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11/19/09 Accountant at Jersey City-Based Company Admits Embezzling Over $1 Million in Cash and Stock
11/19/09 Four New Jersey Men Charged in Plot to Extort Landscaping/Paving Business Owner
11/18/09 New Jersey Hospital to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of Medicare Fraud
11/17/09 Ex-Secaucus Mayor and Political Associate Ronald Manzo Indicted for Allegedly Accepting $15,000 in Corrupt Payments
11/17/09 Trenton Woman Pleads Guilty for Her Role in Bank Robberies in Atlantic and Mercer Counties
11/17/09 Monmouth County Financial Advisor Admits $9 Million Ponzi Scheme
11/12/09 Former General Manager Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Embezzling Over $1 Million from Local Oil and Gas Company
11/12/09 Bronx Bomber Fan is Also a Bold Bank Robber
11/05/09 Busy Day for Bank Robberies
11/04/09 Former Bank Employee Sentenced to 76 Months in Prison for Scheme to Steal $2.5 Million from Bank Customers
10/30/09 Former West New York Public Works Engineer Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Taking Bribes from Contractors
10/28/09 Mays Landing Man Arrested by FBI for Possession of Child Pornography
10/23/09 Hacker Indicted for Targeting Websites He Found Objectionable
10/23/09 Jersey City Building Inspector Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Extortion
10/23/09 Hopewell Man Admits Role in Three Southern New Jersey Bank Robberies
10/23/09 East Orange Man Convicted of Carjacking in Which He Sexually Assaulted and Shot Victim
10/22/09 Former Bergen County Political Party Chairman Convicted of Scheme to Defraud Bergenfield Through Grants Consulting Firm
10/20/09 Prominent Monmouth County Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty in $50 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
10/20/09 Former Owner of Medical Billing Companies Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Defrauding Insurance Companies, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion
10/15/09 Computer Hacker Fugitive Extradited for Cybercrimes Relating to VOIP Telephone Services
10/14/09 Willingboro Man Sentenced to 68 Months in Federal Prison for Robbing Willingboro Bank at Gunpoint
10/13/09 FBI Arrests One of Its Own: Task Force Officer Charged with Mail Fraud
10/08/09 Jersey City Council Candidate Admits Extorting Cash in Return for Official Influence
10/06/09 Jersey City Mayoral Candidate Louis Manzo and Brother Indicted for Allegedly Accepting $27,500 in Corrupt Payments
10/06/09 Jersey City Councilman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Extortion
10/05/09 Wanaque Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
10/05/09 No Stone Unturned: FBI Fugitive Bank Robber Arrested in Ghana
10/02/09 Owner of Elizabeth Construction Company Sentenced to 39 Months for Paying Bribes to Linden Housing Official for Contracts
10/01/09 Linden Man Facing Murder Charges in Hudson County Sentenced to 176 Months in Federal Prison for Ecstacy Distribution
10/01/09 Year-Long Search for Bank Robber is Over: FBI Charges Mt. Royal Man in Recent Bank Job
09/30/09 Small Business CEO Admits Bank Fraud
09/30/09 New Jersey Hospital to Pay $8.3 Million for Alleged Kickbacks and Causing Submission of False Claims to Medicare
09/29/09 Holmdel Contractor Pleads Guilty in Connection with Schemes to Structure over $3 Million in Cash Transactions, Tax Evasion, and Embezzlement of a Union Employee Benefit Plan
09/29/09 East Brunswick Man Cornered by Law Enforcement in Murder-for-Hire Plot
09/29/09 FBI Talks Kidnapper Into Surrender; Child is Safely Returned to Family
09/25/09 Pennsylvania Man Admits Robbing 14 Banks of More Than $900,000 by Forcing Employees at Gunpoint into Bank Vaults
09/25/09 Moorestown Man Sentenced to 264 Months in Federal Prison for Committing Two Carjackings and an Armed Bank Robbery
09/25/09 Former Passaic Councilman Gerardo Fernandez Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Perjury Before Federal Grand Jury
09/24/09 Jersey City Council Candidate Admits Extorting Cash in Return for Official Influence
09/24/09 Citizen of the People’s Republic of China Indicted in Scheme to Steal Trade Secrets
09/24/09 Linden Official’s Brother Sentenced to Six Months of Home Confinement for Paying Bribes to the Official
09/23/09 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 97 Months in Federal Prison for Operating Ponzi Schemes Upon Members of a Toms River Church
09/23/09 Pleasantville Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Crack Cocaine and Possession of a Handgun by a Previously Convicted Felon
09/22/09 Queens Man Sentenced to 141 Months in Prison for Supplying Social Security Numbers to Fraud Ring
09/18/09 Ex-Hudson County Official Admits Conspiring with Numerous Others to Extort Cash in Return for Official Influence
09/17/09 Identity Theft Ringleader Pleads Guilty to Absconding After More Than Four Years on the Lam
09/15/09 Willingboro Man Sentenced to 32 Months in Federal Prison for Running Guns from Georgia to New Jersey
09/14/09 Jersey City Building Inspector Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison for Attempted Extortion
09/09/09 Ex-Jersey City Official Admits Taking $72,000 in Bribes and Making Numerous Introductions for Others Who Took Bribes
09/08/09 CEO Surrenders to FBI for $11 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
09/04/09 More Corruption: FBI Arrests East Orange Construction Code Official
09/03/09 Little League Coach Strikes Out: Arrested by FBI Agents on Child Pornography Charges
09/02/09 Former Bank Employee Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Embezzling $357,000 from JP Morgan Chase Bank
09/01/09 Ex-Senator Joseph Coniglio Gets 30 Months in Federal Prison for Extortion and Fraud Scheme in Hospital Consulting Contract
08/28/09 FBI Surveillance Operation Results in Arrest and Manhunt
08/27/09 Belleville Man Pleads Guilty to Series of Bank Robberies
08/26/09 Ocean County Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Committing Series of Bank Robberies
08/20/09 Cliffside Park Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Guns and Silencers and Hollow-Point Bullets
08/20/09 Jersey City Deputy Mayor and Hudson County Affirmative Action Officer Indicted on Corruption Charge
08/19/09 Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Extort $3 Million from the Showboat Atlantic City Casino/Hotel
08/14/09 Carney’s Point Man Admits His Role in Five Southern New Jersey Bank Robberies
08/12/09 Bank Robber Who Dressed in Drag Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for Committing Nine Robberies in Two States
08/10/09 Former Operator of a Bordentown Car Dealership Arrested on Indictment for Defrauding Banks of More than $7 Million
08/10/09 Former Telecommunications Project Manager Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Fraud Scheme
08/06/09 Jersey City Sewer Permit Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Attempted Extortion
08/05/09 Brick Man Sentenced to 27 Years for Producing Child Pornography
08/05/09 “Home Savers” and Misbehaviors: FBI Arrests Two in Foreclosure Scheme
07/30/09 Financial Account Manager Admits Defrauding Investors of More Than $1.2 Million
07/30/09 Clifton Woman Admits $15 Million Ponzi Scheme
07/28/09 Warren County Man Sentenced and Passaic County Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Steal from Retirement Accounts
07/27/09 Law Enforcement Investigating 11 White Powder Letters Received at New Jersey Offices
07/27/09 Six Mortgage Industry Insiders Charged by FBI and IRS
07/24/09 Former State Senator Wayne Bryant Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Corruption Conviction
07/24/09 New Jersey Man Charged with Obscenity Violations
07/23/09 Two-Track Investigation of Political Corruption and International Money Laundering Rings Net 44 Individuals
07/21/09 Three-Time Bank Robber Charged by FBI
07/21/09 Former General Manager Admits Embezzling Over $1 Million from Local Somerset County Oil and Gas Company
07/21/09 Assemblyman and Former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas Charged with Campaign Contribution Conduit Scheme in Superseding Indictment
07/20/09 Former Owner of Hammonton Insurance Business Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Insurance Policies
07/14/09 Deputy U.S. Marshal Convicted of Providing a Loaded Firearm to a Convicted Felon and Perjury
07/14/09 Former Leasing Company Executive Pleads Guilty in $6.2 Million Embezzlement Scheme
07/09/09 Bicycle Riding Bank Robber Charged by FBI
07/08/09 Rahway Man Admits Committing a Dozen Bank Robberies Throughout New Jersey
07/02/09 FBI Seeks Public’s Help in Finding Gun-Bearing Armed Robber
06/30/09 FBI Arrests Man Behind a Host of Website Attacks—Including RollingStone.com
06/29/09 Former Port Authority Police Recruit, Boxing Manager Sentenced to 75 Months for Theft, Sale of Drugs from Sheriff’s Department
06/26/09 Leader of Nine-Three Bloods Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison
06/26/09 Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 137 Months in Prison for Committing Three Bank Robberies
06/26/09 Willingboro Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Crack Cocaine and Illegal Possession of a Handgun
06/25/09 Two Mercer County Men Sentenced to Prison for Kickback Scheme with Physicians
06/24/09 Former Owner of Medical Billing Companies Admits Scheme to Defraud Insurance Companies, Money Laundering, Tax Evasion
06/24/09 Egg Harbor Township Man Indicted in Heroin Smuggling and Distribution Conspiracy
06/23/09 Maplewood Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Money Laundering; Case Stems from “Operation Bid Rig” Corruption Probe
06/23/09 New Jersey Man Who Ran Website for Group Endorsing Sex with Children Sentenced to 90 Years in Federal Prison
06/17/09 Teacher Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography
06/17/09 Former Bank Employee Admits Operating Scheme to Steal $2.5 Million from Banking Customers
06/16/09 Two Staten Island Men Charged with Loansharking; One Also Charged with Arson of Ex-Employee’s Mercedes
06/15/09 Former Passaic City Councilman and Former Paterson School Board Member Sentenced to Federal Prison Terms for Accepting Bribes
06/12/09 Pittsgrove Man Pleads Guilty to Operating a $1.9 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
06/12/09 International Telephone Hacking Conspiracy Busted; Indictment in the United States, Arrests and Searches in Italy, and Continued Operations in the Philippines
06/11/09 Longtime Political Adviser to Joseph Vas Admits Role in Congressional Campaign Fundraising Fraud
06/11/09 Montclair Man Pleads Guilty to $139 Million Scheme That Bankrupted New Jersey Mortgage Company
06/10/09 Jersey City Building Inspector Pleads Guilty to Extortion
06/04/09 Cocaine Supplier to M.O.B. Boys Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison
06/03/09 Ocean County Man Admits Committing Series of Bank Robberies
05/28/09 Third Member of Bank Robbery Gang Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison
05/27/09 Long Time Gambino Soldier Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge
05/27/09 Riverside Man Admits Robbing Willingboro Bank at Gunpoint
05/22/09 Another Member of Bank Robbery Gang Sentenced to 85 Years in Federal Prison
05/21/09 Top Gambino Associate Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge
05/20/09 Assemblyman and Former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas Indicted for His Participation in Corrupt Schemes
05/20/09 Jersey City Building Inspector Pleads Guilty to Attempted Extortion
05/20/09 Newark Lawyer Arrested, Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murder of a Federal Witness
05/19/09 West New York Man Gets 150 Months in Prison for $2 Million Investment Fraud
05/18/09 Ex-Passaic County Sheriff’s Department Detective-Sergeant Gets 85 Months for Conspiring to Steal Cocaine from Evidence Vault
05/15/09 Scams-R-Us: Two Busted by Federal Investigators for Wire Fraud Conspiracy
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05/14/09 Safe Streets Task Force Initiative Gains Momentum: Twelve Gang Members and Associates Arrested
05/13/09 FBI Asking Public to Keep Eyes Open for Serial Robber
05/11/09 Leader of Violent Bank Robbery Gang Sentenced to More Than 117 Years in Federal Prison
05/08/09 Queens Man Admits Supplying Social Security Numbers to Fraud Ring
05/07/09 Hamilton Man Sentenced to 360 Months in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing a Child Over the Course of Three Years
04/29/09 Bank Robbery Couple Who Brought Child to "Work" Captured by FBI and Police
04/27/09 Laid-Off Computer Systems Administrator at Financial Firm Admits Attempting to Extort Better Severance Terms
04/24/09 Cast Iron Pipe Manufacturer Sentenced for Environmental Crimes and Worker Safety Violations
04/24/09 Third Time’s a Charm: FBI and Local Police Hunt Bank Robber
04/23/09 Child Porn Arrestee Traveled to Enforce “Sex Slave Contract" with Child Victim
04/17/09 Ex-Senator Joseph Coniglio Guilty in Consulting Contract Scheme with Hackensack University Medical Center
04/15/09 Husband and Wife Tax Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Investors They Induced and Defrauded
04/09/09 Ringleader of $80 Million New Jersey Affordable Homes Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty
04/09/09 Trenton Doctor Indicted for Tax Evasion Involving Alleged Kickbacks and Capitation Agreement Payments
04/09/09 “Westerly” Winds Blow East! FBI Arrests Chinese National on Charges of Theft of Trade Secrets
04/08/09 Former Newark Official Sentenced to 51 Months in Federal Prison for Taking $15,500 in Bribes
04/07/09 FBI Arrests Another School Bus Driver on Child Pornography Charges
04/06/09 West New York Department of Public Works Engineer Admits Taking at Least $30,000 in Cash From Contractors
04/06/09 Now You See It, Now You Don’t: FBI Arrests Bank Teller Playing “Three Card Monte” with Elderly Victim’s Deposits!
04/02/09 Phoenixville, Pa., Man Admits Operating Ponzi Schemes Upon Members of a Toms River Church
03/31/09 Bank Robber Who Dressed in Drag Pleads Guilty to Nine Robberies in Two States
03/31/09 Monmouth County Developer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bribing Authority Executive Director, Obstructing Justice
03/30/09 Third West New York Property Owner Charged in Ongoing Bribery Investigation
03/30/09 Monitoring and Deferred Prosecution Agreements Terminated with Companies in Hip and Knee Replacement Industry
03/27/09 Former Pleasantville School Board Member and City Councilman Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Attempted Extortion
03/27/09 School Bus Driver Arrested by FBI on Child Pornography Charges
03/26/09 Bank Robber's Luck Runs Out: Arrested at Atlantic City Casino
03/25/09 Scotch Plains Cardiologist Admits Wife and Partners’ Wives Had No-Show Jobs at Practice to Claim Social Security Benefits
03/25/09 Ex-Branchburg Republican Committee Treasurer Gets Probation with Home Confinement for Theft of Committee Funds
03/24/09 Former Ocean Township Sewerage Authority Chairman Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Taking Bribes
03/20/09 Former Construction Project Manager Indicted for Bribery and Bank Fraud Scheme
03/20/09 FBI Director Recognizes Distinguished Community Leader
03/18/09 Federal Agents Shut Down International Smorgasbord of Crime
03/17/09 Paterson Man Admits Money Laundering and Wire Fraud for Role in Mortgage Fraud, Property-Flipping Scheme
03/12/09 Ocean County Man Indicted for Series of Bank Robberies
03/11/09 West New York Property Owner Admits Bribing Building Official; Another Owner Recently Indicted
03/05/09 FBI on the Trail of Bank Robber in Elizabeth
03/04/09 Top New Jersey “G-Man” is Proud Presidential Award Recipient
02/27/09 Pomona, New York Man Indicted in $4.2 Million Equipment-Leasing Scheme; Lenders Lose More than $3 Million
02/27/09 International Criminal Figure Pleads Guilty to $138 Million Fuel Tax Scheme After Nearly 13 Years as a Fugitive
02/26/09 Former Passaic Councilman Jonathan Soto Convicted on All Counts
02/26/09 FBI Gang Investigation Nabs Crack Dealer; Part of Larger Operation
02/25/09 Clifton Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Role in Paterson-Based Mortgage Fraud, Property-Flipping Scheme
02/24/09 Former US Mortgage Corp. Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Wire Fraud for Role in Paterson-Based Mortgage Fraud, Property-Flipping Scheme
02/20/09 Newark Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Retirement Funds from 401(k) Accounts and Laundering the Proceeds
02/17/09 Computer Hacker Fugitive Apprehended and Indicted for Fraud that Victimized Phone Service Providers
02/13/09 FBI Arrests Armed Robber, One Still At Large
02/11/09 Former Second in Command at Kushner Companies Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Defraud the United States
02/04/09 Attorney and Company Exec Admit Conspiring in $20 Million Mortgage Lending and Investment Fraud
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02/02/09 Brick Man Admits Producing Child Pornography
01/29/09 Owner/Operator of Hammonton Insurance Business Pleads Guilty in Connection with the Sale of Fraudulent Insurance Policies
01/28/09 Pleasantville Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Being a “Bagman” for Corrupt Payments to Board of Education Member
01/27/09 Former Local 825 Business Manager Sentenced to 46 Months for Looting Union and Taking Bribes from Contractors
01/27/09 Visiting Priest Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Fondling Teenager Aboard Newark-Bound Jetliner
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01/26/09 Hamilton Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Child Over the Course of Three Years
01/23/09 Elizabeth Construction Company Owner Convicted of Bribing former Linden Housing Official and Bid-Rigging
01/22/09 Sayreville Man Gets 33 Months in Prison for Running Steroid Operation Out of Home
01/20/09 Former City of Newark Technology Contractor Gets 60 Months for Defrauding Cisco Systems of Millions of Dollars
01/09/09 Hudson County Murder Suspect Admits Conspiring to Distribute Narcotics
01/09/09 Asbury Park Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Distribution of Crack Cocaine
01/08/09 Pleasantville Pimp Sentenced to 200 Months in Federal Prison for Prostituting Minors
01/08/09 Former Business Administrator and Superintendent at Delaware Valley Regional High School Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
01/05/09 Four Members of Newark-Based “Smash and Grab” Jewelry Robbery Ring Sentenced to Prison

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