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Feds: North Jersey Moving Companies Raised Prices, Held Items Hostage Feds: North Jersey Moving Companies Raised Prices, Held Items Hostage
Feds: North Jersey Moving Companies Raised Prices, Held Items Hostage The bookkeeper for several North Jersey moving companies was charged in a scheme that defrauded customers out of $2 million over almost five years, federal officials said. Farah Al-Ibrahim, 38 of Essex County, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud before being released on a $100,000 bond, the U.S. Attorney's Office for New Jersey said. Al-Ibrahim handled companies with offices in Clifton and Moonachie, which quoted customers "low-ball" price estimates for moves then raised them significantly -- sometimes up to 400 percent -- on the day of. Such was done after …

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