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Discrimination Lawsuit Against Bridgeport Housing Authority Resolved By Justice Department Discrimination Lawsuit Against Bridgeport Housing Authority Resolved By Justice Department Discrimination Lawsuit Against Bridgeport Housing Authority Resolved By Justice Department
Discrimination Lawsuit Against Bridgeport Housing Authority Resolved By Justice Department Federal authorities have reached a settlement with the Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport to resolve discrimination allegations. The Justice Department announced that the Housing Authority (HACB), doing business as Park City Communities, has settled after complaints that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act and the Fair Housing Act. The agreement filed this week in U.S. District Court, requires HACB to institute broad reforms to safeguard the rights of individuals with disabilities, including revising its policies and processes for handling reas…

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Newark, NJ
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Feds Smash World's Largest Dark Web Child Porn Network By Following Bitcoin Trail Feds Smash World's Largest Dark Web Child Porn Network By Following Bitcoin Trail Feds Smash World's Largest Dark Web Child Porn Network By Following Bitcoin Trail
Feds Smash World's Largest Dark Web Child Porn Network By Following Bitcoin Trail Federal authorities have smashed the world’s largest dark web child porn marketplace, arresting a whopping 337 people around the world – some of them in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut -- all thanks to bitcoin. To sniff out the network, investigators used a unique strategy. "Welcome to Video" was one of the first websites of its kind to monetize exploitation videos of infants, toddlers and other children, "one of the worst forms of evil imaginable," one federal prosecutor said. The network used bitcoin because of the difficulty in tracing it, the Justice Department said in a complaint…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
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Garwood, Jersey City Men Charged In Takedown Of Global Child Porn Network Garwood, Jersey City Men Charged In Takedown Of Global Child Porn Network Garwood, Jersey City Men Charged In Takedown Of Global Child Porn Network
Garwood, Jersey City Men Charged In Takedown Of Global Child Porn Network A South Korean man was indicted by a Washington, D.C. grand jury for running a child pornography site described as the largest of its kind and used by people across the globe, including at least two men from New Jersey, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Wednesday.  Jong Woo Son, 23, is already imprisoned in South Korea for operating Welcome To Video, which was used by people in several U.S. states as well as Ireland, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and other countries. The site hosted at least 250,000 images and videos, according to authorities.  Among the numerous Americans charged in t…

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by Paul Milo
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Impeachment Hearings Hoist Maloney Into National Spotlight Impeachment Hearings Hoist Maloney Into National Spotlight Impeachment Hearings Hoist Maloney Into National Spotlight
Impeachment Hearings Hoist Maloney Into National Spotlight Nearly as quickly as the CIA whistleblower attracted national attention, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney was hoisted into the media spotlight. Maloney was credited with asking some of the most compelling questions on Thursday, Sept. 26 of Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Maguire was called to testify about the whistleblower's complaint that led six House Committees to launch an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, and the initial refusal by the Trump Administration to share the comp…

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by Jon Craig
Paramus, NJ
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Feds: Northeast Opioid 'Pill Mill' Takedown Nets Paramus Pharmacy Owner, Clifton Surgeon Feds: Northeast Opioid 'Pill Mill' Takedown Nets Paramus Pharmacy Owner, Clifton Surgeon Feds: Northeast Opioid 'Pill Mill' Takedown Nets Paramus Pharmacy Owner, Clifton Surgeon
Feds: Northeast Opioid 'Pill Mill' Takedown Nets Paramus Pharmacy Owner, Clifton Surgeon The arrests of a Paramus pharmacy owner and a Clifton orthopedic surgeon earlier this month by federal agents were part of a massive crackdown involving the distribution of over 3.25 million opioid doses in “pill mill” clinics and doctors’ offices throughout the Northeast, the Justice Department said Thursday. A total of 54 defendants – 15 of them doctors -- have been charged for their roles in submitting nearly $800 million in bogus health insurance claims, the Justice Department said. Others include marketing executives, pharmacists, and the owners and operators of a genetic testing labor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
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U.S. Rep. Engel Seeks Proof Of Trump, Giuliani Efforts To Encourage Ukraine Probe Of Joe Biden U.S. Rep. Engel Seeks Proof Of Trump, Giuliani Efforts To Encourage Ukraine Probe Of Joe Biden U.S. Rep. Engel Seeks Proof Of Trump, Giuliani Efforts To Encourage Ukraine Probe Of Joe Biden
U.S. Rep. Engel Seeks Proof Of Trump, Giuliani Efforts To Encourage Ukraine Probe Of Joe Biden U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel is leading a growing chorus of congressmen calling for an investigation of President Trump's alleged interference in a federal whistleblower case and a 2020 Democratic presidential challenger. Thursday night, President Trump's personal lawyer, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani admitted making direct contact with top Ukrainian officials. Giuliani acknowledged he asked them to investigate Biden, an admission that comes as Capitol Hill Democrats investigate whether Trump and Giuliani pressured Ukraine’s government to meddle with the 2020 presidential candidate. …

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by Jon Craig
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
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U.S. Sen. Murphy Calls For Investigation Of Trump Interference In Ukraine, Biden Campaign U.S. Sen. Murphy Calls For Investigation Of Trump Interference In Ukraine, Biden Campaign U.S. Sen. Murphy Calls For Investigation Of Trump Interference In Ukraine, Biden Campaign
U.S. Sen. Murphy Calls For Investigation Of Trump Interference In Ukraine, Biden Campaign U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has joined a growing chorus of congressmen in calling for an investigation of President Trump's alleged attempt to get Ukraine government officials involved in probing a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Speaking to CNN, among other national media outlets on Friday, Sept. 20, Murphy expressed his concerns about the threatened loss of U.S. defense aid to Ukraine if that country declined to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut's other U.S. Senate Democrat, sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and has previously calle…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
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House Committee Chairs Engel, Lowey Announce Support For Trump Impeachment Inquiry House Committee Chairs Engel, Lowey Announce Support For Trump Impeachment Inquiry House Committee Chairs Engel, Lowey Announce Support For Trump Impeachment Inquiry
House Committee Chairs Engel, Lowey Announce Support For Trump Impeachment Inquiry Two chairpersons of major House of Representatives committees who represent parts of the area politicians have joined the cacophony of Democratic lawmakers calling for a formal impeachment hearing into President Donald Trump. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmen Eliot Engel announced on Tuesday, July 30 that he supports the opening of an inquiry into the president, which has received support from nearly half of elected Democrats. Engel's district includes parts of Westchester and the Bronx. Following Engel’s announcement, Congresswoman Nita Lowey issued a statement in support of such an…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
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Chinese Nationals Used Newark Business To Avoid N. Korea Sanctions: Feds Chinese Nationals Used Newark Business To Avoid N. Korea Sanctions: Feds Chinese Nationals Used Newark Business To Avoid N. Korea Sanctions: Feds
Chinese Nationals Used Newark Business To Avoid N. Korea Sanctions: Feds Four citizens of China used front companies to conceal their business relationships with North Korean businesses that have been sanctioned by the U.S. government for dealing in weapons of mass destruction and other offenses, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. An indictment returned Monday by a federal grand jury in Newark charges Ma Xiaohong; her company, Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development Co. Ltd.; and three of its top executives – general manager Zhou Jianshu, deputy general manager Hong Jinhua and financial manager Luo Chuanxu – with violating U.S. law, conspiracy an…

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by Paul Milo
White Plains, NY
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Rob Astorino Gives Up On Trying To Get Back $9K Rolex Seized By FBI In Corruption Probe Rob Astorino Gives Up On Trying To Get Back $9K Rolex Seized By FBI In Corruption Probe Rob Astorino Gives Up On Trying To Get Back $9K Rolex Seized By FBI In Corruption Probe
Rob Astorino Gives Up On Trying To Get Back $9K Rolex Seized By FBI In Corruption Probe This story has been updated. Federal investigators have finalized seizure of former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's luxury Rolex Submariner watch. Astorino says he won't try to get it back. The watch, worth nearly $9,000, was partially paid for by a campaign donor later prosecuted for bribing New York City police officers and other public officials. According to court papers filed on Tuesday, June 11 in federal court, real estate developer Jona Rechnitz, who in 2013 gave $15,000 to Astorino’s re-election campaign, helped Astorino buy the watch from a store owner in Manhatt…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfield, CT
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Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry
Barr Assigns US Attorney In Connecticut To Review Origins Of Russia Inquiry United States Attorney General William Barr has appointed John Durham, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, to review the origins of the Russia investigation into interference in the 2016 presidential election and the FBI’s surveillance activities. Durham has been assigned to conduct the inquiry into allegations of misconduct and improper surveillance of President Donald Trump’s campaign during the 2016 election. The concerns were first raised in congressional testimony following the release of Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia probe. "I am not saying that improper survei…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
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Hauppauge Native Lori Laughlin, Husband Plead Not Guilty In College Admissions Scam Hauppauge Native Lori Laughlin, Husband Plead Not Guilty In College Admissions Scam Hauppauge Native Lori Laughlin, Husband Plead Not Guilty In College Admissions Scam
Hauppauge Native Lori Laughlin, Husband Plead Not Guilty In College Admissions Scam Long Island native Lori Loughlin continues making headlines for the wrong reason, this time pleading not guilty to charges related to a college admission scam. Loughlin - who attended Oaks School #3 Elementary School in Oceanside and graduated from Hauppauge High School - and her husband, fashion designer J. Mossimo Giannulli, waived their right to appear in court for arraignment and pleaded not guilty on Monday in Boston federal court. The “Full House” star and her husband are accused of paying $500,000 in bribes in an effort to get their daughters admitted to the University of Southern Ca…

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by Zak Failla