Tag: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
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Senior Correctional police officer faces 10 years in prison for falsifying report after striking inmate at Bordentown youth facility
A former senior correctional police officer at the Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility in Bordentown has pleaded guilty for attempting to cover up an incident by falsifying his report and convincing another guard to do the same after striking an inmate twice in the back of the head while the prisoner was handcuffed and…
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Sayreville man charged with transmitting alleged manifesto with threats to attack ‘synagogue and Jewish people’
NEWARK – An 18-year-old Sayreville man is scheduled to appear in federal court for allegedly transmitting via the internet a manifesto containing threats to attack a synagogue and Jewish people, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Omar Alkattoul was apprehended this morning, Nov. 10, and is charged by complaint with one count of transmitting a…
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North Brunswick man sentenced to prison for ‘illegally transporting handguns’ to New Jersey from Georgia
TRENTON – A North Brunswick man was sentenced to 11 years in state prison for illegally transporting handguns into New Jersey for unlawful sale, according to Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. The conviction stems from an investigation by the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…
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East Brunswick man among 14 corrections officers indicted in Edna Mahan ‘extraction’ incidents
TRENTON – A state grand jury has voted to indict 14 corrections officers, including an East Brunswick man, for allegedly removing inmates from cells “forcibly,” beating some, which left two of the victims severely injured at the Hunterdon County-based Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, according to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.…
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Grand jury declines to criminally charge Howell officer involved in fatal encounter
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Charles Tsakiris, 38, of Farmingdale, who was fatally shot by an officer of the Howell Police Department on Oct. 18, 2019. According to an Aug. 31 press release from the New Jersey Office…
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Sheriff’s office seeks to extend ICE agreement after state requests justification
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has expressed hope the state Division of Criminal Justice will recognize the value of the 287(g) program and agree to its continuance at the Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township. According to the website www.ice.gov, the “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) program enhances the safety and security of communities…
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South River man found guilty by jury of insurance fraud and attempted theft
A South River man was found guilty by a jury of insurance fraud and attempted theft by deception for submitting fraudulent insurance claims to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. MaCaulay Williams, 44, was found guilty on June 1 of one count of insurance fraud in the third degree and one count of attempted theft by deception…
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Assemblyman to hold Telemarketing Fraud Forum
Representatives from the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs and the South Brunswick Police Department will hold a Telemarketing Fraud Forum from 7-8:30 p.m. March 13 at the South Brunswick Municipal Building, 750 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. The forum will be hosted by Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker…
