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Evidence may not be enough to upgrade charges against Rutgers students Dharun...
Authorities still considering upgrading charges to hate crime for Rutgers freshmen Dharun Ravi, Molly Wei, who have been charged with invasion of privacy Yearbook photosDharun Ravi and Molly Wei, both...
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Lee Evans, charged in 1978 slaying of 5 Newark teens, to appear in court today
NEWARK — A man charged with murdering five New Jersey teens who disappeared in 1978 is due in court today. Prosecutors say Lee Evans and his cousin killed the teens in a dispute over missing drugs....
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Failed Times Square bomber faces mandatory life sentence today
NEW YORK — Failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad faces a mandatory life sentence term today at his sentencing in federal court in Manhattan. A dramatic videotape of an FBI-staged test blast in...
View ArticleSister of former Atlantic City council president is accused of witness tampering
ATLANTIC CITY — The sister of former Atlantic City council president Craig Callaway has been accused of coaching a witness on how to testify in an upcoming voter fraud trial, according to a report on...
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Attorneys offer differing accounts of Ridgefield mayor's alleged acceptance...
RIDGEFIELD — Two meetings. That’s all it took before a Bergen County mayor agreed to take bribes from the garrulous informant at the center of the largest federal sting in New Jersey history, a...
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N.J. judge denies appeal of North Plainfield man convicted of slaying two women
NORTH PLAINFIELD — A borough man convicted of killing two women in the 1990s is not entitled to post-conviction relief, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com. John Korman, 60, is serving life...
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Solomon Dwek to take stand in corruption trial of Ridgefield Mayor Anthony...
Mayor is charged with taking $10,000 bribes from undercover informant Dwek Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-LedgerRidgefield mayor Anthony Suarez, above, will hear FBI informant Solomon Dwek testify in...
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Sentence is reduced to 4 years for Millburn teen in fatal drunken driving case
MILLBURN — Richard Chesler was 17 years old and drunk at the wheel when he sped his Jeep Grand Cherokee through a stop sign in Millburn and slammed into Ari Vuotila’s vehicle, killing the 39-year-old...
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N.J. reports 16 deaths related to highway serial killers over past 40 years
In the past 40 years, New Jersey has reported 16 highway deaths that could be related to serial killers, according to a report by USA Today. Nationally, 459 deaths and 41 attempted murders are...
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Lee Evans, accused in 1978 Newark slayings, gets new attorney
NEWARK — The Irvington man accused in the killing of five Newark teenagers in 1978 has changed his defense attorney. Noted criminal defense attorney Michael Robbins had represented Lee Anthony Evans,...
View ArticleSpringfield man is charged with bilking more than $2M from investors
SPRINGFIELD — A financial adviser from Union County was charged by federal authorities today with running a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than $2 million from investors, including a union retirement...
View ArticleAtlantic Highlands man is caught attempting to have heroin mailed to himself...
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS — A 25-year-old inmate at the Monmouth County jail failed in an attempt to get heroin mailed to him, according to a report on APP.com. Ryan C. Natusch, 25, tried to receive the...
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Solomon Dwek again relays tales of his illegal activities as trial of...
Suarez is charged with taking $10,000 in bribes from Dwek, who posed as a crooked developer Chris Pedota/The RecordRidgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez, center, is flanked by his attorneys Michael...
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Clifton police search for driver in fatal hit-and-run
CLIFTON — Authorities are searching for the driver in a hit-and-run that killed a woman believed to be walking to the bus stop on her way to work this morning, according to a report by ABC 7. The...
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Little Egg Harbor gunman who killed 2, then self was furloughed indefinitely...
LITTLE EGG HARBOR — The gunman who killed his older brother and a neighbor, then himself in Little Egg Harbor Township had been furloughed indefinitely from a Burlington County company. Craig Mueller...
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Piscataway High School teacher is charged with sexual assault of student
PISCATAWAY — A 29-year-old Piscataway High School English teacher was arrested at the school today on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old student on several occasions last summer. Eugene Morales,...
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N.J. State Police seize 150 pounds of marijuana during routine stop of...
WARREN COUNTY — A Florida man was busted with 150 pounds of marijuana Monday afternoon, according to the New Jersey State Police. Spokesman Capt. Gerald Lewis said the discovery occurred when a...
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Criminal investigation is launched against ex-office manager accused of...
CHATHAM BOROUGH — Allegations in a civil lawsuit accusing a former office manager of stealing $1.1 million from a Chatham law firm are now the subject of a criminal investigation. Today, the attorney...
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FBI informant Solomon Dwek names string of current, former N.J. officials he...
Solomon Dwek, the fraudster-turned-informant who anchored last year’s sweeping FBI sting, returned to the witness stand today and recounted his epic real estate swindles and named a string of current...
View ArticleReputed Bloods street gang member is indicted in $80K extortion of elderly...
GARWOOD — A reputed member of the Bloods street gang has been indicted on charges he extorted $80,000 from an elderly Garwood man in exchange for his “protection,” authorities said today. Edward...
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