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Ex-longshoremen's union officials plead guilty to extorting payments from...
Three former members of the International Longshoremen's Association plead guilty to extorting Christmastime tributes from members. New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman says three former officials...
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Former NJ Transit supervisor admits taking bribe for company's snow removal bid
A former NJ Transit supervisor pleaded guilty today to accepting an $8,000 bribe and a free power washing of her house in Jackson in exchange for assisting a company's bid for a snow removal contract....
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East Brunswick dermatologist accused of evading currency reporting rules
Federal prosecutors today charged Sandy S. Milgraum, 60, with purchasing nearly $850,000 in money orders to evade federal currency reporting requirements. Federal prosecutors today charged Sandy S....
View ArticleA mother's quest for justice after daughter found dead in Elizabeth motel room
Brooke LaZare was found sprawled across a queen-size bed at the Royal Motel on Routes 1&9 in Elizabeth These are the snapshots of Brooke LaZare’s life: Child soccer star, high school choral...
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Lakewood rabbi pleads guilty in bizarre plot to get husband to consent to...
A Lakewood rabbi pleaded guilty today to his role in a bizarre plot to kidnap an Israeli man so that he would agreed to give his wife a divorce. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced that David Wax, a...
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Former truant officer for Elizabeth schools admits he was truant
The former attendance liaison officer for the Elizabeth Board of Education pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $5,000 from the schools by working a second job when he was supposed to be tracking...
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Judge grounds convicted swindler: 37 months for Teterboro charter flight scam
A Florida man was sentenced to 37 months in prison today for conning Jet Aviation of Teterboro out of three charter flights last year. A Florida man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for...
View ArticleRutgers-Newark philosophy chairwoman fights criminal sexual assault charges
Anna Stubblefield, the chairwoman of the philosophy department at Rutgers-Newark, is facing aggravated sexual assault charges involving a 33-year-old man diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Anna...
View ArticleCivil case taking too long? A court advisory committee hopes to speed that up
In a report issued last week but released today, a committee of judges, lawyers and judicial staff, suggested ways to get the cases resolved more quickly for the disputing parties and to unclog the...
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British hacker sought to disrupt U.S. military and federal agencies,...
Lauri Love, 28, of Stradishall, England, is accused of working with co-conspirators to attack U.S. government and other computer systems, ultimately stealing “massive quantities of confidential data,”...
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Newark man set free after serving 17 years for a rape he says he did not commit
Rodney Roberts was recently freed after spending seven years in prison and another ten in civil commitment for a 1996 rape he says he did not commit. Rodney Roberts was locked away for 17 years for a...
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Advocate for clergy sex abuse victims, assistant prosecutor to be honored by...
The awards honor those who have helped crime victims or their survivors Mark Crawford, New Jersey director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, will be honored by the state Attorney...
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Player is back on track after Seton Hall shooting derailed her hoop dreams
Nicosia Henry is playing basketball and running track at Montclair State University, two years after she was shot at an off-campus party while she was a freshman at Seton Hall University Nicosia...
View ArticleChicago man admits stealing $1M worth of electronics, including iPhones and...
Stephen Gunn, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Claire Cecchi, authorities said. At his July 15 sentencing, Gunn faces a maximum potential punishment of...
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Seton Hall shooting trial: Defense attorney calls police investigation 'sloppy'
Nicholas Welch, of East Orange, is facing life in prison for firing into an off-campus Seton Hall fraternity party in 2010, killing one and injuring four others. Nicholas Welch, left, shown with his...
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NJ Supreme Court committee urges historic changes to state's bail system
A committee appointed by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner is recommending historic changes in how New Jersey treats defendants before trial. A committee named by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner is urging...
View ArticleInside traders net $5.6 million, passing secret tips in public spaces,...
Officials announced the takedown of a brazen, four-year insider-trading scheme that netted $5.6 million through investments of $33 million in companies that planned lucrative mergers and acquisitions....
View ArticleStock broker from Colts Neck charged with another man in $5.6 million...
The law firm managing clerk is Steven Metro, 40, of Katonah, N.Y.. The stock broker, who worked at the prominent Wall Street investment houses of Oppenheimer & Co. and Morgan Stanley, is Vladimir...
View ArticleShort Hills mall manager says there's 'no higher priority' than safety at the...
The general manager of The Mall at Short Hills defended the mall's commitment to customer safety, days after a lawsuit filed by attorneys for the widow of carjacking victim Dustin Friedland. NEWARK —...
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Three men indicted in international hacking scheme, U.S. customers targeted,...
After infiltrating bank accounts through computer hacking, authorities said, the defendants and other conspirators were able to divert customers’ money to bank accounts and pre-paid debit cards the...
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