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Married Couple Used Jersey Shore Spa To Promote Prostitution, Launder Money, Authorities Say
A married couple from Toms River has been arrested for promoting prostitution and money laundering at a Jersey Shore spa, authorities said.
Wayne Lefkowitz, 56, and Guihua Cui, 51, each were charged after a year-long investigation, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
Lefkowitz and Cui owned a business known as Spa 1800, on Lakewood Road in Toms River.
Although the spa appeared to be operating as a legitimate business, people patronizing the spa were offered sexual favors in exchange for money, Billhimer said.
Lefkowitz and Cui would deposit proceeds from the spa int…
Jersey Shore Pair Arrested On Drug Dealing Charges, 2,000 Folds Heroin Recovered
Two suspects from Ocean County have been arrested on multiple drug charges, authorities said.
An investigation began after authorities identified a home in Whiting and a home in Toms River suspected of being used to store and deal heroin, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
On Thursday, detectives made warranted searches on the homes and seized about 2,000 wax folds of heroin, drug paraphernalia, and $3,400 in cash, according to Billhimer.
Edward Parkhill, 32, of Whiting, was charged out of Manchester with possession of heroin and Adderall witho…
Ocean County Man, 88, Gets 10 Years State Prison For Jersey Shore Manslaughter
An 88-year-old man with addresses in Ocean and Essex counties has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison in connection with the brutal death of a Florida man, authorities said.
Thomas Hatchett of Manchester Township was sentenced on Tuesday as a result of his earlier guilty plea to aggravated manslaughter, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
On July 1, 2019, Manchester Township police received a 9-1-1 call about a victim lying face down in the street in front of a residence. Officers found Igal Hedad, 71, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, bleeding from&n…
