Law & Justice Top Stories
By REBECCA GREENE
April 27, 2026
FAIR LAWN, NJ – An auto body shop owner admitted evading over $230,000 in income taxes and payroll taxes, according to U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer.Kfir Baroan, 50, of Fair Lawn, pleaded guilty on April 23, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz to tax evasion charges.Baroan operated ...
NEWARK, NJ - A Paterson man has been sentenced to 76 months in federal prison for trafficking firearms and fentanyl following an undercover investigation into illegal weapons and narcotics distribution in the city, United States Attorney Robert Frazer announced.Frazer said Tony “Red” Crowe, 33, was ...
ROXBURY, NJ — Federal officials say a proposed immigration detention center in Roxbury would house about 542 detainees, far below estimates cited by opponents, pushing back on claims of large-scale environmental and community impacts.In a legal brief filed April 23, attorneys for U.S. Immigration ...
ANDOLPH, NJ: County College of Morris (CCM) invites the community, including high school and college students and their families, to its fifth annual Criminal Justice Day on Thursday, May 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This free, interactive event offers an inside look at careers in the criminal ...
ROXBURY, NJ — Federal officials say a proposed immigration detention center in Roxbury would house about 542 detainees, far below estimates cited by opponents, pushing back on claims of large-scale environmental and community impacts.In a legal brief filed April 23, attorneys for U.S. Immigration ...
Newark, N.J- The current digital environment has created increasing challenges in safeguarding personal and financial information. As scams grow more sophisticated and widespread, Essex County residents are urged to remain vigilant, exercise caution, and take proactive steps to protect their ...
CARTERET, NJ — The family of a local woman, who drowned in a freakish 2025 sinkhole accident, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit that names Carteret, Middlesex County, Woodbridge, and the Middlesex Water Co. as defendants.The victim, 36-year-old Shelly Malbranche, died on July 26, 2025, in an ...
ROXBURY, NJ — Federal officials say a proposed immigration detention center in Roxbury would house about 542 detainees, far below estimates cited by opponents, pushing back on claims of large-scale environmental and community impacts.In a legal brief filed April 23, attorneys for U.S. Immigration ...
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ - Three Paterson men face charges following an investigation by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Narcotics and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).According to Sheriff Tommy Adamo, the investigation into drug trafficking found that Emanuel ...
CLIFTON, NJ - A Passaic County man has been charged with trafficking large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine base, along with multiple firearms offenses, in what federal authorities described as one of the largest known drug seizures in New Jersey history.U.S. Attorney Robert ...
CLIFTON, NJ - A Passaic County man has been charged with trafficking large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine base, along with multiple firearms offenses, in what federal authorities described as one of the largest known drug seizures in New Jersey history.U.S. Attorney Robert ...
WARREN COUNTY, NJ - A Morris County man has been sentenced to decades in prison for a fatal shooting and related charges in Independence Township. Anthony J. Garvin, 34, of Netcong, was sentenced April 21 in Warren County Superior Court after pleading guilty to first-degree murder, animal cruelty ...
TRENTON – Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Bureau of Securities (Bureau), within the Division of Consumer Affairs, today are warning New Jersey residents about the prevalence of fraudulent investment schemes proliferating across Meta platforms, including on Facebook, Instagram, and ...
TRENTON – Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Bureau of Securities (Bureau), within the Division of Consumer Affairs, today are warning New Jersey residents about the prevalence of fraudulent investment schemes proliferating across Meta platforms, including on Facebook, Instagram, and ...
Flemington, NJ – On Tuesday at the Board of County Commissioners' meeting, Hunterdon County Commissioner Board Director John E. Lanza announced the County’s recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, observed from April 19 through April 25, 2026. National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is ...
EDISON, NJ - A woman was arrested in Ohio in connection to a stabbing in Edison Township last year, according to U.S. Marshals. Authorities say Dawn Burges, age 36, was apprehended in Lorain County, Ohio on Wednesday. She was wanted by Middlesex County Prosecutors for aggravated assault.On June 29, ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ — A Notre Dame High School guidance counselor charged with sex offenses involving a student was a trusted family friend whose daughter was also friends with the teen, according to court records detailing the events leading up to the alleged incident.As previously reported, Antoine ...
The New Jersey Reentry Corporation and the Essex County Department of Corrections have executed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing NJRC’s Institutional Enrollment Services at the Essex County Correctional Facility. The agreement creates a formal pre-release reentry structure within the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Another inmate in the custody of the Bucks County Department of Corrections has died, the second in a month.A county media release said that a 30-year-old male inmate was found in his cell on Tuesday morning experiencing a medical emergency. Corrections staff and emergency medical ...
POMPANO BEACH — Residents of Palm Aire are seeking additional support for a class action lawsuit against a developer’s proposal to increase housing density in their neighborhood.Affidavits for Class Action SuitAt a meeting Tuesday night, a number of property owners gathered to sign and notarize ...
NEWARK, NJ – A Pine Brook man who pleaded guilty last year to defrauding the federal government through his Paterson pharmacy has been sentenced to 24 months in prison, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Nestor E. Jaime, 37, was arrested in 2025 as part of a $2.5 million crime ...
DUBLIN, PA—The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is using a novel legal strategy to punish two Dublin landlords it says “demanded” rent from tenants living in an uninhabitable building.The building on 113 South Main Street in Dublin, a few doors southeast of the Craft Tavern at the ...
NEW JERSEY — A Perth Amboy woman will serve 20 months in a federal prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly $200,000 in COVID-19 emergency relief funds, according to the US Attorney for New Jersey.U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch sentenced 42-year-old Damaris Valerio – also known as Damaris Tineo ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – A Notre Dame High School guidance counselor is scheduled to appear in court on May 28, 2026, following his arrest on charges involving a 14-year-old student, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.Antoine A. Hart, 53, of Lawrenceville, was arrested on April 15, 2026, ...
NEWARK, NJ – A Pine Brook man who pleaded guilty last year to defrauding the federal government through his Paterson pharmacy has been sentenced to 24 months in prison, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Nestor E. Jaime, 37, was arrested in 2025 as part of a $2.5 million crime ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – A Notre Dame High School guidance counselor is scheduled to appear in court on May 28, 2026, following his arrest on charges involving a 14-year-old student, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.Antoine A. Hart, 53, of Lawrenceville, was arrested on April 15, 2026, ...
Clinton, NJ – Officials from the Town of Clinton joined the leadership and volunteers of nonprofit SAFE in Hunterdon Inc. on Thursday, April 16th, for the 2nd annual “Take Back the Night” memorial ceremony and walk through downtown, culminating with a stop at the former storefront of Cheryl ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man was arrested following an investigation into the distribution of powdered and crack cocaine, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo announced.According to a statement, Quashic Colvin, 48, was identified by the Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Narcotics (BON) as allegedly ...
NEW JERSEY — In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office is raising awareness about a serious crime: sexual assault aboard aircraft.Federal officials emphasize that sexual assault on an airplane—most commonly involving unwanted touching—is a felony offense ...
NEW JERSEY — In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office is raising awareness about a serious crime: sexual assault aboard aircraft.Federal officials emphasize that sexual assault on an airplane—most commonly involving unwanted touching—is a felony offense ...