Rachael Honig Archives - New Jersey Globe

Edna Mahan guard charged with sexual assault

October 13, 2021 1:00 pm

Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck and Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson today announced the arrest of Tyrell Harris-McLaughlin, a senior correctional police officer at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, on charges of sexually assaulting an inmate. According to the...

Bayside corrections officer arrested for assaulting inmates

October 1, 2021 11:47 am

Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced today that Bayside State Prison corrections officer John Makos has been arrested for allegedly “assaulting and physically punishing inmates” over the course of at least nine months in 2019. “Prisoners are entitled to be...

After federal lawsuit, New Jersey will allow voter registration through disability transportation agencies

August 5, 2021 1:21 pmAugust 5, 2021 1:23 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it has entered a proposed consent decree with the State of New Jersey, settling a voting rights lawsuit that was filed against the state and state officials in March. The lawsuit specifically...

Union leader indicted on health care fraud charges

July 24, 2021 10:46 am

Carmine A. Mattia, Jr., a union leader and former Belleville council candidate, was indicted on Friday for his role in a scheme to defraud a telecommunications company by billing them for expensive compounded prescriptions that were medically unnecessary. Acting U.S....

Former Bordentown police chief gets 28 months for lying to FBI

May 26, 2021 5:42 pm

A former Bordentown police chief was sentenced to 28 months in prison for lying about civil rights violations related to an 18-year-old’s arrest, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced Wednesday. Frank Nucera, 64, was convicted of making false statements to...

Toms River, Department of Justice reach agreement on religious zoning rules

March 10, 2021 12:22 pm

Toms River reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced Wednesday. A proposed consent decree filed in federal court earlier Wednesday...

Ex-union official charged with embezzlement

January 28, 2021 4:23 pm

A former president of Communications Workers of America Local 81427 was charged today with embezzling about $100,000 from her union and another $534,470 from the union’s Welfare Fund and Pension Fund that she ran. Dorothy McBride was released on a...