Rachael Honig Archives

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...

Seven religious leaders back Vartan for U.S. Attorney

January 26, 2021 10:00 amJanuary 26, 2021 10:20 am

Seven religious leaders urged lawmakers in the state to back former Assistant New Jersey Attorney General Lee Vartan to be New Jersey’s next U.S. attorney . “National Action Network (NAN), the organization founded by civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton,...

Newark tax preparer indicted on federal tax charges 6 weeks after receiving PPP loan

January 20, 2021 2:00 pmJanuary 20, 2021 2:05 pm

A Newark tax preparer received a sizeable award from the Paycheck Protection Program just one and a half months before being indicted by federal grand jury of filing 44 false tax returns. Sylvain Dienhoue, a Pennsylvania resident, pleaded guilty to...

Federal authorities claim constitutional violations at Cumberland County Jail

January 14, 2021 4:43 pm

Federal authorities alleged the Cumberland County Jail committed constitutional breaches by failing to provide mental health and opioid cessation treatments to inmates Thursday. “Our investigation revealed that Cumberland County fails to provide adequate mental health care to inmates at risk...