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New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Launches Online “Anti-Fraud Toolkit” Aimed at Empowering Senior Citizens to Fight Back Against Financial Exploitation
“New Jersey’s senior citizens, like their peers across the country, are being targeted relentlessly by con artists who see them as easy marks,” said Acting Attorney General Porrino. “The Office of Attorney General is determined to be just as...
Another Top Birdsall Executive Sentenced to Jail for Evading Pay-To-Play Law With Illegal Political Contributions
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Statement of Acting Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino on Cooperation of Community Leaders and Law Enforcement in New Jersey in Wake of Shootings
TRENTON – More than a dozen community leaders from across New Jersey, Acting Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino, and other law enforcement leaders held a conference call this morning in the wake of the slaying of five police officers in Dallas, as well as...
Sussex County Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Attempting to Steal Thousands of Dollars from Elderly Relative’s Annuity
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor announced today that a Sussex County man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to steal thousands of dollars from an elderly...
Madison Pharmacist and Doctor Sentenced for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone to People Without Valid Need for the Addictive Painkiller
Srinivasa Raju, 44, of Clifton, N.J., who operated as a pharmacist at Bottle Hill Pharmacy in Madison, was sentenced today to three years of probation and 500 hours of community service by Superior Court Judge Salem Vincent Ahto. The judge also ordered that his...