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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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Handgun, Hollow Point Bullets, Ecstasy: Philly Man Arrested On Route 70, Lakehurst Police Say Handgun, Hollow Point Bullets, Ecstasy: Philly Man Arrested On Route 70, Lakehurst Police Say Handgun, Hollow Point Bullets, Ecstasy: Philly Man Arrested On Route 70, Lakehurst Police Say
Handgun, Hollow Point Bullets, Ecstasy: Philly Man Arrested On Route 70, Lakehurst Police Say A 34-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged after he was found with weapons and drugs in a traffic stop in Lakehurst on Friday, July 25, authorities said. At 3 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a 2016 Nissan SUV for a maintenance of lamps violation on Route 70, Lakehurst police said. An on-scene investigation led to the discovery of a Ruger 40mm handgun with a 30 round high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow point ammunition, police said. Officers found 50 ecstasy pills in the vehicle, police said.  Siheed Woods is charged with possession of a controll…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
Crypto Crackdown: $225M In Stolen Funds Seized In Global ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam: DOJ Crypto Crackdown: $225M In Stolen Funds Seized In Global ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam: DOJ Crypto Crackdown: $225M In Stolen Funds Seized In Global ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam: DOJ
Crypto Crackdown: $225M In Stolen Funds Seized In Global ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam: DOJ Federal officials seized more than $225 million in stolen cryptocurrency in what they say is the largest-ever seizure of funds linked to a crypto confidence scam in US history. The civil forfeiture complaint, filed in Washington, DC, targets over $225.3 million in crypto assets that investigators say were tied to a complex global fraud operation.  According to the Justice Department, scammers used fake cryptocurrency investment platforms to trick hundreds of victims into transferring money into fraudulent accounts. Authorities say the scammers dispersed stolen funds across hundreds of…

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by Zak Failla
Long Beach, NY
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Lawrence School District Insider, Accomplice Steered $2M In Contracts To Sham Company: DA Lawrence School District Insider, Accomplice Steered $2M In Contracts To Sham Company: DA Lawrence School District Insider, Accomplice Steered $2M In Contracts To Sham Company: DA
Lawrence School District Insider, Accomplice Steered $2M In Contracts To Sham Company: DA A former top official in a Long Island school district turned the school’s emergency HVAC needs into a massive payday, prosecutors alleged. Scott Unger, 65, the former facilities director for the Lawrence Union Free School District, and his alleged co-conspirator Joseph Greenblatt, 59, were both indicted on corruption charges by a Nassau County grand jury on Wednesday, June 4. Unger and Greenblatt created a fake HVAC company, SDF Service Plus, and used Unger’s influence within the district to secure emergency contracts, all while pretending Unger had no connection to the business, prosecuto…

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by Michael Mashburn
Stamford, CT
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Stamford DoorDash Scammer Was Murdered Before Trial, Now Feds Scramble To Return Stolen Money Stamford DoorDash Scammer Was Murdered Before Trial, Now Feds Scramble To Return Stolen Money Stamford DoorDash Scammer Was Murdered Before Trial, Now Feds Scramble To Return Stolen Money
Stamford DoorDash Scammer Was Murdered Before Trial, Now Feds Scramble To Return Stolen Money Federal officials have recovered more than $736,000 linked to a Connecticut-based scam targeting DoorDash drivers. But the man behind the scheme was murdered just two days before a court appearance, and now prosecutors must figure out how to return the stolen cash. Police began investigating David Smith in January 2023 when Stamford police responded to a domestic violence call at a local apartment, the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut said. Inside, officers found a 9mm handgun with an extended magazine and multiple safes stuffed with $736,040 in cash, along with 118 credit and debit cards, most…

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by Josh Lanier
Paterson, NJ
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Clifton Trader Sent To Federal Prison For $17 Million Market Manipulation Scheme Clifton Trader Sent To Federal Prison For $17 Million Market Manipulation Scheme Clifton Trader Sent To Federal Prison For $17 Million Market Manipulation Scheme
Clifton Trader Sent To Federal Prison For $17 Million Market Manipulation Scheme A securities trader from Clifton was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison for orchestrating a market manipulation scheme that netted him and others more than $17 million, authorities said. Joseph Taub, 41, must serve the entire term because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez also sentenced Taub via teleconference from Newark to one year of supervised release, while ordering him to forfeit $17.1 million and pay restitution of $394,424 to the IRS. The Department of Justice also has reached a settlement of a civil forfeiture ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Springfield, MA
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Feds Bust Weed-Growing Ring In Rural Massachusetts - Seize More Than 4,000 Marijuana Plants Feds Bust Weed-Growing Ring In Rural Massachusetts - Seize More Than 4,000 Marijuana Plants Feds Bust Weed-Growing Ring In Rural Massachusetts - Seize More Than 4,000 Marijuana Plants
Feds Bust Weed-Growing Ring In Rural Massachusetts - Seize More Than 4,000 Marijuana Plants Two Springfield men have been charged in federal court in connection with a major illegal marijuana growing operation that spanned five properties in a rural part of Massachusetts. Weiqing Li, 41, and Li Qin Li, 48, were charged on Thursday, July 30, with manufacturing marijuana and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, according to the Department of Justice Massachusetts. Law enforcement had been investigating the duo since July 2019, when they became suspicious of activities at certain properties in Monson and Palmer, court documents stated. When they executed a search warrant…

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by Kristin Palpini