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Thelma & Louise? Out-Of-Staters With Phony Plate, Stolen IDs, Disguises Nabbed In North Jersey Thelma & Louise? Out-Of-Staters With Phony Plate, Stolen IDs, Disguises Nabbed In North Jersey
Thelma & Louise? Out-Of-Staters With Phony Plate, Stolen IDs, Disguises Nabbed In North Jersey Two out-of-state ID thieves with a cardboard license plate sped off from Oakland police down the wrong side of the road but were tracked down a short time later, authorities said. Sgt. Michael Griffin spotted the pair in a 2023 Nissan Maxima entering an exit and pulling up to a drive-through window at a TD Bank on Ramapo Valley Road around 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, Capt. Timothy Keenan said. The Maxima had tinted windows and an unreadable rear license plate apparently printed on a piece of cardboard, the captain said. Seeing the police, the driver backed out of the drive-through and sped …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Swindler Whose Family Helped Fleece $4.7M From Investors Gets 8 Years In State Slammer NJ Swindler Whose Family Helped Fleece $4.7M From Investors Gets 8 Years In State Slammer
NJ Swindler Whose Family Helped Fleece $4.7M From Investors Gets 8 Years In State Slammer UPDATE: A Teaneck con man who was captured after trying to flee the country must spend the next three years in state prison for running a Ponzi scheme with family and friends that fleeced dozens of unwitting investors out of $4.7 million. Chander Singh, 46, reshaped a failed company into an unscrupulous criminal venture by soliciting loans from investors to buy distressed properties, authorities said. Singh promised double-digit returns from what would be renovations of the ratholes, which he found with the help of his parents and brother, all of whom worked as real estate agents, they said…

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Five Chinese Nationals Seized At NJ Porsche Dealership In Major ID Theft Case Five Chinese Nationals Seized At NJ Porsche Dealership In Major ID Theft Case
Five Chinese Nationals Seized At NJ Porsche Dealership In Major ID Theft Case Five Chinese nationals remained held in the Bergen County Jail on ID theft and forgery charges, among other offenses, after one of them tried to lease a Porsche with a stolen New York driver's license, authorities said. Four men accompanied Yuxian Li, 32, as she tried to lease the vehicle at Porsche Englewood on Grand Avenue, records show. Police were called and took all five into custody after reportedly finding various pieces of evidence of ID and credit card theft, among other offenses. The men were identified as Jhong Chen, 23; Kai Wang, 25; Wulin Zhang, 29, and Weifa Huang, 47. All f…

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ID Thieves From NY Had Hidden Vehicle 'Trap,' North Jersey Prosecutor Says ID Thieves From NY Had Hidden Vehicle 'Trap,' North Jersey Prosecutor Says
ID Thieves From NY Had Hidden Vehicle 'Trap,' North Jersey Prosecutor Says Fourteen credit cards stolen from different victims were found in a secret compartment of a vehicle owned by a Queens man who was arrested with an accomplice from Long Island during a stop in Leonia, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from his Narcotic Task Force also found cocaine in the “sophisticated electronically operated” stash compartment after stopping Jose Pichardo, 36, of Corona and Robert Diaz, 37, of Copiague on Thursday, March 31. The investigators charged both men with credit card theft, ID theft and minor drug possession and sent them to …

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Ring Member Convicted In $565,091 IRS Scam That Sent Refund Checks To Same NJ Town Ring Member Convicted In $565,091 IRS Scam That Sent Refund Checks To Same NJ Town
Ring Member Convicted In $565,091 IRS Scam That Sent Refund Checks To Same NJ Town A New Jersey woman was convicted of participating in a massive ID theft scheme that had $565,091 in tax refunds from the IRS sent to a small section of the same town. Awilda Henriquez, 35, took her chances with a trial after three of her accomplices took guilty pleas. She was found guilty in U.S. District Court in Camden on Thursday of 27 counts involving defrauding the federal government, mail theft, stealing government money and aggravated ID theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Ring members filed more than 3,300 tax returns in 2013 using the names and Social Security numbe…

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Son Of Infamous NJ Burglar Charged With ID Theft, Unemployment Fraud Son Of Infamous NJ Burglar Charged With ID Theft, Unemployment Fraud
Son Of Infamous NJ Burglar Charged With ID Theft, Unemployment Fraud The son of an infamous Bergen County burglar was charged with unemployment fraud after a shoplifting bust in Virginia, authorities said. A judge ordered Daniel Gatson Jr., 24, of Ridgefield released this week after he was booked into the Bergen County Jail hours earlier, records show. Gatson assumed another identity to open bank accounts, then applied for and received unemployment benefits from the state of New Jersey, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, without specifying the amount. Detectives in Fairfax County, VA discovered this while investigating a shoplifting, the prose…

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Feds: North Jersey Cyberthief Thief Gets 27 Months For Stealing $300K Feds: North Jersey Cyberthief Thief Gets 27 Months For Stealing $300K
Feds: North Jersey Cyberthief Thief Gets 27 Months For Stealing $300K A confessed cybercriminal from Fort Lee was sentenced Monday to 27 months in federal prison for snatching nearly $300,000 from the accounts of ID theft victims, authorities said. Briana Burford was caught using Bitcoin to make the purchases through “carding” sites that traffic in stolen credit card and bank account information, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Rather than risk trial, she took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark in November 2019 to wire fraud. Federal authorities didn’t say whether the deal reached with Burford nearly two …

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by Jerry DeMarco