NEWARK, NJ — Lamont Nelson, 26, of Newark, was arrested July 27 on charges of illegally possessing a handgun, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 28. He is charged by complaint with one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to documents filed in this case and statements […]
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 […]
NEWARK, NJ — One Essex County correctional officer, two sergeants and one lieutenant have been indicted for civil rights violations in connection with the assault of a federal pretrial detainee, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 23. Officer Damion James, 41, was charged with assaulting the pretrial detainee in violation of his civil […]
NEWARK, NJ — Two Newark men made their initial court appearances on July 22 on gang-related narcotics distribution and firearms charges, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced the same day. Ronnie Holley, 32, and Shadee Holley, 31, both of Newark, are each charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine […]
NEWARK, NJ — Raquin Tanner, 25, of Newark, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for his role in a carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced July 26. Tanner previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to one count of […]
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 […]
NEWARK, NJ — Meshach Whagar, 31, of Newark, was sentenced to nine years and two months in prison for participating in a string of convenience store robberies that took place across New Jersey in November and December 2017, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on July 21. Whagar previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before […]
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 […]
NEWARK, NJ — An alleged member of a Jersey City gang has been charged with the March 31, 2020, murder of a Jersey City resident, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced July 8. Phillip Wiggins Jr., 24, of Newark, is charged by complaint with one count each of murder in aid of racketeering, discharging […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A former pharmacy procurement technician was indicted on July 6 for stealing prescription HIV medications from the pharmacy of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in East Orange, New Jersey, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Lisa M. Hoffman, 48, of Orange, is charged by indictment with one count each of […]