Sonia Noel, 48, of Union City, a former clerk in the Jersey City Motor Vehicle Agency, pleaded guilty to second-degree conspiracy for illegally selling New Jersey digital driver’s licenses to unauthorized persons. In pleading guilty, she admitted that, on more than one occasion in 2008, she entered false information into the MVC database in connection [...] Read more »
NJ Criminal Lawyer: NJ Mayor Indicted in Alleged Extortion, Bribery, Money Laundering
A federal grand jury returned an Indictment June 21 charging the mayor of Hamilton Township, NJ, John Bencivengo, in connection with $12,400 in bribes he allegedly solicited and accepted in exchange for his official influence to assist a cooperating witness in maintaining the position of health insurance broker with the township’s school district, according to [...] Read more »
NJ Criminal Lawyer: Member of Fruit Town Brims Bloods Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Role in Criminal Enterprise
A ranking member of the Fruit Town Brims set of the Bloods criminal street gang in Jersey City, New Jersey was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for his role in a criminal enterprise that involved drug distribution and violent crimes, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Tequan Ryals, 34, of Jersey City, previously [...] Read more »
Fraud: Bergen County Man Admits Conspiring to Defraud Investors of $1 Million Through Bogus Investments
The former New Jersey-based operator of Suarez Investment and Development LLC today admitted his role in a conspiracy that bilked victims out of $1 million through fraudulent investment schemes, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Joseph Suarez, 47, of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini in Newark federal [...] Read more »
NJ Criminal Lawyer: Leader of Cocaine Network in South Jersey Sentenced to Prison
Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced that a Collingswood man who led a cocaine distribution network in South Jersey and sold two guns to an undercover detective was sentenced to state prison June 15. Nicholas C. Stens, 26, of Collingswood, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, including 4 ½ years of parole ineligibility, by [...] Read more »