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Feds Nab Accused Member Of Ring That Stole $1.5M Worth Of Luxury Cars In NJ, Rockland, LI, CT Feds Nab Accused Member Of Ring That Stole $1.5M Worth Of Luxury Cars In NJ, Rockland, LI, CT
Feds Nab Accused Member Of Ring That Stole $1.5M Worth Of Luxury Cars In NJ, Rockland, LI, CT Federal agents captured an ex-con who they said participated in a ring that stole BMWs, Mercedes and other luxury cars from towns in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Bilal Cureton, 30, of Newark and his cronies often used stolen vehicles to steal more cars, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. In one instance, she said, the Essex County crew members stole a Maserati GranTurisimo in the Jersey Shore town of Manalapan and drove it nearly 85 miles to New City in Rockland, where they took a Range Rover and a Porsche. A predawn police pursuit followed before the Maserati driver hit…

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Feds: Jamaican Traveler Caught Smuggling Kilo Of Cocaine Into Newark Airport Feds: Jamaican Traveler Caught Smuggling Kilo Of Cocaine Into Newark Airport
Feds: Jamaican Traveler Caught Smuggling Kilo Of Cocaine Into Newark Airport A Jamaican traveler was caught trying to smuggle more than two pounds of cocaine into Newark Airport in bags of coffee and picture frames, federal authorities said. Federal agents seized Perez Omar Gibbs, 37, after he arrived over the weekend aboard a flight from Montego Bay and charged him with importing drugs, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Monday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor ordered that Gibbs remain in federal custody without bail during a video-conferenced hearing Monday in Newark. Honig credited special agents of the New Jersey Division of the U.S. Department of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CDC Tells Customs Agents To Destroy Mysterious ‘Bushmeat’ Seized At Newark Airport CDC Tells Customs Agents To Destroy Mysterious ‘Bushmeat’ Seized At Newark Airport
CDC Tells Customs Agents To Destroy Mysterious ‘Bushmeat’ Seized At Newark Airport It’s with understandable concern that federal authorities seized nine pounds of illegal “bushmeat” that a passenger brought into Newark Airport from Ghana. We’ve all heard how bats that were sold at a wet market in Wuhan, China, may have either sparked the COVID-19 outbreak – or, at the very least, spread it -- nearly a year ago. Although it wasn’t immediately determined which animal or animals the cargo came from, bush meat has been made from those that can transfer diseases to humans, including bats. The passenger, a United States citizen, declared the meat and wasn’t in any trouble…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey Man Detained At JFK Airport Suing Gov. Cuomo North Jersey Man Detained At JFK Airport Suing Gov. Cuomo
North Jersey Man Detained At JFK Airport Suing Gov. Cuomo A North Jersey man with a history of suing public agencies is at it again -- this time, he's after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. New Milford's Yoel Weishauss on Tuesday filed the suit in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, the New York Daily News first reported. Weishauss, in his late 30s, was returning from an overseas trip when an armed agent told him he had to fill out the New York State Traveler Health Form, despite having been cleared by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nov. 18, the suit alleges. An executive order issued by Cuomo mandates airline traveler complet…

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Feds: Flier From DR Tries Smuggling 4½ Pounds Of Coke Into Newark Feds: Flier From DR Tries Smuggling 4½ Pounds Of Coke Into Newark
Feds: Flier From DR Tries Smuggling 4½ Pounds Of Coke Into Newark A traveler flew to Newark Airport from the Dominican Republic with 4½ pounds of cocaine hidden in his clothes, authorities said. Screeners nabbed Leandre Kemont Jefferson, 23, of Denver, after he arrived in Newark from Puerta Playa on Friday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Jefferson had two kilos of cocaine “concealed inside of 12 vacuum packed bags, which were themselves wrapped in foil, and which was further concealed inside of clothing,” Carpenito said. Jefferson was scheduled for a video-conferenced first appearance Monday afternoon before a U.S. magistrate judge in Newark. Carpe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Somerset Man, 44, Flew To Philippines For Online-Planned Sex With Minors Feds: Somerset Man, 44, Flew To Philippines For Online-Planned Sex With Minors
Feds: Somerset Man, 44, Flew To Philippines For Online-Planned Sex With Minors A Somerset County man flew to the Philipines several times to have sex with four underage victims after arranging meetings online, said federal authorities who arrested him. James A. Diggs, 44, of Somerville, had his first appearance Wednesday before a U.S. magistrate judge on charges of online enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and foreign travel to engage in criminal sexual activity, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Diggs first used an online messaging app to “persuade, induce, entice, and coerce” the first victim to agree to have sex with him for money or gifts during …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Man Caught By State Police With $123,255 In Drug Money Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen Paterson Man Caught By State Police With $123,255 In Drug Money Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen
Paterson Man Caught By State Police With $123,255 In Drug Money Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen A Paterson man caught by State Police troopers delivering $123,255 in drug cash will spend the next three years in federal prison before he can be released for his role in a major North Jersey ring. U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton sentenced Jhensel Jimenez-Taveras, 27, on Thursday to a plea-bargained 37 months, followed by three years of supervised release. He must serve the entire term because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Jiminez-Taveras also must forfeit the cash found in his vehicle when NJSP troopers stopped him in April 2019 following a drug deal in Berkeley H…

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