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Ridgewood NJ, U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, succumbing to mounting pressure following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The resignation, came just a day after she faced bipartisan scrutiny during testimony before the House Oversight Committee and over a week after the attempt on Trump’s life at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.
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Waldwick NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MONA SETHI (DOB: 1/07/1958; married; self-employed) of 2356 Rosemont Terrace, Furlong, PA on charges of money laundering, theft by deception and conspiracy. The charges are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and Waldwick Police Department under the direction of Chief Mark Messner.
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Newark NJ, A federal jury convicted a New Jersey man March 7 of threatening to assault and murder federal law enforcement officers in 2019. The jury found Frank Monte, 51, guilty of three counts of threatening a federal law enforcement officer and two counts of transmitting threats in interstate commerce.
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Washington DC, the U.S. Secret Service has named Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAIC) Roy Dotson of the Jacksonville field office as the National Pandemic Fraud Recovery Coordinator. In this role, ASAIC Dotson will coordinate efforts across multiple ongoing Secret Service investigations into the fraudulent use of COVID-19 relief applications, with potential*.
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Hackensack NJ, a Bergen County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced to 63 months in prison for an elaborate bank frank scheme resulting in losses of more than $2 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced.
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Teaneck NJ, A Bergen County man was arrested today for his alleged role in a large-scale fraudulent credit card and fake identification making operation, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Michael Fulcher, 35, of Teaneck, New Jersey, was arrested this morning by special agents of the U.S. Secret Service and charged by complaint with one count each of possession of 15 or more counterfeit access devices, possession of access device-making equipment, and aggravated identity theft. He appeared by teleconference today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor and released on $100,000 unsecured bond.
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