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Hudson County Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Scam That Drained More Than $225,000 From His Elderly Mother’s Annuity Accounts
Angel Fontaina, 45, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft by deception in the scam that virtually drained his mother’s two fixed annuity accounts with New York Life Insurance Company. Fontaina entered his plea in a hearing before Judge Mitzy...
Man Sentenced to 10 Years in State Prison for Armed Robbery of Pizza Delivery Driver in Pleasantville
Kameron Watts, 20, of Pleasantville, N.J., was sentenced to 10 years in state prison, including 8 ½ years of parole ineligibility, by Superior Court Judge Bernard E. DeLury Jr. in Atlantic County. The judge further ordered that he be placed on parole for a full...
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Action Against Ocean County Home Improvement Contracting Company and Its Principals for Allegedly Bilking $898,000 in Sandy Relief Funds from Shore Residents
The Price Home Group Limited Liability Company of Manahawkin, and its owners Jonathan Price of Manahawkin, and Scott Cowan of Demarest, took significant initial payments to elevate or replace Sandy-damaged homes then failed to begin work, performed the work in a...
State Files Action Against Four “Just Pups” Pet Stores and their Owner for Allegedly Selling Sick Puppies and Other Consumer Fraud Violations
NEWARK – Acting Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs have filed an action against Just Pups LLC and its owner Vincent LoSacco, alleging that he misled customers about the health of puppies sold from his stores...
General Manager of Bergen County Used Car Dealership, Two Other Employees Plead Guilty in $1.4 Million Auto Loan Scam
Hector Marquez, the general manager of D.I.B Leasing in Teterboro, pleaded guilty to first-degree money laundering and second-degree misconduct by a corporate official in a hearing before Superior Court Judge Susan Steele in Bergen County. Marquez, 43, of Monroe, also...