Tag: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Edison man charged in email scam
TRENTON — A 37-year-old Edison man may face up to five years in prison and fines after he allegedly accessed his former company’s email server for 14 months without authorization, according to Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick. Jian Yang Zhang, or Kevin Zhang, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni in Trenton federal…
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Woodbridge man arrested for child pornography
A network administrator for the Bernards Township Board of Education was charged with possession of child pornography, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey Brian Nielsen, 55, of Woodbridge, was arrested at his home on Sept. 28 after a search warrant was executed at his residence. The investigation was led by Detectives Erik Larsen…
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Monroe Council honors police; new officer sworn in
MONROE — Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro credited a “hardworking” police force and the department’s leadership for the recent mention in a number of national and regional surveys ranking Monroe as a safe city. Safewise recently ranked Monroe as the seventh safest city in the country to raise a child, the National Council for Home Safety…
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American Muslims ‘Stand United for Humanity’ at annual dinner
WOODBRIDGE — The American Muslim Council held its sixth annual Grand Interfaith Dinner, or Iftar, at the Royal Albert Palace, focusing on “standing united for humanity.” American Muslims from across New Jersey are currently observing the holy month of Ramadan when they fast from dawn to sunset in an effort to reconnect spiritually and to…
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Police seek help in identifying bank robber
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The community’s help is needed in identifying a bank robber. Police units were dispatched to a bank robbery at the Garden State Community Bank on Route 130 in North Brunswick around 11:54 a.m. on Jan. 14. Police arrived to find that the suspect had already left the scene. Detectives from…
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Bank robber ordered to pay restitution
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TRENTON — A 33-year-old Barnegat man was sentenced last week to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $22,240 for robbing eight banks, which included three banks in Edison and one in Aberdeen, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Steven Wisnowski previously pleaded guilty before United States…
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Mother sentenced in case that still haunts many
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — In 1991, best friends Tara Packard and Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey, who were both 5 years old at the time, had a secret code to speak to one another when they were home — by knocking on the adjoining wall that their duplex home in South Amboy shared. On…
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Brothers charged in Metuchen bank robbery
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Two Carteret brothers have been charged with staging a bomb scare at Metuchen High School last week in an attempt to divert police before they allegedly robbed a bank in the borough, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief David Q. Irizarry. Donell Cheek, 32,…
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Lodzinski verdict in question due to possible juror misconduct
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — From the very start of the three-month trial of Michelle Lodzinski — who was found guilty in May of murdering her 5-year-old son, Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey, in 1991 — Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves looked squarely at the members of the jury and in a firm voice would state,…
