NY Child Sex Trafficker Exploited NJ Teen
NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man is scheduled to make his initial appearance today on charges that he attempted to engage in sex trafficking of two minors and transported the minors…
Killer of 15-year-old Jersey girl whose body was found in suitcases in Poconos 44 years ago charged
JERSEY CITY, NJ – In 1976, Police in the Pennsylvania Poconos came upon suitcases lying in the brush along the Lehigh River, near White Haven. Those suitcases contained the dismembered remains of…
Princeton man arrested for multiple fraud schemes, stole millions
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – A former Princeton resident was arrested today and charged with engaging in multiple fraudulent schemes intended to steal millions of dollars from individual and institutional victims, Acting U.S.…
Peaceful NJ BLM protester charged for trying to torch cop car
TRENTON, NJ – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted to set fire to a police vehicle…
Pennsylvania Man Admits Role in $4.6 Million Kickback Scheme Related to Genetic Testing
NEWARK, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to receive kickbacks and bribes from laboratories in exchange for referrals of patient DNA samples and genetic tests, Acting…
New Yorker used stolen credit cards from Jersey to fund fence operation
NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for participating in a scheme to buy and sell over $2 million in stolen property, Acting U.S.…
Man brought sex toy for encounter with child he solicited online…but she was a fed
DEPTFORD – A Deptford man is in jail after he was caught soliciting a young girl for sex. He had arranged to meet her at a convenience store to pick her up,…
NJ man, possibly on meth, bit another passenger’s ear, forcing emergency landing on flight
A New Jersey man was charged by the FBI after getting into an altercation on a airline flight which led to him biting the ear off another man. John Yurkovich, Jr. 45,…
New Yorker drove to Atlantic City to have sex with child he sextorted online
CAMDEN, N.J. – A New York man was charged with traveling to Atlantic County, New Jersey, to have sex with a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today. Zachary Williams…
Maryland man charged after pointing gun at others
NEWARK, DE – A man pointing a handgun at other people at a home in Newark has been arrested and charged with aggravated menacing, the Newark Police Department said. The department reports:…
Two charged for attack against U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick
WASHINGTON – A Pennsylvania and West Virginia man were arrested Sunday on criminal charges related to their alleged conspiring to injure officers and assaulting federal officers, among other charges. According to court…
Convict charged for selling rifle illegally in Trenton
TRENTON, N.J. – A Trenton man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a semi-automatic rifle while attempting to sell it to another individual, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael…
Op-ed: Murphy, Don’t be a knucklehead, fund the formula
by Robert T. Wood Imagine it’s 2017. For the past eight years you’ve seen headline after headline about how the incumbent Governor Chris Christie is no friend of public education. Pensions. Budgets.…
Former North Brunswick Cop Admits Role in Multimillion Dollar Prescription Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – A former police officer with the North Brunswick police department today admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme that defrauded state health benefits programs through the submission of medically…
Immigrant, illegally in New Jersey admits to abducting 15-year-old girl for personal pleasure
NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County man today admitted to coercion and enticement of a minor and to illegally reentering the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Juan Carlos…
Brick man, Amtrak employee stole $50,000 in chainsaws and sold them online
NEWARK, N.J. – An Amtrak employee was arrested last night for stealing chainsaws and chainsaw parts valued at over $50,000 from Amtrak and reselling them, primarily through an online auction service, Acting…
Bergen County Man Charged with Tax Evasion
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was charged today with tax evasion for calendar years 2014 to 2016, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. David Kushner, 55, of…
Paterson heroin pill mill shut down
NEWARK, N.J. – Two men will make their initial court appearances today after being arrested and charged in connection with a drug distribution conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Luis…
Jersey City Cop Arranged to Pay $200 for Sex with Children 8, 10 in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A Jersey City cop is behind bars and facing human trafficking, aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment charges after arranging to have sex with children while in Atlantic…
NY Correctional Officer, 11 Members and Associates of the “Bully Gang” Charged with Racketeering Offenses
NEW YORK, NY – A third superseding indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging 11 members and associates of the violent New York City-based street gang known as the…