Running Brothel
in Ironbound Section of Newark and Counterfeiting
Driver’s Licenses
|
| 3/9
- Attorney
General Announces Lawsuit Against Unregistered
Investment Firm Accused of Defrauding $15
Million from Clients
|
| 3/6
- Former
Motor Vehicle Commission Clerk in Egg Harbor
Sentenced to Prison for Selling Driver’s
Licenses to Unauthorized Persons |
| 3/6
- Former
Camden Police Officer Sentenced for Insurance
Fraud |
| 3/5
- State
Workers Sentenced for Taking Gas from Government
Pumps for Their Personal Use |
| 3/5
- Woodbridge
Travel Agency to Pay $276,077 in Consumer
Restitution As Part of Settlement with the
State |
| 3/5
- New
York Man Pleads Guilty To Operating Jersey
City Heroin Mill |
| 3/4
- Five
Furniture Stores Pay $17,000 for Violations |
| 3/4
- AG
Announces Settlement with PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Suit Charged that Audit Firm Played Role
in State’s Pension Fund Losses |
| 3/4
- Morris
County Sheriff’s Officer Charged with
Giving Special Treatment to Inmate in County
Jail in Exchange for Money
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| 3/3
- Funeral
Homes Where Illegal Body Parts Harvesting
Occurred to be Temporarily Shut |
| 3/2
- Officials
Unveil New Cell Phone Enforcement Program:
“Hang Up, Just Drive”
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| 2/27
- Member
Of Nine Trey Headbustas Set Of Bloods Street
Gang Pleads Guilty To First-Degree Racketeering
- Admits murdering for gang, which used
violence to control drug turf in Camden
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| 2/27
- Two
Leaders Of Multi-Million Dollar Sports Gambling
Ring That Operated Inside Poker Room At
Borgata Sentenced To Prison
|
| 2/27
- Former
Civilian Aide for Irvington Police Sentenced
to Prison for Stealing $31,000 in Coins
from Municipal Parking Meters |
| 2/26
- Former
State Warehouse Employee Sentenced to Jail
for Stealing from Warehouse in Hamilton |
| 2/26
- State
Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Deny
Certification in Executive Privilege Case
Decided Unanimously by Appellate Division |
| 2/26
- Three
North Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Clerks
Arrested on Charges They Sold Driver’s
Licenses to Unauthorized Persons |
| 2/26
- N.J.
Joins Multi-State Settlement with Coke,
Nestle Over Calorie-Burning, Weight Loss
Claims for Green Tea Beverage |
| 2/24
- Appeals
Court Rules in Favor of Challenge to Federal
Air Standard |
| 2/24
- Former
State Clerk-Typist Sentenced for Stealing
$3,500 by Altering Check |
| 2/24
- Man
Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges for Trafficking
Handguns, Assault Rifles & Shotguns
Bought in Pennsylvania - Faces prison
as a result of investigation by New Jersey
State Police & ATF |
| 2/24
- Camden
County Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
for Attempting to Steal $68,000 in Insurance
Benefits |
2/23
- Sussex
County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing
Child Pornography over Internet
|
2/23
- Former
Employee of City of Newark Sentenced to
Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Federal
Child Nutrition Program - State investigation
uncovered $1 million in phony vouchers
|
| 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 |
| 2/23
- Attorney
General Announces Settlement with Ticketmaster
on Sale of Springsteen Tickets - Tickets
will be made available for thousands of
consumers shut out by Ticketmaster and steered
to a more expensive ticket re-sale website |
| 2/23
- Attorney
General Welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Denial
of Appeal by Utility Group on Regulation
of Harmful Mercury Emissions |
| 2/20
- Three
Men Sentenced as Agents of Sports Gambling
Ring that Operated in Poker Room at Borgata |
| 2/20
- New
Jersey’s Bureau of Securities Targets
Financial Scams Against Military Members
- National “Military Saves Week”
Is Feb. 22 - March 1 |
| 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 |
| 2/20
- Trenton
Man Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Fraudulent
Vehicle Titles |
| 2/19
- Attorney
General, DEP announce settlement with PPG;
- Agreement means clean-up of chromium sites
in Hudson Co. |
| 2/19
- State
Acts to Shut Funeral Homes After Owner Allegedly
Violated Restrictions Imposed After Illegal
Body Parts Harvesting |
| 2/18
- Licensing
Board Finds Teaneck Physician Sexually Groped
Patients, Suspends His License and Permanently
Bars Him from Treating Female Patients |
| 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 |
| 2/9
- Court
Upholds State’s Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil
Seeking Damages for Pollution from Refineries
in Bayonne, Linden |
2/6
- Attorney
General Lauds Decision by EPA to Drop
Appeal of Court Ruling That Vacated its
Mercury Rules |
| 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
- Attorney
General says Ticketmaster should stop steering
consumers to TicketsNow.com |
| 2/5
- MVC
Employee & Four Others Charged in Illegal
Sale of Driver’s Licenses and Non-Driver
Identifications |
| 2/5
- Attorney
General Anne Milgram Charges Tax Preparers
Falsely Advertised “Same Day”
Tax Refunds |
| 2/5
- Attorney
General Names Marsetta Lee Director of New
Jersey Victims of Crime Compensation Office |
| 2/5
- Attorneys
General Urge New EPA Administrator Jackson
to Act Swiftly on Greenhouse Gases as Ordered
by U. S. Supreme Court |
| 2/5
- Man
Admits Taking Bribes from Jersey City Bounty
Hunter |
2/4
- College
Gossip Website Says it is Shutting Down
JuicyCampus.com was target of Attorney General’s
investigation into potential violation of
Consumer Fraud Act |
| 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 |
| 2/4
- Attorney
General Investigating Ticket Sales for Springsteen
Concert |
| 2/2
- Three
Individuals Charged with Fraudulently Collecting
More Than $44,000 in Unemployment Benefits |
| 2/2
- State
Permanently Bars Three Securities Brokers
for Market Timing Violations and Assesses
$1.15 Million in Civil Penalties |
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| 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 |
| 1/30
- Division
of Alcoholic Beverage Control Confiscates
More Than $18,000 & 42” Flat Screen
Television Connected to Illegal Gambling
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1/29
- Motorists
and Pedestrians Asked to Stay Safe and
Sober on New Jersey Roads During Upcoming
“Super Bowl” Weekend |
| 1/28
- State
Files Suit to Dissolve 9/11 Charitable Organization
After Finding $75,000 in Illegal Expenditures |
| 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% |
1/27-
Motorists
Reminded to Remove Ice and Snow
From Their Vehicles Before Driving |
| 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
- State
Files Suit Against Four Sansone Auto Dealerships |
1/22
- NOTICE
OF PROPOSED RULES - Police
Training Commission Rules, N.J.A.C. 13:1 |
| 1/22
- East
Rutherford Acupuncturist’s License
Restricted Pending Sexual Misconduct Hearing |
| 1/21
- State
Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Gas from
Government Pump for Personal Use |
| 1/21
- Third-Annual
“Proms and Alcohol Don’t Mix”
Contest Helps High School Seniors Learn
Dangers of Underage Drinking - Students
to produce television public service announcements
on the dangers of alcohol use |
| 1/21
- North
Jersey Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Auto
Theft Ring - State will recommend
sentence of nine years in state prison |
| 1/21
- Division
of Law’s Legal Efforts Meant $154
Million in Judgments, Recoveries for State
in 2008 |
| 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
- Attorney
General Joins Lawsuit Against Federal Rule
Jeopardizing Women’s Health Rights,
Including Birth Control Access |
| 1/15
- New
Jersey to Receive $9.5 Million in Medicaid
Settlement with Eli Lilly Over Illegal Off-Label
Marketing of Drug |
| 1/14
- Two
Men Plead Guilty for Roles in Multi-Million
Dollar Sports Gambling Ring in Atlantic
City - Attorney General
Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director
Deborah Gramiccioni announced that two men
have pleaded guilty for their roles in a
mult-imillion dollar sports bookmaking ring
that operated inside the Borgata Hotel Casino
poker room. |
| 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 |
| 1/12
- AG
Announces Settlement With Dell, Inc., Dell
Financial Over Disclosure of Financing Terms,
Customer Service - Agreement Means Restitution
for Consumers Who Experienced Problems |
| 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 |
| 1/9
- Statewide
Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program Launched
- Initiative aimed at helping thousands
of homeowners facing foreclosure |
| 1/8
- Former
Director for OSI Collection Services Charged
with Theft & Corporate Misconduct for
Overbilling State More Than $1 Million |
| 1/7
- Former
Director for OSI Collection Services Charged
with Theft & Corporate Misconduct for
Overbilling State More Than $1 Million |
1/7
- Hamilton
Man Sentenced for Accessing Woman’s
Email Account and Stealing Nude Photos
of Her |
| 1/7
- AG
Milgram Announces Settlement with Arbitron;
Company Agrees to Modify Ratings Method,
Promote Minority Radio |
| 1/7
- Seven
People and 11 Corporations Charged in Million-Dollar
Workers’ Compensation Fraud |
| 1/7
- Philadelphia
Man Pleads Guilty for His Role in Running
Sports Ring That Operated in Poker Room
at Borgata - Attorney
General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice
Director Deborah Gramiccioni announced that
another man has pleaded guilty for his role
in running a sports bookmaking ring that
operated inside the Borgata Hotel Casino
poker room. |
| 1/6
-
New
Jersey to Receive $43 Million in Lawsuit
Settlement for Contaminated Landfill in
Morris County |
| 1/6
-
South
Brunswick Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring
to Steal $105,000 Intended for Newark Central
High School Project |
| 1/6
-
Former
Civilian Aide for Irvington Police Pleads
Guilty to Stealing $31,000 in Coins from
Municipal Parking Meters |
| 1/6
-
Funeral
Directors Lose License for Role in Body-Parts
Scheme |
| 1/6
-
Closed
Hoboken Health Club Agrees to Reimburse
Consumers for Paid Memberships |
| 1/5
-Newark
Man Indicted on First-Degree Cocaine Charge |
| 1/2
-Lyndhurst
Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $4 Million
in Funds for Real Estate Closings Which
He Gambled in Atlantic City |
