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New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Cites 36 Health Care Service Firms for Alleged Consumer Protection Violations, Seeks More Than $240,000 in Civil Penalties
“People paying for in-home health care services for their loved ones have a right to expect those services will be tailored to meet their loved ones’ needs, and will be provided by qualified individuals working under proper supervision,” said...
Union County Insurance Salesman Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Stealing Nearly $1 million from the Insurance Policies and Annuity Accounts of an Elderly Man Whose Finances He Managed
Kevin Collins, 58, of Union, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft by unlawful taking in July. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Collins paid $50,000 in restitution to the victim at his sentencing before Judge Scott J. Moynihan in Union County Superior Court last...
Attorney General Porrino Joins NJ Information Technology Office, Rutgers in Officially Launching Statewide “Text-to-911” System
Piscataway, New Jersey – For the first time, New Jersey residents can text to 9-1-1 whenever and wherever they encounter an emergency in the State – thanks to collaboration among cellular providers, local and county emergency dispatch units, the State...
Morris County Oral Surgeon Linked to 15 Cases of Bacterial Endocarditis Agrees to a Temporary License Suspension Amid Allegations of Continued Infection Control Breaches at His Office
Vecchione agreed to the temporary suspension of his license after an unannounced state inspection of his office two weeks ago led Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino to file a Verified Complaint alleging Vecchione continues to breach infection control protocols....
Two Arrested on First-Degree Charges for Allegedly Stealing Nearly $1 Million in Elaborate Identity Theft and Mortgage Fraud Scheme – Third defendant sought as fugitive in investigation by NJ Attorney General’s Office, ICE Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Federal Housing Finance Agency OIG
These two defendants were arrested today on charges of first-degree money laundering, first-degree conspiracy, second-degree identity theft and second-degree theft by deception:The third defendant, Laquan Jones, 42, of Newark, N.J., is being sought on an arrest...