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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday January 07, 2024 ( 9 items )  

D.C. U.S. Attorney: Prominent Lobbyist and Political Consultant Agree to Deferred Prosecution for Not Disclosing Their PR Work for Embassy of Foreign Government
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Virginia lobbyist and a New Jersey political consultant each have entered into Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) to resolve allegations that they failed to comply with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and committed related offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Special Agent in Charge Kurt Ronnow, of the FBI Washington Field Office Counterintel  more

DEA-New Jersey Division: Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 5 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division issued the following news release: A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 216 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division, and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Glenn Long, 29, of Philadelphia, previou  more

FBI: Prominent Lobbyist, Political Consultant Agree to Deferred Prosecution for Not Disclosing Their PR Work for Embassy of Foreign Government
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The FBI issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: A Virginia lobbyist and a New Jersey political consultant each have entered into Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) to resolve allegations that they failed to comply with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and committed related offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Special Agent in Charge Kurt Ronnow, of the FBI Washington Field Office Counterintelligence Division, and Assistant U.S.   more

Mexican Citizen Extradited to United States on Narcotics Conspiracy Charge
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - A citizen of Mexico who was extradited to the United States on narcotics trafficking charges had her initial appearance in New Jersey federal court, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA)  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Bulgarian National Arrested for Assaulting ICE Deportation Officer
NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A Bulgarian national was arrested for assaulting a U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Vasil Petrov, 40, of Bulgaria, is charged by complaint with one count of assaulting a federal officer. Petrov appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel in N  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Chief Executive Officer Charged in $35 Million Fraud to Sell Prohibited Security Cameras and Equipment to Law Enforcement
NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: The chief executive officer of a Lyndhurst, New Jersey, company was charged with falsely representing to law enforcement customers that the security cameras and equipment he sold were compliant with the National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Tamer Zakhary, 49, of Toms River, New Jersey is charged by complaint with three   more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Mexican Citizen Extradited to United States on Narcotics Conspiracy Charges
NEWARK, New Jersey, Jan. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A citizen of Mexico who was extradited to the United States on narcotics trafficking charges had her initial appearance in New Jersey federal court, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Norma Flores-Fernandez, aka "Norma Camarillo," 55, is charged by indictment with one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and one count of conspiracy to distribute h  more

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 216 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division, and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Glenn Long, 29, of P  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia: New Jersey Man Sentenced on Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A New Jersey man was sentenced today on a felony charge related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Ezekiel Kurt Stecher, 49, of Sewell, New Jersey, was sentenced to   more