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Democrat Paterson City Council President Indicted for Election Fraud

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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced today that Paterson City Council President Democrat Alex Mendez along with three alleged co-conspirators and another Paterson resident are facing new charges in a superseding indictment that alleges they stole ballots, forged ballots and voter registrations, and submitted them to help Mendez win Paterson’s May 2020 municipal election.

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Paterson Bus Company Used Unqualified Drivers to Transport Students

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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a Paterson school bus company pleaded guilty to a second-degree crime, and agreed to pay a six-figure penalty and face a decade-long ban from doing business with the State, after it put unqualified drivers behind the wheels of school buses and deceived school districts about its hiring practices and the safety of its bus fleet.

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The New Jersey State Police Spearhead Shutdown of Huge Lodi/Paterson Drug Mill

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Lodi NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice today announced a 53-count state grand jury indictment charging 20 people for their alleged roles in operating opioid mills in North Jersey.

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Armed and Drug Dealing Paterson Crew Arrested for Running a “Bail Bondsman” Scam in Bergen County

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Paterson NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of YASEN R. DELGADO, 26; AHJAINAY N. GAWTHNEY, 27; and DELAREESE DELGADO, 31, all of whom reside in Paterson, NJ, on various charges stemming from an organized theft scheme. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck; the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton and Chief Carmelo Giustra; and several local police departments from across Bergen County.

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Paterson Diocese Investigates Missing Donations from 500 Parishioners

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Clifton NJ, the Catholic Diocese of Paterson is investigating the disappearance of cash, checks, and credit card information from approximately 500 North Jersey donors. The missing contributions, intended for the annual Diocesan Ministries Appeal, were last seen at the diocese office in Clifton in late October before being dropped off for shipping.

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Caritas Gala for Remarkable Leaders Transforming Northern New Jersey  

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Paterson NJ, Catholic Charities Diocese of Paterson is set to hold its prestigious Caritas Gala on November 7, 2024, at The Meadow Wood in Randolph, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The event will celebrate the invaluable contributions of the organization’s honorees, supporters, and volunteers, all of whom have played pivotal roles in shaping the lives of Northern New Jersey’s most vulnerable residents.

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Minor Crash Leads to High Speed Pursuit Through Fair Lawn, Paterson, and Hawthorne

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Fair Lawn NJ, a minor Friday morning, 06/14, hit-and-run crash on Route 80 westbound in Saddle Brook involving a Honda Accord and a Dodge Ram pick up truck, lead to a more serious crash in Fair Lawn, followed by a high speed pursuit shortly thereafter through Fair Lawn, Paterson, and Hawthorne. The adult female driver of the Honda Accord was taken into custody after she fled from the Morlot Avenue, Fair Lawn crash site at high speed, and would not yield to pursuing police officers until they trapped her vehicle in a private driveway on Heights Avenue in Fair Lawn.

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Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force Takes Down Armed Paterson Drug Dealer

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Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 30-year-old TRISTAN COLQUHOUN of Paterson, NJ on charges of drug distribution, weapons related offenses, and receiving stolen property. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Suffern (NY) Police Department under the direction of Police Chief Andrew Loughlin.

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Housing and Zoning Inspector Indicted for Issuing Bogus Paterson City Building Permits for Payoffs

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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a state grand jury has voted to indict a Paterson housing and zoning inspector as well as an accomplice, charging them for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to accept money in exchange for illegitimate building permits bearing forged signatures, purported to be issued by the City of Paterson.

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Passaic County Sheriff Dies of Self Inflicted Wounds

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Clifton NJ, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik, a prominent law enforcement figure with strong connections to North Jersey, tragically took his own life on Tuesday afternoon at the renowned Turkish restaurant Toros in Clifton, as confirmed by multiple sources.

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Paterson Man Charged Threatening to Shoot and Bomb Government Buildings

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Paterson NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of BRANDON M. HERNANDEZ (DOB: 6/1/1995; single; unemployed) of 56 Park Avenue, Paterson, NJ, on charges of terroristic threats and cyber-harassment. 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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TaskRabbit Advertiser: “No Jews Allowed”

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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued a Notice of Violation against an individual advertising his services on the gig economy website TaskRabbit, as well as on other platforms.  Melquisedec Francis, the advertiser, stated that he would not provide services to Jewish patrons in at least three online communications in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

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Election Fraud: Records Tampering Stemming from Mail-in Ballots Cast in May 2020 Paterson City Election For Council President Democrat Alex Menendez

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Paterson NJ,  Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the filing of criminal charges against a Paterson voter based on her alleged falsification of a vote-by-mail ballot, the defendant’s subsequent attempts to mislead investigators about that crime, and the defendant’s attempts to mislead investigators about how certain mail-in ballots were cast in the May 2020 Paterson municipal election.

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Election Fraud: Democrat Paterson City Council President Facing New Charges in Election Fraud Case After New Details of Conspiracy and Alleged Witness Tampering

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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the Paterson City Council President, Alex Mendez, has been brought up on new charges in connection with an election-fraud case, after investigators determined the defendant personally collected ballots and oversaw the fraudulent mailing of ballots, while members of his campaign stole ballots from residential mailboxes and discarded several that did not cast a vote for their candidate.  It is also alleged that defendants tampered with witnesses to avoid prosecution.

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