NEWARK – The Division of Consumer Affairs today announced it has cited 21 unlicensed moving companies and fined each $2,500, following “Operation Mother’s Attic,” a covert sting in which Division investigators posed as consumers to catch moving...

Ernestine Bowman, 32, of Orange, N.J., pleaded guilty late yesterday to a charge of second-degree facilitating human trafficking before Superior Court Judge Frances McGrogan in Bergen County. Under the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Bowman be sentenced...

Peifeng Meng, 43, of Pennington, N.J., was arrested at his home yesterday morning by detectives of the Division of Criminal Justice, who executed a search warrant. He was charged with second-degree distribution of 25 or more computer files of child pornography and...

Oscar Franco, 59, of Chula Vista, Calif., was indicted on Monday, Dec. 12, on charges of first-degree possession of heroin with intent to distribute and third-degree possession of heroin. He remains in the Warren County Jail with bail set at $200,000. Deputy Attorney...

Trooper Marquice Prather, 37, of Linden, N.J., was arrested late Friday, Dec. 9, on charges of third-degree tampering with public records or information and fourth-degree falsifying or tampering with records. Prather was released without bail after being processed on...