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Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports
Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports A fatal 2018 car crash in Bergen County involving his wife is what led to embattled New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez accepting bribes to influence a criminal case, according to the federal indictment levied against him.  Nadine Arslanian, the now-wife of embattled Senator Robert Menendez, was involved in a fatal car crash in Bogota in 2018, according to The New York Times. The couple, who married in 2020, were dating at the time of the incident. Arslanian, who was also named in the federal indictments accusing Menendez of accepting bribes from the government of Egypt, among other indiscreti…

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by Sam Barron
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Sen. Cory Booker Says Bob Menendez Should Resign Sen. Cory Booker Says Bob Menendez Should Resign
Sen. Cory Booker Says Bob Menendez Should Resign Senator Cory Booker has joined the chorus of New Jersey politicians calling for Sen. Bob Menendez's resignation after Menendez and his wife were indicted on federal bribery charges last week. Booker said the trust and faith New Jerseysians had in Menendez have been shaken in light of the recent indictments, which he called "shocking" and said were "hard to reconcile with the person I know." "Senator Menendez fiercely asserts his innocence and it is therefore understandable that he believes stepping down is patently unfair," Booker said. "I believe this is a mistake. "Stepping down is not a…

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by Sam Barron
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Fugitive NJ Ex-Con Captured After Weapons Seizure Faces Federal Charges Fugitive NJ Ex-Con Captured After Weapons Seizure Faces Federal Charges
Fugitive NJ Ex-Con Captured After Weapons Seizure Faces Federal Charges Cedric Lewis had been out of state prison all of two months when detectives who’d been watching him moved in and found several weapons – including a rifle loaded with 30 rounds of ammo – along with crack and heroin that they said belonged to him. With the heat on, the Bloomfield ex-con headed south but was captured by U.S. marshals in Atlanta three months later. Lewis, 29, will be headed to federal prison for a much longer stretch than before depending on the outcome of a grand jury indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Newark that charges him with being a convicted felon in possess…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Consultant Admits Bribing Former NJ Assemblyman Consultant Admits Bribing Former NJ Assemblyman
Consultant Admits Bribing Former NJ Assemblyman A computer consultant admitted in federal court Wednesday that he bribed a former New Jersey state assemblyman currently under indictment in connection with a series of kickback schemes. Jeanmarie Zahore, 56, of Rahway told a U.S. District Court judge in Newark via teleconference that he made the corrupt payments when Willis Edwards III was the acting business administrator for the city of Orange. Zahore received a $350,000 contract without competitive bidding from the Orange City Council in September 2015 for JZ Nettech, a computer consulting business that he operated from his home, U.S. A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NO GAME: Feds Bust Accused Ringleaders Of Worldwide Videogame Hacking Crew NO GAME: Feds Bust Accused Ringleaders Of Worldwide Videogame Hacking Crew
NO Game: Feds Bust Accused Ringleaders Of Worldwide Videogame Hacking Crew Two accused ringleaders of one of the world’s most notorious videogame hacking groups were in FBI custody and an associate was being sought, federal authorities announced. All three are members Team Xecuter, a group that the government said develops and sells “jailbreak” devices that allow people to play pirated copies of games on their consoles. A federal indictment accuses Max “MAXiMiLiEN” Louarn, a 48-year-old French national, Gary “GaryOPA” Bowser, 51, of Canada, and Yuanning Chen, 35, of Shenzhen, China of creating and distributing the devices, which authorities said became more popula…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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‘Predator In White Coat’: Feds Seek Sex Abuse Victims Of OBGYN From Bergen ‘Predator In White Coat’: Feds Seek Sex Abuse Victims Of OBGYN From Bergen
‘Predator In White Coat’: Feds Seek Sex Abuse Victims Of Obgyn From Bergen It seemed a plea deal with state prosecutors in New York would keep former gynecologist Robert Hadden of Englewood out of prison after he was accused of sexually abusing patients. Then the feds came knocking. FBI agents arrested Hadden, 62, at his home on Wednesday and brought him to U.S. District Court in Manhattan, where a grand jury indictment charges him with sexually abusing dozens of female patients, including minors, over nearly 20 years. Federal authorities are asking other alleged victims to come forward (see below). Hadden victimized patients “under the guise of conducting purpor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Admits Bringing Gun To Newark Airport Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Admits Bringing Gun To Newark Airport
Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Admits Bringing Gun To Newark Airport Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana admitted in federal court on Thursday that he brought a gun into Newark Airport earlier this year. Santana, 36, of Totowa -- whose real name is Laron L. James -- is likely looking at federal prison time because of a prior felony conviction out of Bergen County, which prohibits him from carrying a firearm. He remained free on house arrest with an ankle bracelet monitor pending sentencing, thanks to a $500,000 bond that his mother secured with her Englewood home. U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler scheduled sentencing for Dec. 12 in Newark federal court…

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by Jerry DeMarco