N.J. teacher directed child to perform sex acts on video, prosecutor says
An elementary school teacher arrested last month in Gloucester County on charges of possessing and distributing child sex abuse materials has now... Read More
California Man Indicted for Scheme to Defraud New Jersey Company of Millions of Dollars
NEWARK, N.J. – A California man has been indicted for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars from a victim company based in New... Read More
Somerset Man Indicted for Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution Leading to the Death of a Victim
NEWARK, N.J. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Somerset County man with drug offenses including distribution of fentanyl... Read More
Former Somerset County Man Charged with Making Violent Threats, including Threats to Kill a Federal Judge
TRENTON, N.J. – Abhinaba Barthakur, a dual citizen of the United States and India, was charged in a six-count Indictment today for... Read More
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Child Exploitation Offenses
A California man pleaded guilty today to sexual exploitation of children and distribution and receipt of child pornography. According to court documents,... Read More
New Jersey attorney general sues Discord app for ‘alarming’ security lapses
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin sued the messaging app Discord Thursday under the state Consumer Fraud Act, saying the tech giant has failed... Read More
Somerset Man Charged with Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
TRENTON N.J. – A Somerset man was charged with receipt and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Elliott Souder,... Read More
Self-Described Pastor Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor, and Charged with His Wife for Conspiracy to Commit Forced Labor
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man who claimed to be a pastor of a church in Orange, New Jersey was indicted on... Read More
N.J.’s ban on gun permits under age 21 dodges Second Amendment challenge
Gun charges against three New Jersey men have been reinstated by an appeals court ruling that sidestepped a challenge to the state’s... Read More
Hudson County Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison for Role in Four Robberies and Two Shootings in Jersey City, New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County man was sentenced today for his role in four robberies and two shootings in Jersey City,... Read More