Feb 15, 2024 | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release
Defendant’s Alleged Fraud Scheme Included Misrepresenting $355K in Personal Expenses for Flights, Hotels, and Restaurants as Business Expenses.
Feb 13, 2024 | financial victimization | internet scams | love and romance | Online Love Scams | Sextortion Schemes | Valentine's Day | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release
With Valentineās Day approaching, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin warned New Jerseyans to beware of internet scams using the promise of love and romance to financially victimize individuals from young teens to senior citizens.
Feb 2, 2024 | Aviation Equipment | Division of Criminal Justice | Middlesex County | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecution | OSFFCP | Scamming | Somerset County | Union County | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release
Today Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the sentencings of five defendants from Somerset, Middlesex, and Union counties who orchestrated a $1.3 million online fraud scheme, tricking businesses across the U.S. and abroad into paying for aviation equipment that was never delivered.
Nov 6, 2023 | "Fix-and-Flip'" | Bergen County | Investment Scam | Manahawkin | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | OSFFCP | Ship Bottom | Surf City | Violence Suppression and Organized Crime Bureau | Consumer Protection | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that a state grand jury indicted a father and son from Bergen County for allegedly defrauding investors and mortgage lenders of more than $2.5 million through an investment scam involving Jersey Shore real estate.
Sep 20, 2023 | Camden County | Germany | International Fraud | Money Laundering | Romance and Financial Scams | Sentencing | Sicklerville | Transnational Fraud | Consumer Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release
For Immediate Release: September 20, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- J. Stephen Ferketic, DirectorOffice of Securities Fraudand Financial Crimes Prosecutions- Pablo QuiƱones, Legal Chief Ā For...
Jun 23, 2023 | New Jersey Sales Taxes | Union County Restaurant Operator | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Securities Fraudand Financial Crimes Prosecutions- Pablo QuiƱones, Legal Chief Ā For Further Information: Media Inquiries-OAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON ā...
