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Atlantic City NJ, a former Democrat Atlantic City councilman today admitted falsifying voter registrations, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Tenafly NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JEFFREY D. GROSSMAN (DOB: 07/27/1958; married; teacher) of 71 Downey Drive, Tenafly, NJ on a charge of possession of child sexual abuse material. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a campaign manager for a would-be candidate in the 2021 governor’s race is facing election fraud charges after allegedly filing nearly 2,000 bogus petitions in an attempt to get his candidate on the ballot for the Democratic primary.
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Trenton NJ, a Philadelphia hit man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for conspiring with longtime Democrat Political Operative Sean Caddle and an accomplice to murder one of Caddle’s associates, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is once again the subject of a federal criminal investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York, an adviser confirmed Wednesday. Numerous news outlets are reporting that “ethically challenged” Robert Menendez, a Democrat and the state’s senior member of the U.S. Senate, is being scrutinized by federal prosecutors.
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission finalized a deal for a redistricting map for the next decade, acknowledging some hits a few longtime incumbents will suffer, but referring to core virtues attained in a civil bipartisan outcome: a history-making completely bipartisan product. The commission claims that unlike past redistricting , no single side – Republican or Democrat – could claim total victory, or hang heads in complete defeat. The new map passed 9-2, with members Tom Kean, Jr. (a Republican) and Cosmo Cirilo (a Democrat) voting no on the 11-member commission.
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Hamburg NJ, a longtime New Jersey Democratic political consultant and onetime aide to former state Senator Ray Lesniak today admitted hiring two men to kill a longtime associate who had worked for him on various political campaigns, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Paramus NJ, State Senator Joe Pennacchio is appealing to Democrat leadership to reconsider locking out legislators from the state complex if they fail to show “Covid Passports.”
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Morristown NJ, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced that an attorney was sentenced today for her role in a scheme involving illegal use of straw donors to conceal campaign contributions and secure lucrative government contracts for her law firm.
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Sacramento Ca, organizers of the recall effort against California Governor Gavin Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The California secretary of state’s office announced Monday that more than 1.6 million signatures had been verified, about 100,000 more than needed to force a vote on the first-term Democrat.
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Middlesex NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that former Democrat Middlesex Borough Mayor Ronald J. DiMura was sentenced to prison today for stealing more than $75,000 from various local political campaigns.
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Newark NJ, A member of the Newark Municipal Council and Board of Directors of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC) was charged today with scheming to obtain bribes and kickbacks, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Continue reading Fed’s Charge Newark City Council Democrat in Bribery and Kickback Scheme
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Atlantic City NJ, The mayor of Atlantic City today admitted to defrauding contributors to a youth basketball team of more than $87,000, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Democrat Frank Gilliam, 49, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud.
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Ridgewood NJ, on September 16th ,US Senator Bob Menendez spoke at RHS to call for stricter measures to stop teenage use of vaping products and e-cigarettes .
Reelected by double digits in 2018 despite alleged issues with underage hookers in Dominican Republic. One of the country’s least popular senators Bob Menendez ,who currently stands at 36% approve and 43% disapprove among all New Jerseyans, and 37% approve and 45% disapprove among registered voters.
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April 7,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, A Superior Court judge declared a mistrial in the state’s case against Ridgewood Resident Dr. Roberto Rivera, a physician who was indicted in 2012 for stockpiling large amounts of bomb-making materials in his Ridgewood home.
At the time authorities including the Ridgewood police discovered a stock of hazardous materials during a 2012 raid on Rivera’s Union Street home, including nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide, glycerin, sulfuric acid, calcium hypochlorite and potassium perchlorate. Along with multiple weapons, authorities also recovered 10 thermite lighters, which can be used as detonators.
In 2012, Dr. Roberto Rivera, 60, was reported to be active in the Occupy Wall Street movement and a far left wing activist .His license to practice medicine temporarily suspended in 2013 and in 2015, he was cleared by a court to represent himself in his trial.
This past Wednesday Judge Frances McGrogan made her decision after a juror independently obtained information about the case during deliberations, said Joseph Torre, a Bergen County assistant prosecutor.
The three-day trial in March saw testimony from detectives who seized two Cobray M11 9mm assault rifles and a large-capacity ammunition magazine from Rivera’s house, Torre said.
Rivera is charged with possession of assault weapons and a high-capacity magazine. He could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
A new trial will take place in June,and the state will also hold a second trial in October on charges related to the explosive material, including possession of a destructive device and creating risk of widespread harm.
