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1. American Airlines named in bad chicken lawsuit after passenger dies
(U.S./Nation)

... dead. The suit alleges "AA was negligent in allowing Othon to board the domestic flight, failing to provide medical attention and waiting too long to (make) an emergency landing." The U.S. Department ...

2. (VIDEO) Former FBI men upset that 'J. Edgar' movie alleges Hoover was gay
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY ANNE-MARIE COTTONE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The movie “J. Edgar,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the long-time director of the FBI, portrays Hoover as a repressed homosexual and hints that his close ...

3. Cockroaches on Air Tran flight lead to lawsuit
(U.S./Nation)

... alleges negligence and recklessness, intentional infliction of emotional distress, nuisance, fraud, false imprisonment and unfair and deceptive trade practices. They took pictures of the bugs and included ...

4. 4 N.J. men among 5 alleged scammers targeting elderly investors
(N.J./State)

... notes, promising 12 percent annual rates of return, to 73 investors, many of whom were elderly and retired. The complaint alleges that, in fact, none of the defendants or the securities were registered ...

5. Justin Bieber promoting new Christmas album amidst paternity rumors
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  And Yahoo! News reports that Yeater may be investigated for having sex with a minor because Bieber was 16 at the time. Yeater had just turned 19 when she alleges she and Bieber had a brief sexual encounter ...

6. Insurance agent Reina Morales-Peck of Cherry Hill charged with stealing over $172K
(Money/Economy)

... Fraud Prosecutor Ronald Chillemi said. A state grand jury indictment alleges that between August 2005, and February 2009, Morales-Peck, the owner of New Jersey Insurance Specialists (NJIS) in Magnolia, ...

7. Dennis Abato of Howell indicted for alleged insurance fraud of $24K
(Money/Economy)

... jury indictment alleges that between Dec. 30, 2008 and March 18, 2009, Abato submitted a fraudulent bill to New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. (NJM) for reimbursement of $24,138 in connection with ...

8. Mob conviction: Michael Maffucci of Cedar Grove pleads guilty to role in Lucchese crime family
(N.J./State)

... by the Lucchese crime family. The indictment alleges members of the crime family also engaged in acts of extortion, narcotics distribution, possession of weapons and explosives, money laundering, theft, ...

9. State charges phony Matawan-based charity used donations to buy and sell luxury cars
(N.J./State)

... T. Dow said. “Scams that abuse the tax-exempt status granted to a charity don’t just harm taxpayers, they tarnish the image of good charities that legitimately help those in need.” The suit further alleges ...

10. 4 N.J. women indicted for alleged roles in counterfeit check scheme
(N.J./State)

... are charged with conspiracy, theft by deception and attempted theft by deception, all in the third-degree. Robinson and Wright are also charged with third-degree forgery. The indictment alleges that ...

11. Sharon Caldwell of Trenton accused of stealing over $18K from N.J.
(N.J./State)

... of checks from a checking account for the state’s Disability Insurance program. The indictment alleges that she issued three checks from the account made payable to her landlord, which she provided to ...

12. Newark tax preparer facing lawsuit for filing bogus EITC returns
(Money/Economy)

... Department press release, the civil injunction complaint alleges that Luvander Hollaway fails to comply with due-diligence requirements imposed by federal law for tax preparers who claim the earned income ...

13. All Care Chimney Corp. charged with ripping off vulnerable N.J. customers
(Money/Economy)

... consumers who initially expected to pay for a basic cleaning, agreed to purchase chimney parts and repairs ranging from $1,800 to $4,800. The state’s complaint alleges that All Care Chimney’s aggressive ...

14. Walter Payton book angers those who knew Chicago Bear
(Sports/Professional)

... of Walter Payton,” which becomes available Tuesday, October 4, alleges that the late Bears Hall-of-Famer abused pain-killers and nitrous oxide, considered suicide and had affairs and fathered a child outside ...

15. Former Burlington, N.J. CEO Michael Geiger charged with stealing $2.3M
(Money/Economy)

... industries. The companies bought most of the casein products they used in their operations from Prestige Technology. The indictment alleges: From 2005 through 2009, the Geigers stole $398,849 from ...

16. Ex-Middlesex sheriff Joe Spicuzzo and two underlings indicted on bribes-for-jobs charges
(N.J./State)

... “Nevertheless, our Official Corruption Bureau remains tireless in their pursuit of illegal activity by those who are supposed to be serving the public.” The indictment alleges that between March 1996 ...

17. Guy Fawkes Day could be destructive for Facebook hackers
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... on Nov. 5, accusing the social networking giant of abusing user's privacy. According to Time, the video alleges that Facebook helps governments spy on people internationally, and claims "everything you ...

18. Rosa DeSoto of Woodbury and Joshua DeSoto of Magnolia charged with insurance fraud
(N.J./State)

... conspiracy, insurance fraud and attempted theft by deception, all in the third degree. The Gloucester County grand jury indictment alleges that between June 2 and June 18, 2007, the DeSotos conspired ...

19. N.J. homeless man, Richard Kreimer, earned nearly $400,000
(Money/Economy)

... filed his latest lawsuit against NJ Transit based on four separate encounters. One of four lawsuits against NJ Transit alleges an officer made him leave Newark’s Penn Station because of anti-loitering ...

20. Frederick Phillips of Newark charged with attempting to steal autos from Port Authority lot
(N.J./State)

... and burglary. The Essex County grand jury indictment alleges that on April 13, 2010, Phillips illegally entered the Auto Terminal of the Port Authority at 861 Doremus Ave. in Newark in an attempt to ...