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1. N.J. unemployment insurance to get tougher rules
(Money/Economy)

State also moving to eliminate checks, provide direct deposit The state Department of Labor is proposing to change New Jersey's unemployment insurance (UI) system in an attempt to modify and strengthen ...

2. Yu Jane Chen sentenced to 5 years in prison for mortgage and credit card scheme
(N.J./State)

... among other things, Reid and Yu Jane Chen used checks, credit card transactions and cash proceeds from their unlawfully-obtained accounts to make ATM withdrawals, and to buy goods at supermarkets, gas ...

3. Former Perth Amboy mayor Joe Vas pleads guilty to corruption charges
(N.J./State)

... Vas' 2006 campaign for the 13th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ramos admitted he paid cash to the people he solicited to reimburse them for writing personal checks payable to "Vas ...

4. Melvin Ramos guilty of money laundering, conspiracy
(N.J./State)

... in the 13th District. Ramos admitted he paid cash to the people he solicited to reimburse them for writing personal checks payable to "Vas for Congress." Ramos is guilty of money laundering because he ...

5. Donald Codey gets probation for stealing and condoning bad checks at Freehold Raceway
(N.J./State)

Two track patrons who wrote checks also get probation Donald R. Codey Jr., former president and general manager of Freehold Raceway Park and the brother of Sen. Richard J. Codey (D-Essex), admitted to ...

6. Global Warming
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... to take a pay cut it should be our Governors, House Representatives, Senators, Congressmen & women, Mayors, Ceo's especially those who are collecting $1000. and up in bonus checks and I'm talking multi ...

7. N.J. workers can expect larger paychecks after reduction in state Family Leave tax
(Money/Economy)

Workers in New Jersey can expect to find a few more dollars in their pockets in 2011 and the state's economy should see a $57 million boost as the employee payroll tax rate for the Family Leave Insurance ...

8. How to invest like Warren Buffett
(Money/Economy)

... what Cisco does and how it makes money?" Few hands went up. In deciding what to buy, Buffett also checks into how immune from competition a company is — how large its "moat" is. One reason he invested ...

9. Misappropriation of Funds
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... unaware of it.. 3.5 years later. The County of Essex is in a financial mess, the State of NJ is in a financial mess and I certainly know why.. there are no checks and balances. Just men with huge egos ...

10. New Jersey’s medicinal marijuana program strikes right balance for both patients and the public
(Opinion/Commentary)

... staff and board members are required to undergo criminal background checks to prevent abuse. This is pioneering territory for the state of New Jersey and implementing the Medicinal Marijuana Program ...

11. N.J. Election Day: Adler-Runyan election in 3rd Congressional District key contest
(N.J./State)

... ballot questions asks voters to approve a constitutional amendment to ensure that any money taken from the paychecks of public employees be used only for paying for their benefits and not be used to fund, ...

12. New Jersey unemployment checks going paperless
(Money/Economy)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM New Jersey is about to become the 30th state to replace weekly unemployment checks with debit cards or direct deposit. The state says it will save as much as $8 ...

13. Sam Serritella of Garfield pleads guilty to taking $1.7M from investors in ‘therapeutic’ horseshoe scam
(N.J./State)

... the horseshoes, and the venture failed. Serritella deposited the investors' funds into several bank accounts that he controlled. He wrote checks to himself, made cash withdrawals at ATMs, paid credit ...

14. Samuel M. Serritella of Garfield pleads guilty to taking $1.7 million from investors in horseshoe scam
(N.J./State)

... the venture failed. Serritella deposited the investors' funds into several bank accounts that he controlled. He wrote checks to himself, made cash withdrawals at ATMs, paid credit card bills, and made ...

15. Bringing Florida Pastor Terry Jones to New Jersey is just another well-executed publicity stunt by Brad Benson
(Sports/Professional)

... other than the ad execs pulling in the checks and those on the showroom floor moving the cars, this Friday there will be a direct ROI on a Benson stunt. At 11 a.m. at his dealership located at 3905 Highway ...

16. Elio Pintado guilty of attemped luring of 9-year-old in Berkeley Heights
(N.J./State)

... friend and used to cash several checks. He will be sentenced to three years in prison on January 25, 2011 before Union County Superior Court Judge Joseph P. Perfilio. Under the terms of the plea ...

17. State issues strict rules for N.J. medical marijuana
(Health/Healthquest)

... operators, and employees of Alternative Treatment Centers and primary caregivers are required to undergo criminal background checks. The Health Department will select just two growers to supply four ...

18. Yu Jane Chen pleads guilty to role in $1.1M mortgage and credit card scheme
(Money/Economy)

... revealed that, among other things, Reid and Yu Jane Chen used checks, credit card transactions and cash proceeds from their unlawfully-obtained accounts to make ATM withdrawals, and to buy goods at supermarkets, ...

19. William Reilley of Carlstadt gets 3 years in prison for stealing $128K from Fort Lee business
(N.J./State)

... make it easier for him to obtain government loans and grants for the school. Reilley admitted that he obtained $128,209 in business checks and money orders from Shin by telling her that they were needed ...

20. Cory Booker bringing in millions to meet Zuckerberg’s challenge grant (with VIDEO)
(N.J./State)

... the Newark union, or the New Jersey Education Association, saying he, Booker, and Zuckerberg were about the kids while the union was about their paychecks.  ...