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Insurance Agent and his Parents Charged with Fraud for Allegedly Providing Free, High-Value Life Insurance Policies in Order to Collect Commissions
Evan Pescatore, 35, of Highlands, and his parents Frank Pescatore, 70, and Janice Pescatore, 64, of Asbury Park, were charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit money laundering, and two-counts of second-degree money laundering in an indictment handed up by a...
Two Alleged Drug Traffickers Indicted in Connection With Seizure of Five Kilos of Cocaine by Atlantic City Task Force
Esiquio Salgado, 33, and Cristano Ramirez, 31, both of Texas, were indicted today by a state grand jury on charges of first-degree possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, second-degree conspiracy, and third-degree possession of cocaine. They were arrested...
Four Heroin Dealers Sentenced to Prison in Investigation of Ring That Ran Heroin Mill and Distributed Large Amounts of Heroin in Paterson
Marino Pimentel-Tejada, 35, of Paterson, N.J., the top ring member, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with 39 months of parole ineligibility, by Superior Court Judge Marilyn C. Clark in Paterson. He pleaded guilty in February to a first-degree charge of maintaining...
New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners Temporarily Suspends License of Passaic County Podiatrist Amid Allegations He Indiscriminately Prescribed Painkillers to Patients and Practiced Outside the Scope of His License
“We have made it abundantly clear that we will not allow unscrupulous doctors to fuel New Jersey’s opioid crisis by indiscriminately prescribing painkillers and other narcotics that serve as gateways to addiction,” said Attorney General Porrino....
Two More Former Birdsall Executives Plead Guilty and Face Jail Terms for Evading Pay-to-Play Law With Illegal Political Contributions
The following defendants each pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Judge James Den Uyl in Ocean County to a fourth-degree charge of making prohibited corporate political contributions through employees: Under their plea agreements, the state will recommend that...