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State Employee Charged with Allegedly Using State-Issued Computer to View Child Pornography at Work – He allegedly had over 100 files of child pornography stored on disks and a thumb drive at his desk
TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a suspended employee of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development was arrested today on charges that he used his state computer to search for and view child pornography. He...
Morris County Oral Surgeon Linked to 15 Cases of Bacterial Endocarditis Agrees to Continued Suspension Until His Case is Heard by an Administrative Law Judge
NEWARK – Oral surgeon Dr. John Vecchione, whose Budd Lake office has been linked to 15 cases of bacterial endocarditis, yesterday agreed to the continued suspension of his license pending final disposition of the State’s allegations that his failure to...
Woman Faces First-Degree Human Trafficking & Prostitution Charges for Allegedly Recruiting Girl, 16, to Engage in Prostitution in South Jersey
TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a Gloucester County woman was indicted today by a state grand jury on first-degree charges for allegedly recruiting a 16-year-old girl to engage in prostitution with her in South Jersey and...
Five More Individuals Charged with Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds – A Total of 76 People Have Been Charged Since March 2014
TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that five additional individuals have been charged criminally with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy. Since March 2014, the Attorney...
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Honors Veterans and Service Members with New “Defending Our Heroes” Anti-Fraud Campaign Aimed at Protecting Military Members from Scams
NEWARK – As the nation prepares to celebrate Veterans Day, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Division of Consumer Affairs today launched their new “Defending Our Heroes” anti-fraud initiative aimed at protecting veterans and active-duty...