NEWARK, NJ — Qshaun Brown-Guinyard, 27, of Newark, admitted to conspiring to defraud two banks of more than $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 13. Brown-Guinyard pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to an information charging him with one count […]
ORANGE, NJ — A Georgia man was arraigned April 16 on conspiracy and fraud charges after surrendering to federal authorities, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Isaac Newton, 53, of Loganville, Ga., is charged by indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, five counts of wire fraud, two […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Allen Varice, 24, of East Orange, admitted to conspiring to defraud two banks of more than $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on April 14. Varice pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to an information charging him […]
NEWARK, NJ — Two Essex County men were arrested April 9 for their roles in a fraudulent debit card scheme, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Alateef Perry, 43, of Newark, and Rajohn Dawkins, 25, of Irvington, are charged by complaint with conspiracy to commit access device fraud. According to documents filed in this […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced an update on the office’s enforcement efforts to combat COVID-19 related fraud, including schemes targeting the Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and Unemployment Insurance programs, and schemes involving the price-gouging and hoarding of critical personal protective equipment, according to an April 2 press […]
NEWARK, NJ — Three Essex County men admitted to conspiring to defraud two banks of $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced March 4. Alexander Varice, 22, and Dashawn Duncan, 27, both of South Orange, and Nasheed Jackson, 24, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District […]
ORANGE, NJ — The former acting business administrator for the township of Orange, who had previously been indicted for multiple acts of corruption and fraud, was indicted Sept. 29 on additional conspiracy, wire fraud and kickback-taking charges in a superseding indictment, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Willis Edwards III, 49, formerly of East Orange and […]
NEWARK, NJ — Four people were arrested Sept. 17 for their roles in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, including soliciting U.S. Postal Service employees to steal checkbooks and credit cards from the mail; depositing fraudulent checks, including pandemic relief checks; and using credit cards without authorization, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jeffrey Bennett, 26, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Monday, Aug. 17, at approximately 11:15 p.m., Bloomfield police officers observed unusual activity at Santander Bank ATMs located at 667 Bloomfield Ave. and 1027 Broad St. in town. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, between the hours of 3 and 4:30 a.m., officers conducted multiple motor vehicle stops on vehicles whose occupants were […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II announced Aug. 21 that Richard E. Schade, a supervisor at NJ Transit who masterminded a scheme to steal millions from the transit agency, was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison by Superior Court Judge Arthur Batista. Schade, 63, of Lumberton, was a […]