Lawmakers claim Murphy cut Toms River school budget by 25%

The 10th Legislative District lawmakers expressed shock over Governor Phil Murphy’s comments during the recent gubernatorial debate that he “already worked with Toms River” on school funding to address the school district’s…

Lawmakers claim Phil Murphy’s energy plan is a disaster, will cost every resident $52,000

Senator Michael Testa and Assemblymen Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan (all R-1) said opposition is growing to Governor Phil Murphy’s Energy Master Plan (EMP), which would cost every New Jersey homeowner tens…

NJ Ticket wins $50K in Powerball Drawing

TRENTON, NJ – One New Jersey Lottery ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Wednesday, October 6, drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. The ticket was sold at Newfield Food…

Lottery Player From NY Wins $1,000 a Week for Life

TRENTON, NJ – One New York Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket matched the five white balls drawn for the Wednesday, October 6, drawing winning the $1,000 a week for life second prize. In addition,…

Three Defendants Sentenced in Multi-State Dog Fighting Conspiracy

RICHMOND, Va. – Three defendants have been sentenced for their roles in an interstate dog fighting network across the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey. “The violent and cruel act…

Napoleon Grier Extradited From The Netherlands On Fraud Charges

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Murphy campaign avoiding School Board Association’s claim that concerned parents are “Domestic Terrorists”

TRENTON, NJ – The National School Boards Association has called for the federal government to mobilize the FBI and the Department of Justice against parents attending school board meetings across America. Those…

Sanders Reportedly Refused To Sign Statement Condemning Sinema Bathroom Protesters Over Political Differences

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont opted not to support a joint statement condemning protesters who followed Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona into a bathroom because the condemnation did not rebuke…

Phil Murphy: Obituaries are the Irish sports pages, gov jokes while reading list of COVID dead

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Wednesday announced his morbid fetish of reading the obituary section of the Asbury Park Press each day. He said it was because of…

Manhattan doorman, others charged for trafficking illegal guns

NEW YORK, NY – Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea today announced the indictment of ROBERTO CARMONA, 51, and Tennessee-based HAROLD FLORAN, 51,…

Woman who left golden retriever puppy to die in a crate in the wood gets probation

BOONTON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announces Tonya Fea, 49-years-old, from Boonton, New Jersey was sentenced today for committing an act of animal cruelty. On April 30, 2019, members…

Drug task force takes down Fentanyl dealers with $2 million worth of deadly drug

CAMDEN, NJ (CCPO News) – Last Friday, the Camden High Intensity Drug Task Force (HIDTA) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cherry Hill Office, under the direction of HSI Newark working with local…

Camden drug dealer gets 8 years in prison for fentanyl-laced cocaine death

CAMDEN, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a 24-year-old Camden drug dealer has been sentenced to eight years in New Jersey state prison for causing the death of a…

Paterson Man Sentenced to 55 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

NEWARK, N.J. – A Paterson, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 55 months in prison for distributing fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced. Maurice Tisdale, 28, previously pleaded guilty before…

Aryan Circle Gang Leader Sentenced for Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Santa Fe, Texas, man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a violent gang-related beating in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney…

Trenton Ticket Wins $1,000,000 on Mega Millions

TRENTON (Oct. 6, 2021) – There was one second-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, October 5, drawing that matched five of the five white balls drawn winning the $1,000,000 prize. The ticket was purchased…

California Lottery ticketholder wins $699 million Powerball jackpot

TRENTON, NJ– One California Lottery ticketholder won the $699.8 million Powerball jackpot from the Monday, October 4, drawing. This was the fifth largest Powerball jackpot on record, and the first jackpot won in a…

Essex County Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for His Role in Conspiracy to Defraud Banks of More Than $250,000 Using Stolen Credit Cards and Checks

NEWARK, N.J. – Alexander Varice, 27, of South Orange, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud two banks out of more…

Essex County Man Admits Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $700,000

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted that he conspired to fraudulently obtain more than $700,000, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Jefferson Robert, 31, of Newark,…

Four Defendants Charged With COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Margaret Garnett, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), and Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent-in-Charge of…

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