Thursday, October 18, 2012
Dwek, who helped bring down former Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano, cooperated with law enforcement investigations
Solomon Dwek, a Monmouth County-based real estate developer and FBI informant who helped bring down former Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano, was sentenced today to six years in prison. Judge Jose Linares handed down the sentence in Newark after hearing final arguments from the prosecutors and defense attorney in Dwek's trial. Dwek was facing nine to 11 years under his plea deal for his crimes, but his cooperation with federal investigators over the last few years helped him receive a reduced sentence. Dwek pleaded guilty in connection with his role in a scheme to defraud PNC Bank of more than $50 million in October 2009 and was charged with bank fraud and money laundering. Dwek's time as an informant led to the arrest of 46 people including …
Monday, November 14, 2011
At least three iPhones were stolen this weekend in Hoboken.
Note to self: don't lose sight of your iPhone while in Hoboken. At least three people had their iPhones stolen between Friday night and Sunday night, according to police reports. On Friday night, around 11:30 p.m., a 25-year-old Maplewood woman who was having a conversation with a friend at Mulligan's, noticed her iPhone 4 missing from her coat which she had placed on the back of her seat, according to police reports. While the phone was turned off, she could still use the GPS on the device, police said. The phone was in a Costco parking lot in Union County, according to the police report, but had been turned off. Around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, a 28-year-old Hoboken woman had her iPhone stolen from her purse at 16 Hudson Place, according to …
While police thought a man was hiding a gun, it was actually a bottle of Corona.
It was unclear what Larone Ferguson was hiding under his coat early Saturday morning, as he was surrounded by police asking him to show his hands. After resisting arrest, the arrival of multiple police radio cars and almost being shot, he did finally show his hands to reveal a bottle of Corona, According to the police report on the matter. Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, police were patrolling the area of the Hoboken Housing Authority and heard a loud noise that sounded like a gun shot, police said. According to a police report the sound made car alarms go off in the area. As the officers arrived in front of 320 Harrison St., they saw two men coming from the same area. Police announced themselves and told the two men to stop, according to the …
puzzledone
7:12 pm on Friday, October 19, 2012
David, I wouldn't say he took down ALL the corrupt city officials. more ›