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U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest Of Religious and Community Leader Lamor Whitehead of Paramus For Fraud, Extortion, And False Statements

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Paramus NJ, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging LAMOR WHITEHEAD with defrauding one of his parishioners out of part of her retirement savings, attempting to extort and defraud a businessman, and lying to the FBI.  WHITEHEAD was arrested this morning and will be presented in federal court today before United States Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein.  The case is assigned to United States District Judge Lorna G. Schofield.

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Victim Suffers Multiple Gun Shoot Wounds in Home Invasion in Cresskill

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Cresskill NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of AARON PERRY (DOB 7/19/1969) of Dunwoody, Georgia; ALI MUHAMMAD (DOB: 4/04/1989) of Atlanta, Georgia; KEDRAIN BURDETTE (DOB: 7/08/1971) of Marietta, Georgia; RODERICK CARMICHAEL (DOB: 1/03/1972) of Stockbridge, Georgia; and TAURUS SANCHEZ BOONE (DOB: 2/08/1981) of Atlanta, Georgia on charges related to an armed home invasion/attempted murder/shooting investigation in Cresskill, NJ. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (“BCPO”) under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Cresskill Police Department (“CPD”) under the direction of Chief James Domville.

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Saddle River Man Among Four People Indicted in $3.5 Million COVID-19 Testing Kickback Scheme

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Saddle River NJ, four people have been charged for their roles in a kickback conspiracy involving COVID-19 testing that defrauded federal health insurance programs, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

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Jersey Shore Man Charged with $1 Million ‘Up-Front’ Fee Scheme

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A Florida man who previously resided in New Jersey was arrested and charged with defrauding multiple victims out of more than $1 million through an “upfront-fee” scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

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Former Village of Ridgewood Parking Enforcement Agent Arrested on Bank Robbery Charges

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Ridgewood NJ , a former Ridgewood Parking enforcement agent who was arrested in Ridgewood in 2012 for writing bogus tickets  , has been  arrested as a suspect in a Friday afternoon bank robbery in the Village of Greenwood Lake.

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NJ Attorney General on Threat to Synagogue: the , “immediate threat has been mitigated”

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Trenton NJ, statement from NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on the threat to New Jersey synagogues:

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The FBI Has Received Credible Information of a Broad Threat to Synagogues in New Jersey

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Ridgewood NJ, the FBI has issued a warning about “credible” threats against synagogues in New Jersey.
“We ask at this time that you take all security precautions to protect your community and facility. We will share more information as soon as we can. Stay alert,” the agency posted on Twitter.

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Chinese Intelligence Officers Charged with Using Academic Cover to Target Individuals in New Jersey

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Trenton NJ, A federal indictment was unsealed today charging four Chinese nationals, including three Ministry of State Security (MSS) intelligence officers, in connection with a long-running intelligence campaign targeting individuals in the United States to act as agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and National Security Division Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen announced.

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Three Iranian Hackers Charged With Engaging In Ransomware Attacks Throughout New Jersey

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Newark NJ, An indictment was unsealed today charging three Iranian nationals with allegedly orchestrating a scheme to hack into the computer networks of multiple U.S. victims, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and National Security Division Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen announced today.

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Voters Say Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop From Hell’ Still an Important Story

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Washington DC, the abandoned laptop that revealed Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealing remains an important story, according to voters, many of whom think it could have changed the 2020 election.

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FBI Led Sex Trafficking Crackdown locates 141 adult victims and identified or Arrested 85 suspects

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Washington DC, the FBI, working with its state and local partners during two weeks in August, identified and located 84 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses and located 37 actively missing children during a nationwide enforcement campaign, dubbed “Operation Cross Country.” The FBI-led nationwide initiative focused on identifying and locating victims of sex trafficking and investigating and arresting individuals and criminal enterprises involved in both child sex trafficking and human trafficking.

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Bergen Man Could Face 40 Years in Ridgefield Park Heroin Bust

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Ridgefield Park NJ, a Bergen County man was charged with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

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America Becomes a Banana Republic

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Washington DC, the FBI on Monday searched the Mar-a-Lago estate of former President Trump, a dramatic step that has increased speculation about the former president being in legal jeopardy. Republicans are pressuring the Department of Justice to explain its rationale for executing a search warrant on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence on Monday.

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