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Hudson Felon Freed Under Bail Reform In Back-To-Back Busts Convicted By Federal Jurors Hudson Felon Freed Under Bail Reform In Back-To-Back Busts Convicted By Federal Jurors
Hudson Felon Freed Under Bail Reform In Back-To-Back Busts Convicted By Federal Jurors A Hudson County ex-con who was arrested with a loaded gun in his car after being busted and released twice for cocaine and heroin possession in the previous few months isn't going anywhere now. Federal jurors in Newark convicted Clarence Gaffney, 36, of Jersey City, of drug and weapons possession earlier this week following a three-day trial, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Police reported finding the coke and smack in Gaffney's underwear and shoe following an Oct. 5, 2019 traffic stop, Sellinger said. He was arrested again, on Dec. 26, 2019, after officers caught him selling …

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Passaic Man, Dominican National In 13-Pound Video-Recorded Coke Bust Sent To Fed Pen Passaic Man, Dominican National In 13-Pound Video-Recorded Coke Bust Sent To Fed Pen
Passaic Man, Dominican National In 13-Pound Video-Recorded Coke Bust Sent To Fed Pen A Passaic man and a Dominican national – both 60 years old – have been sentenced to federal prison terms for their roles in trafficking 13 pounds of cocaine. Cellphone video captured the DEA arrest of Ramon “Rafael” Fabian-Pena in January 2020. A U.S. District Court judge in Newark sentenced Fabian-Pena to 2½ years in federal prison during a videoconference last week, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. On Thursday, the judge sentenced Jose Reyes of the Dominican Republican to nearly six years, she said. Both must serve just about all of their terms because there’s no parole in t…

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Feds: $250,000 In Mailed NJ Checks, Money Orders Stolen, Cashed By NYC Crew Feds: $250,000 In Mailed NJ Checks, Money Orders Stolen, Cashed By NYC Crew
Feds: $250,000 In Mailed NJ Checks, Money Orders Stolen, Cashed By NYC Crew More than $250,000 worth of checks and money orders were stolen from post office mailboxes in North Jersey by a group of thieves from the Bronx who quickly converted them to cash, federal authorities said. Crew members operated for nearly 14 months, stealing checks and money orders from the mail, altering them, depositing them into bank accounts and withdrawing the proceeds before the victims discovered the fraud. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Jose Lopez Blanco, 22, got them access to the mailboxes with a U.S. Postal Service master key, Carpenito said. Law enforcement officers watche…

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Bergenfield Cyberstalker Admits Sending Nude Pic Links To Pals, Relatives Of 23 Victims Bergenfield Cyberstalker Admits Sending Nude Pic Links To Pals, Relatives Of 23 Victims
Bergenfield Cyberstalker Admits Sending Nude Pic Links To Pals, Relatives Of 23 Victims A Bergenfield man admitted in federal court that he posted naked and semi-naked photos online that he claimed were of nearly 24 victims and then sent links to those pics to their families and friends. Rino Diamante, 25, of Bergenfield, told a U.S. District Court judge in Newark during a videoconference earlier this month that he continued the harassment for nearly four years, beginning in January 2016, stalking some of his victims on Facebook. Diamante said he posted the photos of people who knew and didn’t know on online forums such as 4Chan.com and volafile.com. He “also admitted to con…

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