HILLSIDE — A Hillside woman has been indicted on charges she stabbed an acquaintance to death earlier this year, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced Friday. On Friday morning a Union County grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Ebony Harris, 24, who is charged with first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, […]
NEWARK – Two Elizabeth women admitted today to conspiring to commit bank fraud by depositing more than half a million dollars in counterfeit checks into different TD Bank accounts, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Latisha White, 28, and Synethia Bland, 30, each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William Martini to one count of bank fraud conspiracy in the […]
ELIZABETH — An Elizabeth man has been convicted of charges he knocked over a police officer with his car and fled the scene following a routine traffic stop in 2011, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced today. Hakeem Allen, 27, formerly of Newark, was found guilty of second-degree eluding police and second-degree aggravated assault following a two-week trial […]
LINDEN — On Dec. 19, at approximately 2:19 a.m., a serious motor vehicle collision occurred near the intersection of N. Stiles St. and W. Blancke St. in Linden. Patryk Plichta, 20, of Linden was crossing N. Stiles St. when he was allegedly struck by a 2002 Nissan being operated by Wendell Simpson of Alpine, N.J. The victim was transported […]
UNION COUNTY — A Middlesex County man has been indicted on charges he allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old Union County resident and also both possessed and produced child pornography involving a second, younger victim, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced today. Philip J. Rainone, 58, of South Amboy is charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, second-, […]
SPRINGFIELD — Yesterday at 12:48 p.m., the Springfield Police Department was contacted by Investors Savings Bank in Springfield reporting that a bank robbery had just occurred. The bank is located at 193 Morris Ave. which is at the intersection of Linden Avenue and on the northside of the town along the border with Millburn. A lone male had entered […]
ROSELLE PARK — A Roselle Park woman accused earlier this year of setting fire to her apartment and leaving her 2-year-old daughter unattended inside has been indicted, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced today. Murlande Colin, 27, is charged with second-degree aggravated arson and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The date was July 9 when […]
NEWARK – Nine members of a massive, international counterfeit goods conspiracy have admitted their roles in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Hai Dong Jiang, 37, and Fei Ruo Huang, 37, both of Staten Island; Hai Yan Jiang, 34, of Richardson, Texas; Xiance Zhou, 39, and Jian Chun Qu, 33, both of Bayside, N.Y.; and Ming Zheng, […]
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced that the former Transportation Manager/Supervisor for the Hazlet Township and Piscataway Township School Districts pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing $565,772 from the two school districts by authorizing payments to fictitious bus companies for transportation services that were never provided to the districts. In addition, her former boyfriend […]
TRENTON – A Monmouth man admitted yesterday to evading taxes on income from his ownership of a casino in Trinidad, resulting in an approximately $1.3 million loss to the United States, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. David Migliore, 50, of Brielle, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Mary Cooper in Trenton federal court to one count of an indictment […]