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NJ Dealer Awaiting Trial For Shooting Detectives Gets 13 Years In Federal Drug Takedown NJ Dealer Awaiting Trial For Shooting Detectives Gets 13 Years In Federal Drug Takedown
NJ Dealer Awaiting Trial For Shooting Detectives Gets 13 Years In Federal Drug Takedown A manager of a major New Jersey drug ring who's awaiting trial for shooting two undercover detectives must spend 13 years in federal custody after taking a plea deal from the government in a separate case. Juan Figueroa, 25, was the last of 19 members of the Bloods-related group who were convicted following a federal assault on an open-air drug market in Camden that provided walkup and drive-by service to its customers. Figueroa and two associates were also charged in state court with ambushing two Camden County Police detectives who were investigating the ring, which peddled heroin, crack,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized In Berks County Drug Bust: DA Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized In Berks County Drug Bust: DA
Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized In Berks County Drug Bust: DA Thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl and cocaine along with paraphernalia were seized from a 72-year-old man in a Berks County bust, authorities said. Angel M. Torres-Hernandez became the center of an investigation in May, when authorities learned he was allegedly selling cocaine from his home in Reading, Chief County Detective Michael J. Gombar said. During the investigation, undercover detectives bought cocaine from Torres-Hernandez several times, they said. They later identified a home in the 1100 block of North 9th Street as his residence and stash location. On Thursday, June 3…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Undercover Officer Nabs Pair In Eastern PA Prostitution Sting: Reports Undercover Officer Nabs Pair In Eastern PA Prostitution Sting: Reports
Undercover Officer Nabs Pair In Eastern PA Prostitution Sting: Reports A pair from Eastern Pennsylvania were charged in an undercover prostitution investigation, WFMZ reports. Candace Pickering, 49, went to meet a potential customer who claimed they would pay $300 for sex at a Poconos hotel Wednesday, June 1, the outlet says citing the Monroe County District Attorney's Office.  Little did she know that she'd be met by an undercover officer who discovered marijuana, meth, and other drugs. Also with Pickering was 79-year-old Leonard Chistakoff, who was waiting for her in a car nearby with a gun and drugs, according to the outlet. Click here for more from W…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Feds Charge Somerset County Data Analyst With Trafficking Child Porn Feds Charge Somerset County Data Analyst With Trafficking Child Porn
Feds Charge Somerset County Data Analyst With Trafficking Child Porn A data analyst from Somerset County was charged with trafficking child porn following an undercover investigation, federal authorities said. Marc-Evan Manasse, 27, Somerville “distributed material containing images and video files of child sexual abuse” on a file-sharing network, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. Detectives went undercover to access five video files and 11 images containing child sexual abuse from an IP address at Manasse’s home, Honig said. The files included “multiple visual depictions of pre-pubescent children being sexually abused by adults,” s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Chester County Man Gets 28 Years In Prison For Sharing 'Homemade' Child Porn Chester County Man Gets 28 Years In Prison For Sharing 'Homemade' Child Porn
Chester County Man Gets 28 Years In Prison For Sharing 'Homemade' Child Porn A Chester County man was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison on Tuesday for recording and distributing "homemade" child pornography online, authorities said. Israel Faber, 34, pleaded guilty to three counts of manufacturing child pornography, one count of distribution of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography in April, according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice. Faber was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release. Faber's charges stemmed from an undercover investigation into an online chat group for "homemade" child pornography, where he shared a video …

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by Nicole Acosta
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UNDERCOVER BUST: Berks Man With Gun Sold Heroin, Fentanyl To Disguised Officers, DA Says UNDERCOVER BUST: Berks Man With Gun Sold Heroin, Fentanyl To Disguised Officers, DA Says
Undercover Bust: Berks Man With Gun Sold Heroin, Fentanyl To Disguised Officers, DA Says A Berks County man was arrested for dealing heroin and fentanyl after selling the drugs to undercover officers, authorities said Friday. Diego Rosario Plasencia, 23, of Reading, was arrested on May 14 following a nearly 6-month investigation, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said. An investigation was launched in November 2020 after authorities were tipped off to Plasencia dealing heroin, fentanyl and other drugs within Reading, Adams said. After Plasencia sold the drugs to undercover detectives, a search warrant was executed May 14 at his North 9th Street home, the DA said. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DA: DelCo Man Tells Undercover Agent He Ejaculated On Children, Admits To Having Child Porn DA: DelCo Man Tells Undercover Agent He Ejaculated On Children, Admits To Having Child Porn
DA: DelCo Man Tells Undercover Agent He Ejaculated On Children, Admits To Having Child Porn A Delaware County man admitted to not only having child pornography videos on his phone but masturbating near and ejaculated on children in his home while they slept, authorities announced. An undercover investigation involving the FBI began unfolding when Jason E. Hasson, 29, of Crum Lynne, began chatting with an agent posing as a father of a 9-year-old daughter online, according to District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. Hasson told the "father" he wanted to meet his child for sex, and admitted touching a child to him, the DA's office said. Investigators served a search warrant Tuesday at H…

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by Nicole Acosta