New Jersey

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- New Jersey's incoming and outgoing governors told municipal officials Thursday that there are no miracles to cure the state's vexing fiscal problems. Gov.-elect Chris Christie, who is preparing to take office in...

In this article: Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Tax, and Atlantic City

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A northern New Jersey hospital will pay more than $3 million to settle claims it defrauded Medicare. The agreement announced Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department ends a whistleblower lawsuit filed in 2005 against...

In this article: Medicare, Allegation, and U.S. Justice Department

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey airport security guard overheard talking about shooting President Barack Obama will be released from jail. John Brek appeared in state Superior Court in Newark Thursday, where he was sentenced to time...

In this article: Barack Obama, Continental Airlines, and Newark Liberty International Airport

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A day before New Jersey's oldest casino is expected to hand over the keys to its lenders, who haven't been paid in a year, the casino laid out just how bad its financial condition is. In documents released...

In this article: Colony Capital LLC, Atlantic City, Resorts Atlantic City, Trump Taj Mahal, Amortization, Revenue, Tax, and Hilton

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man will serve a 366-day federal prison term for conducting a cyber attack on Church of Scientology Web sites in January 2008. At a hearing Wednesday in Newark 19-year-old Dmitriy Guzner (duh-MEET'-tree...

In this article: Church of Scientology, Internet censorship, and Verona

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jerseyans are paying $1.3 million in pensions to 62 retirees who work for private groups at a time when the state's pension system is on the financial brink. The League of Municipalities, the School Boards...

In this article: The Star-Ledger, Bergen County, and Atlantic City

MEDFORD, N.J. -- Police say a man who drove his car into a New Jersey cyclist had been sending a text message about a drug deal. Authorities say 42-year-old Lisa Granert of Cherry Hill was riding her bike and wearing a reflective vest in...

In this article: Cherry Hill

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey-based financial adviser has admitted operating a scheme that defrauded investors of more than $9 million. Sixty-nine-year-old Maxwell Smith of Fair Haven pleaded guilty Tuesday to a five-count criminal...

In this article: Fair Haven

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Donald Trump ended his war with bondholders of the casino company that bears his name, settling Tuesday for 10 percent of Trump Entertainment Resorts once it emerges from bankruptcy. The...

In this article: Donald Trump, Atlantic City, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Avenue Capital Group, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Bankruptcy, and Beal Bank

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's governor-elect said Monday he'll be taking office of a state with an even worse financial crisis than previously believed, and he wants the current governor to tighten the state's purse strings in the...

In this article: Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Revenue, Tax, and George H.W. Bush