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Prosecutors Announce Charges In Alleged New Jersey Lab Kickback Scheme

Federal agents arrested Parsippany-based Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services president and part-owner David Nicoll, a New Jersey physician and two other BLS employees on bribery charges Tuesday morning, prosecutors announced.

2013/04/09

The King Emerald (file / credit: COLUMBIA Shipmanagement (Deutschland) GmbH)

Germany, Cyprus Based Shipping Companies Admit Dumping Off U.S. Shores

Two international shipping firms pleaded guilty to obstruction and other charges in connection with what the U.S. Attorney’s Office characterized as a pattern of falsifying records to hide the illegal dumping of engine sludge and oil-contaminated waste into the ocean.

2013/03/22

New Jersey U.S. Attorney Disputes Gov. Christie On Sequester’s Impact

On Monday, Gov. Chris Christie said the scheduled federal spending cuts are having little effect in New Jersey. His successor as U.S. Attorney disagrees.

2013/03/05

Chris Christie (Photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Gov. Christie: New Jersey Will Appeal Decision Upholding Ban On Sports Gambling

The judge’s ruling released late Thursday night has dealt a setback to New Jersey’s efforts to save its struggling casino industry by tapping into a multibillion-dollar market.

2013/03/01

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Feds Bust Up Elaborate International Credit Card Fraud Ring That Stole Millions

The elaborate scheme involved improving fake cardholders’ credit scores, allowing the scammers to borrow more money that they never repaid, investigators said.

2013/02/05

Feds Arrest 14 In Alleged $65 Million Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

The scheme is one of the largest ever uncovered and involved more than 8,000 bogus income tax returns seeking more than $65 million in illegal refunds, said U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman.

2012/09/19

22 Charged In Alleged Identity Document Fraud Ring

Of those rounded up in the six-state bust, one is from New York and five are from New Jersey. They’re charged in a scheme to provide illegal South Korean immigrants with legitimate IDs.

2012/06/27

U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announces charges against Maksym Shynkarenko - Newark, NJ - Jun 11, 2012 (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

Feds In N.J. Charge Man With Running Child Porn Website

ording to U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman, 560 customers in 47 states have been already convicted for distributing and using the hardcore site run by 33-year-old Maksym Shynkarenko.

2012/06/11

U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman addresses the media in Newark. (credit: Monica Miller, WCBS 880)

Feds In NJ: 29 Arrests Made In $325 Million Counterfeit Goods Operation

U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said the counterfeit goods didn’t include just clothing, but “counterfeit cigarettes and pure crystal methamphetamine.”

2012/03/02

More Than A Dozen NJ Doctors Arrested In Alleged Kickback Scheme

Federal prosecutors say 15 doctors and other health care professionals says the physicians were paid to refer patients to Orange Community MRI, a scheme they say started as early as 2010.

2011/12/13

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Ex-UConn, Nets Guard Tate George Charged In NJ Ponzi Scheme

Tate George, who hit one of the most memorable shots in UConn basketball history, surrendered to federal authorities in NJ on Friday to face charges stemming from what prosecutors say was a Ponzi scheme.

WFAN–2011/09/23

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, talks about the start of a federal investigation of the Newark Police Department during a news conference as he stands next to Newark Police Director Garry McCarthy, center, and Acting Newark Police Director Sam DeMaio Monday, May 9, 2011 in Newark, N.J. (credit: Julio Cortez/AP)

Justice Department Launches Probe Of Newark Police Department

New Jersey’s American Civil Liberties Union chapter in September called for federal oversight of the city’s 1,300-officer department.

2011/05/09

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NJ Doctor Busted For Writing Illegal Oxycodone Prescriptions

The alleged ring is believed to have originated with 56-year-old Dr. Michael Durante, of Montclair, who authorities said wrote prescriptions for a dozen distributors, including an undercover agent.

2011/03/24

Victim George Amponsah, 47, of Newark, poses next to his BMW, left, in the Newark parking lot where he works as a valet. Amponsah had his vehicle carjacked in Newark two days after purchasing it. The vehicle was missing for two weeks. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

NJ Officials Laud Joint Effort To Stop Newark Carjackings

Law enforcement officials say 42 people have been charged in over 100 carjackings that had terrorized Newark and Essex County around the turn of the year.

2011/03/21

Ex-Essex Co. Prosecutor Charged In Bribery Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Federal authorities charged a former Essex County prosecutor Thursday over a scheme to help spring a convicted felon from jail by getting someone else to take the fall. LISTEN: 1010 WINS’ […]

2010/09/23

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