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Attorney General Porrino Announces Election Safeguards – Deputy Attorneys General to be Stationed in All 21 Counties
TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced today that approximately 350 Deputy Attorneys General (DAsG) will be assigned throughout the state on Election Day, November 8, to help ensure a fair and smooth-running election, and to assist county...
State Board of Medical Examiners Files Actions Against Two South Jersey Doctors for Indiscriminately Prescribing Highly Addictive Narcotics to Patients
NEWARK – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that the State Board of Medical Examiners (“the Board”) has filed disciplinary actions against two South Jersey doctors for allegedly prescribing...
Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team Investigates Fatal Shooting in Maurice River Involving State Trooper
MAURICE RIVER, N.J. – The Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team is conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a fatal police-involved shooting early this morning in Maurice River, Cumberland County, which occurred when state...
Owner of Senior Care Company Sentenced to 12 Years in State Prison in Scheme to Steal Millions From Elderly Clients in Atlantic County
Jan Van Holt, 60, of Linwood, former owner of “A Better Choice,” a firm that offered elderly clients in-home care and legal financial planning, was sentenced today to 12 years in state prison, including 5 ½ years of parole ineligibility, by Superior...
Essex County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in State Prison for His Role in Major Carjacking/Theft Ring That Sold Stolen Cars Overseas – Defendant charged in “Operation 17 Corridor”
The man was indicted earlier this year in “Operation 17 Corridor,” a joint investigation led by the Division of Criminal Justice and the New Jersey State Police, with assistance from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Police, ICE Homeland...