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Jurors Convict Elizabeth Man Who Lured Out-Of-State Escorts To NJ, Then Raped And Beat Them Jurors Convict Elizabeth Man Who Lured Out-Of-State Escorts To NJ, Then Raped And Beat Them
Jurors Convict Elizabeth Man Who Lured Out-Of-State Escorts To NJ, Then Raped And Beat Them Federal jurors in Newark convicted an Elizabeth man of luring out-of-state escorts to New Jersey for sex with false promises of paying them tens of thousands of dollars, authorities said. Jose Torres, 45, refused to pay those who accepted the offer and often raped and beat any who pressed him for the money, according to an indictment that led to his conviction on Wednesday, Oct. 11, following a six-day trial. Jurors in federal court in Newark found Torres guilty of four counts of persuading, inducing, and enticing women to travel in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution, U…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Co-Owner Of Two Of Ironbound's Most Popular Portuguese Restaurants Admits $715,780 Tax Fraud Co-Owner Of Two Of Ironbound's Most Popular Portuguese Restaurants Admits $715,780 Tax Fraud
Co-Owner Of Two Of Ironbound's Most Popular Portuguese Restaurants Admits $715,780 Tax Fraud A former 50% owner of two of the most popular Portuguese restaurants in Newark's Ironbound admitted that he cheated the IRS out of $715,780 by paying employees under the table, authorities said. Jorge Fernandes, 76, of West Orange, sold the Iberia Tavern and Iberia Peninsula to a developer for a combined $40 million and closed both restaurants in June amid what turned out to be a federal investigation.  Fernandes "was fully aware of his legal obligation to collect payroll taxes from the restaurants’ employees," U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said, "but instead pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: It's 30 Years With No Parole For NJ Dad, 62, Who Made, Shared Child Rape Streams, Videos Feds: It's 30 Years With No Parole For NJ Dad, 62, Who Made, Shared Child Rape Streams, Videos
Feds: It's 30 Years With No Parole For NJ Dad, 62, Who Made, Shared Child Rape Streams, Videos UPDATE: A 62-year-old New Jersey father of three must spend the next 30 years in a federal penitentiary with no opportunity for parole for producing and sharing live streams and videos of children being sexually assaulted – some of them by him. Antonio Del Prado of Millburn must serve out the entire plea-bargained sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton also sentenced him to 10 years of supervised release. Del Prado theoretically would have to live into his 90s to ever breathe free air again -- and into his 100s before the gove…

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Phucket Fugitive Returned To Face Charges In NJ Deli Fraud Scheme Phucket Fugitive Returned To Face Charges In NJ Deli Fraud Scheme
Phucket Fugitive Returned To Face Charges In NJ Deli Fraud Scheme A fugitive from Thailand was returned to the United States to face charges in a massive market manipulation scheme involving a New Jersey deli company whose stock was once valued at an illogical $100 million, federal authorities announced. A U.S. District Court magistrate judge in Newark ordered one-time Hong Kong businessman Peter Coker Jr. held after he was flown in custody from a Bangkok jail. Coker, 54, formerly of North Carolina, was seized at a hotel in the resort area of Phuket in mid-January following the arrests of his father, Peter Coker Sr., and James Patten in North Carolina. C…

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Repeat Child Porn Collector From Wayne Gets 10 Years Without Parole In Federal Pen Repeat Child Porn Collector From Wayne Gets 10 Years Without Parole In Federal Pen
Repeat Child Porn Collector From Wayne Gets 10 Years Without Parole In Federal Pen A registered sex offender from Wayne who served state prison time for downloading child porn must spend the next 10 years in a federal penitentiary for doing it again. Robert Klemt, 35, must serve just about all of the 120-month term because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Klemt, of New Street, spent barely a year in state prison after pleading guilty in Superior Court in Essex County in 2014 to possessing and distributing child pornography. He was classified under Megan’s Law in Tier 2 as a moderate risk of reoffending following his release. Agents with U.S. Homeland Secu…

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FBI: High-Living Bergen Investment Broker Busted For Stealing Millions From Clients FBI: High-Living Bergen Investment Broker Busted For Stealing Millions From Clients
FBI: High-Living Bergen Investment Broker Busted For Stealing Millions From Clients FBI agents arrested a former investment advisor early Thursday at his River Edge home and charged him with gambling and pocketing nearly $3 million of clients' money. Kenneth A. Welsh, 41, victimized five clients in all while working for Wells Fargo Clearing Services in Fairfield, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. Welsh diverted at least $2.86 million of their money to "fund his gambling and to purchase high-end, luxury items for himself" from July 2017 through this past March 2021, Honig said. Federal agents charged Welsh with four counts of wire fraud and one of …

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Feds: Convicted Wayne Child Porn Collector Could Get 10 Years Minimum For New Offense Feds: Convicted Wayne Child Porn Collector Could Get 10 Years Minimum For New Offense
Feds: Convicted Wayne Child Porn Collector Could Get 10 Years Minimum For New Offense A registered sex offender from Wayne who served state prison time for downloading child porn is looking at a mandatory 10 years in a federal penitentiary for doing it again, authorities said. Robert Klemt, 34, had more than 70 photos and videos “depicting the sexual exploitation of children”on a laptop, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Wednesday. Klemt, of New Street, was imprisoned after pleading guilty in Superior Court in Essex County in 2014 to possessing and distributing child pornography. Records show he was released the following March and classified under Megan’s Law in Tier 2 at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Man Caught By State Police With $123,255 In Drug Money Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen Paterson Man Caught By State Police With $123,255 In Drug Money Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen
Paterson Man Caught By State Police With $123,255 In Drug Money Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen A Paterson man caught by State Police troopers delivering $123,255 in drug cash will spend the next three years in federal prison before he can be released for his role in a major North Jersey ring. U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton sentenced Jhensel Jimenez-Taveras, 27, on Thursday to a plea-bargained 37 months, followed by three years of supervised release. He must serve the entire term because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Jiminez-Taveras also must forfeit the cash found in his vehicle when NJSP troopers stopped him in April 2019 following a drug deal in Berkeley H…

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Feds: Paterson Man Got Girl, 11, To Share Nude Photos, Posted Child Sex-Assault Video Feds: Paterson Man Got Girl, 11, To Share Nude Photos, Posted Child Sex-Assault Video
Feds: Paterson Man Got Girl, 11, To Share Nude Photos, Posted Child Sex-Assault Video A Paterson man who posted a graphic video of a child being sexually assaulted convinced an 11-year-old girl to send him naked photos, said federal Homeland Security agents who arrested him. Jose Minaya, 24, was scheduled for a first federal court appearance via teleconference Thursday afternoon on charges of producing and distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Minaya “used a web-based application to engage an 11-year-old child in a sexually explicit conversation online [and] ultimately instructed the child to take sexually explicit photographs and send them to h…

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