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Spoiled Food, Other 'Egregious' Conditions Found At ICE Detention In Newark
The Newark jail where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement houses undocumented immigrants was one of two facilities in the nation cited specifically for serious health and other violations in a federal report released this week. The Bergen and Hudson jails have similar contracts with the agency but were not cited for any serious health or safety violations. The report by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General singled out the Essex jail and a California facility for “immediate risks” to inmates and other “egregious” violations. Food handling was so p…
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ICE: Washington Township Man Threatened Victim With Child Porn Pics
A Washington Township man trafficked images of child sex abuse -- and contacted a victim who'd been photographed while in her mid-teens, said federal authorities who arrested him Wednesday. Jeffrey Laino, 37, shared several files from home on a publicly available peer-to-peer program that was being monitored by law enforcement in January, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. A month later, a victim living in Ohio reported that Laino contacted her through Snapchat claiming that he had nude photos that he said were taken of her when she was 14 to 15 years old, Carpenito said. Laino, who was a…
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13 Illegal Immigrants Arrested By ICE In 4-Day New Jersey Operation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 13 immigration violators in New Jersey during a four-day surge effort, the agency said. The operation targeted aliens who have been issued a final order of removal in the past five years, have failed to depart the United States, and have received criminal convictions or have pending criminal charges. “As this operation clearly demonstrates, ICE continues to focus its efforts first on public safety threats,” ERO Newark Field Office Director John Tsoukaris said. “The vast majority of the individuals targeted in this effort ha…
Police & Fire
Wayne Couple Admits Buying $4.5M Worth Of Food Stamps From Their Paterson Grocery
A married Wayne couple who managed a grocery store in Paterson under someone else's name admitted Wednesday in federal court that they bought $4.5 million worth of food stamps from customers. Ibrahim Zughbi, 65, and his 61-year-old wife, Miriam, opened Jamaica Meat Market, a medium-size grocery store, in January 2014. They were authorized to accept benefits provided by SNAP -- formerly known as the Food Stamp Program -- which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Noticing a high volume deducted electronically through SNAP debit card…
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ICE Arrests 60 Immigrants With Criminal History In North Jersey
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 123 people during a monthlong New Jersey sweep targeting immigrants with criminal records or DUI convictions, the agency announced Monday. Individuals were arrested from Bergen (4), Burlington (4), Camden (4), Cumberland (9), Essex (13), Hudson(8), Mercer (10), Middlesex (14), Monmouth (12), Morris (10), Ocean (3), Passaic (2), Somerset (6), and Union (23) -- a total of 60 in North Jersey. One person was also arrested in Pennslyvania. Some of the arrests include: In Red Bank, a 30-year-old Mexican n…
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ICE Places Deportation Detainer On Hackensack Cook Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen
Federal authorities placed a detainer on a Mexican cook living in Hackensack who was charged with having sexual contact with an underage teenager. Felix Ortega-Antonio, 32, will remain in the Bergen County Jail until his case is completed or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) takes custody of him for a deportation hearing. Ortega-Antonio is charged with lesser-degree counts of criminal sexual contact and child endangerment involving a youngster between 13 and 16, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Authorities didn’t say whether texts or computer messaging was inv…
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Cabbie Captures Illegal Immigrant With Knife Who Robbed Woman At Cliffside Park Bus Stop
HERO: A courageous cab driver chased down and captured an illegal immigrant who’d just robbed a woman at knifepoint at a Cliffside Park bus stop early Monday, authorities said. The 53-year-old victim at first thought that Elias Guarcas, 30, was trying to catch the bus as he ran toward her on Palisade Avenue near the corner of Day Avenue just after 6:30 a.m., Lt. Vincent Capano said. “Then he stopped, pulled out a knife and told her to give him all her money,” Capano said. “All she had was $10 in her hand, so he grabbed that,” the lieutenant said. “Then he demanded a black bag she had wrapp…
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ICE Places Detainer On Hackensack Day Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Youngster
A day laborer living in Hackensack was charged with having sex with a young teen. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on Hugo Remache, a 41-year-old Ecuadoran national, prohibiting a judge from releasing him and calling his immigration status into question. Remache was taken into custody by Hackensack police on Friday following a call for assistance, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He “had engaged in sexual activity with a juvenile under the age of sixteen,” Calo said Tuesday, following an investigation by city police and his Special Victi…
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Undocumented Waldwick Busboy Charged With Statutory Rape Of Girl Under 16
An undocumented bus boy living in Waldwick and working as a busboy at a local restaurant was charged with having sex with a girl under 16 years old when he was 20, authorities said Wednesday. A judge Wednesday afternoon ordered 25-year-old Jose A. Palacios Rivas -- whose official job title is “food runner” – held in the Bergen County Jail after a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) put a detainer on him – meaning that federal authorities would take custody of Rivas if another judge orders his release. Rivas, wh…
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ICE Eyes Fort Lee Korean Restaurant Manager Charged With Pocketing $500,000
PALISADES PARK, N.J. – A Fort Lee restaurant manager living in Palisades Park stole $500,000 from the business by falsely canceling payments made in cash and pocketing staff tips, authorities said. Now federal authorities are looking at possibly deporting the Korean national. Investigators targeted Jung M. Yun, 36, after the restaurant owner discovered the thefts made over the past four years, beginning soon after she was hired, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. They learned that Yun “used her position and her knowledge of the restaurant’s computerized point of sale system …
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HIM? Manhunt On For Deportee Who Escaped ICE Agents At JFK
A Senegalese national escaped ICE agents who were deporting him at JFK Airport, said authorities who were searching for him. Mohamadou Lamine Mbacke, 31, "was in ICE custody awaiting removal via a commercial airline flight through JFK Tuesday before absconding" at Terminal 4's Gate B23, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Khaalid Walls. The agents apparently had removed Mbacke's handcuffs to bring him through screening when he bolted, authorities said. He hopped into a cab around 9 p.m. and was gone, Walls said surveillance video show. Mbacke, who'd been living in D…
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Palisades Park Laborer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl, 7
PALISADES PARK, N.J. – A Guatemalan national living and working as a laborer in Palisades Park was charged with sexual assault after authorities said he inappropriately touched a 7-year-old girl. Tomas Gonzalez-Teletor, 36, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Friday following his arrest the day before. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) placed a detainer on him – meaning he would remain in custody even if a local judge orders his release on the charges. Palisades Park on Saturday “received that a 7-year-old female was inappropriately touched” by Gonzalez-Teletor in the …
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