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Private Passaic County Pilot Convicted Of Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine In, $7.5M Out Private Passaic County Pilot Convicted Of Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine In, $7.5M Out
Private Passaic County Pilot Convicted Of Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine In, $7.5M Out Federal jurors convicted a private "cash jet" pilot from Ringwood of bringing hundreds of kilos of cocaine into New Jersey and New York, then laundering more than $7.5 million in proceeds back to Guyana. Khamraj Lall, 51, of Ringwood “used the proceeds of his cocaine empire” to buy jets, homes and cars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday. “He also paid more than $2 million in cash stuffed in suitcases to a Florida contractor to build an airplane hangar in Guyana,” Carpenito said. The Guyanese-born Lall -- who owned a private jet charter business called Exec Jet Club in Gai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Grocery Managers From Wayne Sold $4M Worth Of Food Stamps For Cash Feds: Grocery Managers From Wayne Sold $4M Worth Of Food Stamps For Cash
Feds: Grocery Managers From Wayne Sold $4M Worth Of Food Stamps For Cash WAYNE, N.J. -- A married Wayne couple who managed a grocery store sold $4 million worth of food stamps for cash, federal authorities charged. Ibrahim Zughbi, 64, Miriam Zughbi, 59, have operated Jamaica Meat Market, a medium-size grocery store in Paterson, since January 2014. They were authorized to accept benefits provided by SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said."Retail food stores approved for participation in SNAP may sell food in exchange for SNAP benefits," Carpenito sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco