Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Arrested, Accused Of Rigging Hiring Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Arrested, Accused Of Rigging Hiring Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Arrested, Accused Of Rigging Hiring
Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Arrested, Accused Of Rigging Hiring Some of Bridgeport’s top police officials have been accused of rigging the city’s police chief search two years ago and then attempting to cover it up, according to federal authorities. Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez and the city’s acting Personnel Director David Dunn were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 10 by federal investigators for allegedly rigging the 2018 search for a new chief to ensure Perez would win. Additionally, Perez and Dunn were charged with making false statements to federal agents during the investigation into the alleged fraud. It is alleged that Perez - who was the a…

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by Zak Failla
Elizabeth, NJ
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Feds: Elizabeth Man Bribed Postal Carriers To Steal Packages Of Checkbooks, iPhones, More Feds: Elizabeth Man Bribed Postal Carriers To Steal Packages Of Checkbooks, iPhones, More Feds: Elizabeth Man Bribed Postal Carriers To Steal Packages Of Checkbooks, iPhones, More
Feds: Elizabeth Man Bribed Postal Carriers To Steal Packages Of Checkbooks, iPhones, More Federal agents on Thursday arrested an Elizabeth man who they said bribed U.S. Postal Service carriers to steal check books, credit cards and electronics from the mail. U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents watched as Jabre “Jab” Beauvoir, 21, met with a carrier in a mail van in Secaucus and collected a package that they’d planted, a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Beauvoir – using the handle “Neck Tat” -- believed he was getting a stolen iPhone 6 Plus, it says. The carrier told them that Beauvoir had offered $20O for every stolen check book and a split of the procee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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ICE: Washington Township Man Threatened Victim With Child Porn Pics ICE: Washington Township Man Threatened Victim With Child Porn Pics ICE: Washington Township Man Threatened Victim With Child Porn Pics
ICE: Washington Township Man Threatened Victim With Child Porn Pics A Washington Township man trafficked images of child sex abuse -- and contacted a victim who'd been photographed while in her mid-teens, said federal authorities who arrested him Wednesday. Jeffrey Laino, 37, shared several files from home on a publicly available peer-to-peer program that was being monitored by law enforcement in January, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. A month later, a victim living in Ohio reported that Laino contacted her through Snapchat claiming that he had nude photos that he said were taken of her when she was 14 to 15 years old, Carpenito said. Laino, who was a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
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Former Mangano Top Aide Admits To Obstructing Justice Former Mangano Top Aide Admits To Obstructing Justice Former Mangano Top Aide Admits To Obstructing Justice
Former Mangano Top Aide Admits To Obstructing Justice A former top aide to Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has admitted to lying to federal investigators in an effort to cover up a $5,000 cash payment he received from a county contractor. Rob Walker, 43, a former chief deputy to Mangano, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip on Wednesday, May 29, to one count of obstruction of justice. He is expected to receive less than two years in prison. In court, Walker admitted to meeting with an informant working with the government and asked him not to disclose a $5,000 payment that he received in 2014. Walker, a Hicksville resident, acc…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Former Police Chief In Westchester Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion Former Police Chief In Westchester Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion Former Police Chief In Westchester Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion
Former Police Chief In Westchester Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion A former police chief in Westchester will be bumping elbows with some of the people he put away after pleading guilty to federal tax evasion charges. Former Harrison Police Chief Anthony Marraccini has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting to failing to pay more than $900,000 in state and federal taxes over the course of six years. He pleaded guilty to the charge in January. Marraccini retired early from the department while he was the target of a federal investigation in 2016. The former chief had pleaded for no jail time, but received less than the two years that prosecuto…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Postal Worker Under Investigation After Mail Is Found Dumped In Woods In Northern Westchester Postal Worker Under Investigation After Mail Is Found Dumped In Woods In Northern Westchester Postal Worker Under Investigation After Mail Is Found Dumped In Woods In Northern Westchester
Postal Worker Under Investigation After Mail Is Found Dumped In Woods In Northern Westchester The U.S. Postal Service is investigating an employee after boxes of mail were found dumped in the woods in Northern Westchester. The mail was found in Somers near the intersection of Voris Drive and Wellington Lane. An investigation is currently underway into an allegation involving undelivered mail in Somers, confirmed Jeffrey Powers, Assistant Special Agent in Charge with the Inspector General's Office. The undelivered mail was recovered by agents and the investigation is ongoing, he said. At this time, Powers said the office could not release additional information to the public, due t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Molinaro Slams Cuomo For Keeping $300K In Donations From Developers Molinaro Slams Cuomo For Keeping $300K In Donations From Developers Molinaro Slams Cuomo For Keeping $300K In Donations From Developers
Molinaro Slams Cuomo For Keeping $300K In Donations From Developers Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro is quickly ramping up his gubernatorial campaign against incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle by tying campaign contributions to major developers who are under federal investigation. In an email to supporters and news media on Tuesday, June 5, the Republican's campaign wrote: "Andrew Cuomo doesn't understand right from wrong, something Marc Molinaro learned at a young age." "As Governor, Marc Molinaro will always do what is RIGHT and put people over politics," the campaign email wrote. "Donate $25, $50, $100 or even $500 …

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by Jon Craig
Rutherford, NJ
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Transcript Reveals Final Moments Before Fatal Carlstadt Jet Crash Transcript Reveals Final Moments Before Fatal Carlstadt Jet Crash Transcript Reveals Final Moments Before Fatal Carlstadt Jet Crash
Transcript Reveals Final Moments Before Fatal Carlstadt Jet Crash TETERBORO, N.J. -- Newly-released files from a federal investigation indicate that the two pilots of the small jet that crashed last May in Carlstadt were scrambling to keep the plane airborne, the Daily Mail reports. The pilot and co-pilot were killed when their Teterboro-bound Learjet crashed into an industrial area just short of the runway, Daily Voice reported. The federal files reveal that a traffic controller noticed the plane was 1.5 miles from Teterboro, closer than the four miles that planes usually begin a turn from, the article says. Below is the dialogue on the transcript, acco…

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by Cecilia Levine