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NJ Mental Health Clinic Chain Charged with Defrauding Medicaid and Tax Evasion

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West Orange NJ,  Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) today announced that the owner of a chain of mental health clinics in New Jersey was charged with enlisting the aid of his employees to defraud Medicaid in a phony billing scheme and then, together with his wife, using the clinics to conceal the couple’s income in a $1 million tax evasion scheme.

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NJ State Park Police Officer Accused of Spending $160K in Police Union Funds on Meals, Trips and Personal Expenses

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Trenton NJ,  Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a grand jury has indicted a New Jersey park police officer who was charged with improperly spending about $160,000 in funds from two police unions he led, using the money for personal meals at upscale restaurants, airfare and out-of-state outings not related to union business.

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New Jersey Licensing Board Permanently Revokes the License of Englewood Chiropractor for Sexually Violating Four Female Patients

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Englewood NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners has permanently revoked the license of Dr. Archer Irby for committing acts of professional misconduct by inappropriately touching and making sexual comments to four female patients whom he treated for pain.

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Hasbrouck Heights Man Gets Six-Year Prison Sentence for Trafficking in “Ghost Guns”

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Hasbrouck Heights NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a Bergen County man has been sentenced to prison following his conviction on gun charges stemming from a gun trafficking investigation led by the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) and Paterson Police Department.

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Three Get Prison After NJ State Police Shut Down Passaic County Opioid Mill

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Paterson NJ,  Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a seven-year prison sentence for a Pennsylvania resident convicted in the operation of a Passaic County opioid mill that distributed bulk quantities of fentanyl and heroin reportedly linked to more than a dozen fatal overdoses.  The illegal drug manufacturing enterprise was dismantled in March 2020 as a result of an investigation led by the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Trafficking North Unit, working within the NJSP Opioid Enforcement Task Force (OETF).

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Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control Issues Third-Party Delivery Permit For Alcohol Delivery

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Ridgewood  NJ,  opening a new frontier for growth in New Jersey’s alcoholic beverage industry, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) issued a special ruling today that allows third-party delivery services like DoorDash, Instacart, and Amazon Flex to deliver alcoholic beverages – including cocktails “to go” – from restaurants, bars, and liquor stores to customers’ doorsteps.

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Three Members of a Newark-Based Fencing Ring That Trafficked Stolen High-End Vehicles Get Prison Time

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Newark NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced prison sentences for the last three defendants convicted in a Newark-based stolen auto trafficking ring that fenced stolen luxury vehicles worth more than $1 million.

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NJ Acting Attorney General , “Any Credit or Debit Card Surcharges need to be communicated clearly and in advance.”

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Ridgewood NJ , Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the Division of Consumer Affairs has sent cease and desist warning letters to a combination of service, retail and restaurant operators in New Jersey. The letters alert merchants of their duty to disclose total selling price—including surcharges for using credit cards, debit cards or pre-paid cards (“Card Surcharges”)—to consumers.

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Somerset County Man Sentenced for Issuing 49 Bad Checks Totaling more than $166,088 for Auto Financing and Insurance

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Bernardsville  NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor today announced the sentencing of a New Jersey man for issuing numerous bad checks. The defendant was charged as a result of an investigation by the Private Insurance Fraud Bureau of the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor and the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft Task Force.

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Hudson County Pharmacist Charged with Selling Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards

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Bayonne NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) today announced the arrest of a Hudson County Pharmacist charged with selling fake COVID-19 vaccination record cards to individuals without actually administering the vaccine and then entering false information into a State-managed database of COVID-19 vaccination records.

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State of New Jersey Requirements for Carrying Firearms in Public in Wake of Supreme Court’s Decision

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Trenton NJ, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a New York law requiring people to demonstrate a particular need in order to get a permit to carry a handgun in public, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a directive clarifying requirements for carrying firearms in New Jersey.

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New Jersey Bureau of Securities Says Secaucus-based National Realty Investment Advisors, LLC fraudulently sold at least $630 million in securities to investors

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Secaucus NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the New Jersey Bureau of Securities has issued a Summary Cease and Desist Order to Secaucus-based National Realty Investment Advisors, LLC (NRIA), and related entities and individuals, after determining the company fraudulently sold at least $630 million in securities to investors in New Jersey and across the nation from 2018 to 2022.

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Former Democrat Passaic County Surrogate Permanently Barred from Public Employment

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Passaic NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that on June 21, 2022, the Honorable Carol V. Novey Catuogno ordered that former Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo is to be permanently barred from any and all future public employment in the State of New Jersey and any of its administrative subdivisions and admitted Toledo to the Pretrial Intervention Program.

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Ford Motor Co. Sued over Hazardous Waste Dumping in Ringwood Native American Tribal Community

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Ringwood NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Commissioner of Environmental Protection (DEP) Shawn M. LaTourette announced today that the DEP has filed suit against Ford Motor Co. over its contamination of hundreds of acres of soil, water, wetlands and other natural resources in Passaic County.

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New Jersey Bureau of Securities Announces the Launch of the Annual Examination of Investment Advisers

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Ridgewood NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Bureau of Securities (“the Bureau”) within the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced the release of the Bureau’s Annual Investment Adviser Examination.

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