Tag: U.S. Attorney’s Office
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Metuchen man allegedly exchanged favors for government contracts at Picatinny Arsenal
A former civilian employee at Picatinny Arsenal and a former official of a defense contractor with a branch office in Lake Hopatcong have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Robert Dombroski, 63, of Branchville, is charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of making false…
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Old Bridge man sentenced for defrauding MTA’s health benefits plan
An Old Bridge man was sentenced on Feb. 7 to 20 months in prison for his role in a large scheme to defraud the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (MTA) health benefits plan of more than $2.8 million for the billing of medically unnecessary compounded prescriptions. Enver Kalaba, 37, a bus driver with the MTA, previously pleaded…
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Middlesex County couple charged with conspiring to distribute misbranded drugs
A Middlesex County couple is accused of partaking in a scheme to market and distribute misbranded and unapproved new drugs. Keith Kovaleski, 54, of South Amboy, and Ines Maltez, 33, of Sayreville, were both charged by complaint with conspiring to distribute and cause the receipt and delivery of misbranded drugs and unapproved new drugs, and…
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Colonia man charged with distributing images of child sexual abuse
A Colonia man was arrested in his home on Dec. 17 on charges he distributed images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. James A. Gabany, 36, is charged by complaint with one count of distributing child pornography. He made his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Steven C. Mannion in…
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Former volunteer firefighter from Iselin sentenced for enticing child to produce explicit images
A Woodbridge man who worked as an emergency medical technician and volunteer firefighter was sentenced to 135 months in prison for enticing a child to produce sexually explicit images. Zachary Motta, 24, of the Iselin section of Woodbridge, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson to an information charging him with one…
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Old Bridge, Sayreville men allegedly part of drug trafficking conspiracy
Fifteen people were charged for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute significant quantities of heroin and cocaine in the Bayshore area of Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Fourteen of the defendants – including Daniel McHugh, 48, of Sayreville, and David Nagy, 41, of Old Bridge – were charged by complaint with conspiracy to distribute 100…
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Investment adviser sentenced to prison
A Farmingdale man has been sentenced to 102 months (eight-and-a-half years) in prison for perpetrating a long-running scheme to defraud investment clients out of millions of dollars, forging an attorney’s signature without authorization in connection with that scheme, and preparing false tax returns for his clients, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Scott Newsholme, 43, previously…
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Monroe man sentenced to prison for possession of child pornography
A Monroe man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing images of child sexual abuse. Sam Cynamon, 68, formerly of Springfield, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to an indictment charging him with one count of possession of child pornography, according to information provided by U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito. Arleo…
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Old Bridge man indicted for using phony payments to obtain funds
An Old Bridge man was indicted on Sept. 19 for allegedly using phony payments and false identity theft claims to deceive credit card companies and banks into giving him funds and extending credit. Sandy John Masselli, 56, was initially arrested in October of 2017 and charged by complaint with bank and wire fraud. The indictment…