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Ex-Hudson Sheriff's Officer Admits $98,000 Short-Sale Mortgage Scheme For Jersey Shore Home Ex-Hudson Sheriff's Officer Admits $98,000 Short-Sale Mortgage Scheme For Jersey Shore Home
Ex-Hudson Sheriff's Officer Admits $98,000 Short-Sale Mortgage Scheme For Jersey Shore Home A former Hudson County sheriff’s officer admitted defrauding a bank to duck $98,000 in mortgage payments on a Jersey Shore home, federal authorities said. Osbado Hernandez, 54, of Avenel, conspired with others to lie about a bogus short sale of his house in Keansburg so that the unidentified bank would discharge what was left on his mortgage, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Hernandez bought the property for $239,900 in 2006, financing it through a mortgage loan from the victimized bank, a complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Trenton says. He ended up behind on the payments,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hudson Cryptothief Who Swapped Victim's SIM Card To Steal $500G Goes To Fed Pen Hudson Cryptothief Who Swapped Victim's SIM Card To Steal $500G Goes To Fed Pen
Hudson Cryptothief Who Swapped Victim's SIM Card To Steal $500G Goes To Fed Pen A 20-year-old Hudson County man must spend nearly two years in federal prison for his role in stealing more than $500,000 worth of cryptocurrency by swapping a SIM card from the victim’s phone. Ebrahem Adeeb of Bayonne must serve out just about all of the plea-bargained 21-month sentence because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. His deal with the government also requires him to pay $504,418 in restitution to his victims, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said following the sentencing on Tuesday, May 23. Adeeb and his conspirators swiped the subscriber identity module from the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
War Of Words: Candidates Spar Over Treatment Of NJ Assemblywoman's Mom War Of Words: Candidates Spar Over Treatment Of NJ Assemblywoman's Mom
War Of Words: Candidates Spar Over Treatment Of NJ Assemblywoman's Mom The war of words is intensifying in the West New York elections. One candidate, a New Jersey assemblywoman, says her mother is getting caught in the crosshairs. The alleged perpetrators say the whole thing was made up. Angelica Jimenez — who is running for West New York commissioner on one slate — alleges her 78-year-old mother was heckled and harassed by supporters of Albio Sires — who is running for mayor of West New York on an opposing slate — when she went to vote over the weekend.  Jimenez said in an Instagram post they banged on her car window and she was also frightened by a po…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Hudson Dad Of Middlesex County Man Shot Dead During Domestic Call Questions Officer's Actions Hudson Dad Of Middlesex County Man Shot Dead During Domestic Call Questions Officer's Actions
Hudson Dad Of Middlesex County Man Shot Dead During Domestic Call Questions Officer's Actions A Hudson County man whose son was shot and killed by a police officer responding to a domestic dispute at his Middlesex County home called the incident an "indiscriminate" shooting. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin identified the man killed by an Old Bridge police officer in the Laurence Harbor section of town earlier this week as Luke Mendez, 26. "According to the preliminary investigation, police responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a dispute on Monday, April 24, 2023 at approximately 3:09 p.m. on Woodland Avenue in Laurence Harbor," Platkin said in a statement on Friday, April …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Two NJ Residents Burned By Dunkin': Suits Two NJ Residents Burned By Dunkin': Suits
Two NJ Residents Burned By Dunkin': Suits Two separate lawsuits have been filed against the Dunkin' franchises by New Jersey residents claiming they suffered severe burns from the store's mishandling of hot beverages. In February, Darryn Stewart, a Passaic resident, filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Passaic County against the Dunkin' in Clifton claiming the staff was reckless, careless and negligent in failing to secure his hot beverage in a takeout tray and failing to properly the secure the tops of the containers when he visited Dunkin' in Sept. 2021. Stewart suffered severe burns that required medical and hospital care, accor…

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by Sam Barron
News
Jackpot! Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Wins $576K Jackpot! Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Wins $576K
Jackpot! Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Wins $576K One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $575,641 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from Wednesday, April 5.  The winning numbers were: 03, 05, 20, 30 and 33 and the XTRA number was: 05.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.  The winning ticket was sold at Lotto Com, 111 Town Square Place, Jersey City in Hudson County.

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by Jon Craig
News
UPDATE: Aging Career Criminal Gets 16 Years In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico UPDATE: Aging Career Criminal Gets 16 Years In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico
Update: Aging Career Criminal Gets 16 Years In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico An aging Connecticut ex-con would have to turn 90 to taste freedom again after he was sentenced for stabbing a political consultant to death and then torching his Jersey City apartment in a murder-for-hire hit with a longtime crony from Philadelphia. The odds are stacked against George Bratsenis, 74, of Monroe, who reportedly has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer. There's also no parole in the federal prison system. Unless he’s granted a compassionate release for health reasons, Bratsenis will have to serve just about all of the plea-bargained 16-year sentence approved by …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
NJSP, NYPD Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard, Nab Hudson Woman NJSP, NYPD Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard, Nab Hudson Woman
Njsp, Nypd Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard, Nab Hudson Woman A North Bergen storage unit rented by a Union City woman held 100 brand-new 9mm handguns and 200 large-capacity magazines that were stolen from a railyard in Hudson County on their way from the Northeast to the Deep South, authorities said. New Jersey State Police and the NYPD, assisted by federal agents, recovered the cache and arrested Claudine Kammo, 43, who they said was planning to sell the firearms and LCMs. The shipment had been stolen during the transfer from a tractor-trailer to a railroad car headed to a Louisiana wholesaler from a gun importer in Vermont, New Jersey Attorney Gene…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
US Marshals Capture NJ Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl In Puerto Rico: Prosecutor US Marshals Capture NJ Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl In Puerto Rico: Prosecutor
US Marshals Capture NJ Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl In Puerto Rico: Prosecutor A 31-year-old Hudson County man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2021 has been arrested in Puerto Rico, authorities said. Members of the US Marshals Puerto Rico Violent Fugitive Task Force captured Jose Alfredo Garcia on Wednesday, March 22, at approximately 7:50 p.m. in San German, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. Garcia had been sought for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female victim in Kearny on December 20, 2021. Following an investigation, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit charged Garcia with sexual assault, luring/entic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Shot Outside Hudson County Costco Store Man Shot Outside Hudson County Costco Store
Man Shot Outside Hudson County Costco Store A man was shot outside of a Hudson County Costco store this weekend, authorities said. The 61-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his leg around 7 p.m. Friday, March 17, near the Bayonne Costco on Goldsborough Drive, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The victim was taken to an area with the non-life-threatening injury.  The incident remains an active investigation and anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Bayonne Police Detective Bureau at 201-858-6925.    

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
US Postal Worker Assisted In Massive Cocaine Distribution Scheme, Hudson Prosecutor Says US Postal Worker Assisted In Massive Cocaine Distribution Scheme, Hudson Prosecutor Says
US Postal Worker Assisted In Massive Cocaine Distribution Scheme, Hudson Prosecutor Says A United States Postal Service worker has been charged for his role in a massive Hudson County cocaine distribution ring, authorities said. James Belardo, 41, of West New York, faces second-degree conspiracy to distribute more than a half-ounce of cocaine, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Earlier this month, authorities announced the seizure of more than 4.4 pounds of cocaine, two handguns and high-capacity magazines from Belardo's co-defendants, Rowaldi Caceres, 39, and Hilda Membreno, 29, also both of West New York. Membreno and Caceres were found with mor…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Mega Millions Lottery Players Win $40K, $10K Mega Millions Lottery Players Win $40K, $10K
Mega Millions Lottery Players Win $40K, $10K There were two third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Friday, March 3, Mega Millions drawing. The tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball, winning the $10,000 prize.  One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $40,000.  Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: Hudson County ($40,000): Gro Mart, 135 Front St., Secaucus; and Bergen County ($10,000): Krauszer’s Food Store, 11 A Grant Ave., Dumont. The winning numbers for the Friday, March 3, Mega Millions drawing were: 08, 25, 36, 39, and…

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by Jon Craig