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PRICE GOUGING ALERT: In the Extreme Weather State of Emergency, Be Aware of Price Gouging and Your Rights as Consumers
NEWARK – The Office of the Attorney General, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, and the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice are reminding consumers about New Jersey’s price gouging law as the state faces its first major snowstorm of the year....
Ocean County Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Application to Receive $13,337 in Emergency Rental Assistance After Superstorm Sandy
James M. Russo, 60, of Toms River, was sentenced to three years in state prison by Superior Court Judge James M. Blaney in Ocean County. Russo pleaded guilty on Oct. 5 to a charge of third-degree theft by deception. He must pay a total of $13,337 in restitution. He...
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs’ High School “Consumer Bowl” Competition Marks its 20th Year
NEWARK – The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs will bring its Consumer Bowl competition to high schools across the state starting today, as the annual program marks its 20th year of fostering consumer education to students.“We’ve partnered with...
Burlington County Man Pleads Guilty to 1st-Degree Methamphetamine Charge in Investigation in which He Struck State Troopers with Car
TRENTON - Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that a Burlington County man pleaded guilty today to a first-degree methamphetamine charge in “Operation Speed Racer,” an investigation by the New Jersey State Police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement...
President of Company Sentenced to Prison for Misappropriating More than $300,000 in Client Funds Earmarked for Employees’ Health Care Premiums
William Boudreau, president of Managed Benefits Plans (MBP) in Hackettstown, was also required to pay $50,000 in restitution at his sentencing before Warren County Superior Court Judge Matthew Curry. “Prison is the appropriate place for this man who betrayed his...