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1. IRS refunds get new policy
(Money/Economy)

... of Prisons. Good luck with that. Make up your own joke about half of them being in prison already. Prisoners either file false returns in their names or file fraudulent tax returns with phony names ...

2. State accuses Ramsey Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Bergen County of fraudulent sales practices
(N.J./State)

The state Division of Consumer Affairs has filed suit against a Ramsey auto dealership for allegedly violating the state's Consumer Fraud Act and regulations in its advertisement and sale of used motor ...

3. Denise Johnson of Paulsboro facing prison for defrauding N.J. heating aid program
(N.J./State)

... and Salem counties. In pleading guilty, Johnson admitted that between March 2006 and August 2009, she received approximately $22,905 on nine false applications that she filed, including two fraudulent ...

4. Paul O'Brien of Hillsborough and Reinaldo Monzon of Hamilton indicted for overcharging Burlington County
(N.J./State)

... invoices and other documents to Burlington County that contained material misrepresentations and fraudulent information. The false information was submitted in connection with two contracts between the ...

5. Mortgage Foreclosure Frad for Dummies
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

For whatever reason, Attorney General Dow has ignored numerous letters and documentation regarding mortgage foreclosure fraud. This attorney filed, recorded a fraudulent foreclosure for his client, Bank ...

6. Arizona shooting: U.S. government provides role model for violence
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the minds of the unstable. If the government can perpetuate Ponzi schemes, then some in the financial community will try to create their own fraudulent investment programs to enrich themselves at the ...

7. Nicole Victor of Paulsboro gets 5 years in prison for taking $11,705 from state heating aid program
(N.J./State)

... to file fictitious applications to generate benefits for herself. She admitted she fraudulently obtained the $11,705 by filing three false applications. Victor worked for Tri-County from September 2002 ...

8. John R. Lundy of Blackwood pleads guilty to $300,000 health insurance scam
(Health/Healthquest)

... to pay $133,760.10 in restitution and may also face civil insurance fraud fines. At the guilty plea hearing, Lundy admitted that between 1998 and 2002, he fraudulently represented to patients and insurance ...

9. Douglas D'Arpino pleads guilty to defrauding New Jersey investors
(N.J./State)

... conspired with D'Arpino to get clients who had retirement and investment accounts to invest a total of approximately $1.9 million in various fraudulent schemes. One scheme involved "wishing wells" that ...

10. Lawyers who file foreclosures should be investigated
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Scores of homeowners do not contest foreclosures because: 1. They don't have knowledge of the law in order to recognize which aspects of foreclosure are legally challengeable or even fraudulent. 2. ...

11. Divyakent Patel of Woodbridge pleads guilty to defrauding insurance companies of $52K
(N.J./State)

... guilty, Patel, the owner of J&R Body Masters, located in Perth Amboy, admitted that between Nov.16, 2006 and May 20, he fraudulently obtained a total of $51,946 from various insurance companies by ...

12. Anna Taliaferro, 73, formerly of Paterson, indicted for allegedly stealing over $102,000 from city's schools
(N.J./State)

... for the district, an Abbott school district, and then fraudulently overbilling. Anna Taliaferro, 73, formerly of Paterson and currently of Virginia Beach, Va., is charged with official misconduct, pattern ...

13. David Garsia of North Haledon and son David Garsia Jr. of Glen Rock arrested for alleged fraud
(N.J./State)

... fraudulently represented that Garsia Jr. was a licensed engineer and architect. At the construction mortgage closing on Nov. 29, 2006, Garsia Jr. allegedly signed and delivered documents representing ...

14. Thomas Gallo of Bayville pleads guilty to unlawfully collecting $16,000 in disability benefits
(N.J./State)

Likely to get probation when sentenced An Ocean County man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $16,000 in disability insurance benefits to which he was not entitled, state Acting Insurance ...

15. New Jersey brokers busted for ripping off former Mets star Cliff Floyd and other investors
(Money/Economy)

... investment of $103,000 into what was represented to be a dental products company, only to have Hill orchestrate the siphoning away of approximately $1.7 million through fraudulent transfer documents and ...

16. Arnold Jacques of Jackson gets 3 years in prison for Medicaid and Mericare fraud
(N.J./State)

Admits to taking part in theft of $49,941 The medical director of a defunct Mercer County mental health clinic was sentenced Monday to three years in state prison for his role in a conspiracy to fraudulently ...

17. Camden-based Dr. Henry L. Morganstein, 71, loses medical license for providing dangerous drugs
(N.J./State)

... for fraudulently obtaining unauthorized prescriptions. Lateesha Green, 27, of Westville, and Ameera Lawson, 27, of Camden, were arrested last week by the Gloucester City police for allegedly engaging in ...

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

... unauthorized loans were used to make payments on other fraudulently-obtained credit accounts. Deputy Attorney General Francine Ehrenberg is prosecuting the case. The investigation was conducted for the ...

19. Ijeoma Okoh of Newark pleads guilty to falsifying records to obtain $357,050 bank loan
(N.J./State)

... house she purchased, which will revert to the mortgage lender. In pleading guilty, Okoh admitted that she submitted fraudulent documentation regarding her employment and salary in order to deceive ...

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

... March 11, 2009 state grand jury indictment. In pleading guilty, Vas and Ramos admitted that between January and July 2006, they solicited city employees and others to make fraudulent contributions to ...