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83 Pounds Of Meth, 200 Bags Of Fentanyl, 25 Guns Seized In PA Crackdown: DA 83 Pounds Of Meth, 200 Bags Of Fentanyl, 25 Guns Seized In PA Crackdown: DA
83 Pounds Of Meth, 200 Bags Of Fentanyl, 25 Guns Seized In PA Crackdown: DA A year-long investigation led to five arrests and the seizure of several pounds of drugs, firearms, drug money, and more, authorities in Pennsylvania announced. The probe targeted a drug distribution ring that stretched from California to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and West Virginia, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said Tuesday, April 5. The accused leaders of the drug ring were identified as Tyrone Baker, 29, of East Lansdowne, Shakeem Johnson, 27, of Philadelphia, Joshua Quiles, 31, of King of Prussia, Jhamir Winans, 21, of Exton, and Ricky Evans, 28, of Los …
POSTAGE SCAM: Brothers Who Co-Owned Bergen E-Commerce Company Admit Cheating Gov't Out Of $3M POSTAGE SCAM: Brothers Who Co-Owned Bergen E-Commerce Company Admit Cheating Gov't Out Of $3M
Postage Scam: Brothers Who Co-Owned Bergen E-Commerce Company Admit Cheating Gov't Out Of $3M Two brothers who co-owned a Bergen County e-commerce company admitted short-changing the government by more than $3 million in postage by altering hundreds of thousands of labels intended for envelopes and slapping them on outbound packages. Jack Koch, 44, of Elmwood Park, and Steven Koch, 43, of Pompton Lakes, owned Fresh N Clear, a high-volume business that sold various household items online that were shipped o customers via the Postal Service, federal authorities said. Over the course of several months in 2020, the company bought 240,471 USPS Priority Mail postage labels, “almost all fo…
Priority Males: Feds Charge North Jersey Pair With $6M Postage Scam Priority Males: Feds Charge North Jersey Pair With $6M Postage Scam
Priority Males: Feds Charge North Jersey Pair With $6M Postage Scam The owners of a North Jersey company altered hundreds of thousands of labels intended for envelopes and slapped them on large boxes, deliberately short-changing the government by more than $6 million in postage, federal authorities said following their arrests. Jack Koch, 44, of Elmwood Park, and Steven Koch, 43, of Pompton Lakes, were scheduled for video-conferenced first appearances before a federal magistrate judge Tuesday afternoon in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The elder Koch, who went by the name “Ismail Yilmaz,” and his brother, who used the alias “Selim Memis,” owned…
TRIBUTE: Last Alarm Call To Sound For Veteran Totowa Firefighter Neil Colella, 80 TRIBUTE: Last Alarm Call To Sound For Veteran Totowa Firefighter Neil Colella, 80
Tribute: Last Alarm Call To Sound For Veteran Totowa Firefighter Neil Colella, 80 A chair with his gear will be placed outside Totowa Fire Rescue 4 when the last alarm call is sounded Friday for veteran firefighter Neil J. Colella. A volunteer firefighter for more than 45 years, Colella died Tuesday. He was 80. His funeral Mass is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. James of the Marches Church, followed by entombment at Laurel Grove Cemetery, both in Totowa. Born in Paterson on April 11, 1939 – one of 10 children -- Colella retired as a mail handler for the USPS in the Silk City. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Post #6574 in Totowa and of the Totowa Happy …
Leaky Roof Temporarily Closes Mahwah Post Office Leaky Roof Temporarily Closes Mahwah Post Office
Leaky Roof Temporarily Closes Mahwah Post Office A leaky roof has temporarily closed the Mahwah post office, USPS officials said Thursday. No mail was damaged and delivery to street addresses will not be affected, officials said. Post Office Box customers can pick up their mail at the Mahwah Carrier Annex on Industrial Avenue, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Ramsey and Saddle River post offices were suggested as alternatives by the USPS. There was no timetable of when the post office would reopen as of Thursday afternoon.
NJ Dealer Admits Going Postal To Get Pot From California NJ Dealer Admits Going Postal To Get Pot From California
NJ Dealer Admits Going Postal To Get Pot From California A Newark man admitted in federal court Tuesday that he bribed a pair of mail carriers to intercept and deliver packages of pot to him from California for nearly three years. A U.S. District Court judge in Newark freed Glenn Blackstone, 48, on a $100,000 unsecured bond pending sentencing after he pleadd guilty to single counts of bribery and conspiracy. Blackstone bought the marijuana from a producer in California, then slipped the carriers $50 to $100 a delivery before dealing the drug in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Blackstone said he paid then-USPS mail carrier Leonard Gre…