State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety

Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Leading Retail Theft Ring in South Jersey That Shoplifted Thousands of Dollars in Merchandise – Ring was dismantled in investigation by New Jersey State Police and Division of Criminal Justice

Jul 21, 2017 | Press Release

Chiara K. Pender, 30, of Millville, N.J., was sentenced today to five years in state prison by Superior Court Judge John T. Kelley in Camden County. She pleaded guilty on March 10 to a second-degree charge of leader of an organized retail theft enterprise. She must...

Two Heroin Suppliers Receive 10-Year Prison Sentences in Investigation by Atlantic City Task Force into Ring that Trafficked Heroin from Paterson – Atlantic City-based network allegedly distributed approximately 30,000 doses of heroin each month

Jul 21, 2017 | Press Release

Each of these men was sentenced today to 10 years in prison by Superior Court Judge Bernard DeLury, Jr., in Atlantic County, after pleading guilty on Feb. 13 to possession of heroin with intent to distribute:The defendants were among 19 people arrested in April 2015...

Owners of Tinton Falls Broker-Dealer Agree to Pay $2.1 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Violating New Jersey Securities Laws – Bureau of Securities Found Sales of Unregistered Securities, Dishonest or Unethical Practices and Failure to Reasonably Supervise Agents

Jul 20, 2017 | Press Release

Anthony J. Cantone and Christine L. Cantone agreed to the terms with the Bureau, set forth in two documents, to resolve actions against them and the investment companies they own in Tinton Falls – Cantone Research, Inc. (“CRI”) and Cantone Office...

Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Stealing Nearly $300,000 from Customers of His Debt Relief Businesses in Maplewood and Jersey City – Germaine Theodore defrauded customers of TGC Movement and Save My Future

Jul 19, 2017 | Press Release

Theodore, 37, of Maplewood, N.J., was sentenced today to five years in state prison by Superior Court Judge John Zunic in Essex County. He pleaded guilty before Judge Zunic on April 24 to a charge of second-degree theft by failure to make required disposition of...

Attorney General Charges Essex County Doctor and 16 Alleged Drug Dealers in Atlantic County with Distributing Tens of Thousands of High-Dose Opioid Pain Pills Using False Prescriptions Issued by Doctor – Charges filed in investigation by Attorney General`s Prescription Fraud Investigation Strike Team

Jul 19, 2017 | Press Release

TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a medical doctor from Essex County has been arrested and charged – along with 16 alleged drug dealers in Atlantic County – for allegedly distributing tens of thousands of high-dose pills...
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