AG Grewal Files Lawsuit to Stop Misleading Fundraising and Other ...

Dec 18, 2020 · View Complaint. NEWARK – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced a lawsuit against Merlin’s Kids, Inc., a charity focused on training and placing rescue dogs as …

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Did Janice Wolfe raise money without registering Merlin's kids as a charity?

Filed today in Bergen County Superior Court by Attorney General Grewal and Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs (Division), Paul R. Rodríguez, the complaint alleges that Janice Wolfe of Wyckoff and Merlin’s Kidsunlawfully raised millions of dollars since 2008 without registering Merlin’s Kids as a charitable organization. ...

Who is suing Merlin's Kids & United K9 Professional?

NEWARK –Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced a lawsuit against Merlin’s Kids, Inc., a charity focused on training and placing rescue dogs as service animals; United K9 Professional Inc., a related for-profit company; and the Bergen County woman who founded and runs both entities. ...

Did Merlin's kids make illegal payments?

Complaint Alleges Merlin’s Kids Raised Millions of Dollars Unlawfully and Made Suspicious Payments Unrelated to Its Charitable Purpose ...

Who are the judges in 'Merlin's kids' trial?

Pictured clockwise from bottom left in the trial last June are Chancery Judge Edward A. Jerejian, Deputy Attorney General Leslie Prentice, the state's accounting expert Matthew Estersohn, and Merlin's Kids founder Janice Wolfe with her attorney, Scott Piekarsky. ...

Is New Jersey's service animal charity illegally raising millions of dollars?

A New Jersey-based service animal charity and its founder are being sued by the state, which says they are unlawfully raising millions of dollars while misleading clients about the group's services, including a cancer detection program using dogs, according to Attorney General Gurbir Grewal's office. ...

Why did Jerejian deny Wolfe's lawsuit?

Jerejian dismissed a countersuit by Wolfe — who had claimed the state’s case was frivolous. But he also denied the state’s request that Wolfe pay over a half million dollars to cover its legal fees during the lengthy action. ...