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Former CFO sentenced for stealing $2.5M from NJ nonprofit
After the onetime CFO for the group pleaded guilty in June, a judge ordered millions in restitution as well as an eight-year prison penalty.
Diddy reportedly transferred to Fort Dix federal prison
Hip-hop mogul Sean Combs was moved to the low-security facility in New Jersey to serve his four-year sentence and to join a drug rehabilitation program, according to media outlets.
Attorneys for Diddy request Fort Dix prison placement
The low-security facility offers access to drug rehab programs and has also housed high-profile inmates such as Robert Downey Jr., former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, television personality Joe Giudice and “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli.
Gold Star family fraudster sentenced for $10M scheme
The former U.S. Army financial counselor was charged with abusing his position by encouraging investments of survivor benefits in accounts that he managed in his outside, private employment, according to the charges.
Former McElroy Deutsch CFO gets 5 years for embezzlement
The sentencing comes nearly three months after the 61-year-old Westfield resident pleaded guilty to two counts of theft by deception and five counts of failure to pay taxes.
NJ, Florida CEO gets 6-year sentence for trafficking counterfeit Cisco devices
According to authorities customers in the U.S. and overseas included hospitals, schools, government agencies and the military.
Ocean County man sentenced for dodging $10M in payroll taxes
The 37-year-old led a Lakewood-based company that provided administrative services to operators of nursing homes and other health care facilities, including at least 20 entities co-owned or operated by Neuman.
Former pharmacy exec sentenced for role in $32M kickback scheme
The one-time executive at Edison-based Apogee Bio-Pharm previously pleaded guilty to an information charging him with conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback statute.
North Jersey brothers sentenced for roles in health care fraud scheme
Prosecutors alleged the pair targeted individuals who had insurance plans that covered compound medications, convincing "those individuals to obtain prescriptions for compounded medications, regardless of medical necessity, often by providing them with cash payments."
Former NJ marketing firm owners sentenced for $8.8M health care fraud
"The volume of cases involving compound medication fraud has moved beyond frustrating for law enforcement, with an arrest, conviction or sentencing happening almost every other day in New Jersey,” said FBI-Newark Special Agent in Charge James Dennehy. “The fraudsters committing these crimes aren’t paying attention to the fact that everyone doing the same thing is going to federal prison."
Former NJ business owner sentenced for role in $6M scheme
According to prosecutors, from April 2014 to January 2017, the Cedar Grove native conspired with others to submit fraudulent prescriptions for compounded medications to public and private insurance plans at exorbitant reimbursement rates.
Monmouth man sentenced for role in $1M ‘upfront-fee’ scheme
Last month, two co-defendants were sentenced for their respective roles in the ploy.
