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Motel Owner Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Relief Funds by Falsely Claiming He Sheltered Victims of Superstorm Sandy
TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that the owner of a motel in Ocean County pleaded guilty today to stealing federal disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by fraudulently claiming to provide temporary...
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Action Against Ocean County Home Improvement Contractor for Allegedly Bilking Six Homeowners Out of Nearly $300,000 in Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
NEWARK – Continuing the State’s crackdown on Superstorm Sandy fraud, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Division of Consumer Affairs have filed an action against a Manahawkin contractor and his home improvement company for allegedly bilking...
Three Sentenced to Prison as Members of Organized Retail Theft Ring That Stole Over $800,000 in Jewelry in New Jersey and Five Other States – New Jersey State Police & Division of Criminal Justice charged thieves in Operation Pandora
The following three defendants were sentenced today by Superior Court Judge Peter E. Warshaw in Mercer County:Deputy Attorney General Brian Carney handled the sentencing hearings for the Division of Criminal Justice Specialized Crimes Bureau. Another defendant, Omaira...
Yusuf Ibrahim Sentenced to Consecutive Life Terms for Shooting Two Men in Jersey City, Decapitating Them and Burying Them in Atlantic County
Ibrahim, 31, of Jersey City, was sentenced today in Jersey City by Superior Court Judge Mitzy Galis-Menendez to two consecutive life terms in state prison. He was sentenced to an additional 48 years, to be served concurrently, on charges including desecration of human...
Attorney General Offers Over Half a Million Dollars in New Grant Funds to Help New Jersey Police Departments Buy Body Cameras – Attorney General Porrino advances ongoing efforts to strengthen police-community relations
Last year, the Attorney General’s Office awarded $2.5 million in grants toward purchases of more than 5,000 body-worn cameras by police. The strong support of the Attorney General’s Office for use of body cameras – which also led the office to issue...