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3 Apr

Air Force Officer Indicted for Child Exploitation Offenses

TRENTON, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was indicted yesterday for various child exploitation offenses, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Gabriel Perez, 31, of Eastampton, New Jersey, was charged in a two-count Superseding Indictment with attempted enticement and coercion of a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States...

25 Mar

H Block Gang Member Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy

BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug conspiracy charges. Eric Celestino, 31, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised...

24 Mar

New Jersey man sentenced for sexually assaulting woman during flight

A New Jersey man will spend over two years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a woman seated next to him on a commercial flight, federal officials said Monday. Vernon Baker, 41, of Linden, was sentenced to 25 months in prison in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania, the...

7 Mar

Essex County Man Convicted of Drug Distribution and Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man was convicted of firearm and narcotics offenses following a three-day trial, Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello announced. Mookadean Cheeseboro, 38, of Newark, was convicted by a federal jury on February 11, 2026, of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon,...

6 Mar

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in Threatening Red Mass Attendees at St. Matthews Cathedral

Defendant Arrested with More Than 100 Homemade Explosive Devices WASHINGTON – Louis Geri, 41, of Vineland, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection with threatening to detonate more than 100 homemade explosive devices on the steps of St. Matthew’s Cathedral during the annual Red Mass attended...

17 Feb

Middlesex County Man Charged with Weapons Offenses, Sexual Conversations with Minor

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced today that a Middlesex County man was charged with weapons offenses and having illicit sexual conversations with someone he believed was a minor. Oskar Smieszek, 23, of South Amboy, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with...

10 Feb

Former Commodities Trader Sentenced to 151 Months for Engaging in Multi-Mullion Dollar Wire and Commodities Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A Chicago man was sentenced to 151 months in prison and five years of supervised release for engaging in a wire and commodities fraud scheme that caused losses of more than $4 million to over a dozen victims, Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello announced. Philip Galles, 59, of Chicago,...

20 Jan

A judge will hold a detention hearing to determine whether Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield will be released from jail, The Associated Press reports. Busfield is known for appearances in “The West Wing,” “Field of Dreams” and “Thirtysomething.” He is also married to actress Melissa Gilbert. In a video shared before turning...