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Company that Handled Interpretation, Translation Work for State`s Child Protection Agency Settles Fraud Allegations – N.J. to Receive $400,000 from Multi-State, Federal Settlement
Based in Barrington, Camden County, Para-Plus handled interpretation, translation and transcription services for the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF). The company was accused in a federal whistleblower suit of defrauding DCF, state government...
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Federal Trade Commission Reach $2.5 Million Settlement with Smart TV Manufacturer to Settle Allegations of Invasive Data Collection
The settlement ends parallel investigations conducted by the Division and the FTC into the use of data-collecting technology installed on VIZIO’s “Smart TVs.” The State obtained $1 million and the FTC obtained $1.5 million in the settlement.In a...
Former Lakewood Electrical Code Inspector Sentenced to State Prison for Accepting Bribes from Contractors
Mitchell B. Perkins, 68, of Stafford Township, N.J., was sentenced to three years in state prison by Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels in Ocean County. Perkins pleaded guilty on Dec. 5 to second-degree conspiracy to commit bribery. As a result of the guilty plea,...
Former Head Track Coach at Essex County College Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $150,000 from the College
Michael Smart, 62, of Roselle, N.J., was sentenced today to three years in state prison by Superior Court Judge William A. Daniel in Union County. He pleaded guilty on Dec. 9 to a charge of second-degree theft by unlawful taking. In pleading guilty, Smart admitted...
Former Gym Teacher Who Was Head Wrestling Coach at East Orange High School Indicted on Child Pornography and Drug Charges – 40 marijuana plants discovered in his home during search related to alleged possession of child porn
Justin W. Bozinta, 39, of Roselle, who is suspended from his job as a physical education teacher at Costley Middle School in East Orange, was indicted Tuesday, Jan. 31, by a state grand jury on charges of third-degree possession of child pornography, first-degree...