Former Princeton resident charged with fraud, aggravated identity theft, makes first N.J. court appearance, is out on bail
Graham is being monitored with a GPS tracking device and his computer activity is also being monitored.
Former Princeton resident Ford Graham charged with fraud, aggravated identity theft, as a result of federal investigation into multimillion-dollar schemes
One Princeton victim invested more than $2 million with Graham.
Rachel Wainer Apter nominated to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court
Wainer Apter, clerked for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Former mayor of Middlesex Borough sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing more than $75,000 from local campaign funds
Former Democratic Middlesex Borough Mayor Ronald DiMura allegedly pocketed money from political campaigns by funneling it through a bogus charity.
Citibank to reimburse some consumers in N.J. for credit card overcharges
Citibank failed to properly lower credit card interest rates for consumers who were entitled to reductions in their APR.
N.J. joins anti-trust lawsuit against Facebook
New Jersey has joined with 47 other states in suing social media giant Facebook for allegedly violating federal antitrust laws by monopolizing the market for personal social networking services, and by using illegal mergers and other anti-competitive tactics to maintain its monopoly power. Filed in federal court, the multi-state complaint alleges that Facebook has aggressively…
Montgomery man sentenced to four years in prison for anti-Asian bias crime
A Montgomery man will serve time in state prison for chasing a woman and two small children with an imitation rifle while trying to steal the woman’s cell phone. Michael Kibalo, 29, has been sentenced by Somerset County Superior Court Judge Angela Borkowski to four years in prison, 85 percent of which must be served…
Student sues Princeton University for breach of contract during COVID-19 pandemic, demands tuition refund for spring 2020 semester
Students at Princeton University should not be charged for full tuition and fees for the 2020 spring term because classes were moved online and students didn’t get everything they paid for, according to a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey in Trenton on Nov. 19. The plaintiff in the…
NJ company reaches settlement with state regarding misleading claims about a surgical mesh product
Franklin Lakes-based company C.R. Bard, a medical technology company, will pay the State of New Jersey more than $1.28 million as part of a settlement resolving a multi-state investigation of the company for allegedly misrepresenting the safety and effectiveness of surgical mesh products. The total settlement payment of $60 million is being divided among 48…
New Jersey joins coalition suing to protect U.S. Postal Service and mail-in voting from cutbacks and slowed deliveries
“The Postal Service’s unofficial motto states that ‘neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.’ The Postal Service has served Americans well since our country’s founding. We are filing this lawsuit to ensure that even politically motivated cutbacks won’t prevent the timely…
Former Middlesex Borough mayor pleads guilty to charges that he stole more than $75,000 from local campaigns
Former Middlesex Borough Mayor Ronald DiMura pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge that he stole more than $75,000 from various local political campaigns. DiMura, 64, whose term as mayor ended in December 2019, pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree theft by deception before Superior Court Judge Benjamin Bucca in Middlesex County. Under the plea…
New Jersey attorney general files lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s elimination of anti-discrimination protections in health care
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal on Monday joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general across the country in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over a new rule that rolls back federal protections against discrimination in health care for women, LGBTQ people, people with limited English proficiency, and others. The lawsuit,…
Supreme Court blocks Trump administration from ending DACA protections for Dreamers
Princeton University, Microsoft, and Princeton graduate Maria Perales Sanchez were plaintiffs in one of the early lawsuits challenging the Trump administration.
Local advocates applaud landmark Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ rights
The United States Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ employees from workplace discrimination. Prior to Monday’s ruling, it was legal in more than half of the states to fire workers for their sexual orientation or gender identity. The ruling is a major victory for LGBTQ advocates across…
African American group sues FDA for inaction on banning menthol cigarettes
The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council and Action on Smoking and Health filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday requesting that the court compel the FDA to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes. Over a year ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would seek to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes to combat youth smoking and promote public health, but…
Attorney general, NJDEP file suit against City of Trenton for failing to protect the water system that serves five municipalities in Mercer County
The state has filed a lawsuit against the City of Trenton and the Trenton Water Works to force them to take actions to protect and strengthen the city’s water system, including actions to reduce the risk of lead and pathogens in the drinking water. The Trenton Water Works supplies about 29 million gallons of drinking…
Judge rules in favor of Rider University in two lawsuits as Westminster Choir College students and alumni vow to appeal decision
Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy on Monday dismissed two cases filed by Westminster Choir College students and alumni who argue that Rider University shouldn’t be able to move the choir college from Princeton and sell the property. A spokesperson for some of the plaintiffs, Constance Fee of the Westminster Choir College Foundation, issued…
Art collector sues Princeton University for backing out of $1 million deal
A New York City art collector has filed a lawsuit against Princeton University for breach of contract related to artworks the school agreed to buy in 2018. Princeton University allegedly agreed to pay art collector Vincent Fay just under $1 million for 17 pieces of art. The school paid him $472,500 in December of 2018,…