News
Ocean County Certified Nursing Assistant Arrested for Allegedly Creating a Fake Nurse Aide Certification to Work with Elderly Patients at South Jersey Facilities
Jennifer Pizzuti, 32, was taken into custody four days after an Ocean County grand jury indicted her on charges making a false government document (2nd degree), forgery, uttering a forged writing, uttering a false government document (3rd degree), and falsifying or...
Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $100,000 from New Jersey Investor by Offering Fraudulent Investment in Gold Importing Business
Maurice “JR” Johnson, 62, whose last known address is Lithonia, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to a charge of second-degree theft by deception before Superior Court Judge Terrence R. Cook in Burlington County. Under the plea agreement, the state will...
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Taking More Than $250,000 in Illegal Kickbacks for Referring Patients to Other Doctors and Healthcare Providers – He was charged in ongoing investigation by Attorney General’s new Commercial Bribery Task Force
The guilty plea is the second to be taken by the Attorney General’s Commercial Bribery Task Force, which was formed in January to target commercial bribery in the healthcare industry. The task force includes deputy attorneys general and investigators from...
Acting Attorney General, Division on Civil Rights Take Action in Three Pregnancy-Related Workplace Discrimination Cases
The court-appointed trustee for bankrupt Diamond Staffing has agreed to process a settlement payment of $7,900 to resolve allegations the employment agency placed Alyssa Walsh, of North Bergen, in an assembly line job then terminated her upon learning she was...
Former Essex County Life Insurance Agent Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Money Laundering and Insurance Fraud Scheme that Netted More Than $1 Million in Commissions and Bonuses
Stanley Jerome, 33, of Orange, pleaded guilty to second-degree money laundering and insurance fraud in March. Jerome admitted to paying individuals for their identifying information which he then used to submit bogus life insurance applications to MassMutual to reap...