NJ GoFundMe Scammer Who Spent Veteran's Cash Gambling Learns His Fate NJ GoFundMe Scammer Who Spent Veteran's Cash Gambling Learns His Fate
NJ GoFundMe Scammer Who Spent Veteran's Cash Gambling Learns His Fate One of the defendants who conceived the fictitious GoFundMe “Paying it Forward” campaign was sentenced to five years in New Jersey state prison for participating in the fraudulent scheme that misled donors into contributing more than $402,000 to a fabricated cause, authorities said. Mark D’Amico, 43, of Florence, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 5 in Superior Court in Mount Holly, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw D'Amico pleaded guilty in December 2019 to misapplication of entrusted property, she said. He's already serving a 27-month sentence in federal prison on…
Authorities Seize 6,550 Folds Heroin, Meth, Crack, $3K, Handguns In Duo's Bust: Prosecutor Authorities Seize 6,550 Folds Heroin, Meth, Crack, $3K, Handguns In Duo's Bust: Prosecutor
Authorities Seize 6,550 Folds Heroin, Meth, Crack, $3K, Handguns In Duo's Bust: Prosecutor A multi-agency investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin/fentanyl in Burlington, Monmouth, and Ocean counties led to the arrest of a pair of New Jersey residents.  The cooperative investigation identified a residence in Bordentown, as well as a residence in Cream Ridge occupied by Sanine Brosseau, 44, as being utilized by Shaun Crawford, 36, of Trenton, to store and distribute illegal narcotics, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Law enforcement maintained surveillance on Crawford when he exited the Crea…
NJ Woman Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet, Ex-BF Gets Federal Prison Time NJ Woman Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet, Ex-BF Gets Federal Prison Time
NJ Woman Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet, Ex-BF Gets Federal Prison Time UPDATE: A New Jersey woman who helped pull a scam that conned 14,000 GoFundMe donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran is headed to federal prison. Katelyn McClure, 32, of Bordentown got a far lighter sentence under the terms of her plea deal with the government than did her former boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, who concocted the cruel scheme. McClure was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Camden on Thursday to a plea-bargained year and a day in a federal penitentiary. D’Amico, the "mastermind," earlier this year got 27 months in a fed pen in exchange …
21 Men Luring Children For Sex Online Busted In Undercover NJ Sting: Prosecutor 21 Men Luring Children For Sex Online Busted In Undercover NJ Sting: Prosecutor
21 Men Luring Children For Sex Online Busted In Undercover NJ Sting: Prosecutor Four Megan’s Law registrants, an injury lawyer from Georgia and a dump truck driver were among the 21 individuals caught chatting with undercover agents posing as underage children online, authorities in New Jersey announced (scroll down for the list of defendants). Most of the defendants in "Operation Risky Business" were arrested at either the undercover residence in Hamilton Township or another meet-up location, including the Hamilton Train Station, New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Those who went to the undercover house allegedly expected to find their vic…
Crash Reported On I-95 South Jersey (DEVELOPING) Crash Reported On I-95 South Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Crash Reported On I-95 South Jersey (Developing) There was a collision involving a car and a box truck along Interstate-95 in Burlington County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9 near mile-marker 53.8 in Bordentown, initial reports said. New Jersey State Police said the crash did not result in any serious injuries. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Man Who Showed Up For Sex With 'Girl,' 13, At NJ Motel Sent To Federal Prison Man Who Showed Up For Sex With 'Girl,' 13, At NJ Motel Sent To Federal Prison
Man Who Showed Up For Sex With 'Girl,' 13, At NJ Motel Sent To Federal Prison A Bronx man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for arranging what he thought would be sex with a 13-year-old girl at a New Jersey motel. Eduardo Silva, 44, must serve the entire term because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb also sentenced him to lifetime supervised release during a hearing in federal court in Camden on Thursday, April 28. Silva used a social media app to ask the “minor” whether she was “into older guys,” U.S Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. He then “sent a series of explicit online communications and text mess…
Heroin, Illegal Firearms, $15K In Drug Money Seized From Six Men In Newark: Police Heroin, Illegal Firearms, $15K In Drug Money Seized From Six Men In Newark: Police
Heroin, Illegal Firearms, $15K In Drug Money Seized From Six Men In Newark: Police Several decks of heroin and six illegal firearms and more than $15,000 in drug money were seized from eight men in Newark, authorities announced. The execution of a search warrant at a home in the East Ward led to the arrests of Justin White, 25, and Julio Rodriguez, 54, on Tuesday, April 26, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. There, police confiscated an assault rifle, 12-gauge shotgun, .38-Special revolver, .357 Magnum revolver, .6MM BB gun, and multiple rounds of ammunition. Police also recovered 21 bricks and 41 glassine envelopes of suspected heroin, along wi…
NJ Police Chief Was DWI In Hit-Run Crash: Report NJ Police Chief Was DWI In Hit-Run Crash: Report
NJ Police Chief Was DWI In Hit-Run Crash: Report A South Jersey police chief has been placed on "restricted duty" after being slapped with a DWI charge in a crash, then leaving the scene of the accident, NJ Advance Media reports. Brian Pesce, chief of the Bordentown Township Police Department, was behind the wheel of a maroon pickup truck when he was involved in an accident at the intersection of Terrapin Lane and Bruin Drive in Hamilton Township, around 10:25 p.m. Friday, April 22, according to NJ.com's report. The chief was charged with five traffic offenses in connection with the crash, the report says. His&nb…
Tractor-Trailer Hauling Glasses Flips On NJ Turnpike Tractor-Trailer Hauling Glasses Flips On NJ Turnpike
Tractor-Trailer Hauling Glasses Flips On NJ Turnpike A tractor-trailer hauling drinking glasses tipped over along the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. The rollover crash occurred at about 3:15 p.m. on Monday, April 18 southbound at the Route 206 ramp in Bordentown, initial reports said. The driver was not seriously hurt, according to a State Police spokeswoman.
Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On NJ Turnpike: State Police Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On NJ Turnpike: State Police
Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes On NJ Turnpike: State Police UPDATED: Two tractor-trailers and a Mercedes Benz were involved in a collision on the southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash was reported at 12:25 p.m. on Friday, April 8 at milepost 54 of the outer roadway in Bordentown, State Police said. One of the tractor-trailers jackknifed, Sgt. Alejandro Goez, a State Police spokesman, said. The driver of the Mercedes sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital, Goez said.  All lanes have been reopened.  The crash remains under investigation.
NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole
NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole UPDATE: A South Jersey man who concocted a GoFundMe scheme with his then-girlfriend that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran is headed to federal prison. Mark D’Amico, 42, formerly of Bordentown, must serve just about all of his plea-bargained 27-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He also must pay restitution and undergo gambling, drug and mental-health counseling under the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman in Camden on Friday, April 1. Three years of supervision will als…
Central Jersey Man Charged In Deadly Pedestrian Hit-And-Run In Trenton, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Man Charged In Deadly Pedestrian Hit-And-Run In Trenton, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Man Charged In Deadly Pedestrian Hit-And-Run In Trenton, Prosecutor Says A Central Jersey man has been charged in connection with last year’s deadly hit-and-run of a pedestrian in Trenton, authorities announced. Lemark Norwood, 44, was charged with second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and endangering an injured victim, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a Tuesday, March 29 release. Norwood, of Bordentown, is accused of fatally striking Celso Rivera, 35, at the intersection of Route 129 and Lalor Street in Trenton around 5:15 a.m. on Sunday, August 29, 2021, Onofri said. Rivera was found in the roadway and was later pr…