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Flo Rida's Son In ICU After 5-Story Fall From Jersey City Window, Mom Taking Legal Action Flo Rida's Son In ICU After 5-Story Fall From Jersey City Window, Mom Taking Legal Action
Flo Rida's Son In ICU After 5-Story Fall From Jersey City Window, Mom Taking Legal Action The mother of rapper Flo Rida's 6-year-old disabled son is taking legal action after the boy fell five stories from a window of their Jersey City building earlier this month, leaving him seriously injured. Alexis Adams claims building management was negligent and careless and did not install size guards on windows, causing her son, Zohar Dillard, to fall out onto the pavement below, according to court documents filed by Steven P. Haddad, of the Haddad law firm. Zohar DillardSteven P. Haddad Zohar, who was diagnosed with autism and a brain condition, suffered a shattered pelvis, left met…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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One Defendant Sentenced, Another To Be Retried In Hudson County Killing One Defendant Sentenced, Another To Be Retried In Hudson County Killing
One Defendant Sentenced, Another To Be Retried In Hudson County Killing A 24-year-old Jersey City man was sentenced to prison while his co-defendant will be retried in a 2018 killing of a Bayonne man, authorities announced. James Crawford, 24, was sentenced by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Angelo Servidio to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison without parole, for his role in the Sept. 4, 2018 killing of Eric Crocker, 23, in Jersey City, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The jury was hung on the Conspiracy to Commit Murder charge against Crawford and could not reach a unanimous decision on the Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder charges brought against code…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gunman Admits Killing 23-year-Old Jersey City Victim : Prosecutor Gunman Admits Killing 23-year-Old Jersey City Victim : Prosecutor
Gunman Admits Killing 23-year-Old Jersey City Victim : Prosecutor A 29-year-old Jersey City man pleaded guilty in connection with a 2020 shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead, authorities said. Kenyowa Pinkney admitted shooting Javone Smith near near Martin Luther King Drive and Myrtle Avenue the morning of Monday, April 6, 2020, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Pinkney on Monday, April 15, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated manslaughter.  Pinkney surrendered to authorities days after Smith was pronounced dead. The incident marked the city's fourth deadly shooting in a seven-day span. Sentencing is scheduled before …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Dad Who Sexually Assaulted Daughter Tries Fleeing With Her To Canada, Prosecutor Says NJ Dad Who Sexually Assaulted Daughter Tries Fleeing With Her To Canada, Prosecutor Says
NJ Dad Who Sexually Assaulted Daughter Tries Fleeing With Her To Canada, Prosecutor Says A Hudson County dad who sexually assaulted his daughter tried fleeing to Canada with her, despite there being a no-contact order in place, authorities said. Authorities are not releasing the names of the father or his partner -- who accompanied him to Canada -- to protect the minor. Both defendants were charged with endangering the welfare of a child after US Customs and Border Protection stopped them at the Canadian border on Monday, Oct. 11, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Feb. 5, the victim’s father was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Undercover Sting Busts Jersey City Taxi Service With Insurance Fraud, Prosecutor Says Undercover Sting Busts Jersey City Taxi Service With Insurance Fraud, Prosecutor Says
Undercover Sting Busts Jersey City Taxi Service With Insurance Fraud, Prosecutor Says Three owners of a Jersey City taxi service were arrested for having uninsured drivers operating uninsured vehicles, authorities announced Thursday. Aziz Ibrahim, 63; Michael Ibrahim, 23; and Theresa Ibrahim, 47 had been running three different companies under the names  A1 City Corp., 4M Enterprises Inc. and AAA City Bergen Inc., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The four-month investigation included undercover airport rides by law enforcement officers who found that these companies were not legally insured and that the vehicles were being driven by unregistered dr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lawsuit: Family Of NJ COVID-19 Victim Sues PATH Over Alleged Lack Of PPE Lawsuit: Family Of NJ COVID-19 Victim Sues PATH Over Alleged Lack Of PPE
Lawsuit: Family Of NJ Covid-19 Victim Sues PATH Over Alleged Lack Of PPE The family of a PATH worker who died of COVID-19 complications filed a lawsuit for wrongful death saying that the railroad failed to supply adequate PPE or facilitate testing, reports say. Robert Elijah, 61, of Aberdeen -- who worked for 18 years as a Power Rail Mechanic -- died of COVID-19 complications April 23. He was one of two Port Authority of New York/New Jersey employees to die from the virus, NJ.com reports. Elijah contracted the virus after hugging a coworker in Jersey City on March 15, who later tested positive, says the suit -- filed in Hudson County Superior Court. “Mr. E…

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by Valerie Musson
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Jersey City Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Baby Jersey City Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Baby
Jersey City Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Baby A 29-year-old Jersey City man will spend the rest of his life in prison for beating an almost-2-year-old boy to death. Andrew Howard-French was sentenced Friday by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Patrick Arre to life in state prison for the 2018 murder of 23-month-old Bryce Sparrow, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office announced. Howard-French must serve 85 percent of 75 years -- or 63 years and 9 months -- before he is eligible for parole. The judge also sentenced Howard-French to five years in state prison for endangering an injured victim, which will run consecutive to the life sent…

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by Cecilia Levine
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E. Orange Couple, Several From Jersey City Charged In Hawaii Tax Refund Scam E. Orange Couple, Several From Jersey City Charged In Hawaii Tax Refund Scam
E. Orange Couple, Several From Jersey City Charged In Hawaii Tax Refund Scam A woman who ran a Jersey City tax preparation service and her husband have pleaded guilty in a scheme to obtain fraudulent tax refunds by filing dozens of bogus returns, sometimes in the names of dead people, with the states of New Jersey and Hawaii, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday.  Several others also pleaded guilty and will be sentenced to probation. State officials say a crew of family and friends helped carry out the fraud.  They were nabbed in Operation Coast to Coast, which was carried out by a number of state agencies, including the Division of Taxation and t…

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by Paul Milo
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No Jail For Jersey City Woman Who Got $109K From Dead Dad's Social Security No Jail For Jersey City Woman Who Got $109K From Dead Dad's Social Security
No Jail For Jersey City Woman Who Got $109K From Dead Dad's Social Security A Jersey City woman was sentenced to probation for fraudulently collecting her father's Social Security and other benefits for years after he died, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday.  In addition to five years' probation, Sylvia Wilkerson, 68, must also make full restitution and has to perform 50 hours of community service. The state had asked that Wilkerson serve six months in jail, but Hudson County Superior Court Judge Mirtha Ospina instead imposed a sentence of noncustodial probation, Grewal said.  Wilkerson collected $272,000 over the course of 12 years after the…

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by Paul Milo