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EAST ORANGE, NJ — An East Orange man has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud two banks of $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Aug. 18. Allen Varice, 25, of East Orange, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference […]
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NEWARK, NJ — Tamir Duval, 22, of Newark, has admitted he illegally possessed a firearm and conspired to defraud two banks of $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Aug. 3. Duval pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to an indictment charging […]
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NEWARK, NJ — A pharmacy employee admitted to conspiring to offer and pay bribes and kickbacks in exchange for having prescriptions steered to the Morris County pharmacy where she worked, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 30. Magdalena “Maggie” Jimenez, 56, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Michael A. […]
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NEWARK, NJ — Dashawn Duncan, 27, of South Orange, was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in conspiring to defraud two banks of $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 28. Duncan, along with co-conspirators Nasheed Jackson, 24, of Newark, and Alexander Varice, […]
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CEDAR GROVE, NJ — A former pharmaceutical sales representative has been charged for his role in a scheme to defraud a telecommunications company’s health care plan by billing for medically unnecessary compounded prescriptions, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 23. Carmine A. Mattia Jr., 60, of Cedar Grove, was indicted on one count […]
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NEWARK, NJ — Nasheed Jackson, 24, of Newark, was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in conspiring to defraud two banks of $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 22. Jackson — along with Alexander Varice, 22, and Dashawn Duncan, 27, both of […]
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NEWARK, NJ — A Pennsylvania man who worked as a tax preparer in Newark was sentenced July 13 to a year and a half in prison for helping his clients file falsified tax returns that generated larger refunds, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Sylvain Dienhoue, 53, of Tobyhanna, Pa., previously pleaded guilty by […]
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NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a large international money laundering conspiracy and using a stolen identity in furtherance of the scheme, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced June 22. Edwin Deleon-Batista, 37, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Katharine […]
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NEWARK, NJ — Jahaad Flip, 20, of Newark, admitted to conspiracy to commit bank fraud by soliciting U.S. Postal Service employees to steal checkbooks and credit cards from the mail; depositing fraudulent checks, including pandemic relief checks; and using stolen credit cards without authorization, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced June 16. Flip pleaded […]
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SUMMIT, NJ — Warris Adenuga, 25, of Newark, has been arrested and charged with using fraudulent documents to obtain $135,000 in the form of two large cashier’s checks and cash from a Summit bank, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti announced May 18. Adenuga is charged with one […]