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Former Jackson Township Man Indicted In Deadly 2022 Crash On Jersey Shore, Prosecutors Say Former Jackson Township Man Indicted In Deadly 2022 Crash On Jersey Shore, Prosecutors Say
Former Jackson Township Man Indicted In Deadly 2022 Crash On Jersey Shore, Prosecutors Say A former Jackson Township man was facing charges in a Howell Township crash that killed a father more than two years ago, authorities said. Drew Peterson of Jensen Beach, Florida, was indicted for second-degree vehicular manslaughter, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Wednesday, Nov. 20. A grand jury returned the indictment on Wednesday, Oct. 30 after a forensic toxicologist's review. Peterson, 34, was accused of causing the crash that killed 50-year-old Robert Johnson of Neptune Township. The wreck happened at around 12:05 a.m. on Fri…
NJ Police Chief Helped Shoplifter While Suspended For Improper Database Use: Prosecutors NJ Police Chief Helped Shoplifter While Suspended For Improper Database Use: Prosecutors
NJ Police Chief Helped Shoplifter While Suspended For Improper Database Use: Prosecutors A New Jersey town's police chief was accused of improperly using law enforcement databases and helping someone shoplift, authorities said. Chief Peter Cooke Jr., 58, the chief in Englishtown, was charged with third-degree computer theft and third-degree conspiracy to commit shoplifting, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Investigators said Chief Cooke used a law enforcement database to look up information about two people without "any legitimate law enforcement purpose." The searches happened multiple times between February 2019…
Mom Dies Days After NJ BF's Machete Attack, Charges Upgraded To Murder, Prosecutor Says Mom Dies Days After NJ BF's Machete Attack, Charges Upgraded To Murder, Prosecutor Says
Mom Dies Days After NJ BF's Machete Attack, Charges Upgraded To Murder, Prosecutor Says Charges have been upgraded for a 24-year-old man accused of attacking his girlfriend with a machete, following her death, authorities in Monmouth County said. Alex J. Williams' girlfriend died on Thursday, May 30, a week after she was found suffering serious injuries in the parking lot of the Glen Oaks Apartment Complex, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital, where she remained for a week before she died, police said. Police say Williams "repeatedly physically assaulted the victim with a machete, causing the injuries," and was c…
13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY 13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY
13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY Thirteen people, including members of China’s security and intelligence services, have been charged with trying to recruit professors and others in the United States to act as agents for their country, federal authorities in New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC announced. Tales of international intrigue include allegations that the defendants plotted to steal documents from a federal prosecutor's office to subvert a criminal investigation into a major Chinese company. Some of them are also charged in a spy-versus-spy encounter involving a $41,000 bribe in Bitcoin paid to an American…
NJ Scammer Admits Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings NJ Scammer Admits Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings
NJ Scammer Admits Selling Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings A 24-year-old New Jersey man pleaded guilty to fraud for pretending to be a New England Patriots player to buy and sell Super Bowl rings engraved with Tom Brady's last name, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Scott V. Spina Jr., of Roseland, could face decades in prison when he's sentenced May 23, for charges of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft, authorities said. Spina's guilty plea comes one day after the quarterback announced his retirement after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl titles. Spina ordered three replica Super Bo…
Feds: Member Of Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into NJ Bayshore Gets 7½ Years Feds: Member Of Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into NJ Bayshore Gets 7½ Years
Feds: Member Of Ring That Trafficked Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Into NJ Bayshore Gets 7½ Years A member of a drug ring that trafficked large quantities of heroin and cocaine into the Bayshore areas of Monmouth and Middlesex counties must spend the next 7½ years in federal prison. Daniel McHugh, 51, of Sayreville on Wednesday became the latest member of the ring sentenced in U.S. District Court in Trenton in connection with a federally-led sweep. Co-defendant Brian Hall, 49, of Freehold, meanwhile, was sentenced to eight months of home confinement and three years probation. Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said the two were part of a network that funneled heroin and cocaine int…
AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle
AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle An Essex County prosecutor’s detective stuck a hidden GPS on a suspect’s vehicle without permission, then lied about where to find his county-issued cellphone when he was ordered to turn it in, state authorities said Friday. Timothy Kealy, 27, of Bloomfield, was working with the prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force when he bought and installed the tracking device without getting a supervisor’s permission to apply to a judge for a warrant, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. A court-issued warrant is required by law for law enforcement to install a GPS device on a vehicle. Kealy was suspe…
Probation Officer Admits Extorting Sex From Woman, Faces 10 Years In Prison Probation Officer Admits Extorting Sex From Woman, Faces 10 Years In Prison
Probation Officer Admits Extorting Sex From Woman, Faces 10 Years In Prison A 48-year-old probation officer admitted to sexually assaulting a woman he supervised while she was in drug court and threatening to send her to jail. Henry C. Cirignano of Wall Township, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault by coercion and one count of official misconduct during a hearing in Superior Court of Ocean County in Toms River before Judge Wendel E. Daniels. Monmouth County prosecutors recommend Cirignano spend up to 10 years in state prison for official misconduct when he is sentenced on April 17.  His plea deal with the prosecutor’s office calls for him to forf…