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Priority Males: Feds Charge North Jersey Pair With $6M Postage Scam
The owners of a North Jersey company altered hundreds of thousands of labels intended for envelopes and slapped them on large boxes, deliberately short-changing the government by more than $6 million in postage, federal authorities said following their arrests.
Jack Koch, 44, of Elmwood Park, and Steven Koch, 43, of Pompton Lakes, were scheduled for video-conferenced first appearances before a federal magistrate judge Tuesday afternoon in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
The elder Koch, who went by the name “Ismail Yilmaz,” and his brother, who used the alias “Selim Memis,” owned…
Amazon 4-Star Store Makes New Jersey Debut On Prime Day
New Jersey has its first-ever 4-star Amazon store.
The store opened Tuesday, Oct. 13 -- on Amazon Prime Day -- at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne.
Everything in store is rated 4 stars and above by customers, is a top seller, or is new and trending on Amazon.com.
The 4-star store carries highly-rated products from the top categories across all of Amazon.com including devices, consumer electronics, kitchen, home, toys, books, games, and more.
The new Passaic County store is the 26th 4-star store in the U.S.
Features like “Bring Your Own Pumpkin Spice,” “Stay Connected Home T…
Walmart Launches 'Plus' In Challenge To Amazon Prime's Dominance
In a challenge to online shopping behemoth Amazon, Walmart is launching its own online retail delivery service.
On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Walmart unveiled Walmart Plus (Walmart+), a membership program that grants subscribers unlimited free delivery, fuel discounts, and no checkout lines, according to the mega retailer’s announcement.
Touted as a rival to Amazon Prime membership service, which offers free two-day deliveries, streaming, and video services, the Walmart program will cost $98 a year or $12.95 per month. It will become available on Sept. 15.
Walmart is promising Plus members free sam…
Boy, 1, Killed, Others Injured In NJ Turnpike Amazon Tractor-Trailer Crash
A 1-year-old boy was killed and a 3-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when an Amazon truck struck a Maryland family’s vehicle from behind late Friday on the New Jersey Turnpike in Cranbury, authorities said.
Young Messiah Gray and the other boy were passengers in a Toyota Camry driven by 24-year-old Kazara P. Leacock, who sustained injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, as did passenger Cheryl Leacock, 64, NJ State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said.
The Randallstown, MD, family was headed south on the Turnpike when their vehicle was struck near mile marker 69 in Cranbury …
