BLOOMFIELD / NUTLEY, NJ — Two Essex County men — a compliance safety and health officer with the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and his brother — were scheduled to appear on Thursday, Sept. 10, on charges that they conspired to extort $6,000 in cash from a general contractor, U.S. Attorney […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man was sentenced Aug. 18 to seven and a half years in prison for drug and weapons offenses, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Terrance Bradley, 28, of Newark, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to an information charging him with one count of possessing with intent […]
ORANGE, NJ — A Union County man has been indicted on charges of making corrupt payments to a public official in Orange, wire fraud and using a facility in interstate commerce to facilitate bribery, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Aug. 19. Jeanmarie Zahore, 56, of Rahway, is charged in an indictment unsealed Aug. 19 with […]
NEWARK, NJ — Three alleged members and associates of a violent street gang operating in Newark made their initial court appearances on Aug. 6 on charges of conspiring to distribute narcotics, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Zaire Dickerson, aka “Tarzan,” 23; Shaquejah Wilson-Jones, aka “Kiwi,” 23; and Nassir Grimsley, aka “Chop,” 19, all of Newark, […]
NEWARK, NJ — On July 29, an employee of a public university in New Jersey admitted his role in a scheme to defraud public and private health benefits programs of at least $5.3 million for the billing of medically unnecessary compounded prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. John Cuffari, 58, of Cedar Grove, pleaded guilty […]
NEWARK, NJ — A Newark man made his initial appearance July 20 on charges stemming from a July 9 attempted carjacking in Jersey City during which a victim was shot in the abdomen, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Tevin Browning, 29, is charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit carjacking, one count […]
ORANGE, NJ — The former acting business administrator for the township of Orange has been charged in a 28-count indictment with conspiracy, bribe-taking, money and property fraud; federal tax fraud; and making false statements in connection with a mortgage, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced in a July 8 press release. Willis Edwards III, 49, formerly […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County man has been arrested and charged with running a large, multistate car theft and fraud ring, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced July 8. Warren Guerrier, 43, of Newark, was arrested by special agents of the FBI and is charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit wire […]
NEWARK, NJ — A high-ranking member of a set of the Bloods street gang made his initial court appearance July 8 on charges he possessed a weapon as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Farod Baldwin, 37, of Newark, was arrested July 7 at the Betty Shabazz Village Housing Complex. He is charged […]
NEWARK, NJ — Three men have been charged for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to steal luxury cars in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and transport them across state lines, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced June 24. Malik Baker, aka “Smack” and “Mu,” 26, of Vauxhall; Hakeem Smith, aka “B.A.” and “Hak,” 29, […]