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Mahwah NJ, a Mahwah, New Jersey, man is facing serious charges after police say he was arrested not once, but twice in a single day for allegedly sending vulgar and threatening text messages to women. The incidents highlight the growing problem of cyber-harassment and the swift response of local law enforcement.
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Finding yourself facing a charge of menacing at the state level can be a confusing situation to navigate. From simply determining what the charge refers to and figuring out what the potential consequences may be, a menacing charge needs to be explained. Never fight a menacing charge by yourself, rather use an accredited attorney familiar with menacing defense law.
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Bergenfield NJ, a man was sentenced today to 16 months in prison for using Facebook and other online web forums to cyberstalk victims, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Rino Diamante, 26, of Bergenfield, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini to an information charging him with one count of cyberstalking. Judge Martini imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.
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Bergenfield NJ, a Bergen County, New Jersey, man today admitted using Facebook and other online web forums to cyberstalk victims, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Rino Diamante, 25, of Bergenfield, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini to an information charging him with one count of cyberstalking.
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Project could help combat ‘troll armies’
BY: Elizabeth Harrington
September 2, 2016 5:00 am
The National Science Foundation is spending roughly half a million dollars to combat “online trolling.”
A joint project by Northwestern and Northeastern universities is examining how to create “trolling-free environments” on the Internet. The researchers define online trolls as those who try to influence public opinion by boosting “misleading” and “inauthentic comments.”
“Today, almost every browsing click that users make is collected by numerous trackers associated with a variety of online services (e.g., advertising networks, online social networks, e-commerce platforms),” a grant for the project states. “Users have often expressed concern about the lack of privacy and control over their personal data. Nonetheless, despite a substantial effort to expose and control this prevalent behavior, the reality is that users keep accepting updated online privacy policies, which in turn grant the gathering of more personal data.”
https://freebeacon.com/issues/feds-spend-499571-combat-online-trolling/
MAY 12, 2015, 5:42 PM LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015, 10:11 PM
BY MARINA VILLENEUVE
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
David Kushner has resigned as president of the Alpine Country Club, officials of the club in Demarest said Tuesday, days after Kushner and his wife, Nanci, pleaded not guilty to charges that they stalked and harassed the Cresskill High School basketball coach.
Investigators tied the Kushners, both 49, to anonymous emails sent to the coach by tracing the IP addresses of the emails, according to records obtained on Tuesday. The emails had come from the Kushners’ home in Cresskill and from the Manhattan offices of David Kushner’s company, Paradigm Capital Funding Group, the records said.
The Kushners also were charged with harassment last week in Tenafly, where police say they sent anonymous emails to a former friend.
Police are also investigating a house party Friday night at the Kushners’ home. A juvenile boy was taken to the hospital for evaluation after suspected alcohol consumption, and authorities seized alcohol, suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia, officials said. David Kushner told police he was out of state at the time, records show.
The quick succession of events brought an abrupt shift for a family well-known over the years in Bergen County society and at high profile charity functions.
