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New Jersey Bureau of Securities Obtains $650,000 Payment in Agreement with David Lerner Associates, Inc. to Resolve Violations Relating to Sales of Non-Traded REITs
NEWARK – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that David Lerner Associates, Inc. (DLA), a New York firm with offices in Princeton and Teaneck, has agreed to pay $650,000 to resolve a Bureau of Securities...
Attorney General Announces $39 Million Settlement With ConocoPhillips Company over MTBE Contamination
TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced today that the ConocoPhillips Company has agreed to pay the State $39 million to resolve its liability for damage to the environment and injury to natural resources caused by a gasoline additive known...
Two Alleged Drug Traffickers Indicted in Seizure of Five Pounds of Methamphetamine by Atlantic City Task Force and Federal Partners
TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that two alleged drug traffickers – a man and a woman – were indicted today in connection with the seizure of five pounds of crystal methamphetamine by the Atlantic City Task Force and its...
Irvington Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Staging Auto Accident, Then Seeking More Than $25,000 in Insurance Payouts
TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor today announced that an Essex County man has been sentenced to five years in state prison for orchestrating a staged automobile accident and later seeking more than...
New Jersey to Receive $1 Million from Multi-State Settlement Resolving Allegations that Johnson & Johnson Company Made Misleading Claims – Over-the-Counter Drug Maker Also Distributed Adulterated Products
TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced today that New Jersey will receive more than $1 million as a result of its participation in a multi-state civil settlement with Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson. The...