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Essex County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in State Prison for His Role in Major Carjacking/Theft Ring That Sold Stolen Cars Overseas – Defendant charged in “Operation 17 Corridor
The man was indicted last year in “Operation 17 Corridor,” a joint investigation led by the Division of Criminal Justice and the New Jersey State Police, with assistance from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Police, ICE Homeland Security...
Man Sentenced to 10 Years in State Prison for Carjacking Incident in Which a State Trooper Was Seriously Injured
Terry Saunders, 28, aka Tarik Smith, of Newark, N.J., was sentenced today to 10 years in state prison, including 8 ½ years of parole ineligibility, by Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin in Essex County. Saunders pleaded guilty on Nov. 14 to first-degree...
Four More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications For Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds – A Total of 81 People Have Been Charged Since March 2014
The Attorney General’s Office is continuing its aggressive efforts to investigate fraud in Sandy relief programs, working jointly with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), and the Offices of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland...
Alleged Drug Dealers Indicted on First-Degree Conspiracy and Money Laundering Charges in Seizure of Furanyl Fentanyl and $732,000 Cash
The Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau obtained a state grand jury indictment today charging the following three men:Jorge Rivera, 26, of Edgewater, N.J., was charged with first-degree conspiracy, first-degree money laundering,...
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Files Two More Sandy Fraud Complaints Against Home Improvement Contractors – Latest Actions Allege Contractors Bilked $1.4 Million in Storm Relief Funds from Homeowners
Named in the first Complaint are father and son contractors Paul Zaidinski, Sr., and Paul Zaidinski, Jr., and their Point Pleasant-based company, Shore HL, Inc., which does business as “Shore House Lifters.” Named in the second Complaint are contractor...