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Newark Man Who Illegally Dumped Piles Under Three NJ Highways Gets Probation, Community Service Newark Man Who Illegally Dumped Piles Under Three NJ Highways Gets Probation, Community Service
Newark Man Who Illegally Dumped Piles Under Three NJ Highways Gets Probation, Community Service A Newark man was sentenced to probation and 300 hours of community service Monday for illegally dumping construction material, medical waste, lead paint and other items from his rubbish removal business beneath a trio of highways. Superior Court Judge Mayra V. Tarantino declined the state Attorney General’s Office request that Abdullah S. Bryant, 41, spend 364 days in the county jail for his guilty plea to criminal mischief and opted for three years of probation and the community service. Bryant -- who did business under various names, including International Rubbish Removal – admitted last…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elizabeth Property Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Elderly Tenant, Now Deceased Elizabeth Property Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Elderly Tenant, Now Deceased
Elizabeth Property Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Elderly Tenant, Now Deceased An Elizabeth property manager was ordered to serve five years of probation and pay $75,000 in restitution to the estate of the 89-year-old victim whom she stole thousands from, authorities said. Natalia Calderon-Diaz, 33, admitted to siphoning tens of thousands of dollars from the tenant's bank account over the course of about a year and a half, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. The victim, who lived alone in Linden Arms apartments on Linden Avenue, died several weeks ago and left behind no immediate family. She will be laid to rest next to her…

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by Cecilia Levine