Ex-corrections officer pleads guilty to 128 child porn charges
Former Rockland corrections officer pleads guilty to 128 child pornography charges New City, NY – A former Rockland County corrections officer has pleaded guilty to a full 128-count indictment involving child sexual…
NYC election board leader pleads guilty to poll worker extortion and fraud scheme
NEW YORK, NY — Nicole Torres, a Bronx district leader and former employee of the New York City Board of Elections, pled guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit extortion and mail fraud…
Gym parking lot crime spree: Atlantic City man pleads guilty to eluding, burglary, and credit card fraud
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — An Atlantic City man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges stemming from a 2021 crime spree in Ocean County, including burglary, eluding police, and fraudulent use of a…
New Jersey investment firm owner pleads guilty to $6.9M fraud scheme spanning three decades
TRENTON, NJ — A New Jersey man admitted in federal court this week to orchestrating a $6.9 million investment fraud scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims over more than 30 years, many…
Van Nuys mother charged with drowning 7-year-old daughter, pleads not guilty
VAN NUYS, CALIF. — A 37-year-old mother has been charged with murder in the drowning death of her 7-year-old daughter at a Van Nuys apartment, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J.…
Howell woman pleads guilty to $4 million theft and tax fraud after years of embezzlement
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ – Jeanette Avellan entered a guilty plea before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Natalie S. Watson, admitting to second-degree theft of movable property, third-degree failure to pay income taxes,…
‘Don’t drink and drive’ ex-LAPD cop pleads guilty to triple murder in fiery freeway crash
LOS ANGELES, CA — A former Los Angeles Police Department officer who posted “#dontdrinkanddrive” on social media shortly before a deadly DUI crash has pleaded guilty to murdering three members of the…
Off-duty LAPD cop pleads guilty in fiery DUI crash that killed three family members on 605 Freeway
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Former Los Angeles Police Department officer Edgar Verduzco, 34, pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of murder after a 2017 high-speed DUI crash killed three members of the…
Dentist pleads guilty to assault for groping patient during treatment
PAOLI, PA — A Wayne-based dentist pleaded guilty Thursday to simple assault by physical menace after admitting to inappropriately touching a female patient during a 2024 appointment, the Chester County District Attorney’s…
Overwhelmed NJ shelter pleads for rescues as dog surrenders surge
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — An urgent call for help is coming out of the Northern Ocean County Animal Facility, where staff say the number of surrendered and abandoned dogs is rising daily…
California man pleads guilty in plot to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Maryland
GREENBELT, Md. — A California man who traveled across the country with the intent to assassinate a U.S. Supreme Court Justice pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder, the Department of Justice announced.…
Shelter pleads for rescue as senior dog Tommy faces uncertain fate after owner’s death
JACKSON, NJ — A 12-year-old Border Collie mix named Tommy is urgently in need of rescue after the recent death of his owner left him without a home, according to a post…
South Amboy Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Hit and Run Case
South Amboy Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Hit and Run Case **Toms River, NJ** - Mark Carey, Jr., 21, of South Amboy, pleaded guilty on Thursday to leaving the scene of a…
Newark expediter pleads guilty in bribery and COVID loan fraud schemes
NEWARK, N.J. — A Newark expediter admitted Wednesday to conspiring to bribe city officials, including former Councilmember Joseph A. McCallum Jr., and to fabricating official city documents for real estate and construction…
Japanese Hino Motors Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Auto Parts Into U.S.
Hino Motors Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Fraud Charges **Detroit, MI** - U.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Goldsmith has accepted Hino Motors, Ltd.'s guilty plea to a one-count criminal charge for…
New York Theatre owner pleads guilty to $1.8M COVID relief fraud scheme
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The owner of the Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls has pleaded guilty to defrauding federal COVID-19 relief programs out of more than $1.8 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
Iraqi Refufee Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS in Texas
Texas Resident Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS **Richmond, TX** - A former Iraqi refugee and legal permanent resident of Richmond, Texas, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a…
Federal Veterans Affairs firefighter pleads guilty to $479K workers’ compensation fraud scheme
CAMDEN, N.J. — A Department of Veterans Affairs firefighter admitted in federal court to defrauding the government of nearly half a million dollars in workers’ compensation benefits, authorities said. Richard Hyland, 61,…
New Jersey police cop pleads guilty to hacking, distributing private images
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A former Mount Laurel police officer has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing social media accounts and distributing private images of multiple women, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw…
Former Mount Laurel police officer pleads guilty to hacking, sharing private images
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A former Mount Laurel police officer has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing social media accounts and distributing private images of multiple women, prosecutors announced. Ayron Taylor, 25, of…
New York woman pleads guilty in deadly human smuggling case on northern border
HOGANSBURG, N.Y. — A New York woman pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in a human smuggling conspiracy that led to the deaths of a Romanian family of four, including two young…