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Ex-Bar Director Accused Of $314K Theft As Son Flaunts Lavish Trips, Cosmetic Work Online: PA AG
A Pennsylvania woman is accused of stealing over $300,000 from the Cambria County Bar Association to fund luxury expenses including cosmetic procedures, vacations, and donations to her family’s nonprofit, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Wednesday, May 7.
Robin Hagins, 56, of Johnstown, the former executive director of the CCBA, was charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking, Misappropriation of Funds Received, and Forgery following an investigation by the 51st Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. Her bail was set at $150,000 unsecured.
Hagins allegedly misappropriated a total of $314,759 b…
90 Burglaries, 230 Charges: Serial NJ Burglar Busted, Police Say
A Berkeley Township man has been arrested and hit with more than 200 charges after committing more than 90 burglaries in Monmouth and Ocean counties, authorities said.
Between December 2024 and January 2025, officers investigated 40 burglaries committed at the CubeSmart storage facility off Route 70, Brick Township police said. The suspect, later identified as Craig Orler, cut through a fence and used bolt cutters to access the storage unit, police said.
Items stolen included an ATV, a motorcycle, car parts, a car engine and various personal items, police said.
Orler was selling the items …
Ex-NJ Motorcycle Shop Manager Steals $27K In Paychecks, Bike Deposit Coverup: Prosecutor
A former general manager at a Monmouth County motorcycle dealership has been charged with stealing more than $27,000 from her employer, authorities announced.
Chelsea A. Marra-Kaufmann, 36, of Toms River, received three extra paychecks in late 2022—nearly $6,000 in total—without approval, and never reported the overpayment, Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said Friday, May 2.
Investigators also allege she bounced a $3,300 check for a motorcycle and disguised it as bank fees, according to officials. In another case in 2023, she allegedly skipped an $18,000 deposit and used internal t…
Paterson Council President, Campaign Team Stole, Forged Ballots To Win 2020 Election: NJ AG
A New Jersey city council president rigged the vote to keep his seat — and now he’s facing a fresh round of felony charges, state officials say.
Alex Mendez, the Paterson City Council President, is facing new election fraud charges alongside his wife and three others, including campaign workers, after allegedly stealing and forging ballots to win a municipal election in May 2020, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Wednesday, April 30.
According to a 10-count superseding indictment, Mendez and his co-conspirators are accused of forging ballots and voter registrations and s…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Purse Stolen With $3K, ID Inside: Report
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse — containing thousands in cash — was reportedly stolen on Easter Sunday.
According to reports, Noem was eating dinner at a DC restaurant when an unknown thief stole her purse, which contained $3,000 in cash, an ID badge, passport, driver's license and other valuable items.
The incident was first reported by CNN.
"The Secret Service, which provides security for Noem, reviewed security camera footage at the restaurant and saw an unknown white male wearing a medical mask steal her bag and leave the restaurant," a law enforcement source told the …
Serial Burglar Busted Taking Money From McDonald's Donation Bin: Marlboro PD
A 30-year-old West Creek man was arrested and charged on Saturday, April 19, after he was caught stealing from a McDonald's donation bin in Englishtown, police said.
That morning, officers responded to the McDonald's at 78 Route 9 after a man, later identified as Evan Pinney, was trying to steal money from the donation bin, Marlboro police said.
A resident on Serpentine Drive had also called officers, after seeing Penney attempting to break into a vehicle while carrying a leaf blower, police said. Officers also received a report of Penney breaking into two vehicles on Route 9, police said. …
Polygraph Test Helps Bust $30K Jewelry Thief: Monroe Police
An East Windsor man was arrested and charged with stealing $30,000 worth of jewelry from a home in Monroe after taking a lie detector test, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 16.
On Friday, Feb. 21, a Monroe resident reported several pieces of high value jewelry, valued at $30,000, had gone missing from a bedroom while renovations were being performed on the house, Monroe police said.
Several workers had access to the home, prompting detectives and the New Jersey State Police Polygraph Unit to administer a lie detector test to narrow down the list of suspects, police said.
The lie d…
