NEWARK, NJ — Shatuwan McCall, 20, of Newark, pleaded guilty to firearms and marijuana distribution offenses before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty by videoconference, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Sept. 15. McCall was charged with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, one count of possession with […]
NEWARK, NJ — Kevon A. Anderson, 25, of Newark, was sentenced Sept. 15 to three years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced. Anderson previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden, who imposed the sentence via videoconference. According to […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Belleville man has admitted his role in a multi-state car theft and fraud ring, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Sept. 9. Eric Morgan, 34, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini in Newark federal court to an information charging him with three counts of wire fraud. According […]
NEWARK, NJ — Two area men admitted to drug distribution charges in connection to conspiring to distribute cocaine base and distributing fentanyl and cocaine base, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Sept. 9. Tyrell Wilson, aka “Hell Rell,” 36, of Rahway, pleaded guilty Sept. 9 before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark […]
NEWARK, NJ — Two New Jersey postal employees were arrested Sept. 1 for their alleged roles in a fraud committed in connection with unemployment insurance benefits, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Sept. 1. Khaori Monroe, 28, of Newark, and Ross Clayton, 30, of Irvington, are each charged by complaint with one count of […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — An East Orange man and an Iselin man have been charged in connection with two criminal complaints charging them with scheming with U.S. Postal Service employees and others to commit mail theft, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Aug. 26. Adeeb Salih, 29, of […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County man with a previous felony was arrested Aug. 26 on charges related to the shooting of two people in a housing complex, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Aug. 26. Ramad Moultrie, 19, of Newark, is charged by complaint with unlawful possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. […]
NEWARK, NJ — William Valentin, 43, of Newark, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the September 2017 armed robbery of a jewelry exchange in Elizabeth, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced Aug. 25. Valentin was previously found guilty of one count of conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robbery, one […]
NEWARK, NJ — D’Sean Roper, 27, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to an information charging him with one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Aug. 24. According to documents filed in this case and statements made […]
NEWARK, NJ — A former U.S. Postal Service employee has admitted stealing credit cards sent through the mail as part of a conspiracy to commit access device fraud, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Aug. 24. Kyle Williams, 36, of the Vauxhall section of Union, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Claire […]