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A man known as ‘NJ Weedman’ was acquitted of a drug-related charge recently. When he was stopped by a New Jersey state trooper two years ago, he admitted that he had a pound of marijuana in his car. Facing criminal allegations, he argued before a jury that he carries...

42-year-old man, Albert Gil, of Ridgefield, New Jersey, was arrested on October 24, 2012, and charged with stealing over $1,000 of funds from American Legion Post, 221. Gil was charged with theft and forgery. Gil was a member of the post for approximately 10 years in total....

On Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 9:00pm, twenty-seven (27) year-old Irvington resident, Taj Lester, was arrested outside of Rite-Aid in Washington Township. According to the Washington Township Police Department, the store manager called the police and advised him that the...

A New Jersey FBI informant and his attorneys are claiming mental illness in an attempt to persuade the judge in his own case to be lenient in sentencing. The man faces a criminal charge in relation to a $50 million bank fraud case. After cooperating with the government in a...

Just as with crimes committed by adults, crimes committed by juveniles may include a range of severity from mischief that results in slight damage or minor injury to heinous crimes that result in death or serious injury. One New Jersey county is trying an alternative to sending...

Vincent Ortenzio, a 21 year-old man from New Milford, New Jersey, allegedly burst into a 7-11 wearing a ski mask, waving a pellet gun, and demanding money. He has just been arrested and charged with armed robbery. The police claim Ortenzio stole two-hundred dollars in cash and...

One element of being found guilty on criminal charges is having the intent to commit that particular crime. However, in the absence of direct evidence to support intent it can be very difficult to determine an individual’s motivation behind their actions, which allows for a...

Police arrested a woman who they say was involved in a drug conspiracy with several other individuals. According to New Jersey police, the drug charge arises from police officials’ investigation into a post office worker who had allegedly taken packages that were addressed...

All kids make poor decisions at some point in their lives. Usually these do not rise to the level of criminal charges in court, but when they do, what level of punishment is appropriate when a conviction is obtained? The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled on this issue,...

A New Jersey mayor is facing a criminal charge of corruption stemming from an alleged plot to accept a bribe from a real estate developer for a garage intended to be built on city-owned land. The criminal charge of corruption came to light after the mayor was arrested early in...