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Fentanyl Dealer's Own Carelessness In Jersey City Hotel Gets Him 16 Years In Federal Prison Fentanyl Dealer's Own Carelessness In Jersey City Hotel Gets Him 16 Years In Federal Prison
Fentanyl Dealer's Own Carelessness In Jersey City Hotel Gets Him 16 Years In Federal Prison A 45-year-old Jersey City man was recently sentenced to 16 years in prison for drug distribution and weapons offenses after he left two guns behind in a hotel room, authorities said. Jabar Evans was convicted last October of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said. In June 2021, Evans ran a fentanyl manufacturing facility in a Jersey City hotel room. He moved his facility from one hotel room to a new larger room at the hotel, Sellinge…

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by Sam Barron
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Newark Ex-Con Admits Dealing Heroin, Cocaine, Firearm Possession, Feds Say Newark Ex-Con Admits Dealing Heroin, Cocaine, Firearm Possession, Feds Say
Newark Ex-Con Admits Dealing Heroin, Cocaine, Firearm Possession, Feds Say A 34-year-old Newark man recently pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine and heroin, and possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon, authorities said. In Jan. 2021, law enforcement recovered envelopes containing heroin, jugs containing cocaine and a loaded firearm from Naiem Moore's vehicle, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said.  Moore had used the same firearm in a shooting and attempted assault in Sept. 2020, Sellinger said. Moore pleaded guilty to two counts of being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, one count of possession with intent t…

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by Sam Barron
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Former NJ Child Services Caseworker Admits Collecting Kid Porn Former NJ Child Services Caseworker Admits Collecting Kid Porn
Former NJ Child Services Caseworker Admits Collecting Kid Porn 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A 57-year-old former caseworker for the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency admitted collecting images of victims as young as toddlers being sexually abused, federal authorities said. Authorities found images on his cellphone after Trent Collier, 57, of Kearny, arrived at Newark Airport on a flight from the Dominican Republic, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Collier was targeted because he'd apparently exchanged images on the phone while out of the country, investigators said. He ended up taking a deal from the government rather than risking the potential ou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark Men Sold Guns To Undercover Informants: Feds Newark Men Sold Guns To Undercover Informants: Feds
Newark Men Sold Guns To Undercover Informants: Feds Two men from Newark were federally charged with dealing unlicensed firearms, trafficking them across state lines, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Oct. 3. From July to September of this year, Carlo De Jesus, a 26-year-old Newark resident sold four firearms, including two rifles and a semi-automatic handgun to undercover law enforcement, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. De Jesus also sold fentanyl and cocaine to law enforcement, Sellinger said.  De Jesus sold the firearms to an undercover agent who said he lived in Connecticut, Sellinger said. Victor Gonzalez, a 36-year-ol…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Dealer Charged Federally With Selling Mix Of Fentanyl, Heroin That Killed User: Authorities NJ Dealer Charged Federally With Selling Mix Of Fentanyl, Heroin That Killed User: Authorities
NJ Dealer Charged Federally With Selling Mix Of Fentanyl, Heroin That Killed User: Authorities A Somerset County man was seized by federal agents who charged him with selling a mix of fentanyl and heroin that killed a user in Plainfield. Officers responding to the victim’s home found two wax folds containing both drugs and bearing a unique stamp, which they linked to Thomas Kane Miller, 38, of Somerset, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Investigators learned that the victim and Miller had arranged to meet shortly before the October 2022 overdose, the U.S. attorney added. Miller had also been found 10 days earlier with several wax folds of the same drugs with the same stamp, Selli…

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by Jerry DeMarco