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Woodstown, NJ
News
Sean Higgins Worked At Substance Abuse Center, Was Member Of NJ National Guard: Reports Sean Higgins Worked At Substance Abuse Center, Was Member Of NJ National Guard: Reports
Sean Higgins Worked At Substance Abuse Center, Was Member Of NJ National Guard: Reports More information about Sean Higgins, the suspected DUI driver who killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau last week, is coming to light. The 43-year-old Woodstown resident who police say struck 31-year-old Johnny and 29-year-old Matthew in Oldmans Township last week, was a New Jersey National Guardsman who worked at a substance abuse treatment center. Photos on the Department of Defense website show Higgins receiving a COVID-19 vaccination in January 2021, and embracing a child in Kosovo in 2019. A state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs spokesperson confirmed Higgins is a f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Yorktown, NY
Politics
Yorktown Man Elected County BOL Chair: Replaces Predecessor Forced Out Amid Scandal Yorktown Man Elected County BOL Chair: Replaces Predecessor Forced Out Amid Scandal
Yorktown Man Elected County BOL Chair: Replaces Predecessor Forced Out Amid Scandal The Westchester Board of Legislators has elected a new chairman after his predecessor resigned following a scandal involving a former county staffer trying to meet with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Vedat Gashi, a Yorktown resident who represents Legislative District 4 encompassing Yorktown, New Castle, and Somers, was unanimously elected as Chairperson of the County legislature on Monday night, May 15, the legislature announced.  Gashi's election comes after his predecessor, Catherine Borgia, announced her resignation on Friday, April 28.  Earlier Report…

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by Ben Crnic
Stamford, CT
News
Stamford Men Sentenced For Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl Stamford Men Sentenced For Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl
Stamford Men Sentenced For Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl Two Fairfield County men were sentenced for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl. Stamford residents Arber Isaku and Vincent Decaro, both age 32, were sentenced on Monday, Aug. 8, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Isaku was sentenced to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and Decaro was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release, Avery said.  Decaro pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl analogs on June 15, 2…

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by Nicole Valinote
Albany, NY
News
'Real Housewives' Star Admits To Running Telemarketing Fraud Scheme That Targeted Some NYers 'Real Housewives' Star Admits To Running Telemarketing Fraud Scheme That Targeted Some NYers
'Real Housewives' Star Admits To Running Telemarketing Fraud Scheme That Targeted Some NYers “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah has admitted to running a decade-long telemarketing scheme that tricked thousands of victims, including some New Yorkers, into bogus investment opportunities. Shah, age 48, of Utah, appeared in a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Monday, July 11, where she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing. Federal prosecutors said between 2012 and March 2021, Shah trafficked “lead lists” of potential victims that her co-conspirators used to convince victims to pay thousands of dollars for “…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hackensack, NJ
News
'Real Housewives' Star Admits To Running Decade-Long Telemarketing Fraud Scheme 'Real Housewives' Star Admits To Running Decade-Long Telemarketing Fraud Scheme
'Real Housewives' Star Admits To Running Decade-Long Telemarketing Fraud Scheme “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah has admitted to running a decade-long telemarketing scheme that tricked thousands of victims, including some from New Jersey, into bogus investment opportunities. Shah, age 48, of Utah, appeared in a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Monday, July 11, where she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing. Federal prosecutors said between 2012 and March 2021, Shah trafficked “lead lists” of potential victims that her co-conspirators used to convince victims to pay thousands of dollars f…

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by Michael Mashburn
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
News
Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ
Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ A native Albanian who found asylum after entering the United States illegally more than two decades ago was charged with transporting 68 pounds of pot through Bergen County. Flamor Djokovic, a 37-year-old restaurant owner from Michigan, was stopped and arrested in Lodi on Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Djokovic was 14 when his family smuggled him out of the former Yugoslavia in 1999 amid what their lawyer at the time said was persecution for their political and social activities -- specifically for helping Albanians in Montenegro and providing safe passage to Albania f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cambridge, MA
Obituaries
Fallen Massachusetts Police Officer Remembered As 'True American Hero' Fallen Massachusetts Police Officer Remembered As 'True American Hero'
Fallen Massachusetts Police Officer Remembered As 'True American Hero' The Somerville Police Department is mourning the loss of Officer Randy Isaacs, who died unexpectedly this week. Officer Isaacs was a 15-year veteran with the department and a 24-year veteran of the Army National Guard, Somerville Police said. He served as a Master Sergeant on the 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade in addition to multiple tours in Kosovo and Afghanistan.  "Officer Isaacs is a true American Hero, who dedicated his life to service," Somerville Police said. "His bright personality has left a deep impact on all that knew him."  It is with great sadness that we announce the p…

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by David Cifarelli
Hackensack, NJ
News
11 Soldiers Hospitalized, 2 Critical, After Drinking Antifreeze At Fort Bliss 11 Soldiers Hospitalized, 2 Critical, After Drinking Antifreeze At Fort Bliss
11 Soldiers Hospitalized, 2 Critical, After Drinking Antifreeze At Fort Bliss UPDATE: Eleven soldiers at Fort Bliss in Texas were recovering in an Army hospital after drinking what turned out to be antifreeze, officials said Friday. The troops were poisoned by the engine coolant ethylene glycol, which was in what they thought was an alcoholic beverage, Lt. Col. Allie Payne of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, told reporters. It wasn’t in a ready-to-eat meal (MRE) in their authorized food supply channels, authorities said. The soldiers – a warrant officer, two non-commissioned officers and eight enlisted members -- were being treated at the William Beaumont Ar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Dad In College Sex Cult Scandal Was Snitch Who Helped Feds Bust Ex-NYPD Commish Bernie Kerik NJ Dad In College Sex Cult Scandal Was Snitch Who Helped Feds Bust Ex-NYPD Commish Bernie Kerik
NJ Dad In College Sex Cult Scandal Was Snitch Who Helped Feds Bust Ex-nypd Commish Bernie Kerik A former disgraced Wall Street securities trader from Middlesex County who's accused of running a sex cult using his daughter’s college classmates already had a notorious history in both New York and New Jersey. Before he was nabbed in a $41 million pump-and-dump stock fraud two decades ago, Lawrence Ray had reportedly developed mob ties. Ray, now 60, also became good friends with former NYPD Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik of Franklin Lakes. He also claimed to have worked for a U.S. intelligence agency in Kosovo and in 1997 brokered a City Hall meeting with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and So…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stamford, CT
News
Stamford Trio Accused Of Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills With Fentanyl Stamford Trio Accused Of Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills With Fentanyl
Stamford Trio Accused Of Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills With Fentanyl Three area men, two of whom were extradited from Albania, are facing charges for allegedly trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl from China and selling them on the dark web. Stamford residents Arber Isaku, 28, David Reichard, 30, and Vincent Decaro, 29, appeared in Bridgeport district court on Wednesday, April 24, and pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Durham said that the indictment was returned on Aug. 7 last year. Decaro and Isaku, who were extradited from Albania, appeared in court on Wednesday. The indictment alle…

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by Zak Failla