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Alleged Bribes, Illegal Campaign Cash: Feds Lay Out Case Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
Federal authorities released the indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday, Sept. 26, laying out their case for corruption, bribery, and misuse of public funds, reports said.
Federal investigators have charged the 64-year-old Democrat with five counts, including conspiracy to receive illegal foreign campaign contributions, wire fraud, and bribery, said Damian Williams, the US. attorney for the Southern District of New York in a news conference.
Click here to read the complete indictment from the SDNY.
Here is what those allegations are as summariā¦
South Jersey Man Admits To Killing Mother In His Second Attack On Her: Prosecutors
A Mays Landing man admitted to killing his mother when he stabbed her for the second time in about nine years, authorities said.
Sean Daly, 53, pleaded guilty on Friday, July 12 to first-degree murder, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Monday, July 15. He was indicted on Wednesday, May 22 in the death of his 74-year-old mother Melba Daly, who was also from Mays Landing.
Township of Hamilton police responded to a 911 call at a home on Quinn Avenue at around 11:38 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 20. When officers arrived, they found Melba Daly dead ā¦
Driver Who Did 100MPH+ In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Three In Jersey City Indicted: Prosecutor
šØš£ššš§š: A Jersey City driver who authorities said was doing over 100 miles an hour before a head-on crash on a treacherous stretch of road that killed three people was indicted on major charges.
Ziyang Wang, 23, was behind the wheel of a BMW X5 M50i that collided with a Kia Amanti after it came around a blind curve on the wrong side of Paterson Plank Road, just south of Congress Street, on Oct. 16, 2023, authorities said at the time.
Wang had four other people in the car with him, two of whom died in the crash along with the Kia driver, Dylan Weidenfeld, 26, of Jersey City, who was pronouncā¦
Armed Robber Admits Role In Multiple Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups In NJ, NY
UPDATE: A member of a New Jersey-based armed robbery crew copped to holding up five liquor and convenience stores in two states, federal authorities said.
Jaime Fontanez, 45, of Elizabeth and two accomplices went on a six-month armed robbery spree beginning in August 2018, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Federal authorities tied the crew to 13 holdups in all in Essex, Union and Middlesex counties, as well as in the Bronx and upstate New York, the U.S. attorney said.
The robbers followed a basic script, with two of them going into the business with their faces covered while a wheelmā¦
Party Time: NJ Park Police Union Prez Accused Of Running Up $160,000 Tab On Members' Dime
A former New Jersey park police union chief indulged himself on the membersā dime, spending $160,000 in dues on dinners at upscale restaurants, airfare and out-of-state trips unrelated to the local's business, authorities charged.
Chris Smith, 48, of the Warren County town of Hope, āwill now pay his dues,ā Thomas Eicher, executive director of the New Jersey Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, said after a grand jury returned an indictment charging him with theft.
Smith tapped the funds of two unions he led in a ācontinuous theft schemeā between 2014 and 2019, when Smith was presiā¦
Morris County Man Indicted In Fatal Alcohol-Related Boat Crash Into Cement Marker: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old man from Morris County has been indicted in a fatal boat crash in Toms River, authorities said.
On Wednesday,, June 22, Juan Fernandez, II, of Towaco, was charged with death by vessel and assault by vessel, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
The head-on crash into a cement marker occurred in Barnegat Bay in Toms River on June 13, 2021, Billhimer said, and resulted in the death of Corey Molinari, 19, of Whippany.
At approximately 1:13 a.m., that day, Toms River police and New Jersey State Police were notified of a boat crash. Police respoā¦
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