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The defendants also face charges of financial facilitation, misconduct by a corporate official, and official misconduct and conspiring to commit theft by extortion, criminal coercion, financial ...
Sheth, who was taken into custody without incident, is facing a total of eight charges, which also include home invasion causing serious bodily injury, theft, theft by extortion and weapons offenses.
Lamor Whitehead, a 45-year-old pastor from Paramus known as the "bling bishop," has been found guilty of multiple charges including wire fraud, attempted extortion, and making false statements ...
Operation Bid Rig was a long-term investigation into political corruption in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002 to 2014. [1]
Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was convicted on 16 counts for his role in a bribery scheme, including being an illegal foreign agent (2024). [ 181 ] George Santos (R-NY) U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd Congressional District pled guilty to felony charges of identity theft and wire fraud, after being expelled from Congress following a report by the ...
Possession of stolen goods is a crime in which an individual has bought, been given, or acquired stolen goods.. In many jurisdictions, if an individual has accepted possession of goods (or property) and knew they were stolen, then the individual may be charged with a crime, depending on the value of the stolen goods, and the goods are returned to the original owner.
Victims have lost up to $500,000 after falling for new scamming techniques.
In 1951, Prosecutor Edward Gaulkin gained attention by successfully prosecuting four men charged with conspiracy, extortion and bribery in the Newark milk scandal case. In 1959, New Jersey Governor Robert B. Meyner nominated Brendan T. Byrne of West Orange as the 25th Prosecutor of Essex County. Prosecutor (and later Governor) Byrne served the ...