Tag: New Jersey US Attorney

  • Former Bordentown Township Police Chief to be retried after judge declared mistrial

    Former Bordentown Township Police Chief to be retried after judge declared mistrial

    Former Bordentown Township Chief of Police, Frank Nucera Jr., still stands accused of  several charges after a judge declared a mistrial earlier this month. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito released an Oct. 11 statement that his office will retry the former Bordentown Township Chief of Police on hate crime and civil rights charges after a jury…

  • Mansfield resident charged for alleged participation in drug trafficking

    Mansfield resident charged for alleged participation in drug trafficking

    A Mansfield resident has been charged along with 30 more individuals for alleged participation in drug-trafficking throughout the Burlington County area. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpentio announced on Sept. 26 that federal criminal charges have been filed against 31 individuals for their roles as members, associates and suppliers of multiple drug-trafficking conspiracies that distributed cocaine, crack…

  • Locals charged in international fake ‘Pay to Stay’ college program

    Locals charged in international fake ‘Pay to Stay’ college program

    Three local residents were charged with fraudulently enabling hundreds of foreign nationals to remain in the U.S. through a fake “Pay to Stay” New Jersey college program. As part of a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) sting operation in Newark, 21 brokers, recruiters and employers from across the U.S. who allegedly conspired with more than 1,000 foreign nationals to fraudulently…