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Glen Rock NJ, according to Glen Rock Police a Washington State man is charged with sexually assaulting a Glen Rock teenager who he met on the internet and began an online relationship with this year.
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Newark NJ, an Essex County, New Jersey, public school teacher today admitted his role in conspiring to defraud the N.J. School Employees’ Health Benefits Program (SEHBP) with phony claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Paterson NJ, a Bronx, New York, man today admitted his role in a Paterson, New Jersey, kidnapping, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Continue reading Armed Kidnapper of Paterson Man Pleads Guilty
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Jersey City NJ, a Hudson County, man was sentenced today to 43 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, and for possessing with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Belleville NJ, a Belleville man today admitted his role in a multi-state car theft and fraud ring, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Continue reading Belleville Man Admits Role in Selling Stolen Cars on Craigslist
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Lyndhurst NJ, a Bergen County man today admitted his role in a scheme to steal prescription HIV medication from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Newark NJ, a Newark man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for his role in a carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced today.
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Ridgewood NJ, a hacking group demanding $70 million infected the systems of a US information technology firm with ransomware over the Fourth of July weekend, impacting around 1,500 companies in at least 17 countries. REvil, the Russia-linked group behind another cyber attack on meat supplier JBS over Memorial Day weekend, took advantage of a software vulnerability to deploy this attack against Miami-based firm Kaseya. That software is sold to large managed service providers (MSPs), which assist small and midsize businesses, as well as local and state governments and agencies, in monitoring and controlling their computer networks.
Continue reading Sophisticated Ransomware Attack on US Tech Firm Affects 1,500 Organizations
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Linwood NJ, an Atlantic County, New Jersey, man has been charged with orchestrating a long-running securities offering fraud while simultaneously embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer’s bank account, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Egg Harbor Township NJ, an Atlantic County, New Jersey, man today admitted sending a false distress call to the U.S. Coast Guard and submitting fraudulent information on a loan application, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Continue reading To Avoid Prosecution Egg Harbor Township Man Hatched Scheme to Fake Disappearance
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Franklin Lakes NJ, a member of the Lucchese Crime Family was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for planning and carrying out an aggravated assault on the husband of one of the former stars of the Bravo television show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Linden NJ, The Department of Justice today announced that it has seized 63.7 bitcoins currently valued at approximately $2.3 million. These funds allegedly represent the proceeds of a May 8, ransom payment to individuals in a group known as DarkSide, which had targeted Colonial Pipeline, resulting in critical infrastructure being taken out of operation. The seizure warrant was authorized earlier today by the Honorable Laurel Beeler, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California.
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Newark NJ, eight members of an interstate burglary crew were charged for their roles in a conspiracy that targeted homeowners of Asian descent for residential burglaries, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
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Jersey City NJ, A Hudson County, New Jersey man has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for participating in a scheme that involved defrauding financial institution customers of almost half a million dollars, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
Continue reading Hudson County Financial Advisor Sentenced to 27 Months for Wire Fraud Scheme
