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Newark, NJ
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Newark Code Enforcement Officer Admits To Taking Bribes: AG
A 51-year-old Newark woman pleaded guilty to taking bribes to overlook code violations, authorities announced Friday, June 26. Sonia Rogers pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. As part of a plea agreement, she is expected to sentenced to 364 days in jail, followed by probation, Davenport said. Rogers ordered the closure of a retail establishment, threatened to fine the owners, and requested bribes of cash and free store merchandise in exchange for reopening the store and not levying the threatened fines, Davenport said. In Sep…
Newark, NJ
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Newark Code Enforcement Officer Indicted For Taking Bribes To Allow Businesses To Stay Open
A 50-year-old Newark code enforcement officer was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, Aug. 19 on charges of taking bribes from businesses to allow them to stay open, authorities said. Sonia Rogers ordered the closure of a retail establishment, threatened to fine the owners, and requested bribes of cash and free store merchandise in exchange for reopening the store and not levying the threatened fines, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Last September, Rogers entered a store on Broad Street in uniform and, after conducting an inspection, she ordered the business to be closed. Rogers tol…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park Fire Inspector Falsified Records: Prosecutor
A municipal fire inspector has been charged with falsifying and tampering with public records, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. Mark S. Hettinger, 43, of Elmwood Park, was arrested on Thursday, May 22, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Confidential Investigations Unit, Musella said. The investigation began on April 16, when the Prosecutor’s Office received information about possible tampering of records related to the Elmwood Park Fire Prevention Bureau. Authorities say that Hettinger, the borough's fire inspector and formerly a firefighter…
