There were three companies in cities associated with Essex County that received three FDA inspections in the third quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.
A former bank branch manager has been sentenced to 65 months in prison for orchestrating a conspiracy to secure fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans amounting to approximately $5 million. This was announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.
A man from California has admitted to charges related to fentanyl distribution in Bergen County, New Jersey. Timothy Alan Blank, aged 55, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin in Newark federal court. The charge involved possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of fentanyl.
A former resident of Monmouth County has admitted to participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain funds from the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), as announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.
An Indiana resident has confessed to defrauding numerous individuals by falsely negotiating the sale of valuable items he neither owned nor possessed. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced that Brian Combs, aged 49 from Fishers, Indiana, pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner in Trenton federal court on October 15, 2024.
The ex-husband of a former star from the reality television show "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Thomas Manzo, 59, was convicted for hiring and assisting a member of the Lucchese Crime Family to assault his ex-wife's current husband. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.
A man from Somerset County, New Jersey, has admitted to committing a federal hate crime after breaking into the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University and destroying property. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and New Jersey State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.
An Arizona man, Walid Khater, has been sentenced to 49 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of over $4.4 million. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.