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| 12/29
- Traffic
Safety and Alcohol Officials Urge Revelers
to Take Precautions During New Year’s
Eve Celebrations |
| 12/28
- Court
Upholds Decision in New Jersey Division
of Consumer Affairs’ Lawsuits Against
Indiana, Rhode Island Companies That Sold
Banned Toys in New Jersey |
| 12/28
- Fugitive
Returned from Costa Rica to Face Charges
that He Ran Offshore “Wire Room”
for Lucchese Gambling Operation - Wanted
by AG’s Office on indictment charging
Lucchese crime family hierarchy |
| 12/27
- Attorney
General’s Shooting Response Team Investigates
Police-Involved Shooting in Newark
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| 12/23
- Attorney
General, Division on Civil Rights Announce
Settlement with School Board in Case of
Student Subjected to Alleged Harassment,
Bullying |
| 12/23
- Attorney
General Announces $34.25 Million, Multi-State
Settlement With GE Funding Over Alleged
Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme
|
| 12/22
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Charges
Sussex County Gas Station with Price Gouging
Following Hurricane Irene
|
| 12/21
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Charges
Two Towing Companies with Violating the
Predatory Towing Prevention Act; Continues
Investigations into Towers Accused of Predatory
Actions
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| 12/21
- Newark
Pharmacy Owner and Technician Arrested in
Alleged Medicaid and Health Care Claims
Fraud Conspiracy |
| 12/21
- Division
of Gaming Enforcement Revamps Casino Industry
Financial Reporting Requirements |
| 12/20
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Obtains
$17 Million Judgment Against South Jersey
Paving Company and Individual Defendants |
| 12/19
- Ex-Director
of Hoboken Parking Utility Pleads Guilty
to Official Misconduct for His Role in $600,000
Theft of Parking Meter Funds - Contractor
from Toms River previously pleaded guilty
to theft |
| 12/19
-
With
List of Top 10 Most Inquired-About Charities,
State Division of Consumer Affairs Reminds
New Jerseyans: ‘Tis the Season to
Investigate Before You Donate |
| 12/16
-
Madison
Borough Police Officer Sentenced to Prison
for Soliciting Nude Photo Online from Detective
He Believed Was a Girl, 13 |
| 12/15
-
State
Police Arrest Driver Involved in Fatal Pursuit |
| 12/15
-
Healthcare
Plan Administrator Charged With Stealing
More Than $460,000 |
| 12/15
-
Former
Local Administrator of NJ Home Energy Assistance
Program Sentenced for Stealing $9,062 from
the Program |
| 12/14
-
Attorney
General, Division on Civil Rights Announce
Statewide Veterans’ Outreach Initiative |
| 12/13
- Twenty-Eight
Charged in First-Degree Racketeering Indictment
Targeting Cocaine and Heroin Distribution
Network in Camden - Division of Criminal
Justice secures indictment in Operation
Jumpstart conducted by NJ State Police,
Camden County Prosecutor’s Office,
U.S. DEA & HIDTA Task Force |
| 12/13
- Philadelphia
Lawyer Transported to New Jersey to Face
Charges that He Stole More Than $1 Million
from a Client in Cherry Hill, N.J. |
| 12/12
- ABC
Busts Brigantine Licensee for Summer-long
Vodka Scam |
| 12/9
- Three
People Sentenced to State Prison for Their
Roles in Drug Ring that Shipped 500 Pounds
of Marijuana from Arizona to New Jersey |
| 12/9
- New
Jersey State Police Announce 2012 Boat Regulation
Commission Meetings |
| 12/8
- New
Jersey Training School forms Leo club -
Residents perform community service projects
as an extension of Lions Clubs International |
| 12/8
- East
Orange Health Inspector Indicted for Allegedly
Soliciting Bribe from Food Mart Owner to
Overlook Health Code Violations |
| 12/8
- Arizona
Visits New Jersey to Learn from its Success
with Juvenile Detention Reform |
| 12/8
- Attorney
General’s Office Announces $58.75
Million Multi-State Settlement With Wachovia,
Wells Fargo over Scheme that Defrauded Towns,
Non-Profits |
| 12/6
- Forty
People Indicted, Including Six Motor Vehicle
Commission Clerks, in Illegal Sales of New
Jersey Driver’s Licenses
- Investigations by Division of Criminal
Justice, Motor Vehicle Commission and New
Jersey State Police targeted illicit brokering
rings at 5 motor vehicle agencies |
| 12/5
- State
Launches Stepped-Up Holiday DWI Enforcement
Campaign - Nearly $500,000 in Grant
Funds Awarded to Police Agencies for Mobilization |
| 12/2
- Former
Hudson County Insurance Producer Sentenced
for Theft of Premiums |
| 12/2
- Three
Men Sentenced for Rigging Bids on Computer
Contracts with Oakland, Lincoln Park and
Haledon Police Departments |
| 12/2
-
Former
Insurance Producer Sentenced for Fraud Involving
Applications for Multi-Million Dollar Life
Insurance Policies |
| 12/2
-
Former
Toll Collector at George Washington Bridge
Sentenced for Stealing Toll Funds from Her
Booth - Port Authority of NY & NJ
referred case to AG’s Office after
internal audit & investigation |
| 12/1
-
Two
Contractors Admit Rigging Bids, Inflating
School Contracts In Westfield And Scotch
Plains-Fanwood Scool Districts - Engineer
for school districts previously pleaded
guilty |
| 12/1
-
December
Brings Renewed Focus on Ice and Snow Removal
Law |
| 12/1
- State,
County Offices of Weights and Measures Charge
14 Gas Stations With Selling Deceptively
Advertised, Inferior Grade Fuel; Action
Follows Unannounced Inspections Led by New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs |
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| 11/30
- Indictment
Charges Reputed Leader of Ñetas Street
Gang in Perth Amboy & Second Defendant
with Kidnapping in Case of Man who was Beaten
& Held at Gunpoint in Sayreville Motel |
| 11/30
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and
its Bureau of Securities Announce $400,000
Civil Penalty In Investor Fraud Case Against
a Purported Alternative Energy Company |
| 11/22
- State
Police Serve Up Thanksgiving Safety Tips |
| 11/22
- N.J.
Supreme Court Denies Physician's Request
to Stay Temporary License Suspension Enacted
by Consumer Affairs' Board of Medical Examiners |
| 11/22
- Good
Driving Habits Key to Safety During Busy
Thanksgiving Travel Period |
| 11/17
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Provides
Holiday Shopping Tips for Consumers |
| 11/16
- Six
Indicted in Investigation of Cocaine Network
in South Jersey; Alleged Head Charged With
Selling Guns to Undercover Officer -
“Operation White Cloud” conducted
by FBI/South Jersey Violent Offenders Gang
Task Force, New Jersey State Police, Division
of Criminal Justice and Local & County
Agencies |
| 11/16
- Attorney
General’s Office Indicts 14 Grocery
Store Owners and Employees in Alleged Conspiracy
to Steal Over $1 Million from Federal Child
Nutrition Program Through Fraudulent Vouchers |
| 11/16
-
Court
Grants New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs’
Application to Freeze NY Chimney Company’s
Assets and Impound Its Vehicles, in Lawsuit
Alleging Company Deceived Consumers and
Performed Shoddy, Dangerous Work |
| 11/15
- Two
Pharmacists Plead Guilty for Their Roles
in a Scheme to Defraud Medicaid Out of Millions
of Dollars |
| 11/14
- Office
Manager and Company Sentenced for Defrauding
Medicaid & Medicare of $3 Million |
| 11/14
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Launches
“Project Medicine Drop,” Providing
Consumers Opportunity to Dispose of Unused
Prescription Medication Throughout the Year
- Pilot
Program Important Component of the Division’s
Fight to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse |
| 11/10
- Latest
Crime Data Shows Statewide Overall Crime
Rate Up 1 Percent |
| 11/10
-
Westfield
Lawyer Charged with Stealing $189,660 in
Real Estate Closing Funds Entrusted to Him
to Pay Off Mortgages on Home |
| 11/10
-
New
Jersey Man Sentenced for His Role in an
Auto Theft Insurance Fraud Ring |
| 11/10
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Spotlights
Top 10 Most Inquired-About Charities; Releases
Spending Information on Newest List |
| 11/9
-
Attorney
General Announces Atlantic County Pilot
Program to Provide Community-Based Services
to Veterans & Active Duty Military Accused
of Criminal Conduct |
| 11/7
- Philadelphia
Lawyer with Office in Cherry Hill, N.J.,
Indicted on Charges He Stole More than $1
Million from Client |
| 11/7
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Announces
Fraud Charges in Lawsuit Filed by Bureau
of Securities, Alleging $8.5 Million Fraudulent
Scheme Targeting Elderly Investors |
| 11/7
- Attorney
General Dow Announces Election Day Safeguards
- Deputy
Attorneys General to be Stationed in All
21 Counties |
| 11/7
- Division
of Gaming Enforcement Announces Publication
of Final Set of New Regulations in the New
Jersey Register |
| 11/4
- Ocean
County Social Worker Sentenced for Stealing
Money from Insurance Companies for Services
Not Rendered |
| 11/3
- Fourteen
Charged in First-Degree Racketeering Indictment
that Stems from Division of Criminal Justice
Investigation of Drug Ring with Ties to
Bloods that Sold Cocaine, Heroin and PCP
in Camden |
| 11/3
- Agreement
Reached to Continue ACH Operations |
| 11/2
- Attorney
General Dow Announces Appointment of Craig
Sashihara to Lead Division on Civil Rights |
| 11/1
- Attorney
General Announces Nearly $3.6 Million in
Grants to New Jersey Law Enforcement Agencies
to Buy Bullet-Resistant Vests |
| 11/1
- Division
on Civil Rights Announces Settlement in
Case of Sexual Harassment Charged by Employees
of South Jersey Eatery |
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| 10/28
- Two
Men Plead Guilty in Probe by Division of
Criminal Justice & Waterfront Commission
Into Shakedown of Dock Workers |
| 10/28
- Millville
Man Sentenced to Prison for Dealing Prescription
Narcotics |
| 10/27
- Motorists
urged to be on alert for pedestrians during
Halloween Trick-Or-Treating |
| 10/24
- Westfield
School District Business Administrator Pleads
Guilty to Accepting Windows and Doors from
Vendor He Recommended |
| 10/21
-
Alleged
Head, Suppliers and Members Indicted in
Investigation of Drug Ring that Operated
in Violent Newark Neighborhoods - “Operation
Red Storm,” was led by the Division
of Criminal Justice, assisted by the Boonton
Police, Newark Police, Department of Corrections
and State Police |
| 10/19
- Former
Toll Collector at George Washington Bridge
Pleads Guilty to Stealing Toll Funds from
Her Booth - Port Authority of NY &
NJ referred case to AG’s Office after
internal audit & investigation |
| 10/18
- Monmouth
County Man Charged with Attempting to Illegally
Obtain More than $24,000 in Insurance Money |
| 10/17
- Former
Local Administrator of NJ Home Energy Assistance
Program Pleads Guilty to Stealing $9,062
from the Program |
| 10/17
- Former
Insurance Producer Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Involving Applications for Multi-Million
Dollar Life Insurance Policies - Defendant
previously sentenced to state prison for
similar crimes |
| 10/17
- Educational
initiatives in focus for “Teen Driver
Safety Week” |
| 10/17
- Atlantic
County Man Begins Serving 11-Year State
Prison Sentence for Witness Tampering and
Insurance Fraud - Defendant’s
Convictions Upheld on Appeal |
| 10/14
- South
Jersey Man Sentenced to State Prison for
Possessing a Stolen Vehicle |
| 10/14
- Attorney
General Clears Way For Police to Purchase
Stun Guns by Announcing Devices that Meet
Criteria Under New Policy - Approved
state training is ready for police departments
that purchase the devices |
| 10/14
- Essex
County Man Pleads Guilty to Promoting Gambling
in Racketeering Case Against Lucchese Crime
Family |
| 10/13
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Charges
Purported Charity with Fraud for Allegedly
Using Tax-Exempt Status to Purchase, Export
Dozens of Luxury Cars |
| 10/12
- School
District Engineer Pleads Guilty to Rigging
Bids, Inflating School Contracts & Taking
Illegal Kickbacks - Charges pending
against 3 contractors and business administrator
for Westfield schools |
| 10/7
-
Irvington
Man Convicted at Trial for His Role in a
Drug Ring that Shipped Over 500 Pounds of
Marijuana from Arizona to New Jersey |
| 10/7
- Four
North Jersey Women Indicted for Their Alleged
Roles an a Scheme to Create & Negotiate
Counterfeit Checks |
| 10/7
- Third
New Jersey Turnpike Toll Collector Sentenced
to Jail for Stealing Toll Funds from His
Booth on The Turnpike - Two others sent
to jail last month in probe by State Police
& Division of Criminal Justice |
| 10/6
- “Put
the Brakes on Fatalities Day” aims
zero out fatalities - National motor
vehicle safety awareness day on Oct. 10 |
| 10/6
- Approved
New Jersey First Submission Goes Live at
Golden Nugget |
| 10/6
-
Division
on Civil Rights Announces Settlement with
Yellow Cab Over Alleged Guide Dog Discrimination
in Atlantic City |
| 10/5
-
Former
Employee Of City Of Newark Pleads Guilty
To Defrauding Federal Child Nutrition Program
- State investigation uncovered $1 million
in phony vouchers |
| 10/5
-
Ex-State
Employee Charged with Stealing $18,525 from
Department of Labor by Issuing State Checks
to Her Landlord to Pay Her Rent |
| 10/5
-
Second
In-House Monitoring Report on State Police
Practices Finds Continued Compliance with
Federal Benchmarks |
| 10/4
- Two
New Jersey Men Plead Guilty for Their Roles
in an Auto Theft Insurance Fraud Ring |
| 10/4
- N.J.
Division of Consumer Affairs Announces Wachovia
and Raymond James to Repurchase Auction
Rate Securities and Pay $3.26 Million in
Civil Penalties under Separate Consent Orders
Issued by Bureau of Securities |
| 10/4
- Division
of Gaming Enforcement Joins Other Agencies
and Casino Industry in Multi-Media Emergency
Preparedness Initiative |
| 10/3
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files
Suit Against Chimney Repair Company Charging
That It Misled Vulnerable Victims Into Paying
Thousands for Shoddy, Unnecessary Work |
| 10/3
- New
Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Seeks Young Scriptwriters for “Proms
and Alcohol Don’t Mix” Public
Service Announcement - Deadline for
the fifth annual contest is December 16 |
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| 9/30
-
Office
Manager and Company Plead Guilty to Defrauding
Medicaid & Medicare of $3 Million |
| 9/29
-
Owner
of Previously-Cited Gas Stations Fined and
to be Issued Conditional License Renewals,
under Coordinated Enforcement Action by
Divisions of Consumer Affairs and Taxation |
| 9/26
-
Union
County Man Charged with Attempting to Collect
Insurance Monies by Falsely Reporting His
Vehicle Stolen |
| 9/23
-
Former
Local Administrator of NJ Home Energy Assistance
Program Sentenced to Jail for Defrauding
the Program |
| 9/23
-
New
Jersey Con Artist & Canadian Partner
Charged with Stealing Over $500,000 from
Clients Who were Promised Venture Capital
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| 9/23
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs’ Office of Weights
and Measures Charges Three Gas Station Owners
With Pricing Violations Following Hurricane
Irene |
| 9/22
- Two
New Jersey Turnpike Toll Collectors Sentenced
to Jail for Stealing Toll Funds from Their
Booths on The Turnpike - Third collector
also faces jail in probe by State Police
& Division of Criminal Justice |
| 9/21
- Newtown,
PA., Man Indicted on Charges He Stole Over
$2.3 Million from Family-Owned Manufacturing
Companies in Burlington, N.J. - He formerly
ran companies owned by wife’s extended
family. Wife also indicted in connection
with more than $1.2 million of the alleged
thefts from the companies. |
| 9/20
- State
Board Within the Division of Consumer Affairs
Suspends the Licenses of Three North Jersey
Doctors |
| 9/20
- Attorney
General Announces Revised Memorandum of
Agreement Between Education and Law Enforcement
Officials to Protect Students from Bullying |
| 9/20
- Officials
Hope New Child Seat Guidelines Click With
Parents -Child Passenger Safety Week
Runs September 18 to 24 |
| 9/19
- Division
of Gaming Enforcement Announces Publication
of Proposed New Regulations under Senate
Bill S-12 |
| 9/19
- President
of Elizabeth School Board & Two Others
Charged with Stealing from Elizabeth School
District’s Free Lunch Program |
| 9/16
- Hudson
County Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison
as Leader of Crime Network that Defrauded
Medicaid - Doctor
also sent to prison in investigation by
AG’s Office & Jersey City Police
Department |
| 9/15
- Licensing
Board within the Division of Consumer Affairs
Revokes License of Ocean County-Based Physician |
| 9/14
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Warns
of “Financial Recovery Awards”
Scam Reaching Flood Victims |
| 9/13
- Ocean
County Social Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing
Money from Insurance Companies for Services
Not Rendered |
| 9/12
- New
Jersey Officials Commemorate the September
11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks |
| 9/12
- N.J.
Leads States in Settling Fraud Allegations
Against National Health Care Company; $150
Million Multi-Jurisdictional State / Federal
Resolution of False Billing Claims |
| 9/12
- Officials
Remind Motorists and Students to Remain
Vigilant in School Zones & Near Bus
Stops |
| 9/9
- Former
Office Manager at New Jersey City University
Sentenced to Prison for Theft of $486,000
from Student Government Organization |
| 9/8
-
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs’
Return to Seaside Park Results in New Arrest
For Sale of Suspected Designer Drugs |
| 9/7
-
Newark
Daycare Operator Sentenced to Prison for
Stealing $234,664 in Public Funding |
| 9/7
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Continues
its Enforcement Action Against Allegedly
Fraudulent Immigration Services Providers;
Files Charges Against Four Companies |
| 9/2
-
Tropicana
Reaches Settlement Agreement with Division
of Gaming Enforcement |
| 9/2
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs’
Bureau of Securities Obtains Asset Freeze
and Removal of CEO from Bergen County Companies,
In Lawsuit Alleging Investor Fraud |
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| 8/30
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files
Suit Against Allegedly Bogus, Non-Profit
Legal Services Provider for Exploiting Prisoners
and Family Members |
| 8/30
-
Governor
Christie, Attorney General, Division of
Consumer Affairs Warn Against Home Repair
Scams, Charity Scams During Post-Irene Recovery |
| 8/29
- Atlantic
City Casinos Back in Operation |
| 8/27
- New
Jersey Attorney General, Division of Consumer
Affairs Warn Merchants Against Price Gouging
During State of Emergency |
| 8/24
-
Third
New Jersey Turnpike Toll Collector Pleads
Guilty to Stealing Toll Funds from His Booth
on the Turnpike - Two others pleaded
guilty in July in probe by State Police
& Division of Criminal Justice |
| 8/23
-
Madison
Borough Police Officer Pleads Guilty To
Online Solicitation Of Nude Photo From Undercover
Detective He Believed Was A Girl, 13 -
Officer faces prison sentence and will be
barred from public employment |
| 8/23
-
Cons
Find Profit in Get-Rich-Quick Schemes Tied
to Economic Uncertainty - N.J. Bureau
of Securities Identifies Threats Among Financial
Products and Practices |
| 8/22
-
New
Jersey Board of Medical Examiners Committee,
within Division of Consumer Affairs, Temporarily
Suspends License of Physician Accused of
Physically Assaulting a Minor |
| 8/19
-
Former
North Jersey Insurance Agent Sentenced to
State Prison for Defrauding Clients Out
of More Than $1.9 Million |
| 8/19
-
Former
Middlesex County Sheriff Spicuzzo and 2
Men Who Worked for Him Indicted in Alleged
Conspiracy to Collect Bribes for Jobs -
Indictment alleges Joseph Spicuzzo took
$112,000 in bribes with help of co-defendants |
| 8/19
-
South
Jersey Man Sentenced for Filing a False
Vehicle Theft Claim |
| 8/18
- Driver
for Former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas
Pleads Guilty in Connection with Scheme
to Rig Public Housing Lottery |
| 8/18
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Offers
Back-to-School Shopping Tips |
| 8/17
- Millville
Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Prescription
Narcotics |
| 8/17
- With
Three Arrests and Seizures of $75,000 in
Suspected Drugs, New Jersey Division of
Consumer Affairs Partners with Local Police
in Getting “Bath Salts" and Other
Illegal Designer Drugs Off the Streets |
| 8/16
-
Statewide
Drunk Driving Clampdown Begins This Weekend
- Police Mobilize for “Over the
Limit, Under Arrest” Drunk Driving
Campaign |
| 8/11
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files
Suit Against Alleged Dealer of Sick, Dying
Puppies and Supposed Charity |
| 8/11
-
Camden
County Businessman Ordered to Repay $329,000
to Consumers Whose Homes Were Foreclosed
Upon and Sold, Under Settlement with the
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs |
| 8/9
-
Inmate
Sentenced to Additional 7 Years for Organizing
Scheme to Smuggle Cell Phones & Narcotics
Into Northern State Prison - Inmate’s
brother pleads guilty to receiving cash
outside prison to fund smuggling scheme |
| 8/8
-
Division
of Gaming Enforcement Supports the Approval
by Casino Control Commission of Extension
for MGM Resorts International to Sell 50
Percent Interest in the Borgata
|
| 8/4
-
Two
Men Indicted for Illegally Trafficking Guns
in Camden Area |
| 8/4
-
Gloucester
County Mother and Son Charged with Insurance
Fraud |
| 8/3
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Announces
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) to Repurchase
Auction Rate Securities and Pay $1 Million
in Civil Penalties under Consent Order Issued
by Bureau of Securities |
| 8/2
-
Hudson
County Man Pleads Guilty to Identify Theft
Scam |
| 8/2
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Takes
Action Against Seven Illegal “Mortgage
Loan Modification” Providers and Seek
Restitution for Consumers |
| 8/2
-
NJ’s
Front Seat Belt Use Rate Rises for 15th
Consecutive Year, Hits All-Time High -
Click It or Ticket Mobilization Results
Announced |
| 8/2
-
PROPOSED
NEW REGULATIONS:
The Juvenile Justice Commission is proposing
to adopt two new rules, N.J.A.C. 13:90A,
Juvenile Funds and Gifts to the Commission;
and 13:98, Suicide Prevention |
| 8/1
-
Essex
County Man Indicted for Allegedly Attempting
to Steal Automobiles from Port Authority’s
Storage Lot |
| 8/1
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Spotlights
Top 10 Most Inquired-About Charities; Releases
Spending Information on Newest List |
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| 7/29
- Former
Campaign Worker in Essex County Pleads Guilty
to Ballot Fraud in 2007 Races in 29th Legislative
District |
| 7/28
- Man
Sentenced to 78 Years in State Prison for
Murdering Woman, 24, Who was Killed in Crossfire
in Camden Ambush |
| 7/27
-
Office
of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Charges
11, Including Three Chiropractors, in Alleged
Schemes Involving the Illegal Use of Runners
to Recruit Accident Victims as Patients |
| 7/26
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files
Suit Against Two Companies Offering Modeling/Talent
Services and Their Owner |
| 7/25
-
Union
County Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing
Valuable Internet Domain Name |
| 7/25
-
North
Jersey Doctor Re-Arrested on Charges of
Practicing Medicine without a License and
Medicaid Fraud |
| 7/25
-
Former
Office Manager at New Jersey City University
Pleads Guilty in Theft of $486,000 from
Student Government Organization |
| 7/25
-
Two
New Jersey Turnpike Toll Collectors Plead
Guilty to Stealing Toll Funds from Their
Booths on The Turnpike - Third collector
faces theft charge in probe by State Police
& Division of Criminal Justice |
| 7/22
-
Bergen
County Man Sentenced to State Prison for
Stealing More than $8,000 in Property &
Services from Union County Golf Club |
| 7/20
-
Latin
Kings Gang Member from Jersey City Sentenced
to 10 Years in State Prison as Leader of
Ring That Distributed Cocaine and Guns |
| 7/19
-
New
Jersey Attorney General and Division of
Consumer Affairs Announce Bureau of Securities
Lawsuit Against Bergen County Companies
and Their CEO/Managing Member for Alleged
Investor Fraud |
| 7/18
-
Five
Sentenced To Prison For Participating In
Multi-County Crime Network That Distributed
Prescription Pain Pills |
| 7/18
-
Travel
Company Owner Charged With Stealing More
Than $75,000 from Consumers for Vacation
Packages and Travel Benefits That Were Never
Provided - Defendant Already Barred
from Conducting Business in NJ for No Less
Than 5 Years |
| 7/15
-
Former
Local Administrator of NJ Home Energy Assistance
Program Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding
the Program - Another Former Local Administrator
Enters Guilty Plea for Separate Thefts |
| 7/13
-
26
Arrested In Underage Drinking Raid, Including
3 Bar Employees |
| 7/7
-
Attorney
General’s Office Announces $92 Million
National Settlement with
JP Morgan Chase & Co. Over Municipal
Bond Scheme - Municipal Bond Issuers
in NJ to Receive More than $1 Million Restitution |
| 7/7
-
Attorney
General Announces Strict Reforms to Curtail
Improper Steroid Use Among Law Enforcement
in New Jersey |
| 7/7
-
Former
Middlesex County Sheriff’s Investigator
Charged with Assisting Former Sheriff Joseph
Spicuzzo in Collecting Bribe - Spicuzzo
and a sheriff’s officer were charged
in March for alleged bribes |
| 7/7
-
East
Orange Health Inspector Charged with Soliciting
Bribe from Grocery Store Owner to Overlook
Health Code Violations
|
| 7/6
-
Former
North Jersey Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty
to Defrauding Clients Out of More Than $1.9
Million |
| 7/6
-
Five
Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring with
Correction Officer to Traffic 22 Kilograms
of Cocaine from Texas to New Jersey |
| 7/6
-
Ringleader
and Doctor Plead Guilty in Statewide Crime
Network that Dealt Pain Pills and Defrauded
Medicaid - Charges
resulted from investigation by AG’s
Office & Jersey City Police Department
|
| 7/5
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Charges
25 Unlicensed Movers Nabbed in “Operation
Mother’s Attic” Sting
|
| 7/5
-
Division
on Civil Rights to Hold Roundtable with
NJ Veterans in Toms River on July 27th |
| 7/1
-
Statement
of Attorney General Dow on New Evidence
Rule That Prevents Defendants From Excluding
Statements of Witnesses They Intimidated
|
| 7/1
-
New
Jersey Casino Gambling Self-Exclusion Program |
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| 6/30
-
Suspended
Engineer for NJ Department of Transportation
Indicted in Alleged Scheme to Steal $700,000
in Railway Project Grant Funds - Indictment
charges that DOT senior engineer and accomplice
took $325,000 in bribes |
| 6/30
- Indictment
Charges Three Alleged Con Men & Their
Companies with Defrauding Brokers Out of
$2.6 Million in Elaborate Shipping Scam |
| 6/29
-
Four
Former Supervisors at Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission Indicted on Charges they Directed
Agency Craftsmen to Work on Private Homes
While on Duty |
| 6/29
- State
Division of Consumer Affairs Coordinates
with Local Police to Stop Allegedly Illegal
Auctions |
| 6/28
-
Indictment
Charges Man & Woman with Photographing
Children in Sexual Act; Second Woman Indicted
for Sexual Act on Child - Two indictments
stem from investigation by NJ State Police
& Division of Criminal Justice |
| 6/28
- Divisions
of Alcoholic Beverage Control & Highway
Traffic Safety Go ‘Down the Shore’
to Highlight Programs Aimed at Curbing Underage
Drinking - More Than 9,000 People Arrested
Through Nationally Recognized “Cops
in Shops” Program |
| 6/23
- Juvenile
Justice Commission Holds High School Commencement |
| 6/23
- Operation
Fourth Down Tackles Violent Bloods Set in
Paterson |
| 6/23
- N.J.
Enters Multi-State Agreement with GlaxoSmithKline,
SB Pharmco; State to Receive $1.1 Million
as Part of Settlement |
| 6/23
- Ocean
County Woman Charged in Phony “Slip
and Fall” Insurance Fraud |
| 6/22
- Nine
Passaic County Individuals Charged for Allegedly
Stealing and Laundering More than $126,000
in Checks Stolen From Paterson Residents’
Mailboxes |
| 6/21
- State
Division of Consumer Affairs Announces Appointment
of Abbe R. Tiger as New Chief of its Bureau
of Securities |
| 6/21
- Alleged
Leader of Trenton Gang Pleads Guilty to
Weapons Possession By a Convicted Felon |
| 6/20
- North
Jersey Doctor Indicted on Charges that He
Defrauded Medicaid, Illegally Distributed
Narcotics and Tried to Hire Men to Kill
His Wife, His Lover & His Former Business
Partner |
| 6/20
- State
Division of Consumer Affairs, Through Its
Bureau of Securities, Takes Disciplinary
Actions Against Two Financial Advisors |
| 6/17
- Two
Paterson Men Sentenced to State Prison for
Conspiring to Steal $390,000 by Filing False
State & Federal Tax Returns |
| 6/15
- Two
Pennsylvania Men Charged With Damaging Homes
in South Jersey in Order to Collect Insurance
Monies for Construction Company |
| 6/13
- South
Jersey Mobile Home Campground Agrees to
Settle With State Division of Consumer Affairs |
| 6/10
-
Manager
of Adult Medical Day Care in Atlantic County
Sentenced to State Prison for Health Care
Claims Fraud |
| 6/10
-
Contractor
Sentenced To Prison For Obtaining Public
Contracts Using Stolen Identity, Sham Company
And Fraudulent Documents - Union County
contractor was removed from Clinton dam
project after police discovered fraud |
| 6/9
-
Gang
Member Pleads Guilty to 2005 Slaying of
Trenton Man Targeted in Dispute Involving
Gangster Killer Bloods
|
| 6/9
-
Essex
County Man Sentenced for His Role in an
Auto Theft Ring |
| 6/9
-
NJ
Division of Consumer Affairs Charges Immigration
Service Providers, Part of National “Combating
Immigration Services Scams” Initiative |
| 6/9
-
Racing
Commission Adopts Amendments, New Rules
Governing Off-Track and Account Wagering
|
| 6/8
-
NJ
Division of Consumer Affairs Collaborates
with County College of Morris Students to
Educate, Empower Consumers with Video PSAs
|
| 6/8
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files
Second Lawsuit Against Notorious Travel
Company Owner |
| 6/7
-
Newark
Daycare Operator Pleads Guilty to Stealing
$234,664 in Public Funding |
| 6/7
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs Continues Crackdown
on Predatory Towing Companies; Charges Irvington-Based
Towing Company with Violations in Removing
Vehicles from Three Newark Parking Lots |
| 6/6
-
Attorney
General Dow Announces Primary Election Safeguards |
| 6/6
-
NJ
Division of Consumer Affairs helps 646 Aspiring
Cosmetologists Start Their New Careers;
Former Vo-Tech Students Now Licensed by
Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling |
| 6/6
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Launches
Free iPhone and iPad Application
for Checking Licenses and Registrations |
| 6/6
-
Two
Essex County Men Indicted for Their Alleged
Roles in an Auto Theft Ring |
| 6/6
-
South
Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud |
| 6/3
-
Owner
of Patient Transportation Company Sentenced
to Prison for Failing to Turn Over $487,975
in Payroll Taxes |
| 6/2
-
Winners
of “Proms and Alcohol Don’t
Mix” PSA Contest Honored at Ceremony
at New Jersey State Museum
|
| 6/1
-
Division
on Civil Rights Announces Settlement in
Case of Condo Association Accused of Discriminating
Against Disabled Resident
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| 5/31
-
MEDIA
ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
- "Proms and Alcohol Don’t Mix”
PSA Contest Awards Ceremony |
| 5/31
-
NJ
Division of Consumer Affairs Brings Fraud
Awareness Message to 1,000 Central Jersey
Seniors, in Partnership with Trenton Diocese
|
| 5/31
-
Trenton
Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for
Trafficking Guns from Virginia to New Jersey
to Sell to Gang Members - Admitted leading
network that trafficked 50 guns to Trenton,
including AK-47 assault weapon |
| 5/31
-
Essex
County Man Sentenced to State Prison for
Attempted Auto Theft |
| 5/27
-
Statement
of Attorney General Paula T. Dow on the
Shooting Death of Newark Police Officer
William Johnson |
| 5/27
-
North
Jersey Woman Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining
Prescription Drugs |
| 5/26
- Attorney
General’s Shooting Response Team Investigates
Fatal Shooting In Bridgeton Involving State
Trooper |
| 5/26
-
Law
Enforcement and Traffic Safety Officials
Kick-off the 101 Days of Summer Traffic
Safety Campaign
|
| 5/25
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs Increases Transparency
of Charities; Publishes Spending Information
on New Jersey’s Top 10 Most Inquired-About
Charities
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| 5/24
-
Former
Hudson County Insurance Producer Pleads
Guilty to Theft of Premiums
|
| 5/20
-
Camden
Man Found Guilty of Murder in 2007 Death
of 24-year-old Woodlynne Woman Killed in
Crossfire During Ambush in Camden
|
| 5/20
-
Ronald
Chillemi Named Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
|
| 5/19
- Division
of Consumer Affairs Alleges that Vacation
Travel Club Owner Violated Settlement, Hid
Assets to Avoid Paying Back Clients |
| 5/19
- Thirteen
Charged As Leaders & Members Of Drug
Trafficking Ring That Distributed Pcp And
Heroin In Violent Section Of Jersey City
- Charges stem from Operation Wetlands,
joint investigation by New Jersey State
Police, Jersey City PD, Division of Criminal
Justice, Hudson County Prosecutor’s
Office & DEA
|
| 5/19
- Former
Director of County Garage in Passaic County
Sentenced for Stealing Cash & Engine
from Cars Seized by Law Enforcement
|
| 5/19
- Division
of Consumer Affairs and its Bureau of Securities
Announce $1.9 Million Settlement with Portuguese
Bank |
| 5/18
- Atlantic
County Man Charged with Receiving Stolen
Property |
| 5/17
- Division
on Civil Rights Proposes to Readopt Rules
Governing Display of Official Posters |
| 5/17
- New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Announces
July 11 Public Hearing, to Make Permanent
the Ban on Designer Drugs Labeled as “Bath
Salts” |
| 5/17
- New
Jersey Joins Multi-State Settlement Agreement
with Circle K Designed to Prevent Sale of
Tobacco to Underage Buyers |
| 5/17
- New
Jersey Slot Lab Director Earns Prestigious
Award |
| 5/17
- Captain
of Human Services Police Charged With Falsifying
Records Concerning Vacation Time & Firearms
Qualification - Also charged with misusing
police databases for personal purposes |
| 5/17
- Divisions
of Alcoholic Beverage Control & Highway
Traffic Safety Remind Students to Stay Safe
& Sober During Prom and Graduation Seasons
|
| 5/16
- Perth
Amboy Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping
Man Who Was Abducted, Beaten & Held
At Gunpoint In Motel In Sayreville -
Two
members of Ñetas gang have pleaded
guilty. Charges are pending against a third
man. |
| 5/16
- With
$133,500 in Penalties Assessed to Date,
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Continues Its Enforcement Efforts on Noncompliant
Home Improvement Contractors |
| 5/16
- Goldman
Sachs and Wells Fargo Investments Agree
to Repurchase
$26.9 Million in Auction Rate Securities
from N.J. Investors, Division of Consumer
Affairs Announces |
| 5/11
- NJ
Motor Vehicle Chief, Attorney General and
Homeland Security Director Unveil the State’s
New, More Secure Driver License - The
EDDL is Touted as the Next Generation of
Identity Protection |
| 5/11
- Division
on Civil Rights Announces Settlement in
Case of Welder Discharged After Taking Leave
Time to Care for Spouse Following Surgery
|
| 5/10
- Essex
County Man Sentenced for Fencing a Luxury
Automobile
|
| 5/9
- DVD
Mail-Order Company Agrees to $186,000 in
Penalties and Fees, and Binding Arbitration
with Consumers, Under Consent Order with
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs |
| 5/9
- Inmate
at Northern State Prison Pleads Guilty to
Racketeering as Member of Ring That Smuggled
Cell Phones & Drugs Into Prison -
An outside accomplice and two inmates who
were customers also plead guilty
|
| 5/9
-
Freehold
Township High School wins Division of Consumer
Affairs’ High School Consumer Bowl
|
| 5/9
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs’ Investigation
Results in Arrest for Unlicensed Practice
of Medicine in West New York
|
| 5/6
- Attorney
General Strengthens Statewide Internal Affairs
Policy to Ensure that Complaints Against
Police Officers in New Jersey are Properly
Handled, Monitored and Reported
|
| 5/5
-
Mercer
County Auto Body Repair Shop Owner Sentenced
to State Prison for His Role in an Auto
Repair Insurance Fraud Scam
|
| 5/4
-
Attorney
General’s Office Announces $90 Million
National Settlement With UBS AG Over Scheme
that Defrauded Towns, Non-Profits
|
| 5/4
-
Division
on Civil Rights Announces Finding of Probable
Cause In Case of Student Allegedly Targeted
for Race-Based Bullying
|
| 5/3
-
Husband
of Ex-Employee at New Jersey City University
Sentenced to Prison in $486,000 Theft from
Student Government Organization
|
| 5/3
-
State
Board of Medical Examiners, within Division
of Consumer Affairs, Reprimands Prominent
Orthopedic Surgeons
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| 4/29
-
David
L. Rebuck Named Director of New Jersey Division
of Gaming Enforcement
|
| 4/29
-
Cumberland
County Man Sentenced to State Prison for
Conspiring to Set His Aunt’s Automobile
Ablaze
|
| 4/28
-
New
Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Bans
Designer Drugs labeled as “Bath Salts”
|
| 4/27
-
New
Jersey Remembers - Tribute
Honors Those Individuals Who Have Lost Their
Lives to Impaired Drivers
|
| 4/25
-
Trenton
Man Pleads Guilty to Leading Network that
Trafficked Guns into New Jersey from Virginia
to Sell to Gang Members
- Admits
trafficking approximately 50 guns to Trenton,
including an AK-47 assault weapon, and faces
12-14 years in prison in multi-agency investigation
led by AG’s Office, State Police,
ATF
|
| 4/21
-
Glassboro
Man Sentenced to 13 Years in State Prison
for Dealing Crack Cocaine
|
| 4/21
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs Announces Settlement:
Morgan Stanley and TD Ameritrade Agree to
Repurchase Over $338 Million in Auction
Rate Securities from N.J. Investors
|
| 4/20
-
Statement
of New Jersey Attorney General Paula T.
Dow on Bias Intimidation Indictment Returned
Today in Case Linked to Suicide of Rutgers
Freshman
|
| 4/18
- Ex-Correction
Officer at Northern State Prison Pleads
Guilty to Being a Member of A Ring that
Smuggled Cell Phones & Narcotics Into
Prison |
| 4/15
- Former
Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas & Aide
Sentenced to Prison on State Corruption
Charges Filed by Attorney General’s
Office
|
| 4/15
- North
Jersey Doctor Charged With Attempting to
Hire Men to Kill His Wife, His Lover and
His Former Business Partner
|
| 4/15
- JJC
Holds Science Fair
|
| 4/13
- 17
Guns Seized, 13 Arrested in Co-op Cases
Involving Gun Running, Carjacking, Drug
Dealing, and Supplying Fraudulent IDs
|
| 4/13
- JJC
Residents Participate in Mock Senate Session
|
| 4/13
- Bridgestone
Agrees to Revise Business Practices Following
Audits by the Division of Consumer Affairs
|
| 4/12
- Manager
of Adult Medical Day Care In Atlantic County
Pleads Guilty to Health Care Claims Fraud
|
| 4/12
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs Reaches $8.25 Million
Settlement With Union County Firm that Defrauded
Investors
|
| 4/11
-
Six
Men Indicted for Conspiring to Obtain More
Than $2.6 Million in Home Loans by Submitting
Fraudulent Mortgage Applications - Brokers
and attorney charged in investigation by
Division of Criminal Justice
|
| 4/8
-
Atlantic
County Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud |
| 4/7
-
Matawan
Doctor Charged with Taking Cash Payments
to Write False Narcotics Prescriptions to
Medicaid Recipients - Physician allegedly
made exchanges from his car in parking lot
of restaurant on Route 1 |
| 4/7
- Brad
Benson Dealership to Pay $65,000 to Settle
Division of Consumer Affairs’ Investigation
|
| 4/6
- $1.54
Million Being Returned to Investors Defrauded
by Robert Brennan
|
| 4/6
- Attorney
General Dow Announces More Than $5.7 Million
in Grants for Police to Acquire Crime-Fighting
Technologies
|
| 4/6
- With
“Undercover House,” NJ Division
of Consumer Affairs Continues Crackdown
On Unregistered Home Improvement Contractors
|
| 4/5
- NJ
Division of Consumer Affairs Prevails in
Suit Against Duct Cleaning Companies; More
than $1.7 Million in Penalties and Restitution
Ordered for “Bait and Switch”
And Other Unconscionable Practices
|
| 4/4
- Florida
Resident Indicted for Allegedly Causing
Over $75,000 in Losses to Online Business
in New Jersey |
| 4/1
- Bergen
County Chiropractor Sentenced For Insurance
Fraud
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| 3/30
-
Essex
County Man Pleads Guilty to Fencing a Luxury
Automobile
|
| 3/29
- Paterson
Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for
Sexually Assaulting a Young Girl |
| 3/28
- Peter
Verniero Joins State in Litigation over
Education Funding Levels |
| 3/28
- Director
of County Garage in Passaic County Pleads
Guilty to Stealing Cash & Engine from
Vehicles Seized by Law Enforcement -
Faces state prison sentence in investigation
by Division of Criminal Justice
|
| 3/25
- New
Jersey State Police Dismantles Counterfeit
Clothing Operation |
| 3/24
-
Unregistered
Horse Rescue Organization Agrees to Settle
Division of Consumer Affairs’ Lawsuit
Over Misused Donations
|
| 3/23
-
NJ
Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs,
Consumer Federation of America Launch Nationwide
Education Program to Combat “Grandparent
Scam”
|
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3/21
- MEDIA
ADVISORY:
NJ Attorney General, Division of Consumer
Affairs, Consumer Federation of America
Join to Alert Senior Citizens to Emerging
Scam - Wednesday, March 23, 2011
|
| 3/18
-
Burlington
County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in State
Prison on First-Degree Narcotics Charge
|
| 3/18
-
Contractor
Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Public Contracts
Using Stolen Identity, Sham Company and
Fraudulent Documents - Union County
contractor removed from Clinton dam project
after police discovered fraud
|
| 3/18
-
Burlington
County Woman Pleads Guilty to Disability
Insurance Fraud |
| 3/17
-
NJ
Division of Consumer Affairs Warns Against
Fraudulent Charities in Wake of Japanese
Disaster; Offers Information in Japanese
|
| 3/16
- Bergen
County Man Pleads Guilty to Forgery |
| 3/16
- Appellate
Division Upholds Conviction and Life Sentence
of Melanie McGuire for Murdering and Dismembering
Husband |
| 3/16
- Suspended
Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Trafficking
22 Kilos of Cocaine from Texas to New Jersey
- Faces 15 to 20 years in prison in
investigation by State Police & Division
of Criminal Justice
|
| 3/15
- Attorney
General’s Office Obtains Court Order
Halting Fill Activity at Top Soil Disposal
Site in North Jersey |
| 3/15
- NJ
Division of Consumer Affairs Mobilizes to
Warn Residents: Beware Scams in Wake of
Passaic River Flooding
|
| 3/14
- Middlesex
County Sheriff’s Officer Charged with
Assisting Former Sheriff Joseph Spicuzzo
In Collecting Bribe - Spicuzzo charged last
week for allegedly taking at least $50,000
in bribes |
| 3/14
- Toms
River Company Agrees to Pay $58,490 to Resolve
Investigation Conducted by the State Division
of Consumer Affairs |
| 3/10
- ADVISORY:
Consumer Affairs Media Event CANCELED; Will
be Rescheduled
- This
event was originally scheduled for Friday,
March 11, 2011. |
| 3/10
- Middlesex
County Auto Body Shop Owner Sentenced for
Defrauding Insurance Companies
|
| 3/10
- National
Consumer Protection Week Announcement #
9: NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Focuses
on Transparency of Charities
|
| 3/10
- National
Consumer Protection Week Announcement #
8: Division of Consumer Affairs Offers
Guidance on How to Protect Yourself Against
Identity Theft
|
| 3/10
- Attorney
General Announces Multi-State Settlement
with AstraZeneca Over Allegedly Deceptive
Marking Practices |
| 3/9
- National
Consumer Protection Week Announcement #
7: NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Targets
Illegal “Mortgage Loan Modification”
Providers |
| 3/9
- School
District Engineer and Three Contractors
Charged with Bid Rigging, Inflating School
Contracts and Illegal Kickbacks Westfield
School District Business Administrator charged
with taking bribes from contractor |
| 3/9
- National
Consumer Protection Week Announcement #
6: Smart
Consumer Tip: Before Buying Medication,
Compare Prices at NJ Division of Consumer
Affairs’ Prescription Drug Price Registry
|
| 3/8
- National
Consumer Protection Week Announcement #5:
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, Office
of Weights and Measures, Cites Newark and
Jersey City Gas Stations for Alleged Violations
|
| 3/8
- National
Consumer Protection Week Announcement #4:
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Cracks
Down on Predatory Towing; Files First Lawsuit
of Its Kind |
| 3/8
- National
Consumer Protection Week Announcement #
3: As
Spring Approaches, NJ Division of Consumer
Affairs Reminds Couples to Beware of Wedding
Scams |
| 3/8
- Attorney
General’s Office Pursued Public Corruption
Aggressively, Protected N. J Citizens, Managed
Resources Efficiently in 2010 - Department
of Law and Public Safety Annual Report Now
Available On-line |
| 3/8
- MEDIA
ADVISORY: NJ Attorney General,
Division of Consumer Affairs, Consumer Federation
of America Join to Alert Senior Citizens
to Emerging Scam |
| 3/7
- National
Consumer Protection Week Announcement #
2: Division of Consumer Affairs Announces
Top 10 Consumer Complaints for 2010 |
| 3/7
-
National
Consumer Protection Week Announcement #
1: NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Goes
on the Offensive Against
Unregistered Home Improvement Contractors;
54 Warnings Issued
|
| 3/7
- Attorney
General’s Office Charges Former Middlesex
County Sheriff Joseph Spicuzzo with Taking
Bribes in Return for Jobs - Spicuzzo
arrested by NJ State Police for allegedly
taking at least $50,000 in bribes |
| 3/4
- Morris
County Man Sentenced to Prison for Falsifying
Applications to Obtain $4.5 Million in Home
Loans |
| 3/4
- Bergen
County Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing
Nearly $500,000 in Shipping Services From
Federal Express
|
| 3/4
- Bergen
County Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Filing
More Than $60,000 Worth of Marine Insurance
Claims |
| 3/4
- Longtime
Fugitive Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding
Investors of Over $1 Million More Than 15
Years Ago in New Jersey - Douglas D’Arpino
fled after 1997 indictment, but was arrested
in Las Vegas in 2010
|
| 3/4
- South
Jersey Man Sentenced to State Prison for
Physical Therapy Insurance Scam
|
| 3/3
- JJC
Students Participate in Philadelphia Flower
Show
|
| 3/3
- Essex
County Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Auto
Theft |
| 3/3
- Two
North Jersey Men Sentenced To Prison For
Racketeering In Connection With Gang-Related
Murder In New Brunswick In 2008
|
| 3/3
-
Division
on Civil Rights Announces Record Compliance
by Landlords with State’s Multiple
Dwelling Reporting Rule |
| 3/2
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs Sues Morris-County Based
Work-At-Home Company
|
| 3/1
-
University
Employee’s Husband Pleads Guilty to
Theft of $486,000 from Student Government
Organization at New Jersey City University |
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| 2/25
-
Former
UMDNJ Administrator Sentenced to Prison
for Taking Expensive Gifts from Contractor
He Hired for University - Charged in
probe by State Commission of Investigation
& Division of Criminal Justice |
| 2/25
-
Camden
County Man Charged with Medicaid Fraud |
| 2/24
-
Cumberland
County Man Charged with Manipulating Women
into Photographing or Videotaping Sexual
Acts Involving Children - NJ State Police
arrest man on charges of first-degree sexual
assault and child pornography |
| 2/23
-
Fifteen
Charged in Multi-Agency Takedown of Major
Drug Ring Tied to Bloods that Distributed
Cocaine, Heroin & PCP in Camden |
| 2/23
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs and Old Bridge Police
Department Charge Two Individuals with Unlicensed
Practice of Acupuncture
|
| 2/23
-
Attorney
General Issues Second Data Report on State
Police |
| 2/22
- Seniors
Learn to Prevent Fraud, Protect Their Consumer
Rights at “FedUp” Presentation
Hosted by NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
|
| 2/18
- Former
Morris County Tax Commissioner Sentenced
to State Prison for Voting to Hire Company
to Which He had Ties |
| 2/17
- Physician
Agrees to Permanently Surrender His License
to Board within the Division of Consumer
Affairs |
| 2/16
- Cumberland
County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to
Set Ablaze His Aunt’s Automobile |
| 2/15
- Attorney
General Dow Names Carolyn A. Murray Acting
Essex County Prosecutor |
| 2/15
- Alleged
Leader, Doctor and Pharmacist Indicted in
Statewide Crime Network that Dealt Pain
Pills and Defrauded Medicaid |
2/15
- MEDIA
ADVISORY - NJ Division of Consumer
Affairs Offers Fraud Awareness Program
for Little Falls-Area Seniors; “FedUp”
Helps Seniors Protect Their Rights, Protect
Themselves Against Fraud: Tuesday,
February 22, 2011 |
| 2/10
-
Leader
of Nine Trey Headbustas Set of Bloods Sentenced
to 20 Years in Prison for Leading Narcotics
Network in Camden |
| 2/9
-
Governor
Christie Welcomes Proposals of County Prosecutor
Study Commission - Commission Recommends
Reforms to Improve and Standardize Operations
Among County Prosecutor’s Offices |
| 2/8
-
UBS
to Repurchase $1.5 Billion in Auction Rate
Securities from N.J. Investors, Under Division
of Consumer Affairs Settlement
|
| 2/8
-
Good
Credit/Bad Credit Decisions in College Have
Long-Lasting Effects; Division of Consumer
Affairs Offers Credit Tutorial for College
Students
|
| 2/8
-
Top
Union Official and Two Other Men Indicted
in Investigation Into Alleged Scheme to
Extort Money from Dock Workers - Charges
stem from ongoing probe by Division of Criminal
Justice & Waterfront Commission
|
| 2/7
-
Deceptive
“Instant Tax Refunds” Actually
a Pitch for High-Cost, High-Interest Loans,
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Reminds
Taxpayers
|
| 2/4
-
Ocean
County Man Sentenced for Unlawfully Collecting
More Than $16,000 in Disability Insurance
Benefits
|
| 2/4
-
Atlantic
County Woman Pleads Guilty To Insurance
Fraud - She is currently serving time
in prison for unrelated convictions |
| 2/4
-
Joint
Investigation By Division of Consumer Affairs
and Medford Police Leads to Arrest of Registered
Nurse; $680,000 Allegedly Stolen from Elderly
Client’s Bank Accounts |
| 2/4
-
Motorists
Reminded to Stay Safe and Sober Behind the
Wheel During Super Bowl Weekend
|
| 2/4
-
State
Trooper Indicted for Allegedly Working as
Insurance Company Investigator While on
Duty for State Police
|
| 2/2
-
Travel
Company Owner Settles Multi-Million Dollar
Lawsuit with Division of Consumer Affairs;
Barred from Conducting Business in NJ for
No Less Than 5 Years
|
| 2/1
-
Three
Administrators at Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission Arrested on Official Misconduct
Charges in Ongoing Probe
|
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| 1/31
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs Files Suit Against North
Jersey Custom Draperies and Blinds Business
|
| 1/28
-
Passaic
County Man Sentenced to State Prison for
Conspiring to Illegally Sell Weapons to
an Undercover Detective
|
| 1/28
-
New
Jersey State Police Publish New Street Gang
Survey
|
| 1/28
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs Urges Computer Users
to Guard Themselves Against Internet Snoops
|
| 1/28
-
Glassboro
Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for
Selling Assault Weapon to Undercover New
Jersey State Trooper
|
| 1/28
-
Doctor
Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
- Pediatric neurologist is permanently
barred from practicing medicine
|
| 1/26
-
Motorists
Reminded to Clear All Ice and Snow from
Vehicles Prior to Driving |
| 1/24
- Employee
of Essex County Division of Welfare Sentenced
for Falsifying Employment Records to Obtain
Mortgage Loan |
| 1/21
- Former
Employee Sentenced for Stealing 407 Cell
Phones from University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey |
| 1/21
- East
Orange Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking
22 Kilos of Cocaine from Texas in Ring Allegedly
Led by State Prison Guard Faces
15 to 20 years in prison in investigation
by State Police & Division of Criminal
Justice |
| 1/21
- Owner
of Totowa Nursing Home Sentenced for Billing
Medicaid Program for More than $100,000
in Personal Expenses - Fraud
investigated by Attorney General’s
Office and Department of Health & Senior
Services |
| 1/20
- Division
of Consumer Affairs’ 15th Annual Consumer
Bowl Competition Kicks off In Hudson County
|
| 1/19
- Division
of Consumer Affairs Conducts Unannounced
Inspections of Home Heating Oil Delivery
Trucks
|
| 1/19
- Notice
of Proposed Readoption of Regulations With
Amendments |
| 1/18
- Division
of Consumer Affairs Launches Credit Repair
Information Campaign
|
| 1/18
- Third
Former Local Administrator of NJ Home Energy
Assistance Program Pleads Guilty to Defrauding
State Program
|
| 1/18
- Division
of Consumer Affairs Brings Second Lawsuit
Against Ramsey Dealership for Fraudulent
Sales Practices |
| 1/14
- Three
Corporate Officials Indicted for Allegedly
Falsifying Records to Overbill Burlington
County Under Bus Contracts
|
| 1/14
- Two
Physicians Facing Disciplinary Hearings
at the Division of Consumer Affairs Agree
to Surrender Their Licenses
|
| 1/14
- Garfield
Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for
Defrauding Investors Who Bought Stock in
His Horseshoe Venture - Hundreds of
investors lost $1.7 million in failed venture
|
| 1/12
- Essex
County Man Sentenced to State Prison for
Leading a Multi-County Automobile Theft
Ring
|
| 1/11
-
Division
of Consumer Affairs and South Plainfield
Police Arrest Woman for Unlicensed Practice
of Medicine |
| 1/10
- Three
Indicted in Investigation by Division of
Criminal Justice & Waterfront Commission
Into Shakedown of Dock Workers
|
| 1/7
- Former
Local Administrator of State Home Energy
Assistance Program Sentenced to Prison for
Defrauding Program of $11,705
|
| 1/7
- Three
Employees of Port Authority Training Facility
Sentenced for Falsifying Attendance, Mileage
and Meal Records
|
| 1/7
-
Red
Bank Title Company Owner Sentenced to State
Prison for Stealing $3.8 Million in Closing
Funds to Play Stock Market |
| 1/4
-
South
Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Physical Therapy
Insurance Scam
|
| 1/3
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Longtime
Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors
of Over $1 Million More Than 15 Years Ago
in New Jersey - Douglas D’Arpino
fled after 1997 indictment, but was arrested
in Las Vegas in 2010
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