Crime & Safety

Hoboken Trio Accused of Money Laundering, Running a Prostitution Business

Baltazar Gonzalez, 36, Luz I. Morales, 29, and Bernadette Rubio, 28, appeared Friday in Hudson County Superior Court.

Three Hoboken residents were among those arrested on charges of money laundering and running a prostitution business in Jersey City.

Baltazar Gonzalez, 36, of Hoboken, Luz I. Morales, 29, of Hoboken, and Bernadette Rubio, 28, of Hoboken, were among six who appeared Friday in Hudson County Superior Court, according to NJ.com.

Luis J. Lebron, Jr., 20, of Jersey City, Pedro J. Rivera, 49, of North Bergen, and Jeroham W. Olortegui, 21, of Pine Brook, were also charged, according to the report.

Details about the case, including where the alleged prostitution business was located, were not immediately available.


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