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Three Leaders of Major Heroin and Cocaine Ring in Camden Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in “Operation North Pole” – Division of Criminal Justice and partners dismantled violent ring that sold millions in narcotics
These three men were sentenced today by Superior Court Judge John T. Kelley in Camden. Each of them pleaded guilty on April 15 to first-degree racketeering. Omar Urbina Sr., 42, of Philadelphia, Pa., was sentenced to 14 years in state prison, including...
Four Sentenced to State Prison on Human Trafficking Charges for Trafficking Girl, 14, in Prostitution Ring
These four men were sentenced by Superior Court Judge Mitzy Galis-Menendez in Hudson County:Michael A. McLeod, 25, of Jersey City, N.J., the “boss” of the ring, was sentenced to 18 years in state prison, including four years of parole ineligibility. ...
New Jersey Bureau of Securities Assesses $2 million Penalty Against Hudson County Couple and Their Bogus Private Investment Fund Management Company for Defrauding Investors through the Fraudulent Sale of Unregistered Securities
West New York residents Alcibiades Cifuentes, his wife, Jennifer Wee Cifuentes, and Cifuentes Fund Management, LLC (“CFM”) violated the State’s Uniform Securities Law by offering investors unregistered securities in the form of investment contracts...
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Cites 51 Home Improvement Contractors for $844,477 in Consumer Restitution and Civil Penalties in First Quarter of 2016
“As the warm weather ushers New Jersey into its traditional home improvement season, we’re making sure contractors are abiding by the laws that protect consumers undertaking projects to upgrade and beautify their homes,” said Acting Attorney General...
Notice of Rule Proposal: Codifying the financial information the Division of Gaming Enforcement releases on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
Proposal Number: PRN 2016-070 Proposal Description: These proposed new rules are designed to clarify the Division`s statutory obligations pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:12-74.1 with regard to the release of financial information. Consistent with current practice, under the...