NEWARK, NJ — Shawn Alexander, 52, of Newark, was sentenced to 10 years and eight months in prison for possession of heroin with intent to distribute, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced June 24. Alexander previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to count two of an indictment, charging him with possession […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Peruvian woman admitted smuggling approximately 7 kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Peru, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced June 10. Yolanda Fonseca Melgarejo, 59, a legal permanent resident of the United States and a citizen of Peru, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Jamaican man admitted that he smuggled approximately 2.8 kilograms of cocaine into the United States, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced June 8. Perez Omar Gibbs, 38, of Trelawny, Jamaica, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to an information charging him with one count of […]
NEWARK, NJ — A suspect was arraigned June 3 on drug charges following his arrest by Essex County sheriff’s officers as part of a series of ongoing investigations into drug trafficking in Newark’s South Ward, according to a June 3 press release from the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Armando Fontoura said detectives from his department’s Bureau […]
NEWARK, NJ — John A. Fuller, 31, of Newark, was charged in connection with possessing a firearm, several rounds of ammunition, as well as controlled substances with the intent to distribute, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 24. Fuller is charged by complaint with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man admitted to narcotics distribution and firearm offenses in connection with a drug-trafficking organization, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 26. Ibraaheem Islam, aka “Ish,” 33, of Newark, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to a four-count information charging him with: […]
NEWARK, NJ — Raheem Johnson, 37, of Newark, was arrested and had his initial appearance in federal court on charges stemming from his arrest for narcotics trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 28. Johnson, aka “Smoke,” is charged by complaint with two counts of possession with intent […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mark Washington, 57, of Irvington, and two men from South Carolina have been charged with conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including five pistols and one rifle, in and around Essex County, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 19. Torell Brown, 45, and Carter Wilkerson, 21, both of Orangeburg, S.C., and […]
NEWARK, NJ — Three male suspects were arrested by Essex County sheriff’s detectives and charged with multiple drug crimes on the morning of May 16 in Newark’s South Ward, according to a May 16 press release from the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that plainclothes officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics conducted a […]
NEWARK, NJ — Shaquille Hankerson, 30, of Newark, was indicted for possessing a semiautomatic rifle loaded with a high-capacity magazine, several rounds of ammunition and a large quantity of oxycodone, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 14. Hankerson, aka “Jaquil L. Tukes,” is charged with one count of possession of a firearm and […]