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In a week that saw the death of New Jersey’s most infamous, albeit fictional, mobster, we learn that a joint law enforcement task force has broken up an illegal gambling ring that was estimated to gross up to $1 million per week.  The joint investigation involved cooperation from...

The Parsippany Patch reported an apparent, completed burglary and a separate, attempted burglary today. Although we are not privy to the status of police investigations, both investigation of these alleged crimes and defense of potential suspects present common themes. Please...

In recent years, the gigantic leaps forward in technology have been astonishing. Many of us remember the days of “banker’s hours” where you had to go to the bank in person, before 3pm, to conduct your business. Now, with direct deposit, and online payment capabilities, a person...

Anyone who has seen the original “Godfather” movie probably remembers the great scene in which the heads of Mafia families meet to discuss a new venture: the widespread distribution of illegal narcotics.  Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, had done his best to keep out of...

Legislatures and courts have determined that often a criminal defendant may benefit more from court ordered drug rehabilitation than they would from incarceration. The court will weigh how much of a factor a defendant’s drug problem was as a possible cause behind the commission...

Older readers will feel really old in reading this article. Several residents of a New Jersey senior citizen residence have been charged with a crime and scheduled to appear for preliminary hearings. The charges have to do with drugs and prostitution. Police charged one man with...

In the mind of many students, it must seem that student life is filled with hard work, frustrations and pent-up youthful energy demanding an outlet. In New Jersey, numerous Rutgers students were arrested recently andcharged with a crime due to a raucous celebration on Delafield...

People who drive around with illegal drugs seem to eagerly invite the police to stop them for traffic violations of one kind or another. The incidence of drug busts coming on the heels of a traffic stop must be inordinately high. In the reported case, a New Jersey traffic stop...

Purchasing a travel package is a risky thing due to the fraudulent tactics of some travel agencies and agents over recent years. A New Jersey couple has been charged with a crime for supposedly operating a number of scam travel agencies that offered people free airfares or...

The next time your doctor sends you for a blood test perhaps you’ll want to make sure that the test is necessary and that there are no hidden deals between the doctor and the laboratory. That improper activity is behind the criminal charge by a federal prosecutor in New...