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LAWSUIT: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back LAWSUIT: Former Warren County Prosecutor Wants His Job Back
Former Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer Files Lawsuit James Pfeiffer, who abruptly retired as Warren County Prosecutor in April, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was unlawfully removed from the position.  The complaint, filed against New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Gov. Phil Murphy in Superior Court of New Jersey, said he remains the duly appointed Prosecutor for Warren County and wants his job back. In April, Platkin took over the Warren County Prosecutor's Office, forcing out Pfeiffer amid a state ethics probe. Pfeiffer was replaced by Anthony Picione.  A spokesman said it resulted over an investigation from the…

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by Sam Barron
Politics
'Egregious Abuse Of Power:' Former P-Burg Councilman Fires Back At Info Trafficking Allegations 'Egregious Abuse Of Power:' Former P-Burg Councilman Fires Back At Info Trafficking Allegations
'Egregious Abuse Of Power:' Former P-Burg Councilman Fires Back At Info Trafficking Allegations The ex-Phillipsburg councilman accused of trafficking the social security numbers, banking info, and other personal details of at least seven of his coworkers has vehemently denied any wrongdoing, calling the accusations an “egregious overreach and abuse of power” involving Mayor Todd Tersigni. Robert W. Fulper, 44, was indicted by a Warren County Grand Jury on second-degree counts of official misconduct and trafficking in personal identifying information, DailyVoice.com previously reported. Fulper, a councilman between 2018 and 2021, was allegedly found with “numerous documents containing……

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by Valerie Musson
News
'Old School' Corruption: Morris Freeholder Hopeful Admits Taking $10G Bribe In Failed Campaign 'Old School' Corruption: Morris Freeholder Hopeful Admits Taking $10G Bribe In Failed Campaign
'Old School' Corruption: Morris Freeholder Hopeful Admits Taking $10G Bribe In Failed Campaign UPDATE: Not only did Mary Dougherty lose a Morris County freeholder election three years ago. She also admitted Friday that she accepted an illegal $10,000 contribution to the failed campaign. What Dougherty didn’t know at the time was that the contributor was working for state prosecutors. Dougherty, 60, of Morristown was one of five politicos from Morris and Hudson counties snared in the sting, which targeted what state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal called “old school” New Jersey corruption. Rather than go to trial, she took a deal from the government, pleading guilty Friday via tele…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Boy, 16, Made Hackensack, Paramus School Bomb Threats Prosecutor: Boy, 16, Made Hackensack, Paramus School Bomb Threats
Prosecutor: Boy, 16, Made Hackensack, Paramus School Bomb Threats A 16-year-old boy called in several bogus threats of bombs at schools in Hackensack and Paramus last week, said authorities who took him into custody. The boy blocked his caller ID to place six calls to several area police apartments last Thursday and Friday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The bogus theats brought Paramus and Hackensack police and firefighters, a Bergen County Regional SWAT team and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad to the sites, he said. It didn’t take long for Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit to identify the caller, the prosecutor said. They took the boy i…

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by Jerry DeMarco