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Gang Member Admits Planning Murder, Committing Gunpoint Robbery: NJ Feds Gang Member Admits Planning Murder, Committing Gunpoint Robbery: NJ Feds
Gang Member Admits Planning Murder, Committing Gunpoint Robbery: NJ Feds A member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang admitted his role in planning a murder and robbing a victim at gunpoint, federal authorities said. Federal prosecutors used the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law to charge Tre Byrd, 22, and dozens of other reputed gang bangers rounded up by a collection of crime-fighting “supergroups.” Byrd, they said, belonged to the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips – a violent drug-selling gang -- for seven years. He was in on planning the rubout of a rival who was shot dead in March 2019 in Irvington, then more than a year later r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals
Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals A collection of crime-fighting 'supergroups' nailed 42 defendants in a series of pinpointed attacks on organized gangs dealing drugs, packing weapons and waging street warfare in North Jersey, authorities announced. The Violent Crime Initiative, as it's called, targeted what had been thriving criminal organizations in Newark, Paterson and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Shooting incidents statewide and in cities where the VCIs operate are “appreciably lower” than the year-to-date total from last year, including a 23% reduction statewide, a 30% reduction in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jersey Shore Contractor Gets 19 Months In Fed Pen For Ducking $1M In Taxes Jersey Shore Contractor Gets 19 Months In Fed Pen For Ducking $1M In Taxes
Jersey Shore Contractor Gets 19 Months In Fed Pen For Ducking $1M In Taxes A Jersey Shore man was sent to federal prison for 19 months for dodging nearly $1 million in taxes at his Manhattan construction company. Bilal Salaj, 55, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, will have to serve out nearly the entire term because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Salaj admitted in U.S. District Court in Manhattan last October that he avoided the payroll and personal income taxes for five years, in part, by putting the company in an associate’s name and paying workers under the table. The cash came from $3.2 million in business checks that should’ve gone int…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Philadelphia Market CEO Stole $7.8M From Job To Pay For Pricy Jersey Shore House Feds: Philadelphia Market CEO Stole $7.8M From Job To Pay For Pricy Jersey Shore House
Feds: Philadelphia Market CEO Stole $7.8M From Job To Pay For Pricy Jersey Shore House The former president and CEO of Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market is facing federal charges for stealing $7.8 million from his employer to pay for various personal expenses including $1.9 million in rent on his Jersey Shore house, authorities said. The Information alleges that Caesar DiCrecchio, 60, of Vorhees, NJ, had control over every aspect of the Market, including the expenditure of funds, and was required to report on the Market’s finances to its Board of Directors, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. DiCrecchio defrauded the mark…

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by Nicole Acosta