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A Hudson County business owner who lives in Holmdel awaits a January 2015 sentencing date for helping to evade Jersey City municipal water bills amounting to more than $100,000.

A Toms River woman is one of three people found guilty in federal court in Camden today in a $15 million mortgage fraud scheme.

The onetime operator of Ocean County Search and Rescue who was charged with trying to get a Superstorm-related loan under false pretenses last October is now charged with cashing a stolen check.

A Bayville woman becomes the latest in a mounting list of New Jersey homeowners accused of using fraud to get federal Superstorm relief funds. Debra Weigman, 56, was charged with attempted theft by deception today.

Fraudulent activity connected to Superstorm Sandy is still being uncovered by New Jersey law enforcement, nearly 17 months since the storm made landfall.

A burglary and theft spree that triggered an eight-month investigation leads authorities in Toms River and Brick to file a combined 33 charges against a Toms River 31-year-old.

More and more people are paying bills and doing banking online these days because it's very convenient, but it can also be dangerous if you're not careful because your personal and financial information is out there in a scammers playground.

For less than 50 bucks, scammers are purchasing a product that has the ability to latch onto a store's data channel and steal customers' personal information.

The sole proprietor of a Long Branch claims-adjustment company will dissolve the firm and pay more than $15,000 in fines and penalties - about the same amo8nt he wheedled from New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company (NJM) in fraudluent filings.

It is a sad fact of life, but there are always people who will prey on the hardships of others. It's happening in post-Sandy New Jersey and State Sen. Jennifer Beck wants to put a stop to it.