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Winners: NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K
There were three Powerball winners in Central and South Jersey, state Lottery officials said.
Five New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn for the Saturday, July 15, drawing winning the $50,000
The Powerball jackpot rolls to $900 million for the next drawing to be held Monday, July 17, at 10:59 pm.
Winning $50,000 tickets were sold Saturday at the following locations:
Mercer County: ShopRite #566 of Hamilton Square, 1235 Route 33, Hamilton Square;
Middlesex County: Krauszers, 525 Avenel St., Avenel; and,
Ocean County: Wine Cen…
Ex-Hudson Sheriff's Officer Admits $98,000 Short-Sale Mortgage Scheme For Jersey Shore Home
A former Hudson County sheriff’s officer admitted defrauding a bank to duck $98,000 in mortgage payments on a Jersey Shore home, federal authorities said.
Osbado Hernandez, 54, of Avenel, conspired with others to lie about a bogus short sale of his house in Keansburg so that the unidentified bank would discharge what was left on his mortgage, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Hernandez bought the property for $239,900 in 2006, financing it through a mortgage loan from the victimized bank, a complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Trenton says.
He ended up behind on the payments,…
3 Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Sold In NJ
Three Powerball tickets good for $50,000 were sold in New Jersey.
The tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Wednesday, Sept. 29 drawing, winning the third-tier prize.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Middlesex County: Krauszer’s Food Store, 119 Avenel St., Avenel
Passaic County: The Liquor Depot, 534 Van Houten Ave., Clifton;
Union County: BP Gas, 1101 East Jersey St., Elizabeth.
The winning numbers were 02, 07, 11, 17, and 32. The Red Power Ball number was 11. The Power Play was 3X.
The Powerball jackpot rolls to $620 milli…
NJ Dog Owner Whose Pit Bulls Killed 3-Year-Old Boy, Injured Mom Won't Be Charged
A Central Jersey dog owner whose pit bulls attacked a 3-year-old boy and his mom -- killing the toddler and injuring the woman -- will not be charged, reports say.
The dogs' Carteret owner, Santos Rodriguez, did not violate any law, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a letter to supporters of the grieving family, who apparently contacted her office, NJ.com says.
Further, investigators did not find “intentional, knowing, or reckless criminal conduct," and "despite the well-intended demands for justice, no charges will presently be filed," the prosecutor said.
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