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Man Sentenced to Jail & Ordered to Forfeit $250,000 for Falsifying Bids for Engineering Contracts from NJ Department of Transportation
TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a Burlington County man was sentenced to jail today for falsifying bids to win four contracts worth approximately $4.6 million from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for engineering...
Ocean County Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Child Pornography on the Internet – Defendant was one of 40 offenders arrested in “Operation Statewide”
TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that an Ocean County man was sentenced to state prison today for distributing child pornography online. He was arrested last year with 39 other offenders in “Operation Statewide,” a child...
Former Executive of Railway Company Found Guilty of Trying to Steal Over $75,000 by Falsifying Insurance Claim for Damaged Railroad Switch
TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that the former chief operating officer of a Morristown-based freight railway company was convicted at trial today of attempting to steal over $75,000 by falsely inflating an insurance claim that the...
Man Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Human Trafficking Charge for Trafficking Girl, 16, from New York to New Jersey for Prostitution – Faces 13-year prison sentence in investigation by AG's Office and South Hackensack Police
TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a Newark man pleaded guilty today to a first-degree human trafficking charge for trafficking a girl, 16, from New York to New Jersey and making her work as a prostitute in the prostitution ring he...
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Complaint Against Contractor Alleging Fraud in Connection with Rebuilding and Repair of Sandy-Damaged Homes
NEWARK – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Division of Consumer Affairs have filed a complaint alleging that a contractor doing business along New Jersey’s coast used deceptive practices to obtain more than $1.3 million in federal relief...