U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY IN FEBRUARY 2022 CONTINUES TO INCREASE STEADILY

IRVINE, Calif., March 10, 2022 — ATTOM, licensor of the nation’s most comprehensive foreclosure data and parent company to RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com), the largest online marketplace for foreclosure and distressed properties, today released its February…

Medical Assistant Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

CAMDEN, N.J. – A former medical assistant today admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers of more than $1 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically…

South Jersey lawmakers open mobile offices to for better access to constituents

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Atlantic County residents will now have easier access to state legislative offices after Senator Vince Polistina, Assemblyman Don Guardian, and Assemblywoman Claire Swift announced the opening of two…

Stella Activates $71M in Funding for Women-led Startups, Launches National Oxytocin Tour

SAN DIEGO, March 4, 2022 — Stella, a San Diego-based organization that equips, champions and funds women-led startups, has reached a momentous milestone by helping to connect women-led startups with $71 million in…

BETMGM LAUNCHES MOBILE SPORTS BETTING IN ILLINOIS

JERSEY CITY, N.J., March 7, 2022 — BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, launched its mobile app in Illinois over the weekend. Customers in Illinois now can access BetMGM’s state-of-the-art…

Two thousand bags of heroin seized during traffic stop at the Jersey Shore

ABSECON, NJ – A motor vehicle stop led police to the seizure of 2,000 bags of heroin in Absecon, at the Jersey Shore. Absecon police reported at approximately 3:00 PM on February…

Drug dealer charged for overdose death of Medford teen

MEDFORD, NJ – A 19-year-old man is was charged for causing the overdose death of a Medford Township teenager after counterfeit prescription drugs he sold the teen caused his death. The Medford…

New Jersey comes out a winner in Super Bowl LVI with $143.7 million in sports betting wagers

ATLANTIC CITY — Today the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced preliminary wagering data related to the 2022 Super Bowl. Preliminary wagering statistics reported by Atlantic City Casinos and New Jersey equine…

Galloway police make arrest at crash scene after fight leads to stabbing

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – On Tuesday, Galloway Township Police Department patrol units were dispatched to Federal Ct. for the report of a physical altercation involving two males. Hisham Sarhan, a twenty-three-year-old resident of…

Camden County Man Admits Selling Phony Prescriptions

CAMDEN, N.J. – A former employee of a Mount Holly, New Jersey, medical practice pleaded guilty today to selling fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jose Colon,…

Shoplifting charge escalates to drug charges in Stafford Township

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – Two Atlantic City men have been charged with shoplifting and drug charges in Stafford Township. On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at approximately 3:00 PM, the Stafford Township Police…

NJ approves company to take bets on competitive video games

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey has approved its first company to take bets on competitive video games, a fast-growing activity known as esports that is popular with young people around the…

Teacher gets 7 years for sexually assaulting female teen student

MAYS LANDING, NJ —A Delaware man who was formerly a teacher has been sentenced on charges of the Aggravated Sexual Assault of a female under 16 years old, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor…

Crash shuts down Route 72 in Manahawkin

MANAHAWKIN, NJ – On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 11:50 am, the Stafford Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 72 and Marsha Drive for the report of a motor…

Pleasantville man pleads down to manslaughter for brutal murder of woman in 2018

MAYS LANDING – A Pleasantville man has pleaded guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter in connection to the killing of a woman in Atlantic City in April 2018, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill…

Galloway man charged for fatal boat crash

MAYS LANDING- A Galloway Township man has been charged with Aggravated Manslaughter in connection to a fatal boat crash in July 2019 that killed a 39-year-old woman, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary…

Prosecutor says boater’s recklessness caused death of a 45-year-old woman in Galloway

MAYS LANDING- A Galloway Township man has been charged with Aggravated Manslaughter in connection to a fatal boat crash in July 2019 that killed a 39 year-old woman, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor…

Four People Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs

CAMDEN, N.J. – Four people who participated in a scheme to defraud New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions have been sentenced…

New Jersey’s latest toll hike comes amid record inflation, high unemployment, pandemic, legislators say

Senator Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove are calling on Trenton to end automatic toll increases that commuters and businesses can no longer afford. In May of last year Connors, Rumpf…

Burlington County Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Role in $350,000 Fraud Scheme

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for stealing more than $350,000 from a special needs trust, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…

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