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Attorney General Offers Over Half a Million Dollars in New Grant Funds to Help New Jersey Police Departments Buy Body Cameras – Attorney General Porrino advances ongoing efforts to strengthen police-community relations
Last year, the Attorney General’s Office awarded $2.5 million in grants toward purchases of more than 5,000 body-worn cameras by police. The strong support of the Attorney General’s Office for use of body cameras – which also led the office to issue...
Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $345,000 from the State by Filing Fraudulent Unemployment Claims – She faces a seven-year prison sentence for theft by deception
Erica Rivera, 35, of Beachwood, N.J., pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Judge Peter E. Warshaw in Mercer County to an accusation charging her with second-degree theft by deception. Under the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Rivera be sentenced to...
New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners Suspends Morris County Podiatrist’s License, Permanently Bans Him From Prescribing Controlled Dangerous Substances for Indiscriminately Prescribing Painkillers and Other Narcotics and Practicing Outside the Scope of His License
“Dr. Jasinski has displayed an utter disregard for the standards of podiatric care by practicing beyond the scope of his education, training, and license,” said Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino. “Even more disturbing is the callous...
Authorites Investigate Explosion Near Boardwalk in Seaside Park at Start of Charity 5K Race
No one was injured in the blast, which is being investigated by the New Jersey State Police, FBI, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department and Seaside Park Police...
New Jersey Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Announces Launch of 2016-2017 Campaign
“We’re excited about the opportunity to move forward with this campaign. We have a responsibility to protect New Jersey residents from insurance fraud,” said Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino. “Insurance fraud is often thought of as a...