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Five More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds – A Total of 91 People Have Been Charged Since March 2014
TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that five additional individuals were charged criminally today with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy. Since March 2014, the Attorney General’s...
Attorney General`s Shooting Response Team Investigates Shooting Involving State Police in Lake Hopatcong
LAKE HOPATCONG, N.J. - The Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team is investigating a non-fatal shooting last night in Lake Hopatcong in which a state trooper wounded a man during a domestic violence investigation when the man allegedly charged at...
Plainfield Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Firing Gun at Detectives from the Union County Prosecutor`s Office in 2015
TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a Plainfield man was sentenced to prison today for firing a handgun at plainclothes detectives from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office in 2015. The case was investigated by the Attorney...
Two Men Indicted on First-Degree Drug Charges Related Seizure of 45 Kilos of Cocaine by the New Jersey State Police
TRENTON - Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that two men were indicted today on first-degree drug charges in connection with 45 kilograms of cocaine seized by New Jersey State Police following an alleged drug transaction at a Linden truck stop last...
Burlington County Couple Charged with First-Degree Human Trafficking for Allegedly Trafficking 17-Year-Old Girl as Prostitute in Area Motels
TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino today announced that a Burlington County couple has been arrested on charges including first-degree human trafficking of a minor for allegedly forcing a 17-year-old girl to engage in prostitution at area motels...