Thursday, May 2, 2013
Reward for information leading to capture of Joanne Chesimard, convicted in 1973 killing of state trooper, totals $2 million.
The most wanted woman in New Jersey history is now the first woman on the FBI's fugitive terrorist list. Joanne Chesimard, convicted of a murdering a state trooper in 1973, was added to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list Thursday on the 40-year anniversary of the trooper's death. The FBI Newark Division held a press conference Thursday to announce the addition of Chesimard's name and the collaboration between federal and state law enforcement agencies in upping the reward for information that leads to her arrest to $2 million. Chesimard is the first woman on the Most Wanted Terrorist List. Chesimard, who is now known as Assata Shakur, has been living under political asylum in Cuba since she broke out of a Hunterdon County prison during a…
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Anthony Pucciarello, of Bloomfield, is one of 32 others charged with various crimes related to helping run a Mafia waste management ring in and around NYC
A 77-year-old Bloomfield man was charged Wednesday in a widespread federal sweep targeting a mob-run conspiracy to control the trash-hauling industry in New York and New Jersey. Anthony Pucciarello, known as "Muzzy" and a soldier for the Genovese Crime Family, was one of 32 people in New York and New Jersey charged in an FBI-run takedown that included members of several crime families, US Attorney for the Southern District of NY, Preet Bharara, Assistant Director in Charge of the NY Office of the FBI George Venizelos and Westchester County Police Department Commissioner George Longworth said in a release. Pucciarello was charged along with Carmine Franco, a 77-year-old Genovese Crime Family associate and allegedly the ring leader of a …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Willie W. Richardson, 64, of Bloomfield was among 11 people arrested yesterday by FBI special agents.
A Bloomfield man was charged yesterday for his alleged role in a $15 million mortgage fraud scam that spanned five states and involved fraud, conspiracy and attempted murder, according to New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, Willie W. Richardson, 64, of Bloomfield was one of 11 individuals arrested yesterday by special agents of the FBI and IRS–Criminal Investigation. Among the other local defendants were Dwayne K. Onque, 44, of Belleville, who surrendered to authorities on Wednesday morning as well as Larry L. Fullenwider, 61, of Millburn. Timothy D. Ricks, 44, of East Orange and Orlando Allen, 47, of Fayetteville, Georgia were also expected to…
Friday, July 20, 2012
Manhattan U.S. Attorney said the fraud involved the entire US health care system.
A Bloomfield man was one 48 people charged with the unlawful diversion and trafficking of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of prescription drugs, the FBI announced this week. Lazaro Ospina of Bloomfield was sentenced to five years in prison for a list of charges that included Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and healthcare fraud, as well as Conspiracy to commit adulteration and misbranding offenses and the unlawful wholesale distribution of prescription drugs. The massive fraud scheme involved selling “second-hand” drugs -- prescription drugs that had previously been dispensed to Medicaid recipients – to unwitting buyers in a national underground market. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, “As alleged, these …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
James J. Kearney Sr. faces up to five years in prison and a $250,00 fine for taking bribes while serving as business manager for the Jersey City ironworker’s union.
The former business manager of an ironworker’s union pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and will be sentenced in federal court in October. James J. Kearney Sr., 76, of Belleville was arrested last November on charges he solicited and accepted $10,000 in bribe money. The money was to produce false union membership documents for a man from a construction company who said he wanted to use non-union ironworkers on an upcoming construction project in Hudson County. Kearney is also charged with accepting $3,000 from the same man to curry favor for a construction project. The man, who was not identified, became a cooperating witness in the case against Kearney brought by the U.S. District Attorney’s Office. Kearney pleaded guilty before U.S. …
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