NEWARK – New Jersey consumers who believe they are entitled to restitution under a recent multi-state settlement with Sirius XM Radio Inc., must file their complaints with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs by May 3. The settlement, announced in December, resolves allegations that the satellite radio company violated consumer protection laws through a […]
UNION COUNTY — The New Jersey Hall of Fame has announced 50 nominees in five categories – Arts & Letters, Enterprise, Performing Arts, Public Service, and Sports. Public voting is now underway online at www.NJHallofFame.org/2015-nominees. The 8th class of inductees will be announced early this summer. This year’s induction gala is expected to return this October […]
UNION — The Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team is conducting an investigation into the circumstances of a shooting last evening in Union in which a state trooper fatally shot a man who was driving a carjacked vehicle. According to the preliminary investigation, troopers in the New Jersey State Police Interstate Theft North Unit were investigating […]
WASHINGTON — On April 15, Tax Day, U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) and U.S. Representative Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) issued the following statements in support of S. 155 and H.R. 25, the FairTax Act of 2015. A proposal to remove all aspects of the current income tax code and replace it with […]
TRENTON — Two Essex County men were each sentenced to 130 months in prison for robbing a Target Store in Union, on “Black Friday” in November 2012, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Lavell Jones, 29, of East Orange, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson to an indictment charging him with one count of Hobbs […]
ROSELLE — A former mayor of Roselle has been sentenced to 90 days in county jail for committing insurance fraud in connection with a motor vehicle accident that took place a little more than four years ago, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced. Garrett Smith, 53, also will serve a period of three years’ probation, according […]
TRENTON – The former owner of two New Jersey defense contracting businesses yesterday admitted that she conspired to send sensitive military technical data to India, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Hannah Robert, 49, of North Brunswick, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson to Count Six of a superseding indictment, which charged her with conspiracy to violate the […]
WASHINGTON – Robert Menendez, a U.S. Senator, and Salomon Melgen, a Florida ophthalmologist, were indicted today in connection with a bribery scheme in which Menendez allegedly accepted gifts from Melgen in exchange for using the power of his Senate office to benefit Melgen’s financial and personal interests, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell of the […]
NEWARK – A Chicago man was convicted at trial today for his role in a large-scale, long-running, and lucrative scheme to steal bank customer account information – commonly referred to as “ATM skimming” – by installing hidden card-reading devices on ATMs throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida, and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Dinu Horvat, 28, was […]
UNION — As part of an ongoing effort to provide the best energy value to customers, Elizabethtown Gas announced its customers will receive their second refund in three months. Elizabethtown Gas will provide refunds totaling $10 million to residential and small commercial customers, starting in March 2015. The amount each customer will receive varies based […]
