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Former Local Sportswriter From Maywood Charged With Sex Trafficking Of Minors Former Local Sportswriter From Maywood Charged With Sex Trafficking Of Minors
Former Local Sportswriter From Maywood Charged With Sex Trafficking Of Minors A fugitive from Maywood -- who once worked as a sportswriter for a local daily newspaper -- was charged with trafficking juveniles for sex while producing kiddie porn, authorities said Wednesday. Kevin J. Newell, 55, was arrested at his East Pleasant Avenue home on Tuesday and charged by authorities in Pennsylvania with human trafficking, unlawful sexual contact with a minor and creating child pornography, among other offenses, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A months-long investigation by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) field office in Pittsburgh and police in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson PD: Heroin Capsules Surgically Removed From Accused Dealer Paterson PD: Heroin Capsules Surgically Removed From Accused Dealer
Paterson PD: Heroin Capsules Surgically Removed From Accused Dealer PATERSON, N.J. -- Authorities had to have more than an ounce of heroin capsules surgically removed from an accused dealer who swallowed them, Paterson police said. Fernando A. Castillo, 39, of Union City was arrested in the 300 block of Grand Street and charged with possession of the 40 capsules with the intent to distribute them near public school No. 8, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. U.S. Homeland Security Investigations is prosecuting Castillo federally, Speziale said. HSI is the investigative arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a hybrid drawn from functions previous…

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by Jerry DeMarco