Federal authorities say four people from South Jersey who participated in a scheme to defraud New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers have been sentenced to prison.
It's been closed and vacant for years, but the former 7-Eleven store on New Road in Linwood has finally been sold and is on track to be transformed into something new.
Driving down Route Nine between Somers Point and Northfield, you will pass the sports fields at Mainland Regional High School, one of the most competitive athletic public school programs in South Jersey in multiple sports.
A man from Linwood has been charged with orchestrating what is described as a long-running securities offering fraud while simultaneously embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to authorities.