NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced April 8 that Jeremy Arrington, 32, of Newark, was sentenced to 375 years in New Jersey State Prison for murdering three people and attempting to murder three more after becoming enraged over a Facebook comment. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ronald D. Wigler, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Jared Walker, 24, of Newark, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced March 23. Walker previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to a three-count indictment charging him […]
NEWARK, NJ — Jefferson Robert, 31, of Newark, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiring to fraudulently obtain more than $700,000, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on March 18. Robert previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Julien X. Neals to an information charging him with conspiring to commit […]
NEWARK, NJ — Maurice Bethea, 54, of Newark, was sentenced March 10 to nine years in prison for conspiring to obtain mortgage loans to finance the sale of properties to unqualified buyers, securities fraud by inducing a victim into investing more than $1.2 million into real estate companies under false pretenses, and violation of supervised […]
NEWARK, NJ — Jeffrey Bennett, 27, of Irvington, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal checkbooks and credit cards from the mail; deposit fraudulent checks, including pandemic relief checks; and use stolen credit cards without authorization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Feb. 14. Bennett previously […]
NEWARK, NJ — Joseph Triplett, 32, of East Orange, has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Nov. 22. Triplett previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez to an information charging him with one count of […]
NEWARK, NJ — Rakeem McNair, 22, of Roselle, has been sentenced to 85 months in prison for his role in a Newark carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced Nov. 10. McNair previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to an information charging him with one […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor’s Theodore N. Stephens II announced Oct. 18 that Jose Santana, 60, of Belleville was sentenced to 35 years in New Jersey state prison by Superior Court Judge Martin Cronin for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl. On Nov. 15, 2019, Santana was convicted by an Essex County jury of […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Peruvian woman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for smuggling approximately 7 kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Peru, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Oct. 13. Yolanda Fonseca Melgarejo, 60, a legal permanent resident of the United States and a citizen of Peru, previously pleaded […]
NEWARK, NJ — Tashon Ragan, 21, of Newark, was sentenced Oct. 7 to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal checkbooks and credit cards from the postal system, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Ragan, aka “Ta,” previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton […]