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A Monmouth County state lawmaker is hoping to toughen penalties against crooks seeking to scam Sandy disaster victims out of their recovery money.

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A Haddon Township man has been hit with a $100,000 civil penalty for defrauding investors who purchased promissory notes from him.

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The family of Noah Pozner was mourning the 6-year-old, killed in the Newtown school massacre, when outrage compounded their sorrow.

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Superstorm ravaged Ocean County continues to work on the cleanup and recovery, seven weeks after Sandy. A two-day expo will serve as a place for victims to get more information and the help they need.

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If Hurricane Sandy damaged your home or property, knowing there is support in the way of FEMA funding can provide some reassurance, but while the federal agency is set up to help, they're cognizant of the scammers out there.

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Hurricane Sandy has caused chaos on the calendar for many school districts all over the state.

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The two operators of a bogus charity who falsely claimed to be supporting the families of emergency responders who died at the World Trade Center on 9-11 have been ordered to disgorge $121,116 in donations, pay civil penalties and are permanently barred from working for any charitable organization in New Jersey, under terms of a Final Consent Judgment that resolves a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Jeff Chiesa and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.

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Shore area law enforcement officials gear up for a crime wave unique to natural disasters following Superstorm Sandy.

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State Attorney General Jeff Chiesa says his office has been aggressively investigating and preventing all Superstorm Sandy-related crimes through out the state. He says eight gas stations are being sued so far for alleged price gouging during a declared State of Emergency.

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An copy of an invoice from a Seaside Heights residents whose car was towed off his private property shows some of the charges being made by APK Towing of Toms River which have come under fire from a number of sides.

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