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Paterson Ex-Con Sent To Fed Pen For Nearly 5 Years For Selling Revolvers, Pistols, Rifles, Ammo Paterson Ex-Con Sent To Fed Pen For Nearly 5 Years For Selling Revolvers, Pistols, Rifles, Ammo
Paterson Ex-Con Sent To Fed Pen For Nearly 5 Years For Selling Revolvers, Pistols, Rifles, Ammo UPDATE: An ex-con from Paterson who'd already done state prison time for a gun conviction is headed to federal prison for nearly five years for selling 16 weapons smuggled into New Jersey. Rather than face trial, Floyd “HK” Henry, 36, took a deal from the government, pleading guilty via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark last summer to gun selling, as well as being a convicted felon in possession of firearms and ammo. Henry sold two semi-automatic rifles, three revolvers and 11 semi-automatic pistols – as well as over 100 rounds of ammunition -- when ATF agents arrested him in S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Arrest Made In July Shooting Of Newark Man, 22 Arrest Made In July Shooting Of Newark Man, 22
Arrest Made In July Shooting Of Newark Man, 22 An arrest has been made in last July's shooting of 22-year-old Tyree R. Quinones. Al-Muqtadir Padgett, 32, a city resident, shot Quinones near 115 Sunset Ave., on July 13, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Padgett was charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Padgett is currently in custody at the Essex County Correctional facility. “Working with our law enforcement partners, we were able to identify and bring charges against this defendant. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Union County School Janitor Admits Driving To NY For Sex With 13-Year-Old Girl Former Union County School Janitor Admits Driving To NY For Sex With 13-Year-Old Girl
Former Union County School Janitor Admits Driving To NY For Sex With 13-Year-Old Girl A former school custodian from Union County is heading to federal prison after admitting he drove to upstate New York after planning on having sex with a 13-year-old girl, federal authorities in New York said. As part of his guilty plea, Recep Sandikci, 46, of North Plainfield, said Friday he sent the girl sexually explicit images over a cell phone app in the days leading up to his drive to Albany on Aug. 6, 2019, Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and FBI Special Agent in charge of the Albany field officer Thomas F. Relford said. Sandikci was arrested by the FBI just af…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Broker From Livingston Stole $270K From Elderly Couple Broker From Livingston Stole $270K From Elderly Couple
Broker From Livingston Stole $270K From Elderly Couple An investment broker must pay restitution to an elderly widow after admitting he stole more than a quarter of a million dollars from her and her husband, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Michael Alan Siegel, 62, of Livingston, who pleaded guilty to theft by deception in Essex County Superior Court, is scheduled to be sentenced in September. Prosecutors wilk ask for a three-year sentence. Siegel was friends with the couple when he suggested they transfer their investment accounts, which totaled more than $2 million, to the brokerage Siegel went to work for in 2013. The husband…

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by Paul Milo