NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man was sentenced May 15 to 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin and 240 grams of crack cocaine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Maurice McPhatter, aka “Ree,” 47, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County man was sentenced on May 6 to 10 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Shakey Hoover, 39, of Newark, was convicted March 27, 2019, of one count of being a felon in possession of a weapon following a […]
TRENTON, NJ — A former employee of Tax Pros and Tax Solutions & Associates, tax preparation businesses located in Essex and Union counties, was sentenced April 29 to four years in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Tony V. Russell, 49, of […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man was sentenced March 9 to 20 years in prison for committing a gunpoint carjacking in Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Hasson Thomas, 30, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez to superseding information charging him with one count of carjacking, one count […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County father and son have been sentenced to prison for their roles in exchanging $3.49 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for cash, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced March 5. Jose Perdomo, 35, of Newark, was sentenced to 15 months of home detention and five years of probation. He […]
NEWARK, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced March 2 that a former code enforcement officer for the city of Newark was sentenced to prison for taking bribes from a man seeking to operate an after-hours social club. Tajji Williams, 43, of Newark, was sentenced to five years in state prison, including two years […]
NEWARK, NJ — Sharod Massey, 30, of Newark, was sentenced to 18 years in New Jersey State Prison by Superior Court Judge Harold W. Fullilove Jr. for continuing to possess weapons after being convicted of multiple felonies, according to a March 3 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. According to Assistant Prosecutor Justin […]
NEWARK, NJ — Wahiddudin Kimbrough, 34, of Newark, has been sentenced to 31 years in New Jersey State Prison by Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin, according to a March 4 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Kimbrough was convicted of first-degree robbery, second-degree conspiracy and third-degree attempted escape. According to Assistant Prosecutor […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Brothers Fuquan Knight, 28, and Shaquan Knight, 20, both of East Orange, have been sentenced after being convicted of first-degree robbery and second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, according to a Feb. 20 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Superior Court Judge Siobhan Teare sentenced Shaquan Knight to 11 years. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Five Newark men, who were members of a street gang known as the “Famous Boyz,” have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced in a Feb. 13 press release. Robert Dorrah, 21, aka “Cash Out”; Ibn Saadiq, 22, aka […]