HAINES, A.J.S.C.
Defendants, Margaret and Joseph Catlin, charged with welfare fraud, applied for admission to the pretrial intervention ("PTI") programs and were rejected. They have appealed that decision.
Many persons accused of welfare fraud have been admitted to the program routinely, notwithstanding R. 3:28, Guideline 3(i) which requires a showing of compelling reasons when the offense charged is "part of a continuing criminal business or...
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