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Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, Names Ex-Personal Lawyer Todd Blanche Acting AG Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, Names Ex-Personal Lawyer Todd Blanche Acting AG
Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, Names Ex-Personal Lawyer Todd Blanche Acting AG President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi shortly after reports surfaced that he had been considering replacing her. The official announcement came early Thursday afternoon, April 2. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, formerly Trump's personal attorney, has been named acting attorney general. "Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest l…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Wayne Mello Appointed Acting Hudson County Prosecutor: Attorney General Platkin Wayne Mello Appointed Acting Hudson County Prosecutor: Attorney General Platkin
Wayne Mello Appointed Acting Hudson County Prosecutor: Attorney General Platkin A veteran prosecutor known for trying high-profile murder cases has been tapped to lead the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Wayne Mello, who has served as Hudson County’s First Assistant Prosecutor since 2016, officially assumed the role of Acting Prosecutor on Thursday, July 31, according to Platkin. He succeeds Esther Suarez, who retired Friday, Aug. 1, after nearly a decade in the post. Mello will now oversee about 70 assistant prosecutors and more than 100 detectives investigating violent crime, gun violence, narcotic…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
NJ Election Meeting 'Zoom Bombed' With Hateful Rhetoric, Pornographic Images NJ Election Meeting 'Zoom Bombed' With Hateful Rhetoric, Pornographic Images
NJ Election Meeting 'Zoom Bombed' With Hateful Rhetoric, Pornographic Images A virtual New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission descended into chaos on Thursday, July 24, after hackers breached the meeting and aired hateful messages.  The commission was holding the meeting to select sponsors for two gubernatorial debates between Democratic nominee Rep. Mickie Sherrill and her opponent, Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli, along with one debate between the lieutenant governor candidates.  While WABC-TV New York/WPVI-TV Philadelphia/Rutgers Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy was making its presentation, they were interrupted by alarms, ring…

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by Sam Barron
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Leak Part Of 'Smear Campaign,' Luigi Mangione Defense Says Leak Part Of 'Smear Campaign,' Luigi Mangione Defense Says
Leak Part Of 'Smear Campaign,' Luigi Mangione Defense Says Luigi Mangione’s defense team is accusing New York prosecutors of trying to bias the public and media against their client.  They claim this is happening by publicly releasing sensitive and potentially inadmissible materials as he awaits trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In a newly filed reply brief dated Wednesday, June 18, the defense, led by Mangione’s attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, argued that the state improperly published journal entries allegedly taken from Mangione’s backpack. They claim these materials may be suppressed due to an illegal search. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Embattled Trenton Pastor Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Teen At His Home: Prosecutor Embattled Trenton Pastor Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Teen At His Home: Prosecutor
Embattled Trenton Pastor Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Teen At His Home: Prosecutor A 64-year-old Trenton pastor was arrested and charged on Thursday, Feb. 27 with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old more than two decades after a similar arrest, officials confirmed. Charles Brinson sexually assaulted the teen on separate occasions in January and February 2024 after Brinson administered an unknown substance that caused the victim to lose consciousness, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Brinson is Bishop of the Brinson Memorial Church, authorities said. He is charged with two counts of sexual assault of an incapacitated victim and two counts of endangeri…

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by Sam Barron
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Double Homicide: NJ Teen Who Beat Aunts Dead Faces Life In Prison, DA Says Double Homicide: NJ Teen Who Beat Aunts Dead Faces Life In Prison, DA Says
Double Homicide: NJ Teen Who Beat Aunts Dead Faces Life In Prison, DA Says A teen accused of brutally killing her two aunts inside a Rockland County home has been indicted on multiple murder charges and faces life behind bars, prosecutors announced. Alan "Alina" Abad, 19, of Westwood, New Jersey, was arraigned on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Rockland County Court, where a grand jury indicted them on one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II. Prosecutors allege that on Saturday, Feb. 15, around 6:30 p.m., Abad beat their two aunts, Evelyn Aguilar-Agustin and Anabelly Aguilar, t…

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by Ben Crnic
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CEO Murder Case: Luigi Mangione's New Lawyer Signals Defensive Strategy CEO Murder Case: Luigi Mangione's New Lawyer Signals Defensive Strategy
CEO Murder Case: Luigi Mangione's New Lawyer Signals Defensive Strategy Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has retained high-profile attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who could mount a defense centered on Mangione's mental state. Friedman Agnifilo, a former Manhattan Chief Assistant District Attorney turned criminal defense lawyer, suggested a possible strategy even before formally joining Mangione’s legal team.  “It looks to me like there might be a not guilty by reason of insanity defense that they’re going to be thinking about because the evidence is going to be so overwhelming that he did wh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Teen Seriously Injured By Hit-Run Driver Who Had Sedan Repaired, Bergen County Prosecutor Says Teen Seriously Injured By Hit-Run Driver Who Had Sedan Repaired, Bergen County Prosecutor Says
Teen Seriously Injured By Hit-Run Driver Who Had Sedan Repaired, Bergen County Prosecutor Says A 28-year-old Fort Lee man is facing multiple charges following a hit-and-run accident that left a teenager seriously injured last month, authorities said. Hugo R. Paz-Lajuj was identified as the driver who struck the 17-year-old boy on Oct. 14 around 6:40 a.m., at Brinkerhoff Avenue near 14th Street in Palisades Park, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The boy was hospitalized with serious injuries and Paz-Lajuj fled, Musella said. After a month-long investigation, detectives identified Paz-Lajuj as the driver and found his 2004 Honda Civic, which had reportedly be…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
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…

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by Chris Spiker