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New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Obtains $6.34 Million Default Judgment Against Bergen County-Based Home Improvement Contractor
The Final Order on Default provides for $585,395.74 in consumer restitution, $5,710,000 in civil penalties and $39,625.52 in attorneys’ fees and costs. The State has arranged for the filing of the Final Order on Default as a statewide lien against the assets of...
Jersey City Mortgage Broker Sentenced to Eight Years in State Prison for $1.2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Brian Lyles, 43, of Jersey City, the owner of BKL Property Management, LLC, was sentenced to eight years in state prison, including two years and eight months of parole ineligibility, by Superior Court Judge Stuart A. Minkowitz in Morris County. Lyles pleaded guilty...
Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team Investigates Fatal Shooting Involving Monmouth County Swat Team
According to the preliminary investigation, Scott McAllister, 39, was fatally shot by a member of the Monmouth County Emergency Response Team at approximately 4:30 a.m. inside his rented house at 33 Bayside Parkway in the Ideal Beach section of Middletown Township....
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Obtains Settlement with Developer of Bitcoin-Mining Software Found to Have Accessed New Jersey Computers Without Users’ Knowledge or Consent
A New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs investigation has found that, despite initial assertions by Tidbit’s developer, the software was used to gain access to computers owned by persons in New Jersey, without the computer owners’ knowledge or consent....
New Jersey Joins Multi-State Settlement Resolving Allegations That FTD, Classmates Inc. Engaged in Deceptive Ad Practices
Under terms of the multi-state settlement agreement, New Jersey will be paid a total of $387,560 by FTD and Classmates, both of which were subsidiaries of parent company United Online, Inc. at the time of the alleged misleading conduct. In addition, New Jersey...