Private Eye From Mahwah Among Group Indicted On Charges Of Stalking NJ Couple For China Private Eye From Mahwah Among Group Indicted On Charges Of Stalking NJ Couple For China Private Eye From Mahwah Among Group Indicted On Charges Of Stalking NJ Couple For China
Private Eye From Mahwah Among Group Indicted On Charges Of Stalking NJ Couple For China A former NYPD sergeant turned Bergen County private investigator is among a group of defendants accused in a federal indictment of stalking and harassing an expatriated couple in New Jersey to return to China to face prosecution there. Michael McMahon, 53, of Mahwah helped “gather intelligence about and locate” the husband, who was wanted by People’s Republic of China for “embezzlement, abuse of power [and] acceptance of bribes,” the indictment returned by a grand jury in Brooklyn alleges. Two of the defendants pounded on the couple’s front door the night of Sept. 4, 2018, tried to force th…
Trump Holdover From Northern Westchester Fired By Biden Says He Won't Leave Government Post Trump Holdover From Northern Westchester Fired By Biden Says He Won't Leave Government Post Trump Holdover From Northern Westchester Fired By Biden Says He Won't Leave Government Post
Trump Holdover From Northern Westchester Fired By Biden Says He Won't Leave Government Post A Westchester County resident who was serving as the Social Security commissioner after being appointed to the post by former President Donald Trump said he won't leave his post, despite being fired by President Joe Biden. The Washington Post reported that Andrew Saul, who had been working remotely from his home in Katonah, said he was blindsided by his firing. His term was set to end in 2025.  Saul's access to agency computers was cut off on Monday, July 12, the day his acting successor, Kilolo Kijakazi, took over, The Washington Post said.  Experts told the Post that …
Clifton Ortho Doc Who State Said Freely Doled Out Opioids Permanently Barred From Practice Clifton Ortho Doc Who State Said Freely Doled Out Opioids Permanently Barred From Practice Clifton Ortho Doc Who State Said Freely Doled Out Opioids Permanently Barred From Practice
Clifton Ortho Doc Who State Said Freely Doled Out Opioids Permanently Barred From Practice UPDATE: A Clifton orthopedic surgeon who prescribed addictive opioid painkillers to patients who abused, sold or otherwise didn't need them was permanently barred from practicing medicine or prescribing drugs in New Jersey, state authorities announced Monday. Evangelos Megariotis – who owned and operated Clifton Orthopedic Associates -- told one patient that "anything that drugs can do on the street, my medications will do better and safer,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. "Just call me,” Grewal quoted him as saying. Megariotis also treated patient complaints of hypertension…
Feds Raid Giuliani's Manhattan Apartment Feds Raid Giuliani's Manhattan Apartment Feds Raid Giuliani's Manhattan Apartment
Feds Raid Giuliani's Manhattan Apartment Federal agents on Wednesday raided the Manhattan apartment of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as part of an investigation into his activities in Ukraine, according to multiple reports. Guiliani, who was ex-President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, didn’t immediately comment, nor did the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York in Manhattan. No charges had been filed against the 76-year-old former federal prosecutor as of Wednesday afternoon. Agents earlier in the day seized electronic devices during a warranted search as part of a months-long investigation, acco…
Hudson Valley Assemblyman Calls On Cuomo To Resign Amid Nursing Home, Harassment Scandals Hudson Valley Assemblyman Calls On Cuomo To Resign Amid Nursing Home, Harassment Scandals Hudson Valley Assemblyman Calls On Cuomo To Resign Amid Nursing Home, Harassment Scandals
Hudson Valley Assemblyman Calls On Cuomo To Resign Amid Nursing Home, Harassment Scandals A Hudson Valley lawmaker is calling on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign amid the latest scandal to hit his administration. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, former Cuomo aide Lindsey Boylan made a scathing blog post public in which she outlined alleged sexual harassment incidents involving the governor during her time in his administration. Earlier story - New Details Of Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims Released By Former Aide In response to the allegation, Republican Assemblyman Mike Lawler, who represents District 97, which includes Pearl River and other parts of Rockland County, called for Cuom…
COVID-19: Nursing Home Scandal Could Bring Criminal Charges For Cuomo, Prosecutor Says COVID-19: Nursing Home Scandal Could Bring Criminal Charges For Cuomo, Prosecutor Says COVID-19: Nursing Home Scandal Could Bring Criminal Charges For Cuomo, Prosecutor Says
Covid-19: Nursing Home Scandal Could Bring Criminal Charges For Cuomo, Prosecutor Says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 nursing home scandal could lead to federal charges, according to a longtime prosecutor. John Daukas, who was acting attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division under President Donald Trump, said that Cuomo could face criminal charges after underreporting nursing home deaths and then attempting to cover it up. Earlier story - COVID-19: Nursing Home Scandal Fallout Increases As More Dems Turn On Cuomo, Feds Launch Probe In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Daukas said that Cuomo’s administration misled the public, and the …
Fugitive NJ Ex-Con Captured After Weapons Seizure Faces Federal Charges Fugitive NJ Ex-Con Captured After Weapons Seizure Faces Federal Charges Fugitive NJ Ex-Con Captured After Weapons Seizure Faces Federal Charges
Fugitive NJ Ex-Con Captured After Weapons Seizure Faces Federal Charges Cedric Lewis had been out of state prison all of two months when detectives who’d been watching him moved in and found several weapons – including a rifle loaded with 30 rounds of ammo – along with crack and heroin that they said belonged to him. With the heat on, the Bloomfield ex-con headed south but was captured by U.S. marshals in Atlanta three months later. Lewis, 29, will be headed to federal prison for a much longer stretch than before depending on the outcome of a grand jury indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Newark that charges him with being a convicted felon in possess…
Justice Department Accuses Walmart Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Seeks Billions In Penalties Justice Department Accuses Walmart Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Seeks Billions In Penalties Justice Department Accuses Walmart Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Seeks Billions In Penalties
Justice Department Accuses Walmart Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Seeks Billions In Penalties The Trump Administration sued Walmart on Tuesday for producing what it alleges is an illegal flow of pain killers that has fueled America’s opioid crisis. Ignoring “red flag” warnings against suspicious prescriptions from its own pharmacists, Walmart turned a network of 5,000 national in-store pharmacies into a pipeline of highly addictive painkillers, the Justice Department’s alleges in its lawsuit. Walmart understaffed those pharmacies while pressuring workers to fill prescriptions quickly – enabling widespread drug abuse -- in order to increase profits, the suit filed in US District Cour…
Feds Charge Architect, Owners of Housing Complexes in NJ, PA, CT With Disability Discrimination Feds Charge Architect, Owners of Housing Complexes in NJ, PA, CT With Disability Discrimination Feds Charge Architect, Owners of Housing Complexes in NJ, PA, CT With Disability Discrimination
Feds Charge Architect, Owners of Housing Complexes in NJ, PA, CT With Disability Discrimination The architects and owners of multi-family developments in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut failed to build units and facilities accessible to people with disabilities, the federal government charged Friday. J. Randolph Parry Architects, P.C. and eight owners of 15 multifamily properties designed by the architectural firm violate both the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Justice Department alleged. “[T]here is no excuse for owners and architects to continue developing properties that fail to comply with the accessibility requirements of these …
Historic Guilty Plea By Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma: What It Means Historic Guilty Plea By Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma: What It Means Historic Guilty Plea By Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma: What It Means
Historic Guilty Plea By Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma: What It Means Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark on Tuesday in exchange for not only the largest penalties ever levied against a pharmaceutical manufacturer for its role in creating the nation’s opioid crisis. The company, which declared bankruptcy last year, also will be dissolved and its assets used to establish a new "public benefit company,” federal authorities said. US District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo approved the deal after Purdue Pharma Board Chairman Steve Miller pleaded guilty during a teleconference to three criminal charges on behalf of the company. “Purd…
NO GAME: Feds Bust Accused Ringleaders Of Worldwide Videogame Hacking Crew NO GAME: Feds Bust Accused Ringleaders Of Worldwide Videogame Hacking Crew NO GAME: Feds Bust Accused Ringleaders Of Worldwide Videogame Hacking Crew
NO Game: Feds Bust Accused Ringleaders Of Worldwide Videogame Hacking Crew Two accused ringleaders of one of the world’s most notorious videogame hacking groups were in FBI custody and an associate was being sought, federal authorities announced. All three are members Team Xecuter, a group that the government said develops and sells “jailbreak” devices that allow people to play pirated copies of games on their consoles. A federal indictment accuses Max “MAXiMiLiEN” Louarn, a 48-year-old French national, Gary “GaryOPA” Bowser, 51, of Canada, and Yuanning Chen, 35, of Shenzhen, China of creating and distributing the devices, which authorities said became more popula…
Largest US Dark Web Sweep Ever: 179 Busted, Half-Ton Drugs, $6.5M Seized In Operation DisrupTor Largest US Dark Web Sweep Ever: 179 Busted, Half-Ton Drugs, $6.5M Seized In Operation DisrupTor Largest US Dark Web Sweep Ever: 179 Busted, Half-Ton Drugs, $6.5M Seized In Operation DisrupTor
Largest US Dark Web Sweep Ever: 179 Busted, Half-Ton Drugs, $6.5M Seized In Operation DisrupTor Authorities seized more than $6.5 million in cash and virtual currency, as well as more than half a ton of drugs, in the largest dark web bust ever in the U.S., the Justice Department announced Tuesday. A total of 179 buyers and sellers were charged worldwide by law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe as part of Operation DisrupTor, named for the heavily-encrypted private web browser (Tor) most often used to access the dark web, authorities said. More than 600 pounds of fentanyl, heroin, other opioids and cocaine were seized in the U.S. alone. Authorities charged 121 peopl…