Chicago Rappers Indicted for Fraud
BOSTON , MASS – Six Chicago-area men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield with participating in a nationwide wire fraud and identity theft scheme that victimized businesses across…
MS-13 gang member gets life in prison for 2017 murder
LONG ISLAND, NY – Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Jose Suarez, an associate of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as…
Massive State Investigation Continues in Toms River to Uncover Possible Public Corruption Crimes
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development are continuing their massive investigation into the inner workings of possible political corruption in…
Washington State Goes Back Into Lockdown, Indoor Dining, Gyms, Theaters Forced to Close by Gov. Inslee
SEATTLE, WA – Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a four-week statewide set of restrictions in response to the recent rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus in Washington and across the country. The new…
State Probe Investigating Possible Criminal Activity in Toms River Town Hall
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Township is under investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The state agency has requested tens of…
MS-13 Gang Member, Illegal Alien Who Killed 15-Year-Old New Yorker Extradited from El Salvador
ISLIP, NY – Eduardo Portillo, also known as “Firuli” and “Tito” (Portillo), a member of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the “MS-13,” and a fugitive from…
Ocean County Announces Extended Hours for Voter Assistance Services
TOMS RIVER, NJ – 2020 General Election just days away, Ocean County voters who need assistance with vote-by-mail ballots can access help through the Ocean County Clerk Election Services staff in the…
Methuen Man Charged with Bank Robbery in Boston Area
BOSTON – A Methuen man was arrested and charged yesterday in connection with robbing five banks in Middlesex County in August and September 2020. Caio Costa, 25, was charged by criminal complaint…
Tampa Man Posed as CIA Agent to Defraud Companies of $4.4 Million
TAMPA, FL – Former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) public affairs officer was sentenced today to seven years in prison for defrauding at least a dozen companies of over $4.4 million by posing…
Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Memphis Area Car Jackings
Memphis, TN – Angelo Bunting, 22, has pled guilty to multiple carjackings and brandishing a firearm during those crimes of violence. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the guilty plea today. According to…
State Conducting Massive Forensic Financial Audit of Toms River Township Payroll Records
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A heavily redacted letter sent by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development to the Township of Toms River sent on September 17th revealed the state…
Hiker Sam Dubal Still Missing in Mount Rainier National Park After 10 Days
Extensive search efforts over ten days have not located Dr. Sam Dubal who went missing while hiking in the Mowich Lake area of Mount Rainier National Park. Park rangers along with volunteer…
Jersey Man Conspires to File at Least 18 Fraudulent Tax Returns in Victims’ Names to Obtain Tax Refund
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, was charged today for his role in a conspiracy to file phony tax returns in order to illegally obtain tax refunds, U.S. Attorney Craig…
Murphy Keeps Reopening Funding Formula a Secret, Even to State Legislators
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey trails far behind the rest of America when it comes to reopening businesses, including restaurants, movie theaters, gyms, barbers, nail salons and hair salons, but it leads…
Connecticut Men Arrested and Charged with Theft of Seventeen Firearms from West Springfield Gun Store
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – Two Connecticut men were charged in federal court in Springfield on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 in connection with the theft of 17 firearms from a firearms store in…
Springfield Man Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking
BOSTON – A Springfield man was sentenced yesterday for sex trafficking female victims through a prostitution business. William Coleman, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 186 months…
Texas Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to Over 18 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Cyberstalking
BOSTON – A law enforcement officer from Texas was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for sexual exploitation of a minor and cyberstalking charges. Pasquale T. Salas, 26, a/k/a Gino, a…
New Jersey Corruption and Government Crime Bureau Investigating Botched Toms River Land Sale
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey Corruption and Government Crime Bureau is now investigating claims that a Toms River Township public land sale may have violated the law according to government…
Cheeseman on Justifiable Need & Convicts Out! Reflections of SCOTUS Petitioner Case #19-27
Op-Ed by Mark Cheeseman for Black Wire Media www.cnjfo.com/join-us When I filed petitions and counter arguments for my case against the state of New Jersey for carry of a firearm, the state…
Men Sent to Prison For Targeting U.S. Servicemembers
SAN ANTONIO, TX – A federal judge in San Antonio sentenced 32-year-old Trorice Crawford of San Diego, California, to 46 months in federal prison for his role in an identity-theft and fraud…