Fort Lee restaurant owner sent to prison over COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Besim Kukaj, a Manhattan restaurateur, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for orchestrating a loan fraud scheme, attempting to obtain over $6 million and receiving $1.5…

Bipartisan Lawmakers Demand Biden DHS Improve Crackdown On Uyghur Slave Labor

Bipartisan Lawmakers Demand Biden DHS Improve Crackdown On Uyghur Slave Labor Philip Lenczycki on April 11, 2023 The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to…

Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $118K Sold In Middlesex County

NORTH BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY – A Jersey Cash 5 jackpot-winning lottery ticket was sold for Monday’s drawing at Krauszer’s Food Store on Route 130 in North Brunswick. The ticket was worth $118,358.…

Multiple media outlets misreport Passover carnival accident in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Multiple media outlets today, including the New York Post, ABC News, and Daily Voice have misreported a tragic incident in Lakewood Township on Monday. An erroneous initial report by…

$100k winning lottery ticket sold at Atlantic County gas station

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ – A lucky winner in Atlantic County is now $100,000 richer after winning the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Thursday, April 6, drawing. The winning numbers were…

Passaic County player wins $10k in Mega Millions drawing

PASSAIC, NJ – A lucky lottery player from Passaic County is now $10,000 richer after winning the third-tier prize in the Mega Millions drawing held on Friday, April 7. The winning ticket,…

Durr Responds to Attorney General’s Attack on Second Amendment Rights

Sen. Ed Durr said Attorney General Matt Platkin wants to "disarm people in their homes" in the wake of a domestic violence incident in Phillipsburg.…

CBP and Norwegian Cruise Line Introduces Facial Biometrics at the Port of Boston

BOSTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with Norwegian Cruise Line, expanded the use of facial biometrics into the debarkation process at the Port of Boston, becoming the latest seaport…

Morris County Man Admits Posing as Woman to Solicit Explicit Content from Minors

NEWARK, N.J. – Steven Brooks, a 36-year-old man from Morristown, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to producing and possessing child [censored]ography. Brooks admitted to using a fake online persona to solicit…

Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Online Enticement of Minor

MANALAPAN, NJ – Angelo N. Curato, a 30-year-old resident of Manalapan, New Jersey, was sentenced on Tuesday, to 120 months in prison for using online chat applications to entice an adolescent to…

Hoboken Woman Admits to $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme Targeting Non-Profits

NEWARK, N.J. – On Thursday, Yezenia Castillo, a 46-year-old woman from Hoboken, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to stealing over $1.5 million from over 100 victims, mainly non-profit organizations, private schools, and religious…

Union County Expands Mental Health Crisis Response Program to More Police Departments

UNION COUNTY, NJ – The Union County Prosecutor’s Office has expanded New Jersey’s ARRIVE Together program to additional police departments in the county. The program aims to provide compassionate response during 911…

Passaic County Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Leading to Overdose Death

NEWARK, N.J. – Wyzier Peterson, a 25-year-old man from Paterson, New Jersey, was sentenced on Wednesday to 150 months in prison for distributing fentanyl that caused the death of another person. Peterson…

Former NJ Gov Christie Climbs From 0% to 1% in Latest Presidential Poll

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is on his way up, very slowly. Christie, the boisterous former governor seeking to be the next President of the United States, was polling at 0%…

Bergen County Man Charged in Connection to Fatal Drug Overdose

PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Yesterday, David Pezak, 34, formerly of Saddle Brook, has been arrested for first-degree Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death and other drug-related offenses in connection with a fatal drug…

What is the Downtown Toms River loop and why does Mayor Hill want it now

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Downtown Toms River is on the verge of a population explosion if Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill can complete his vision. That vision is a downtown center…

Death of 70-year-old man on scooter raises traffic safety concerns for community

BURLINGTON, NJ – A fatal accident occurred on Saturday when a 70-year-old pedestrian, Jeremiah McCarthy, was fatally struck by a vehicle on Route 130 South and Uhler Ave. The driver, also a…

Body of missing Manchester man discovered in Lacey Township

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – The body of Erik Zakrzewski, 51, of Manchester, was discovered in a wooded area in Lacey Township yesterday by the New Jersey State Police Aviation Unit. Zakrzewski had…

‘Truly A Good Friday’: Over 60 Members Of Persecuted Chinese Church Saved, Bound For Texas

‘Truly A Good Friday’: Over 60 Members Of Persecuted Chinese Church Saved, Bound For Texas Philip Lenczycki on April 7, 2023 A persecuted Chinese Christian church has been freed from Thai prison…

Senator Menendez Comm Officer Launches Derogatory Insult at Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Michael Zhadanovsky, the communications officer for New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, slandered the Township of Toms River, comparing “Toms River man” to “Florida Man”. “Toms River Man=…

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