The former owner of one of New Jersey’s largest newspaper groups will be allowed to pursue fraud claims against two security contractors it claims used a wayward executive to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in contracts improperly.

A two-judge Appellate Division panel on Aug. 30 reinstated a lawsuit filed by the North Jersey Media Group against two Hillsdale-based companies, IC Systems Solutions and Computer Network Solutions, and their owners, Philip and Nancy Nolan.