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'I Touch Little Girls': NJ Home Health Aide Arrested In Staten Island Man's Murder 'I Touch Little Girls': NJ Home Health Aide Arrested In Staten Island Man's Murder
'I Touch Little Girls': NJ Home Health Aide Arrested In Staten Island Man's Murder A New Jersey woman was charged with killing a Staten Island man in her care months after his body was found with the words "I touch little girls" written on his bare chest. Rene Ayarde, 28, of Jersey City, was arrested Monday in connection with the July 19 killing of Robert Raynor, 80, the NY Daily News reports. She had been working as his home health aide, news reports say. Six hours before Raynor's body was found in a first-floor hallway of his home, Ayarde was arrested on accusations she assaulted her 3-year-old daughter, the outlet said. The girl was hospitalized with a bruised neck an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Hudson County Official Accused Of Taking Bribes Former Hudson County Official Accused Of Taking Bribes
Former Hudson County Official Accused Of Taking Bribes A Jersey City woman who worked for Hudson County’s Office on Aging took bribes to funnel patients in need of health aides to a businessperson who turned out to be a witness for the government, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said. Myrtha Nicolas, 61, was charged last week with extortion under color of official right. She was released on a $100,000 bond. Nicolas served as a referral coordinator who connected disabled patients with companies that provide health aides as part of an effort by the state to help patients live independently.  In June 2016, a self-employed executive of a ho…

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by Paul Milo