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A Canadian investment bank has agreed to a $450,000 settlement with the State Division of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Securities for failing to perform required review of accounts held by convicted securities fraudster James Hankins, Jr.

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A pair of alleged con artists have been arrested in connection with a so-called "Black Money Scam" in which they allegedly attempted to scam unsuspecting victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by falsely promising an amount of money several times the amount of money that the victims fronted to the defendants

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Deterring child pornography and preventing repeat incidents is the idea behind legislation that's been introduced by Senator Kevin O'Toole.

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 New Jersey officials have temporarily suspended the medical license of an unemployed physician charged late last year with possessing large amounts of chemicals commonly used for making bombs.

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FREEHOLD, NJ — Three New York City residents have been indicted on charges stemming from the 2002 death of a 9-year-old girl whose remains were found in central New Jersey three years later.

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PATERSON, N.J. — Prosecutors say a northern New Jersey man who allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death a day after he was freed from a halfway house has pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons charges.

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A high-ranking Bloods member was indicted today for allegedly selling a handgun and ammunition while he was free on bail in connection with a previous indictment accusing him of heading a narcotics network in Camden.

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A judge has denied news organizations access to court hearings in the case of two teenage brothers accused of killing 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale.

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A New Jersey pharmacist is under arrest for allegedly creating fraudulent prescriptions  to obtain a weight-loss drug known to have a high potential for abuse.  State Attorney General Jeff Chiesa announced the arrest today of 62 year old Joseph Chiodo Jr. of Morganville.

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A former Rutgers instructor has admitted to using his office computer to share videos of child pornography over the Internet, according to NJ's Attorney General Jeff Chiesa. 

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