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More Than 300K NJ Electric Customers Still Don't Have Power
Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents were still without electricity Friday -- three days after Tropical Storm Isaias pummeled the region.
As of Friday morning, about 221,001 of JCP&L’s 1,131,720 customers were without power, followed by about 86,431 out of 2,326,730 PSE&G customers and 2,757 out of 545,450 Atlantic City Electric customers.
Crews were prioritizing the areas that were hit hardest by the storm, which include Morris, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, JCP&L said.
Nearly 85 percent of customers with both JCP&L and PSE&G were expected to have power restore…
Morris Couple Admit $152,820 Superstorm Sandy Scam
A Morris County couple admitted pocketing $152,820 in taxpayer-funded Superstorm Sandy relief by claiming their damaged Jersey Shore home as their primary residence, state authorities charged.
The home that Carmine Fusco and Lauri Fusco, 50, own on West End Drive in Point Pleasant that was damaged by the historic storm is actually a summer/weekend property, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday.
Their primary residence at the time of the storm was, and continues to be, in East Hanover, he said.
By lying on applications, the Fuscos received $2,280 from FEMA and $150,000 in …
Dumont Man (Hoboken Police Officer), Wife Charged With $187G In Superstorm Sandy Scam
A 45-year-old Dumont man was forced to forfeit his position as a Hoboken police officer after he and his wife were found guilty of collecting $187,000 by lying on superstorm Sandy relief applications, authorities charged.
Nikola Lulaj and Majlinda Lulaj, 32, falsely claimed in their applications that their home in Seaside Heights -- which was damaged by Superstorm Sandy -- was their primary residence at the time the disaster struck, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
Their primary residence, however, was in Dumont, and the Seaside Heights home was a rental property, the atto…
Lodi Postman Charged With $37,822 Superstorm Sandy Scam
A U.S. Navy veteran from Lodi who works as a postal carrier pocketed $37,822 in taxpayer-funded Superstorm Sandy relief by claiming his damaged Jersey Shore home as his primary residence, state authorities charged.
The home that 51-year-old Peter Raia Jr. owns on Lincoln Avenue in Seaside Heights that was damaged by the historic storm is actually a summer/weekend property, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
By lying on applications, Raia received $5,640 from FEMA, a $10,000 RSP grant, $14,000 in SBA loan proceeds, and $8,182 in SHRAP funds, Grewal said.
Authorities charged him w…
Ex-Fair Lawn Teacher, 74, Charged With $177,439 Superstorm Sandy Scam
Lodi, N.J. -- A 74-year-old retired Fair Lawn teacher collected $177,439 in taxpayer-funded Superstorm Sandy relief by claiming her damaged Jersey Shore home as her primary residence, state authorities charged.
The home that Diane DiCosmo owns on Melody Lane in Lavallette that was damaged by the historic storm is actually a summer/weekend property, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
Her real home was in Fair Lawn when DiCosmo received approximately $6,515 from FEMA, $160,924 in RREM grant funds, and a $10,000 RSP grant by lying on relief applications, Grewal said.
DiCosmo, who …
Lodi Homeowner Charged With $125,159 Superstorm Sandy Scam
Lodi, N.J. -- A Lodi homeowner collected nearly $125,159 in taxpayer-funded Superstorm Sandy relief by claiming her damaged Jersey Shore home as her primary residence, state authorities charged.
The home that Appolonia DiPiazza, 53, owns on East Mohawk Avenue in Little Egg Harbor that was damaged by the historic storm is actually a summer/weekend property, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
By lying on applications, DiPiazza received $2,270 from FEMA, $112,889 in RREM grant funds, and a $10,000 RSP grant, Grewal said.
Authorities charged her with theft by deception and released…
