Law & Justice

SOMERVILLE, NJ – Borough resident Patrick M. Hammond, 36, has been sentenced to jail for 14 years following his conviction for setting fire to an occupied Hillsborough home in 2018 with nine people inside.

Hammond was convicted of Aggravated Arson, 2nd Degree; Endangering another Person, 3rd Degree (9 Counts); Endangering the Welfare of a Child, 3rd Degree (4 Counts); ...

SOUTH BOUND BROOK, NJ – A 38-year-old mother has been indicted on charges of murder and two lesser charges in the Feb. 6th death of her 4-year-old son, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson.

Elina Gutti, 38, of Cedar Street, South Bound Brook also known as Olga Singhania, and also known as Olga Gutiy, is charged with killing her son, identified as Aiden ...

TRENTON, NJ - Criminal jury trials will resume in person next month, under a Supreme Court order issued this week that revises juror service based on the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in New Jersey.

The Court’s order directs the resumption of in-person criminal jury trials beginning June 15, with cases that involve detained defendants receiving the highest priority. 

Civil ...

TRENTON, NJ – A Hillsborough man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison Friday for engaging in a $2 million Ponzi scheme targeting elderly investors and for subscribing to a false tax return, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig.

Daniel Rivera, 51, of Hillsborough, New Jersey, a former financial advisor, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District ...