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12/2 - Two North Jersey Men Plead Guilty to First-Degree Racketeering in Gang-Related Murder in New Brunswick in 2008
12/2 - Paterson City Councilman Rigo Rodriguez & His Wife Arrested This Morning for Alleged Witness Tampering Related to Investigation into May 2010 City Council Election - Rodriguez’s Top Advisor Also Arrested
12/2 - Holiday Shopping Tips for Consumers
12/1 - South Orange Gas Station Temporarily Closed and Its Owner Fined for Deceptive Sales Practices
12/1 - University Employee & Husband Indicted for Alleged Theft of $485,000 from Student Government Organization at New Jersey City University
12/1 - Division of Criminal Justice & New Jersey State Police Arrest 11 in Connection With Alleged Voter Fraud in May 2010 Paterson City Council Election
 
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11/30 - Elizabeth Used Car Dealer Agrees to $140,000 Settlement with State
11/29 - Medical Director of Defunct Mercer County Mental Health Clinic Sentenced for Defrauding the Medicaid & Medicare Programs
11/24 - Racing Commission Proposes to Amend Rules Pertaining to Safety Standards for Certain Jockey’s Equipment
11/23 - Camden Physician Surrenders Medical License
11/23 - Attorney General, Division on Civil Rights Announce Finding of Probable Cause Against School District Where Student Was Subject to Alleged Harassment, Bullying
11/22 - Edison Man Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Racketeering in Gang-Related Murder in New Brunswick In 2008
11/19 - State Grand Jury Takes No Action in Fatal Shooting in Hammonton Involving Atlantic County SWAT Team
11/19 - Employee of Essex County Division of Welfare Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Employment Records to Obtain Mortgage Loan
11/19 - Woman Sentenced to Prison for Million-Dollar Mortgage and Credit Card Fraud Scheme in Bergen County
11/19 - Former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas & His Aide Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges Filed by State Division of Criminal Justice
11/18 - Longtime Aide of Former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Money Laundering in Case Against Vas
11/18 - Latest Crime Data Shows Statewide Overall Crime Rate Down 9 Percent - Number of Murders Down 15 Percent
11/17 - Father and Son Plead Guilty to Theft for Falsifying Loan Applications for $4.5 Million in Home Loans
11/17 - Third Employee of Port Authority Training Facility Pleads Guilty to Theft for Falsifying Attendance, Mileage, Meal Records
11/16 - Glassboro Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Assault Weapon to Undercover Trooper and Possessing Illegal Machine Gun
11/16 - Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing 407 Cell Phones From University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
11/10 - Three Indicted on First-Degree Drug Charges in Connection With Largest Indoor Marijuana Bust in NJ History
11/10 - Burlington County Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Methamphetamine With the Intent to Distribute
11/10 - Donald R. Codey Jr., Ex-General Manager of Freehold Raceway, Sentenced for Stealing Vouchers and Passing Bad Checks - Raceway patron who passed $654,000 in bad checks also sentenced
11/9 - Port Authority Training Facility Supervisor and Employee Plead Guilty to Theft for Falsifying Attendance, Mileage, Meal Records
11/9 - Stifel Nicolaus to Repurchase $5.4 Million in Auction Rate Securities from N.J. Investors
11/9 - Unregistered Home Improvement Contractors Being Cited Following Undercover Investigation by Consumer Affairs
11/8 - Fugitive Safe Surrender Total: 3,901 Voluntarily Turned Themselves In - New Jersey’s FSS Record Total: 10,249 Voluntary Surrenders in Three FSS Events
11/8 - Racing Amendment Would Provide for “Fair Start Pole” at Race Tracks; Horses that Start Poorly Would be Disqualified from Wagering Pools
11/8 - Attorney General’s Office Proposes Rule Updates Concerning Confidentiality of Government Records
11/8 - Jackson Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in State Prison for Defrauding Investors of $925,000
11/4 - Division on Civil Rights Proposes ReAdoption of Rules Governing Investigations, Hearings on Complaints
11/4 - Fugitive Safe Surrender Update: Total of approximately 1,400 Have Surrendered as of Midday Thursday
11/4 - Indictment Charges Leader and 18 Alleged Members & Associates of Nine Trey Headbustas Gang with First-Degree Racketeering
11/4 - Paterson Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault on Child
11/4 - Former Assemblyman Neil M. Cohen Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Child Pornography
11/4 - Notice of Proposed Readoption of Regulations
with Amendments
- N.J.A.C. 13:92 I 13:97 I 13:100
11/1 - Essex County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Possessing Heroin and Illegal Hand Guns
11/1 - Contractor Indicted for Obtaining Public Contracts Using Stolen Identity, Sham Company and Fraudulent Documents - Union County contractor removed from Clinton dam project in July after police discovered fraud
11/1 - Leader of Nine Trey Headbustas Set of Bloods Pleads Guilty to Leading a Narcotics Network in Camden; Faces 20-Year Sentence
 
2010 News    
10/29 - Morris County Resident Sentenced to State Prison in Auto “Give Up” Scheme
10/29 - Union County Resident Sentenced to State Prison for Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft
10/29 - Attorney General Dow Announces Election Day Safeguards
10/29 - Vineland Man Sentenced to State Prison for Distributing Child Pornography on Internet
10/29 - Essex County Resident Charged In Bogus Car Donation Scheme
10/28 - Division on Civil Rights Issues Finding of Probable Cause Against First Aid Squad in Case of Alleged Sexual Harassment, Retaliatory Firing
10/27 - Division of Consumer Affairs Cites Unlicensed Movers Following Undercover Investigation
10/25 - National Juvenile Justice Conference held in Jersey City - Focus on Disproportionate Minority Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
10/25 - Garfield Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors Who Bought Stock in His Horseshoe Manufacturing Venture - Hundreds of investors lost $1.7 million in failed venture
10/25 - Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Over $79,000 in Sales Taxes He Collected at Used Car Dealership in Toms River
10/20 - Consumer Affairs Finds No Recalled Tylenol on Store Shelves
10/20 - Former Morris County Tax Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Official Misconduct for Voting to Hire Company to which He had Ties - Also pleads guilty to fraudulently underpaying sales tax on Mercedes
10/19 - Wal-Mart Will Pay $775,000 and Revise its Business Practices to Settle State’s Lawsuit
10/19 - Division on Civil Rights: Sony Music Settles with Man Who Charged Workplace Harassment - Company Agrees to Pay Ex-Employee Allegedly Harassed Over Homosexuality
10/19 - New Law Effective October 20 Will Require Motorists to Clear All Ice and Snow from Vehicles Prior to Driving
10/18 - Appellate Court Upholds State Medical Board Decision Revoking License of Wildwood Physician 
10/18 - Attorney General Announces Settlement of Fraud Case with Mortgage Rescue Firms; Principal Defendant Agrees to Judgment of $805,000, Ban on Future Involvement
10/15 - Jersey City Man Sentenced for Distributing Child Pornography Over the Internet
10/15 - Galloway Township Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Felony Murder in Fatal Shooting of Gas Station Owner in 2007
10/15 - Former Prospect Park Police Chief Sentenced for Assaulting Handcuffed Juvenile
10/15 - Member of Nine Trey Headbustas Set of Bloods Sentenced to State Prison for Conspiring to Murder Gang Member
10/14 - Atlantic County Woman Charged Again with Insurance Fraud - She is currently serving time in prison for an unrelated insurance fraud conviction
10/13 - N.J. Joins with Other States to Investigate Foreclosure “Robo-Signing”
10/13 - Essex County Man Sentenced to State Prison for His Role in a Multi-County Automobile Theft Ring
10/13 - Attorney General Announces $3.5 Million in Grants to New Jersey Law Enforcement Agencies to Purchase Bullet-Resistant Vests
10/12 - Fourth Former Local Administrator of NJ Home Energy Assistance Program Charged With Defrauding Program - Man charged with $9,062 theft in ongoing investigations of fraud in program
10/08 - Bergen County Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $500,000 in Shipping Services from Federal Express
10/07 - Burlington County Man Charged with Insurance Fraud
10/07 - N.J. Examining Whether Companies Committed Fraud in Foreclosure Filings
10/07 - Attorney General Announces New Policy on Use of Stun Guns by Law Enforcement Officers in New Jersey - Gives police practical alternative to deadly force while carefully restricting use
10/07 - Camden Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for 2009 Shooting
10/07 - New Jersey Motorists Are Asked to “Put the Brakes on Fatalities” on October 10 - National Program Highlights Safe Driving Behaviors to Help Keep New Jersey’s Roads Fatality Free
10/06 - Attorney General Announces Settlement with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage; Company Providing $67 Million in Loan Modifications, Paying State $3.98 Million
10/05 - Three North Jersey Men Arraigned for Allegedly Operating “Chop Shops” - Bench Warrant Issued for Fourth Defendant
10/05 - No Recalled Fisher Price Products Found in Stores During Inspections Conducted by Consumer Affairs Investigators
10/04 - Middlesex County Dental Office Billing Manager Sentenced to State Prison for Bilking Insurance Companies
10/04 - NJ Fugitives Get Chance to Surrender Safely - “Fugitive Safe Surrender-Central Jersey” a major law enforcement, community collaboration in Somerset, New Brunswick
10/04 - Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team Investigates Fatal Shooting Involving Cape May County Regional SWAT Team
10/01 - North Jersey Pharmacist Sentenced to State Prison for Bilking the Medicaid Program
10/01 - Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft in Million-Dollar Mortgage and Credit Card Fraud Scheme in Bergen County - Second woman sentenced to state prison for her role
10/01 - Bergen County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Stealing $128,000 from Cosmetology School in Fort Lee
 
2010 News    
9/30 - New York Man Sentenced for Calling in False Report of Gunmen at Turnpike Rest Stop
9/30 - Somerset County Doctor Admits Possessing Child Pornography - Pediatric neurologist permanently barred from practicing medicine under guilty plea
9/28 - Division on Civil Rights Announces Settlement in Case of McDonald’s Franchise Accused of Tolerating Sexual Harassment of Female Employee
9/24 - Senior Engineer for NJ Department of Transportation Arrested in Alleged Scheme to Steal $700,000 in Rail Project Grant Funds - DOT employee and co-defendant allegedly took $325,000 in bribes
9/24 - Former East Orange Grocery Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Federally Funded Child Nutrition Program - State investigation uncovered $1 million in phony vouchers
9/23 - Former Essex County Superintendent of Elections Carmine Casciano Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Records - Defendant gave unauthorized paid days off to county employees who worked on campaigns
9/23 - Former Correction Officer at Northern State Prison in Newark and 34 Others Charged in Major Scheme to Smuggle Cell Phones and Narcotics into the Prison
9/23 - Nevada Visits New Jersey to Learn from its Success with Juvenile Detention Reform - First Lady Mary Pat Christie Attends JDAI event
9/22 - Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to State Prison tor His Role in a Multi-County Automobile Theft Ring
9/22 - Essex County Man Pleads Guilty to Leading a Multi-County Automobile Theft Ring
9/22 - National Child Passenger Safety Week Spotlights the Life-Saving Importance of Child Restraints in Vehicles - Traffic Safety Officials Stress Importance of Children Buckling Up, Every Ride
9/20 - Division on Civil Rights Issues Finding of Probable Cause in Case of Homeowners Association that Refused Service Dog for Disabled Resident
9/17 - Camden Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison on Cocaine Charge
9/17 - Former North Jersey Insurance Agent Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
9/17 - Former CEO of Hudson County Insurance Brokerage Firm Sentenced for Misappropriating Insurance Premiums
9/17 - Former Assemblyman Chiappone Sentenced for Filing False Reports With Election Law Enforcement Commission - Forfeited seat in New Jersey General Assembly after admitting crime
9/16 - New State Law Protects Senior Investors from Deceptive Advisors Who Use Bogus “Senior Adviser” Titles
9/14 - More Than 1,100 Arrests Made Statewide During Summer Warrant SWEEP Initiative
9/9 - Consumer Alert: Improperly Pasteurized Milk
9/9 - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Pays $1.1M to New Jersey Bureau of Securities to Settle Auction Rate Securities Case
9/9 - As Students Return to Classrooms, Officials Reinforce Importance of School Zone Safety - New Public Awareness Materials Will Help Parents Learn the Critical Role They Play in Ensuring their Children’s Safety
9/2 - Suspension of Therapist’s License by State Psychological Board is Upheld Psychologist Traveled to Bahamas with Patient, Shared the Same Bed
9/1 - Con Artist Sentenced for Stealing $164,900 from West Orange Man
9/1 - Bedminster-Based Investment Company Assessed $75,000 Penalty For Violations at South Jersey Branch Office
 
2010 News    
8/16 - Former Prospect Park Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Charge of Obstruction of Justice for Assaulting Handcuffed Juvenile
8/16 - Father Indicted on First-Degree Charges of Murder, Kidnapping, Attempted Murder in Case of Baby Thrown from Parkway Bridge
8/16 - Owner of Totowa Nursing Home Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud for Billing Program for More Than $100,000 in Personal Expenses - Fraud investigated by Attorney General’s Office and Department of Health & Senior Services
8/12 - Board of Medical Examiners Suspends and Fines Edison Physician for Sexual Contact with a Patient
8/12 - Union County Mortgage Broker Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme to Obtain Loans Using Fake Identities & Documents
8/12 - Union County Resident Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft
8/11 - New Online Service Provides Background Information About Investment Adviser Representatives
8/11 - Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 30 Years in State Prison Without Parole in Shooting Death of Manager at Trump Taj Mahal in 2009
8/10 - N.J. Bureau of Securities and Merrill Lynch Reach Settlement Over Stock Trades by Unregistered Employees
8/10 - Bergen County Man Sentenced to Six Years in State Prison for His Role in $2 Million Fraud
8/5 - Owner of North Jersey Home Health Care Agency Pleads Guilty to Defrauding The Medicaid Program Out Of $800,000 - Defendant’s Wife Pleads Guilty to Her Role in Scam
8/5 - New State Law Regulates Credit Card Offerings Made on College and University Campuses
8/3 - Two Contractors and Their Company Plead Guilty to Submitting False Invoice to Perth Amboy at Request of Former Mayor Vas
8/3 - Leader of Nine Trey Gangsters Sentenced to Seven More Years in Prison for Directing Criminal Activities of Gang From Behind Bars - David “Duke” Allen was already serving a sentence of 30 years to life for murder
8/2 - Second Man Pleads Guilty to Absentee Ballot Fraud Related to Atlantic City Mayoral Campaign of Marty Small
8/2 - CEO of Now-Defunct Hudson County Insurance Brokerage Firm Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating Insurance Premiums
 
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3/15 - Former Motor Vehicle Commission Clerk Pleads Guilty for Her Role in Scheme to Falsify a Birth Date on a License to Show the Legal Age of 21
3/15 - Mercer County Man Charged With Submitting Fraudulent Disability Insurance Claims
3/15 - Pennsylvania Dentist Pleads Guilty to Dumping Needles and Other Medical Waste That Washed Up on Avalon Beach
3/12 - Former North Jersey Salon Owner Sentenced For Offering Money to Undercover Investigator in Order to Obtain a False Inspection Report
3/12 - Camden Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Racketeering in Investigation of Nine Trey Headbustas Set of Bloods
3/12 - State Board Revokes Physician’s License
3/12 - MGM MIRAGE Signs Stipulation of Settlement to Surrender Casino License and Place Its Interest in Borgata Hotel Casino in Trust
3/11 - Former Perth Amboy Recreation Supervisor Sentenced for Stealing City Funds - Pleaded guilty to assisting former mayor Joseph Vas in thefts
3/10 - Suspended NJ Transit Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Official Misconduct for Possessing Large Quantity of Marijuana
3/10 - $10 Million in Jersey-Grown Marijuana Seized in Five Location Bust
3/8 - Ex-Sales Director for Contractor Admits She Offered Illegal Gift to State Official and Concealed Overbilling of State
3/8 - Ex-Mayor of Irvington Michael Steele Sent to Prison for Taking Kickbacks as Business Administrator for Irvington Schools
3/8 - East Orange Pharmacy Technicians Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud - Medicaid program billed for expensive HIV/AIDS prescriptions never dispensed
3/5 - Former Employee of Juvenile Justice Commission Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Time Sheets to Collect $10,000 in Overtime Pay
3/5 - Attorney General Files Suit Against Oil Heating Company
3/4 - Four Gloucester County Residents Plead Guilty to Growing Marijuana in Their Homes Using Hydroponic Systems
3/4 - Essex County Woman Sentenced to State Prison for Possessing at Least 10 Grams of “Angel Dust”
3/4 - Two Men Plead Guilty as Part of an Ongoing Investigation Into an Auto Theft Ring
3/3 - Officials Remind Motorists to “Hang Up! Just Drive” - Cell Phone Use/Texting Behind the Wheel Contribute to Driver Distraction, Crashes
3/3 - New York Physician Sentenced to State Prison for Selling Prescriptions for Controlled Dangerous Substances
3/3 - Employee of Essex County Elections Office Pleads Guilty to Absentee Ballot Fraud in 2007 Races in 29th Legislative
3/3 - Newark Woman Sentenced for Her Role in Conspiracy to Defraud Federal Child Nutrition Program - State investigation uncovered $1 million in phony vouchers
3/3 - JJC Students Participate in Philadelphia Flower Show
3/2 - Cumberland County Man Pleads Guilty to Offering Child Pornography over the Internet
3/1 - Mercer County Auto Body Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty in Auto Repair Insurance Fraud
3/1 - Beware Potential Frauds When Donating to Chilean Relief Efforts
3/1 - Attorney General’s Office Will Monitor Toyota’s Response to Owners of Recalled Vehicles
3/1 - Camden County Man Charged with Stealing Funds from His Mother that were Designated for Nursing Home
 
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1/6 - Shooting Response Team Investigates Shooting Incident Involving State Police During Drug Arrests in Newark
1/6 - Newark Woman Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Defraud Federal Child Nutrition Program - State investigation uncovered $1 million in phony vouchers
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