EAST ORANGE, NJ — An East Orange man has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud two banks of $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Aug. 18. Allen Varice, 25, of East Orange, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference […]
NEWARK, NJ — Wallace Johnson, 32, of Newark, was sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison for assaulting and carjacking at knifepoint a U.S. Postal Service employee, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced June 30. Johnson previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez to an indictment charging him with […]
NEWARK, NJ — Jahaad Flip, 20, of Newark, admitted to conspiracy to commit bank fraud by soliciting U.S. Postal Service employees to steal checkbooks and credit cards from the mail; depositing fraudulent checks, including pandemic relief checks; and using stolen credit cards without authorization, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced June 16. Flip pleaded […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier from Hudson County admitted he discarded mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from the Essex County Board of Elections to West Orange residents, from his assigned routes in Orange and West Orange, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 27. Nicholas Beauchene, 26, […]
NEWARK, NJ — Qshaun Brown-Guinyard, 27, of Newark, admitted to conspiring to defraud two banks of more than $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced May 13. Brown-Guinyard pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to an information charging him with one count […]
TRENTON, NJ — An Essex County woman admitted to unlawfully possessing stolen mail in Hunterdon and Monmouth counties, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced Feb. 17. Michele Dearaujo, 37, of Newark, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson to two counts of unlawfully possessing stolen mail. According to documents filed in this […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mail that was addressed to be delivered to residents in West Orange was found in and behind dumpsters in North Arlington and West Orange, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on Oct. 7. A mail carrier from Kearney, Nicholas Beauchene, was arrested and charged with one count of delay, secretion or detention […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — An East Orange man, working as a contract custodian at a U.S. Post Office in Maplewood, was arrested Oct. 15 for bank fraud and theft of government property, including stealing nearly $15,000 in checks and cash from the Maplewood Post Office and fraudulently depositing the checks, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Mark […]
TRENTON, NJ — On Sept. 16, a coalition of 12 Democratic governors, led by DGA Chairperson and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calling on them to end their attacks on the United States Postal Service. The governors also urge Congress to deliver […]
NEWARK, NJ — Four people were arrested Sept. 17 for their roles in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, including soliciting U.S. Postal Service employees to steal checkbooks and credit cards from the mail; depositing fraudulent checks, including pandemic relief checks; and using credit cards without authorization, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jeffrey Bennett, 26, […]