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Officials In Morris, Hudson Counties Took Thousands In Bribes: AG
Elected officials and political candidates from two counties face charges of bribery stemming from a probe into public corruption, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. Accused of charges of second-degree bribery are Sudhan Thomas, the president of the Jersey City Board of Education; Jason O'Donnell, a former member of the state Assembly who also once ran for mayor of Bayonne; John Cesaro, a former Morris County freeholder; Mary Dougherty, who ran for a seat on the Morris County Freeholder Board; and John Windish, who has served on the council in Mount Arlington. …
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New Jersey Residents Among 27 Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
Four New Jersey residents were among 27 people arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. Those arrested in New Jersey were: Christina Garcia, 35, of Jersey City Tonja Lewis, 53, of Belleville Raymond Parke…
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Union Man Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Swipe Credit Cards From The Mail
A 22-year-old man from Union became the latest suspect to admit his role in a scheme to bribe postal workers in exchange for credit cards being sent in the mail to customers, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Monday. Olagoke Araromi pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Araromi, who is scheduled to be sentenced in September, faces up to 15 years for the bribery charge, 30 years for the fraud charge and two years for identity theft, in addition to fines. Araromi and Moussa Dagno, 24, of Harrison bribed the postal employees for the car…
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Mail Carrier From Harrison Admits Part In Credit Card Theft Ring
A 24-year-old postal worker from Harrison pleaded guilty to fraud, bribery and identity theft charges for his role in a scheme in which he recruited other mail carriers to steal credit cards before they were delivered, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Monday. Moussa Dagno, who was arrested last year, paid other carriers $100 for each card they stole. He and others who took part in the scam activated the cards and used them to buy expensive items like high-end electronics. Other mail carriers who took part have already pleaded guilty, including Zenobia Gilmer, who had a route in Mt. Arl…
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Ex-Teaneck Tech Execs Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Office Complex, Feds Charge
The former president and former chief legal officers of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp in Teaneck paid government officials in India a $2 million bribe to pave the way for an office complex that would have supported thousands of employees and been of the company’s largest facilities there, a federal indictment charges. Steven Schwartz, 51, of Greenwich, Connecticut, and Gordon Coburn, 55, of Beaver Creek, Colorado, approved the payoff to secure the necessary permits for construction, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday., To cover up the scheme, the pair and others “agreed that a …
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Lodi MVC Clerk: 7 Years For Selling Illegal Licenses To School Bus Drivers
A former Lodi motor vehicle agency clerk was sentenced Friday in Hackensack to a plea-bargained seven years in prison after admitting that he collected thousands in dollars in bribes operating a ring that allowed 220 motorists -- including school bus drivers -- to obtain permit and licenses without having to take any tests. Rodman Lora, 39, of Queens must serve two years and four months before being eligible for parole, under his deal with prosecutors. Lora was among 70 people charged in a wide-ranging investigation. He admitted that he got an average of $700 per license or permit from 2014…
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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…
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Feds: Teaneck Man Tried Bribing Employee For Special Visa
TEANECK, N.J. -- A Teaneck man was arrested Wednesday after he tried bribing a federal employee to take care of a non-immigrant visa that allows Dominican nationals to enter the U.S., authorities said. Luis Santos, 27, offered the State Department employee -- a U.S. consular adjudicator -- $2,500 for a favorable outcome, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, announced. A nonimmigrant visa (NIV) is issued to a person with permanent residence outside the U.S. who seeks admission here temporarily for tourism, medical treatment, business or temporary work or study. Santos was scheduled for a Wednesda…
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