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| 12/30 - Division of Highway Traffic Safety Promotes New App to ensure Safe and Sober New Year |
12/29 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Cites 35 Home Improvement Contractors for $570,000 in Consumer Restitution and Penalties Due to Alleged Violations - In All of 2014, the Consumer Affairs Crackdown Cited 130 Contractors for More than $2.1 Million in Restitution and Penalties
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| 12/23 - New Jersey State Police Wish Everyone a Safe Holiday Season |
12/22 - Former Home Health Aide Admits to Falsely Billing Medicaid for Medical Services in No-Show Scam
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12/22 - Director Rodriguez Celebrates Fourth Annual Season of Service with Visit to Neighborhood House Preschool in Morristown
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| 12/19 - Livingston Accountant Sentenced to 12 Years in State Prison for Leading Scheme to Steal $700,000 from State Through False Unemployment Claims |
| 12/19 - New Jersey Joins Multi-State, Federal Settlement with T-Mobile Over Phone Bill Charges for Unsolicited Text Subscription Services |
12/18 - Twenty-Six Charged With First-Degree Racketeering in Indictment Targeting International Carjacking/Theft Ring That Trafficked High-End Vehicles from New Jersey and New York to West Africa - "Operation Jacked” resulted in recovery of 160 stolen cars worth more than $8 million
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12/18 - Former Treasurer of Cape May County Volunteer Fire Company Admits to Stealing Approximately $19,000 from Organization by Reimbursing Himself for Personal Expenses - Seaville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company’s Former Chief was Indicted in September for Similar Scheme
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| 12/18 - With Urban Cash-For-Gold Initiative, New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Alleges Nearly 10,000 Violations at 71 Jewelers and Other Stores, Confiscates 35 Scales |
| 12/18 - Acting Attorney General, Division on Civil Rights Announce Settlement with Business Owners Who had Legally Blind Man, Guide Dog Leave Store |
12/17 - Man Who Sold Stolen Coffee Makers And Other Items Worth $275,000 On Ebay And Amazon Pleads Guilty To Receiving Stolen Property
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12/17 - Court Approves Final Settlement in Passaic River Litigation; Occidental Chemical to Pay $190 Million to Resolve Liability - State Has Recovered $355 Million from All Passaic River Settlements
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12/16 - Four Relatives Indicted on First-Degree Drug Charges for Allegedly Operating a Heroin and Cocaine Mill in Their House in Elizabeth
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12/15 - New Jersey Bureau of Securities Announces Launch of Streamlined Electronic Filing Depository - EFD Offers Efficiency for Issuers and Improved Transparency for Investors
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| 12/12 - Former Business Administrator for Knowlton Board of Education Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $70,000 from School District |
12/12 - Former Top Official of East Orange Water Commission Sentenced to Prison for Manipulating Test Results to Hide Elevated Levels of a Contaminant in Drinking Water Supplied to Customers
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12/11 - New Jersey Leads Multi-State Settlement Resolving Allegations That Digital Ad Company Breached Internet Privacy Settings
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12/11 - More Than 20,000 New Jersey Physicians Signed Up for Prescription Monitoring Program Access in 2014, Attorney General Reports
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12/11 - Union County Man Arrested and Charged with Witness Tampering and Organizing Staged Car Accidents throughout northern New Jersey
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12/8 - Five Men Indicted on First-Degree Charges in Investigation into Sales of Methamphetamine and Heroin in Burlington and Ocean Counties - "Operation Speed Racer” was a joint investigation by the New Jersey State Police and the U.S. DEA
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| 12/5 - Attorney General and Community Members Receive Narcan Training at Camden Drug Treatment Center as part of the Christie Administration’s “Season of Service” - Urban Treatment Associates of Camden Receives Opioid Overdose Prevention Grant |
| 12/5 - Car Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Using False Titles to Sell Cars Damaged in Superstorm Sandy to Unsuspecting Customers |
| 12/5 - Delegation from Pennsylvania Visits New Jersey to Examine Juvenile Detention Reform |
| 12/5 - Camden County Car Salesman Sentenced to Five Years in State Prison for Reporting Luxury Vehicles Stolen That He Knew Had Been Shipped to China |
| 12/5 - Egg Harbor Township Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Child Pornography on the Internet - He was sentenced under tough new child porn law as a result of Operation Predator Alert |
12/4 -New Jersey Signs Onto Multi-State Settlement Resolving Allegations That Sirius Satellite XM Radio Engaged in Misleading Ads, Billing
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12/4 -New Jersey Office of Weights and Measures Bans 19 Motor Oil Products, After Lab Testing Reveals Their Viscosity Fails to Match That Promised On the Label
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12/4 -More than $1.2 Million Awarded by the Division of Highway Traffic Safety for Campaign to Fight Drunk Driving during the Holiday Season
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11/26 -New Jersey Troopers Foil Alleged Plot by Pennsylvania Woman to Hire Hit Man to Kill Daughter’s Ex-Boyfriend and Two Others in New Jersey
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11/26 -New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners Revokes License of Jersey City Neurologist, Finding He “Acted As a Drug Dealer” When Prescribing Opiates
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| 11/25 - Attorney General Lends a Helping Hand at “Season of Service” Event - Volunteers at The Neighborhood Center in Camden |
| 11/25 - Division of Highway Traffic Safety Warns Motorists that Unused Seat Belts and Bad Weather Could Put Thanksgiving Travel Safety at Risk |
11/24 - NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULES: The Division of Criminal Justice is proposing new rules for administration of the Human Trafficking Survivor’s Assistance Fund
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11/24 - Seven Indicted on Charges They Conspired to Operate Heroin Mills Inside Two Apartments in Paterson
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| 11/21 - Perth Amboy Couple Indicted for Securing Loan to Purchase Stolen Vehicle they Already Possessed, Laundering the Proceeds, then Reporting the Car Stolen and Reaping Approximately $32,000 Payout from their Insurer - One defendant indicted last week in half million dollar workers compensation scam |
11/21 - Former Atlantic City Inspector Sentenced to Prison for Taking Bribes from Operators of Taxi Cabs and Massage Parlors
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11/21 - Burlington County Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for His Role in Drug Ring That Shipped Cocaine From California to New Jersey - Arrested with 3 kilos of cocaine in probe targeting ring allegedly led by Jamaican recording star
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11/21 - Office of Community Justice Awards Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Grant Monies to Strengthen Support Networks for New Jersey’s At-Risk Youth - Six Nonprofit Agencies Throughout New Jersey Will Split Funds
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11/19 - CONSUMER ALERT: New Jersey Consumers Seeking to Hire a Home Elevation Contractor Should Be Aware of New Registration Requirements Intended to Help Prevent Fraud, Unsafe Work
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11/19 - Trenton Man Convicted of Illegally Trafficking Semi-Automatic Pistol During Undercover Investigation by New Jersey State Police
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11/18 - Former Production Manager for Music, Dance & Theater Department at New Jersey City University Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $87,587
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11/17 - Trio Sentenced for Running International Car Theft Network through New Jersey, New York and Abu Dhabi
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| 11/14 -Essex County Man Sentenced to Five Years in State Prison for Stealing $50,000 from 90-year-old Friend Suffering from Dementia by Coercing him into Withdrawing Money from Annuity |
11/13 - Perth Amboy Man Indicted for Allegedly Faking Workplace Accident to Get Insurer to Pay for Medical Treatments, Estimated at More Than $500,000, for Old Injury - Defendant also charged with receiving temporary disability payouts while working at auto body shop and later stealing from the bank account of that business
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11/13 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Reaches $300,000 Settlement with Operators of Multiple North Jersey Furniture Businesses Charged with Violations of the Consumer Fraud Act
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11/12 - Trenton Man Sentenced to Prison for Possessing More Than 100 Images and Videos of Child Pornography on His Computers - Charged by Attorney General and ICE Homeland Security Investigations in Operation Predator Alert
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| 11/7 - Ten Defendants Charged in Drug Conspiracy Indictment for Allegedly Distributing Thousands of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills in North Jersey-10 others previously pleaded guilty in “Operation White Silk,” a joint investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice, Passaic County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration |
| 11/7 - Bridgeton Man Sentenced to 55 Years in Prison for Directing Woman to Have Sex with Boy, 13, and Photograph the Boy and Girl, 8, in Sex Act-Woman previously pled guilty to having sex with the boy and taking pornographic photo of the children |
11/6 - Mercer County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography on the Internet - Charged by Attorney General and ICE Homeland Security Investigations in Operation Predator Alert
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| 11/3 - Passaic County Man Admits to Staging Two Automobile Accidents that Cost Insurers nearly $180,000 |
11/3 - Prominent Atlantic County Lawyer Who Practiced Elder Law Pleads Guilty to Stealing Millions of Dollars From Clients - Faces mandatory prison sentence in investigation by State Police and Division of Criminal Justice
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11/3 - Acting Attorney General Hoffman Announces Election Safeguards - Deputy Attorneys General to be Stationed in All 21 Counties
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11/3 - New Jersey Bureau of Securities Invites Public to Free “Safe Investing” Summit on November 13th; Attendees Will Hear From “Crazy Eddie” and HealthSouth Fraudsters, “Wolf of Wall Street” and Madoff Prosecutors and FBI Agents, and More
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10/31 - New Jersey’s Fight Against Opiate Diversion Has Led to 50 Disciplinary Cases Against Doctors, Pharmacists, Pharmacies, Under Ongoing Focus on Prescription Drug Abuse
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| 10/30 - New Jersey Attorney General Commemorates Two Years of Post-Sandy Fraud Enforcement, Continues Watch for Storm Recovery Scams |
10/30 - Former Piscataway Teacher Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $245,000 in Disability Pension Payments by Falsely Claiming He Was Permanently Disabled While He Was Teaching in Another State
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10/30 - Division of Highway Traffic Safety Urges Trick-or-Treaters and Halloween Partygoers to Plan Ahead to Avoid Scare
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10/29 - Acting Attorney General, Division on Civil Rights Announce Settlement in Case of Transportation Company that Discharged Disabled Worker
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10/29 - Former Paterson Councilman Rigo Rodriguez and His Wife Agree to Lifetime Ban on Public Office or Employment - State does not oppose their admission into Pre-Trial Intervention
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| 10/28 - New Jersey’s Reform Efforts are the Subject of National Publication - Casey Foundation publishes “JDAI in New Jersey” |
10/28 - Attorney General Issues Directive to Law Enforcement to Advance Multidisciplinary Response to Heroin and Prescription Opiate Crisis
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10/27 - Christie Administration Dedicates the State’s 100th “Project Medicine Drop” Box at the Teaneck Police Department
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| 10/24 - Atlantic County Man Sentenced to Prison for Offering Child Pornography on the Internet Using File-Sharing Software |
| 10/24 - Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Prison for Blackmailing Victim Who Responded to His Craigslist Ad for Homosexual Sex |
| 10/23 - New York State Visits New Jersey to Examine Juvenile Detention Reform |
10/22 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Action Against Atlantic County-Based Home Improvement Contractor, Charging Alleged Violations of the Consumer Fraud Act and Contractors Registration Act
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10/21 - Racing Commission Proposes Readoption of Off-Track Wagering Rules
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10/21 - 11 Alleged Members and Associates of Genovese Crime Family Charged With Reaping Millions in Criminal Profits in New Jersey Through Loansharking, Illegal Check Cashing, Gambling & Money Laundering - Eight Arrested or Sought on Racketeering Charges, including alleged Genovese “Capo” & “Soldier”
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10/21 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Convenes Pain Management Council, to Develop Best Practices for Managing Pain While Maintaining Controls Against Prescription Drug Diversion and Abuse
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| 10/20 - Monmouth County Woman Acknowledges Scamming Health Care Insurer More than 100 Times |
10/20 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Action Against Two North Jersey Home Improvement Companies for Alleged Consumer Fraud and Other Violations
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10/17 - New Jersey Joins Multi-State Settlement with TD Bank Over Data Breach that Affected Thousands of Consumers
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10/17 - New Jersey Bureau of Securities Revokes Agent’s Registration, Assessed $2 Million Penalty, After Finding He Defrauded Investors, Spent Investor Funds at Casinos and on Poker Websites
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10/16 - Operation RayScam: Seven Medical Practitioners Arrested for Allegedly Taking Kickbacks in Exchange for Referrals to Medical Imaging Centers Owned by Criminal Enterprise - Six physicians and a chiropractor allegedly received approximately $200,000 in money, gift cards and construction services as payment for making approximately 20,000 referrals to Diagnostic Imaging Associates
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10/16 - State Obtains Bulk of Easements Needed for Shoreline Projects; Efforts to Acquire Remaining Easements Continuing
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10/15 - IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: New Jersey Consumer Affairs Director Calls New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program a Vital Tool in the Fight Against Opiate Abuse
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10/14 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and Camden County Arts & Crafts Company Reach Settlement for Violations of the Consumer Fraud Act and Other Regulations
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| 10/14 - New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement is Accepting Skill-Based Gaming Applications for New Jersey First Program |
| 10/10 - Middlesex County Man with Prior Conviction for Sexually Assaulting Child Sentenced to Prison for Sharing Child Pornography on Internet |
10/10 - Passaic County Home Health Aide Indicted for Submitting 3,797 Fraudulent Claims to Medicaid - Defendant is Sixth Current or Former Aide Employed by Hackensack Company to be Indicted for Medicaid-related Fraud Claims Since June
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| 10/9 - Owner and 2 Employees of Auto Inspection Shop in Paterson Indicted for Allegedly Using Data Simulators to Falsify Emission Test Results - Customer also indicted in probe by Attorney General’s Office, Motor Vehicle Commission and DEP |
10/8 - Yusuf Ibrahim – Who Faces Ongoing Charges That He Shot Two Men and Cut Off Their Heads – Pleads Guilty to Unrelated Armed Robbery
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10/8 - Man Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charge for Operating Male Prostitution Ring in Ventnor - Client also pleads guilty in investigation by Attorney General’s Office & FBI Task Force
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10/8 - New Jersey Joins Multi-State, Federal Settlement with AT&T Mobile Over Phone Bill Charges for Unsolicited Text Subscription Services
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10/8 - Division on Civil Rights Announces Settlement in Case of Kennel Owner Accused of Sexually Harassing Female Employee
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| 10/7 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Reaches Settlement with Dealer of High-End, Used Luxury Cars Accused of Deceptive Sales Practices |
10/6 - Passaic County Trio Admit to Conspiring in Staged Car Accident Scam
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10/6 - Camden County Car Salesman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Insurance Companies of More Than $130,000 by Reporting Luxury Vehicles Stolen That He Knew Had Been Shipped To China
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| 10/6 - New Brunswick Man Sentenced to State Prison for Distributing Child Pornography on the Internet |
| 10/6 - New Jersey Bureau of Securities Assesses $1.1 Million Penalty Against Sussex County-Based “Extreme Energy Solutions,” Seller of a Purported Automobile Emissions Reduction Device, Due to Fraudulent Sale of Unregistered Securities |
| 10/3 - Westampton Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Six Home Equity Loans Totaling More Than $925,000 in 11 Days - His wife previously was sentenced to jail and probation |
| 10/3 - Two Men Who Operated Illegal Poker Club in Runnemede Sentenced to Jail for Promoting Gambling |
| 10/3 - Bayonne Man Sentenced to Prison for Offering Child Pornography on the Internet - Detectives seized his library of more than 90,000 images and videos of child pornography |
| 10/3 - Two Men Indicted for Allegedly Selling False Motor Vehicle Inspection Stickers in Newark - Two other men previously pleaded guilty and face jail sentences |
| 10/2 - CONSUMER ALERT: With Peak Storm Season Approaching, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Reminds Consumers to Use Caution When Purchasing, Using a Portable Generator |
| 10/1 - State Police Arrest Man Wanted for Attempted Murder of a State Trooper |
| 10/1 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Cites 26 Home Improvement Contractors For $251,000 in Penalties and Consumer Restitution Due to Alleged Violations of Consumer Protection Laws |
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| 9/29 - Gloucester County Woman Indicted for Allegedly Hiding $100,000 Gift Received from Deceased Former Patient During Bankruptcy Proceedings |
| 9/26 - Former Roselle Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Her Role in Unemployment Benefits Scam that Defrauded State of $2 Million |
| 9/26 - Essex County Man Pleads Guilty to Charges he Stole $50,000 from 90-year-old Friend Suffering from Dementia by Coercing him into Withdrawing Money from Annuity |
| 9/26 - New Jersey Enters Settlement with Shire Specialty Pharmaceuticals
Over Alleged Unlawful Marketing of Five Drugs |
| 9/26 - Juvenile Justice Commission Holds High School Commencement Ceremony - 64 Students receive Degrees |
| 9/25 - New Jersey Bureau of Securities Files Suit Charging that Former Monmouth County Fire Chief Committed Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Against Investors; Revokes His Exemptions to Operate |
| 9/24 - Former Fire Chief and His Son Indicted for Stealing Approximately $46,000 from Seaville Fire and Rescue Company by Submitting Fraudulent Claims |
| 9/23 - Egg Harbor Township Man Arrested at His Home for Allegedly Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography |
| 9/22 - Philadelphia Man Arrested in Deptford Mall Parking Lot for Attempting to Sell One Kilogram of Cocaine Intended for Sale in Atlantic City |
| 9/19 - Former Manager of Tick Tock Diner in Clifton, N.J., Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Trying to Hire Hit Man to Kill His Uncle |
| 9/19 - Princeton Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $233,000 Through Fraud and Extortion from Woman He Met in Atlantic City |
| 9/17 - Four More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds - Sixteen people have been charged since March |
| 9/16 - Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team Investigates Fatal Shooting In Rutherford Involving State Police & Local Officers |
| 9/16 - Division of Consumer Affairs and Division of Law Pursue Former South Jersey Paving Company to Arkansas, Succeed in Obtaining $177,000 in Consumer Restitution for South Jersey Residents |
| 9/15 - Newark Man Sentenced for Seeking $45,000 from Insurer for Car that was not Stolen |
| 9/15 - Attorney General’s Office, DEP Announce $190 Million Settlement With Sole Remaining Defendant Occidental in Passaic River Litigation |
| 9/12 - Former Business Administrator for Knowlton Board of Education Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $70,000 from the School District |
| 9/12 - Indictment Charges 42 Alleged Camden Drug Dealers With First-Degree Racketeering In “Operation North Pole” - Division of Criminal Justice and Partners Executed Largest Drug Bust in Camden in a Decade, Dismantling Violent Criminal Enterprise that Sold Millions of Dollars in Heroin and Cocaine |
| 9/12 - Essex County Man Indicted for Attempting to Obtain Compensation from Insurer for Damage Done to Vehicle before his Policy Became Effective |
| 9/11 - Toms River Man Indicted for Insurance Fraud for Lying About Home Repairs to Get Insurer to Pay for Roof Replacement Following Superstorm Sandy |
| 9/11 - N.J. Board of Medical Examiners Obtains Temporary License Suspension of Monmouth County Physician Accused of Indiscriminately Prescribing Excessive Amounts of Oxycodone to Approximately 50 Patients without Medical Justification |
| 9/10 - East Orange Man Indicted on Charges of Allegedly Fabricating Carjacking Claim to Net Nearly $40,000 from Insurer |
| 9/10 - CONSUMER ALERT: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Advises Consumers to Beware of Websites Offering Poor-Quality Counterfeit Dresses |
| 9/10 - Elementary District to Pay $75,000 to Settle Allegations it Failed to Effectively Address Bullying of African-American Student |
| 9/9 - Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison in Connection With Seizure by New Jersey State Police of 40 Kilos of Cocaine and $1 Million - Three other men face prison in transcontinental drug ring that distributed cocaine in New Jersey |
| 9/9 - Hudson County Man and New York City Cohort Plead Guilty to Roles in International Luxury Car Theft Network |
| 9/8 - Christie Administration Takes Action to Allow Legal Sports Wagering in New Jersey |
| 9/8 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Cites Health Clubs For Failure to Provide Refunds for Canceled Memberships, Other Violations |
| 9/5 - Leader Sentenced to Prison in Case Targeting Major Heroin Network That Operated Processing Mills and Stash Houses in Paterson |
| 9/5 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Seaside Heights Police Collaborate on Charges Against Boardwalk Vendors, Seizure of More Than $10,000 Worth Of Suspected Counterfeit Merchandise, Resulting from “Safe Summer 2014” Task Force |
| 9/4 - New Jersey Bureau of Securities Suspends Registration of a Jersey City Broker-Dealer Agent Who Borrowed Money From Clients, Failed to Disclose Tax Liens |
| 9/3 - Division of Highway Traffic Safety Urges Students, Parents and Motorists to Review Rules of the Road for Back-to-School Season |
| 9/2 - Cream Ridge Doctor Indicted for Allegedly Seeking Payment for 40 Medical Diagnostic Procedures He Never Conducted |
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| 8/29 - 154th New Jersey State Police Recruit Training Class Graduates |
| 8/25 - Car Dealer Pleads Guilty and Faces Prison for Using False Titles to Sell Cars Damaged in Superstorm Sandy to Unsuspecting Customers - Motor Vehicle Commission technician also pleads guilty in scheme |
| 8/22 - Man Sentenced to Prison on First-Degree Drug Charge Stemming from New Jersey State Police Seizure of 20 Kilos of Cocaine on I-78 |
| 8/22 - President of Company Entrusted with Making Insurance Payments Charged for Pocketing More than $300,000 Earmarked for Health Care Premiums |
| 8/22 - Woodbridge Man Sentenced to Prison for Performing Unlicensed Asbestos Abatement at Schools and Homes - He Released Hazardous Asbestos Dust & Debris at Daycare Center |
| 8/21 - Division on Civil Rights Posts Online Fact Sheet on Disability Accommodation in Condos, Cooperatives Governed by Associations |
| 8/20 - Former State Correction Officer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking 22 Kilos of Cocaine from Texas to New Jersey - Pleaded guilty in investigation by New Jersey State Police & Division of Criminal Justice |
| 8/20 - Atlantic County Hotel Will Pay $64,500 to Resolve State Allegations of Price Gouging Following Superstorm Sandy |
| 8/19 - New Jersey Bureau of Securities Revokes Registrations of Broker-Dealer Agent Who Sold Securities Involved in Alleged Ponzi Scheme |
| 8/15 - Five Sentenced to Prison in International Human Trafficking Case - Women were trafficked from Mexico to work in Lakewood brothels |
| 8/14 - State Police Arrest 7 in Connection with Caesars Armed Robbery |
| 8/14 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Action Against South Jersey Puppy Dealer Who Allegedly Sold Sick Animals, Failed To Disclose Health Records to Buyers, and Inoculated Dogs Without a Veterinarian’s Oversight |
| 8/13 - Division of Highway Traffic Safety Earmarks Nearly $1 Million for Summer Drunk Driving Clampdown, “Drive Sober, or Get Pulled Over” |
| 8/13 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Action Against “As Seen On TV” Company Telebrands for Consumer Fraud Act Violations |
| 8/12 - South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Charges That He Molested a Teenage Girl While She Slept and Distributed Child Pornography |
| 8/12 - New Jersey Bureau of Securities Obtains $5.5 Million Settlement From Bergen County Father and Son Who Defrauded Investors Through Sale of Unregistered Notes and Used Investor Funds For Personal Enrichment |
| 8/11 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Action Against Home Improvement Businesses for Illegal Business Practices |
| 8/8 - Man Pleads Guilty to Promoting Gambling for Running Illegal Poker Club in Runnemede as Well as Off-Shore Gambling Website - Five pleaded guilty and three face potential jail time in investigation of “Runnemede Social Club” |
| 8/8 - State DOT Technician Sentenced for Collecting More Than $14,000 in Unearned Overtime Pay by Falsifying Time Sheets |
| 8/8 - New Jersey Bureau of Securities Recovers $125,000 for Investors in Branded Marketing Civil Action |
| 8/7 - Former Atlantic City Inspector Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes from Operators of Taxi Cabs and Massage Parlors |
| 8/6 - State Trooper Saves Woman’s Life Using Narcan |
| 8/6 - State to Receive More than $800,000 from Settlement Resolving Allegations of Off-Label Marketing by Drug Manufacturer Wyeth |
| 8/6 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs to Distribute $173,000 to 63 Law Enforcement Agencies, from Bankrupt Manufacturer of Defective Bulletproof Vests |
| 8/5 - Egg Harbor Township Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography on the Internet - Faces 5-year prison sentence under tough new child porn law as result of Operation Predator Alert |
| 8/5 - Former Operations Manager for Wholesaler of Pharmaceutical Ingredients Charged With Embezzling Half a Million Dollars |
| 8/5 - New Jersey Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs File Action Against Wayne Mazda and Wayne Auto Mall Hyundai for Unconscionable Commercial Practices, including “Bait and Switch” Tactics |
| 8/4 - Ingersoll Rand Subsidiary Trane U.S., Inc. to Pay Total of $70,000 to Settle Discrimination Case Involving Firing of Pregnant Woman |
| 8/1 - Bayonne Man Pleads Guilty to Offering Child Pornography on the Internet - Detectives seized his library of more than 90,000 images and videos of child pornography |
| 8/1 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Awarded $1.26 Million Judgment Against Home Furniture and Furnishings Company That Committed Fraud Against Consumers |
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| 7/30 - State Police Arrest Five for Caesars Armed Robbery |
| 7/30 - Christie Administration Announces Homeland Security Grants to Nonprofits to Improve Security - Funding Awarded to 18 New Jersey Nonprofit Organizations |
| 7/28 - Two Men Indicted on Charges They Conspired to Sell Thousands of Pirated DVD Movies and Music CDs Out of Newark Storehouse - Dealer and accomplice indicted in investigation led by the New Jersey State Police that resulted in the seizure of more than 23,000 counterfeit DVDs and CDs |
| 7/28 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Complaint Against “Home Warranty” Company That Allegedly Used Deceptive Tactics to Refuse Consumers’ Claims for Repair of Crucial Home Systems and Appliances |
| 7/25 - Notice of Proposed Rules - Public Comment period is through October 3, 2014 |
| 7/25 - Former Top Official of East Orange Water Commission Pleads Guilty to Manipulating Test Results to Hide Elevated Levels of a Contaminant in Drinking Water Supplied to Customers |
| 7/24 - 14 Arrested in Child Pornography Sweep “Operation Predator Alert II” Including Man Who Allegedly Blackmailed 16-Year-Old Girl to Make Her Strip Naked on Webcam and Two School Bus Drivers - Attorney General’s Office and ICE Homeland Security Investigations have arrested 28 in two “Predator Alert” sweeps targeting file sharers under New Jersey’s strict child pornography law |
| 7/24 - New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and Division of Consumer Affairs File Complaint Against Moving Company That Allegedly Low-Balled Consumers and Threatened to Withhold Possessions |
| 7/23 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Reaches Settlement with Woodbridge Towing Company, Resolving Allegations of Excessive Fees and Obtaining Restitution for Vehicle Owners |
| 7/22 - Suspended Captain of Human Services Police Convicted of Official Misconduct and Computer Theft for Misusing Police Databases |
| 7/22 - Gloucester County Woman Charged With Attempting to Collect Approximately $18,000 in Insurance Monies by Falsely Reporting That Her Vehicle Was Stolen - Defendant Also Charged with Witness Tampering |
| 7/21 - Essex County Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Collect Approximately $45,000 in Insurance Monies by Falsely Reporting That His Vehicle Was Stolen |
| 7/21 - New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners Revokes the License of a Somerset County Physician Accused of Indiscriminately Prescribing Addictive Painkillers, Despite Evidence of Patients’ Drug Abuse |
| 7/21 - Man Sentenced to Prison in Case in Which New Jersey State Police Seized 24 Kilograms of Cocaine From His Car on Route 287 |
| 7/16 - Four More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds - Twelve people have been charged since March |
| 7/16 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Cites 68 Home Improvement Contractors for a Total of $1.3 Million in Penalties and Consumer Restitution Due to Alleged Violations of Consumer Protection Laws |
| 7/14 - Former Manager of Tick Tock Diner in Clifton, N.J., Pleads Guilty to Charge That He Attempted to Hire a Hit Man to Kill His Uncle |
| 7/14 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Obtains $1.8 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Deceptive Practices Against Eight “Route 22” and Affiliated Car Dealerships |
| 7/11 - Jersey City Man Sentenced for Stealing $60,000 in Counterfeit Check Scheme |
| 7/11 - Monmouth County Woman Sentenced to State Prison for Defrauding State Out of More than $8,800 Through Temporary Disability Insurance Claim Scheme - Defendant Also Admitted to Falsely Claiming She Had Cancer to Avoid Prison Sentence |
| 7/10 - Attorney General Issues New Directive Requiring Longer Retention of DNA and Other Evidence From Medical Exams in Sexual Assault Cases - New evidence retention rules better serve the needs of rape victims |
| 7/10 - N.J. Board of Medical Examiners Temporarily Suspends the License of a Camden County Physician Accused of Indiscriminately Prescribing Addictive Painkillers, Putting Patients at Risk of Opiate Dependency |
| 7/9 - Three Home Health Aides Indicted on Multiple Counts of Health Care Claims Fraud |
| 7/9 - Man Convicted of First-Degree Drug and Money Laundering Charges Stemming from State Police Seizure of 40 Kilos of Cocaine & $1 Million - Three other men pleaded guilty in transcontinental drug ring that distributed cocaine in New Jersey |
| 7/8 - NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULES for the Division of Gaming Enforcement: The public comment period is through September 5, 2014. |
| 7/7 - Former Correction Officer Sentenced to Prison for Taking Bribe to Smuggle Contraband Items to Inmate in Northern State Prison |
| 7/7 - Seven Indicted in “Operation Family Affair”: Probe by State Police and Division of Criminal Justice Targeting Violent Trenton Heroin Ring |
| 7/7 - Twentieth Defendant Faces Prison in Investigation That Dismantled Major Narcotics Supply Network in Camden |
| 7/3 - Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control Charges Two Shore Area Licensees for Over-Serving Patrons, Sale to Underage Patrons |
| 7/2 - Two National Foundations Honor the JJC’s Dr. Jennifer LeBaron - Director of Local Programs and Services is recognized for her dedication to NJ’s juvenile justice system |
| 7/2 - Racing Commission Proposes New Rules to Establish Exchange Wagering |
| 7/2 - Amendments Would Impose Race Day Ban on Certain Substances, Levels of Therapeutic Medications in Standardbred Horses |
| 7/2 - Amendments Would Impose Race Day Ban on Certain Substances, Levels of Therapeutic Medications in Thoroughbred Horses |
| 7/1 - Four Men from Northern New Jersey Charged with Conspiring to Steal More than $180,000 from the State by Filing False Unemployment Claims |
| 7/1 - Acting State Attorney General Hoffman, Division of Consumer Affairs and Ocean County Kick off “Safe Summer 2014” Program at Point Pleasant Beach |
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| 6/30 - Acting Attorney General Hoffman Announces Legal Victory for Beachfront Easement Acquisition Efforts in Harvey Cedars - Owner Sought Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars; Jury Awards $300 |
| 6/30 - Bergen County Hotel Will Pay $110,000 to Settle State Allegations of Price Gouging Following Superstorm Sandy; Total Recoveries in Sandy Price-Gouging Cases Top $1 Million |
| 6/27 - Acting Attorney General Renews Commitment to Combat Underage Drinking at Shore with Return of “Cops in Shops” |
| 6/26 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Weights and Measures, Announce Complaints Against 21 Jewelers Accused of Violating “Cash for Gold” Consumer Protection Laws |
| 6/25 - Former Chesterfield Mayor/Planning Board Member Charged With Using His Official Positions to Advance Undisclosed Deal With Developer by Which He Acquired Farm at No Cost, Plus $372,500 Profit |
| 6/23 - Six Public Employees Charged With Stealing from the Free School Lunch Program by Filing False Applications for Their Children |
| 6/19 - Owner of Numerous MRI Centers and Twelve Others Arrested in Scheme That Allegedly Paid Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Illegal Kickbacks to Doctors in Exchange for Patient Referrals - Alleged Scheme Generated Millions in Illegal Profits |
| 6/18 - Trenton Men Indicted on Charges They Sold an Illegal Assault Weapon During an Undercover Investigation by the New Jersey State Police |
| 6/17 - New Jersey Joins $550 Million State-Federal Settlement with SunTrust that Addresses Mortgage Loan Abuses - Agreement to provide NJ borrowers with loan modifications, possible payments |
| 6/17 - Man Charged With Illegally Trafficking Guns In Newark - He allegedly sold 6 guns, including an assault weapon, during probe by New Jersey State Police |
| 6/17 - Governor Christie Announces Statewide Expansion of Narcan Pilot - “Gives the Green Light to EMTs Across the State and Will Save Lives” |
| 6/13 - New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners Revokes the License of Neurologist Due to Admitted Sexual Relationship with Patient He Assessed As Having Apparent Mild Brain Injury |
| 6/13 - Man Sentenced to 10 Years in State Prison on Racketeering Charge in Investigation That Took Down Major Heroin Ring in Camden - Twenty-seven have pleaded guilty in “Operation Billboard,” led by the Division of Criminal Justice |
| 6/13 - Hudson County Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Placing Bets at Craps Tables After the Winning Numbers Had Been Called |
| 6/12 - Morristown Man Who is Registered Sex Offender Convicted at Trial of Exposing Himself Via Webcam to Detective Posing as 13-Year-Old Girl |
| 6/12 - New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners Obtains Voluntary License Suspension of Ocean County Doctor Accused of Illegally Distributing Narcotic Painkillers |
| 6/11 - Three Men Indicted for Allegedly Distributing Child Pornography Over the Internet |
| 6/10 - Eight Charged With Stealing $100,000 in Cases Targeting Inmates Who Fraudulently Collected Unemployment Benefits While In Jail |
| 6/9 - Trenton Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge Stemming from Investigation into Illegal Weapons Trafficking - Faces prison sentence under Attorney General’s Targeted Anti-Gun (“TAG”) initiative |
| 6/9 - Middlesex County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Receiving More Than $50,000 Worth of Stolen Property and Selling the Items Online |
| 6/9 - Sussex County Man Arraigned on Charges He Allegedly Attempted to Steal Thousands of Dollars From Elderly Relative’s Annuity |
| 6/6 - Former Ocean County Doctor Charged with Practicing Medicine without a License - Detectives with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Executed Search Warrant at Ocean County Medical Care Center |
| 6/6 - President of Roofing Company Sentenced to Jail for Scheme to Avoid Paying Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Insurance Premiums |
| 6/6 - “Hedge Fund” Fraudsters Ordered to Pay $55 Million in Investor Restitution, Civil Penalties and Disgorgement |
| 6/6 - Division of Highway Traffic Safety and Division of State Police Mark Anniversary of Trooper’s Death with Renewed Call for Adherence to the Move Over Law |
| 6/5 - Camden County Man Charged With Stealing More Than $48,000 by Collecting on Deceased Father’s Annuity |
| 6/5 - Camden County Car Salesman Charged for His Alleged Role in a Scheme to Defraud Insurance Companies of More Than $130,000 by Reporting Luxury Vehicles Stolen That He Knew Had Been Shipped to China - Camden County Woman Also Charged for Her Alleged Role in Scheme |
| 6/5 - Allegedly Fraudulent Sandy Charity’s Remaining $100,000 in Donations Distributed to Monmouth County-Based Organizations for New Jersey Sandy Victims, Following Action Filed by the Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs |
| 6/5 - Attorney General Offers $1 Million to Aid Law Enforcement Agencies in Purchasing Stun Guns as Lifesaving Alternative to Deadly Force |
| 6/4 - Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $175,000 by Brokering the Sale of a Gas Station and Lying to the Purchaser About the Price |
| 6/4 - State to Receive $2-Million-Plus Under Settlement Resolving Allegations That GlaxoSmithKline Made Misleading Claims About Drugs |
| 6/4 - New Jersey Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs, and Board of Public Utilities File Suit Against Three Third-Party Energy Suppliers That Allegedly Defrauded Hundreds of Consumers Through Misrepresentations of Monthly Bill Reductions |
| 6/2 - Two Former Home Health Aides Charged With Causing Bills to Be Submitted to Medicaid for Services That Were Never Rendered |
| 6/2 - Indictment Charges Former Accountant for Triangle Club Theater Troupe at Princeton University With Embezzling Over $180,000 - He also served for many years as general manager of McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton |
| 6/2 - Bridgeton Man Found Guilty of Directing Woman to Have Sex With Boy, 13, and Directing Her to Photograph the Boy and a Girl, 8, in Sex Act - Woman previously pled guilty to having sex with the boy and taking pornographic photo of the children |
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| 5/30 - Former Elizabeth School Board President Sentenced for Stealing from Free Lunch Program by Falsifying Applications for Her Children |
| 5/30 - Former Cashier for Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Group Sentenced for Embezzling $42,000 in Patient Co-Payments |
| 5/29 - Drug Dealer Who Was Shot and Wounded in 2010 When He Pointed Gun at Jersey City Police Officer Sentenced to 16 Years in State Prison |
| 5/29 - Court Finds Multiple Defendants Share $6.13 Million Liability for Cleanup of Mercury Contamination at Former Day Care Site |
| 5/29 - Five Men Plead Guilty in International Human Trafficking Case - Face prison terms for trafficking women from Mexico to work in Lakewood brothels |
| 5/23 - NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULES for the Division of Gaming Enforcement: The public comment period is through July 20, 2014. |
| 5/23 - Egg Harbor Woman Receives 7-Year Sentence on Drug and Gun Charges - Her husband was sentenced to 18 years in prison this month for possessing cocaine and assault weapon |
| 5/23 - Camden County Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Child Pornography On Internet |
| 5/23 - Two Trenton Men Indicted on Charges They Illegally Trafficked Seven Guns During Investigation by The New Jersey State Police |
| 5/22 - New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program Now Sharing Data with Connecticut, Giving Healthcare Practitioners in Both States Even Greater Power to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse |
| 5/22 - Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Launches Statewide Addiction Awareness Campaign and “KnowAddiction” Website |
| 5/21 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Urges eBay Customers to Change Passwords, Take Other Protective Measures Against Identity Theft in Response to Cyber-Attack |
| 5/21 - Attorney General Welcomes Youth from Mentor Program to NJSP Museum - Announces Details of Mentor Program |
| 5/20 - Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control Honors High School Students for Efforts to Combat Underage Drinking During Prom Season |
| 5/20 - In Case You Missed It: New Jersey Consumer Affairs Director Urges Healthcare Professionals to Use the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program in the Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse |
| 5/20 - Warren County Woman Charged With Stealing More Than $12,000 by Falsifying Information She Provided to Insurance Company |
| 5/19 - Irvington High School Wins 2014 State Consumer Bowl |
| 5/19 - Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison in $565,000 Identity Theft Case in Which Stolen Cash Was Withdrawn in Atlantic City Casinos - Charges resulted from investigation by the New Jersey State Police Casino Investigations Bureau |
| 5/19 - New Jersey Law Enforcement Agencies to Participate in 11-State, Border-to-Border Enforcement to Roll Out Click It or Ticket Seat Belt Campaign |
| 5/15 - Ex-Paterson School Official Sentenced to Prison for Having School District Hire Her Own Company and Fraudulently Overbilling District - Division of Criminal Justice investigation revealed over $190,000 in false bills for conferences |
| 5/15 - Former Assistant Basketball Coach At John F. Kennedy High School In Paterson Indicted On First-Degree Cocaine Charge - Jimmie D. Smith also is charged with aggravated assault on detectives who arrested him |
| 5/15 - Motorcycle Fatalities Dropping Both Nationwide and in NJ, but Division of Highway Traffic Safety Says Dangers Remain for Riders |
| 5/15 - Owner of Union County Home Health Aide Agency Charged With Billing Medicaid & Veterans Affairs More Than $100,000 for Services That Were Not Provided |
| 5/15 - Business to Pay Settlement for Rejecting Blind Man’s Guide Dog; Hospital’s Non-Acknowledgment of “Trained” Poodle as Service Dog Lawful |
| 5/14 - State DOT Technician Pleads Guilty to Collecting More Than $14,000 in Unearned Overtime Pay by Falsifying Time Sheets |
| 5/14 - Spring Valley, N.Y., Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing 24 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized From His Car by the New Jersey State Police |
| 5/14 - Attorney General Announces Largest Law Enforcement Deployment Yet Under Anti-Violence Efforts Launched Last Summer in Trenton - Acting Attorney General Hoffman vows show of force by State Police and partners to assist Trenton Police and stem violence as summer approaches |
| 5/14 - Hudson County Man Convicted at Trial of Placing Bets at Craps Tables After the Winning Numbers Had Been Called |
| 5/14 -New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Will Distribute $173,000 to Police Departments That Purchased Defective Bulletproof Vests |
| 5/13 -Two More Homeowners Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds - Eight homeowners have been charged since March |
| 5/13 - Zero Pedestrian Fatalities Reported on Route 130 One Year into Multi-Jurisdictional Enforcement Blitz - Drops in Speeding and Distracted Driving Cited by 13 Burlington County Law Enforcement Agencies |
| 5/12 - Member of Nine Trey Gangsters Set of Bloods Street Gang Sentenced to Prison For Conspiring to Commit a Murder |
| 5/12 - Three Alleged Price Gougers to Pay More Than $89,000 to Resolve State Lawsuits Following Superstorm Sandy; Total Recoveries in Sandy Gouging Cases Top $900,000 |
| 5/9 - New Jersey Attorney General, Department of Community Affairs Warn Sandy Recovery Participants of Potential Scams |
| 5/9 - Jersey City Man Admits Stealing $60,000 in Counterfeit Check Scheme |
5/7 - Unlicensed Person Illegally Performing Dentistry Arrested Following Investigation by Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Affairs and the Elizabeth Police Department
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5/6 - Old Bridge Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography on the Internet
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5/6 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and Bureau of Securities Announce that Two Convicted Felons Who Sold Fraudulent, Unregistered Securities Are Now Barred from Securities Industry
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5/5 - New Jersey Woman Claims Identity Theft to Avoid Online Gambling Debt
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5/5 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Action Against Stephen’s Landscaping for Alleged Sale of Generators at Exorbitant Prices, Unlicensed Sale of Gas During Superstorm Sandy State of Emergency, and the Sale of Unsafe Recalled Generators
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5/2 - Egg Harbor Township Man With History of Violence Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Possessing Cocaine and an Assault Weapon
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| 5/2 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and Bureau of Securities Suspend Two Financial Agents for Failing to Detect Manipulative Trading Strategy |
| 5/2 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and Bureau of Securities Announce Settlement with J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC |
5/1 - State Trooper Sentenced for Falsifying Reports to Indicate He Audited Police Departments When No Audits Were Performed
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5/1 - Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Charges 12, Including Lawyer, Doctor and Two Chiropractors, in Alleged Scheme to Illegally Use Runners to Recruit Accident Victims as Clients - Alleged Illegal Enterprise Generated Millions of Dollars for Ringleaders
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| 4/28 - Former Correction Officer Convicted at Trial of Taking Bribe to Smuggle Contraband Items to Inmate in Northern State Prison |
| 4/28 - Jersey City Man Indicted in Murders of Two Men Who Were Shot, Decapitated and Buried in Atlantic County |
| 4/25 - Monmouth County Woman Charged with Attempting to StealMore Than $500,000 by Submitting Over 100 Fraudulent Invoices - Defendant Allegedly Stole More Than $140,000 as Result of Fraud |
| 4/25 - Former Bergen County Man Charged with Stealing More Than $100,000 Worth of Equipment and Fencing Three Generators in the Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy |
| 4/24 - South Dakota Visits New Jersey to Learn from its Success with Juvenile Detention Reform |
| 4/22 - Six Men Indicted for Allegedly Trafficking 10 Guns, Including Stolen Guns and Assault Weapon, in Undercover State Police Probe in Newark |
| 4/22 - Hudson County Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Submitting Fraudulent Claims to Insurance Company - Defendant’s Chiropractic License to be Suspended as Result of Guilty Plea |
| 4/21 - JOIN THE NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE FAMILY - Online Applications Open Today for Only Two Weeks |
| 4/21 - Investment Broker from West Orange Sentenced to State Prison for Stealing Nearly $1 Million from Two Clients |
| 4/21 - Six Passaic Residents Charged for Their Alleged Roles in Staged Automobile Accident That Defrauded Insurance Companies of $78,000 |
4/17 - Man Indicted for Allegedly Offering $10,000 Bribe to CRDA Official to Increase Price Agency Would Pay for His Atlantic City Property
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| 4/17 - President of Roofing Company Pleads Guilty to Felony for Scheme to Avoid Paying Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Insurance Premiums |
4/16 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and Bureau of Securities Announces Settlements with WestPark Capital and an Associated Financial Broker
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4/16 - Attorney General Deploys Multi-Disciplinary Violence Suppression Strategy “Tide-Tag” in Newark to Quell Murders and Shootings - Successful TIDE-TAG strategy reduced shootings and homicides by one-third in Trenton
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4/15 - Funds From Allegedly Fraudulent Sandy Charity, Totaling $225,000, Distributed to Organizations That Will Assist Superstorm Sandy Victims, Following Action Filed by the Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs
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4/14 - Former Labor Department Clerk Indicted on Charges She Stole $21,055 by Using State Computers to Divert Unemployment Benefits
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4/14 - Acting Attorney General Reports Upsurge in Driver Inattention Behind 1.4 Million Crashes During “New Jersey’s Distracted Driving Decade” - Ongoing statewide law enforcement initiative to crack down on distracted drivers has resulted in approximately 3,000 summonses
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| 4/10 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Announces Crackdown on 53 Allegedly Non-Compliant Health Clubs |
| 4/10 - Union County Woman Indicted for Allegedly Filing Fraudulent Auto Theft Claim in Attempt to Steal Money from Insurance Company |
4/7 - Essex County Assistant Prosecutor and Middlesex County Victim Advocate Will Receive Awards at Statewide Ceremony Marking Crime Victims’ Rights Week
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4/7 - Two More Homeowners Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
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4/7 - Three South Jersey Women to Receive Awards at Statewide Ceremony Honoring Crime Victims’ Rights Week
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4/7 - Edison Pimp Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Human Trafficking - Percival Williams pleaded guilty to luring and coercing women into his prostitution ring
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4/7 - Division on Civil Rights Proposes Readoption of Rules Pertaining to New Jersey Family Leave Act
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4/4 - Division on Civil Rights Proposes Readoption of Rules Governing Employment Advertising
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| 4/4 - Former Cashier for Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Group Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $42,000 In Patient Co-Payments |
| 4/3 - Acting Attorney General: Anadarko Petroleum Subsidiary to Pay State $20 Million for Cleanup of Two Contaminated Sites |
4/3 - Alleged Ringleader and 20 Associates Indicted on Charges They Conspired to Operate a Major Heroin Ring Based in Middlesex County - Charges stem from probe led by State Police, Division of Criminal Justice and New Brunswick Police
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4/3 - Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control Taps Woodstown High School Entry in Underage Drinking PSA Contest
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4/2 - Governor Christie Announces Launch of Pilot Narcan Program in Ocean and Monmouth Counties - Initiative Allows Police Officers and EMTs to Carry, Administer Life Saving Heroin Antidote
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4/2 - Division of Highway Traffic Safety and Middlesex County Law Enforcement Begin Distracted Driving Crackdowns in Woodbridge
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4/1 - Division of Highway Traffic Safety Grants Mobilize Law Enforcement for First Statewide Campaign Dedicated to Crackdown on Distracted Drivers - $300,000 Made Available for “U Drive. U Text. U Pay.” Initiative
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3/28 - Atlantic City Man Sentenced To State Prison For Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet
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3/28 - Former Correction Officer Sentenced to Prison for Smuggling Heroin and Marijuana Into Correction Facility for Sex Offenders
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3/27 - Former Elizabeth School Board President Found Guilty of Stealing From Free Lunch Program by Falsifying Applications for Her Children
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3/26 - Monmouth County Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting Fraudulent Superstorm Sandy Insurance Claim
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3/21 - Six Camden Residents Indicted on Charges That They Conspired to Distribute Large Quantities of Heroin and Operate a Heroin Mill - “Operation China White” was led by the NJ State Police, U.S. DEA and Division of Criminal Justice
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3/21 - Ex-Transportation Head for Hazlet & Piscataway Schools Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $565,000 from Districts - Michelle Pumilia was charged in investigation by State Police and Division of Criminal Justice
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3/20 - Former Campaign Worker in Essex County Sentenced to Prison for Ballot Fraud in 2007 Races in 29th Legislative District
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3/20 - Prominent Atlantic County Lawyer Who Practices Elder Law and Owner of In-Home Senior Care Company Charged With Preying on Elderly Clients and Stealing More Than $2 Million from 10 Victims
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3/20 - CONSUMER ALERT: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Warns About “IRS Call” Scam
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3/17 - Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Blackmailing Victim Who Responded to His Craigslist Ad for Homosexual Sex
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3/17 - Acting Attorney General Names Jeffrey S. Jacobson Director of the Division of Law
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3/14 - Students Participate in World Famous Flower Show - JJC awarded honorable mention citation
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3/14 - Camden County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Distributing Prescription Narcotics to Undercover Detective
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3/14 - Former State Police Troop Commander Sentenced for Stealing Thousands from Fund that Aids Troopers and Their Families
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3/14 - Divisions of Highway Traffic Safety, Alcoholic Beverage Control and State Police Tell Holiday Drinkers They’ll Need More than Luck to Get Home Safely after St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
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3/13 - Criminal Charges Filed Against Three Homeowners Who Allegedly Collected Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds Through Fraud
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3/12 - Two Men Convicted at Trial of Stealing $175,000 by Brokering the Sale of a Gas Station and Lying to the Purchaser About the Price
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3/12 - New Jersey Joins Global Settlement with Genzyme Corp. Over Alleged Kickbacks to Promote Anti-Adhesion Product
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3/11 - Middlesex County Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving More Than $50,000 Worth of Stolen Property and Selling the Items Online
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| 3/10 - Woodbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Performing Unlicensed Asbestos Abatement at Schools and Homes - Faces Prison for Releasing Hazardous Asbestos Dust & Debris at a Daycare Center |
| 3/10 - Former Administrator and Ex-Foreman at Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Found Guilty at Trial of Directing Agency Craftsmen to Work on Private Homes While on Duty |
| 3/10 - Acting Attorney General Announces Recipient of $350,000 Grant to Combat Human Trafficking |
| 3/7 - Two Men Sentenced for Operating Bogus Charity Using 9/11 Truck and Never Giving Money to Victims’ Families - The pair sold T-shirts and collected donations at 9/11 events using truck painted with Twin Towers |
| 3/6 - Paterson Councilman Rigo Rodriguez and His Wife Indicted for Alleged Election Fraud and Witness Tampering - Campaign worker also charged with fraud involving mail-in ballots in 2010 council race |
| 3/6 - New Jersey to Receive More Than $400,000 from Settlement with Omnicare Over Alleged Kickbacks |
| 3/5 - Husband and Wife From Egg Harbor Township Plead Guilty to Possessing Cocaine and an Assault Weapon - Donald Capriotti faces an 18-year prison sentence |
| 3/4 - Two Men Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring That Distributed Heroin and PCP in Violent Section of Jersey City - Third man sentenced to prison on charge of possession of PCP with intent to distribute |
| 3/4 - Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs File Suit Against Woodbridge Towing Company for Allegedly Charging Excessive Fees and Other Violations of the Predatory Towing Prevention Act |
| 3/4 - Division of Law Efforts Brought in More Than $300 Million in Settlements and Judgments in 2013 |
| 3/4 - National Consumer Protection Week Kicks off with “Cyber Safe NJ” Website Launched by New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs |
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| 2/28 - Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Boy, 13, and Photographing Him in Sexual Act With 8-Year-Old Girl - She and 2 others were charged in investigation by State Police & Division of Criminal Justice |
| 2/28 - State DOT Technician Indicted for Allegedly Collecting More Than $14,000 in Unearned Overtime Pay by Falsifying Time Sheets |
| 2/28 - State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Reports to Indicate He Audited Police Departments When No Audits Were Performed |
| 2/28 - Former Newark Police Officer Sentenced for Falsely Reporting Vehicle Stolen in Order to Collect $10,791 From Insurer |
| 2/28 - Become a New Jersey State Trooper |
| 2/27 - Twenty-Nine Charged in Takedown of International Carjacking/Theft Ring That Trafficked High-End Cars From New Jersey & New York to West Africa - Approximately 160 stolen cars worth more than $8 million were recovered in “Operation Jacked” |
| 2/26 - Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman issued the following statement regarding Judge Mary Jacobson’s order that Tony Mack forfeit his position as Trenton Mayor |
| 2/26 - Indictment Charges Camden County Man With Molesting and Taking Sexually Explicit Photos of Teenage Girl While She Slept |
| 2/26 - State Attorney General and Consumer Affairs File Suit Against Company Offering Service Contracts for Vehicle Repairs |
| 2/25 - New Jersey to Receive $3.1 Million as Result of Settlement with Endo Pharmaceuticals Over Alleged Off-Label Marketing |
| 2/24 - Acting Attorney General, Division on Civil Rights Announce $400,000 Settlement Resolving Gender Bias Allegations Against Contracting Firm - Plumbers Union is Non-Paying Party; Agrees to Boost Female Recruitment, Training |
| 2/24 - Acting Attorney General Hoffman Announces Essex County Pilot Program to Provide Alternative to Incarceration for Defendants With Mental Health Disabilities |
| 2/24 - Acting Attorney General Hoffman Announces Ocean County Pilot Program to Provide Alternative to Incarceration for Defendants With Mental Health Disabilities |
| 2/20 - Attorney General & MVC Chief Announce New Charges Resulting from High-Tech Program “Operation Facial Scrub” to Detect False Driver’s Licenses - Attorney General’s Office charged 69 new defendants in past year, bringing total charged to 107 |
| 2/20 - N.J. Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce New, Mandatory Security Requirements for Prescription Blanks |
| 2/14 - Essex County Mother and Daughter Sentenced to 15 Years in State Prison for Their Roles in Scheme to Steal Nearly $600,000 in Unemployment Benefits |
| 2/12 - State Board Revokes License of Doctor Who Performed Spinal Surgeries Despite His Lack of Medical Training for Such Procedures |
| 2/11 - Former State Police Troop Commander Pleads Guilty to Stealing Thousands From Fund That Aids Troopers and Their Families |
| 2/11 - N.J. Consumer Affairs Goes Undercover to Auto Repair Shops, Finds Two Charged Hundreds of Dollars for Allegedly Unnecessary Repairs |
| 2/10 - Edison Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Human Trafficking for Luring and Coercing Women Into Prostitution Ring - Percival Williams faces 10 years in prison in one of first convictions under NJ Human Trafficking Law |
| 2/10 - Acting Attorney General, Division on Civil Rights Announce Settlement With Care Center Over Failure to Provide Sign Language Interpreter |
| 2/7 - Camden County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Prescription Narcotics to Undercover Investigator |
| 2/6 - Acting Attorney General Announces Mandatory Training for Department Employees to Identify and Prevent Child Sexual Abuse - Training Part of Department’s Efforts to Combat Child Exploitation |
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| 1/31 - Atlantic City Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet |
| 1/31 - Travel Company Owner Sentenced to State Prison for Stealing Millions of Dollars from His Customers - Daryl Turner, Owner of Dreamworks Vacation Club, Pitched Bogus Travel Deals |
| 1/30 - Demolition Contractors Plead Guilty to Unlicensed and Unsafe Asbestos Removal at Zurbrugg Hospital Site in Riverside - Illegal actions caused release of asbestos dust and debris |
| 1/29 - Combating Human Trafficking in New Jersey - Governor Christie Has Taken Proactive Measures to Protect the Most Vulnerable Members of Our Society Ahead of Super Bowl XLVIII |
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| 1/29 - NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Settles With Company That Modifies Minivans for Wheelchair Accessibility to Protect Against Potentially Deadly Safety Defects |
| 1/28 - Three Men Plead Guilty to Orchestrating Scheme to Steal Over $565,000 from Bank Accounts and Withdraw Funds at Atlantic City Casinos - Indictment stems from investigation by the New Jersey State Police Casino Investigations Bureau |
| 1/27 - Acting Attorney General Announces “Sobriety Blitz,” a Multi-Agency Initiative to Prevent and Crack Down on Drunk Driving Before, During and After Super Bowl XLVIII - DWI arrests on Super Bowl Sunday on Par with Major Holidays, spike with New Jersey Connection in big game |
| 1/24 - Two Defendants Sentenced to Prison on Racketeering and Drug Charges as Members of Ring That Distributed Heroin in Camden - Nine have been sentenced to state prison since November in “Operation Billboard” |
| 1/24 - New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice and Department of Children and Families Co-Host Statewide Program to Educate Public About Dangers of Human Trafficking |
| 1/24 - New Jersey Joins Global Settlement Resolving False Claims Act Allegations Against Medical Supply Manufacturer CareFusion |
| 1/23 - As Super Bowl Approaches, NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Reminds Fans to Avoid Event-Related Scams |
| 1/21 - Former Labor Department Clerk Sentenced for Stealing $18,825 by Diverting Unemployment Benefits |
| 1/17 - Irvington Man Sentenced to Prison in Check Fraud Scheme Involving Theft of $52,842 from Agency that Helps Parents with Daycare Costs |
| 1/17 - Former Rutgers University Student Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Child Pornography Over the Internet |
| 1/17 - Voorhees Man Sentenced to Prison tor Distributing Child Porn Online from Stash of Photos and Videos That Included Children Being Raped - Six additional men were arrested across U.S. in state and federal probe related to defendant |
| 1/15 - Owner and Employees of Auto Inspection Business in Paterson Charged With Using Electronic Devices to Falsify Emission Inspection Results - Three men face charges in probe by Attorney General’s Office, Motor Vehicle Commission and DEP |
| 1/14 - N.J. Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs Urge Target Customers to Take Advantage of Free Credit Monitoring in Wake of Data Breach |
| 1/13 - NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Fines 26 Unlicensed Movers Nabbed in “Operation Mother’s Attic” Sting |
| 1/10 - Former Treasurer of Mine Hill Fire Department Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $330,000 from the Department |
| 1/10 - Title Company Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Stealing $5.3 Million Entrusted to Him to Pay Off Mortgages |
| 1/10 - Monmouth County Man Charged With Insurance Fraud & Witness Tampering Following Alleged Crash of All-Terrain Vehicle |
| 1/10 - Cape May County Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet Using File Sharing Software |
| 1/10 - Indictment Charges 15 With Conspiring in International Drug Ring That Used U.S. Mail to Ship Cocaine from California to New Jersey - Jamaican recording artist charged as leader of drug trafficking network in “Operation Next Day Air” |
| 1/10 - Third-Party Insurance Administrator Sentenced to Seven Years in State Prison for Stealing More Than $462,000 |
| 1/9 - Freehold Businessman Sentenced to Jail for Concealing Income to Evade Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in State Taxes |
| 1/8 - Former Correction Officer Sentenced to Prison for Impersonating Police Officer to Coerce Prostitutes Into Having Sex With Him |
| 1/7 - Troopers & Partners Dismantle Drug Network in “Operation Smoke Screen” |
| 1/6 - Two Men Plead Guilty to Theft Charges for Operating Bogus Charity Using 9/11 Truck and Never Giving Money to Victims’ Families - The pair sold T-shirts and collected donations at 9/11 events using truck painted with Twin Towers |
| 1/6 - RBC Capital Markets Pays Civil Penalty and Revises Its Supervisory System, Under Settlement with Division of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Securities |
| 1/3 - Department of Law & Public Safety Releases Latest Crime Data |
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