PalPark Couple Admits Running Multi-County Sex Spa Ring: Feds
A husband and wife admitted running a prostitution enterprise tied to nine massage spas across New Jersey and New York, federal prosecutors announced.
Zhejun Piao, 38, and Miyeon Choi, also known as “Maya,” 38, both of Palisades Park, pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 26, in Trenton federal court to conspiracy involving interstate racketeering activity, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said.
According to prosecutors, the operation dated back to at least 2017 and involved spas in Paterson, Passaic, Fairview, Edgewater, East Brunswick, Toms River, and New Rochelle, NY. Women working at the spas per…
Throat Punch During Clark Ace Hardware Theft Lands Couple In Trouble: Police
Arrest warrants have been issued for two Jackson residents accused of stealing power tools from an Ace Hardware store in Clark and assaulting an employee during their escape, authorities said.
Officers responded to Ace Hardware on Westfield Avenue around 1:08 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, for a reported shoplifting, according to police in Clark.
A man and woman, later identified as Michael D. Ritz, 32, and Brielle M. Winston, 28, both of Jackson, entered the store and went to the power tool aisle before filling a shopping cart with merchandise and heading toward the checkout area. Before …
Georgia Man Charged In 1989 Bayonne Home Invasion Murder: Prosecutor
A Georgia man has been charged in connection with a Bayonne cold case homicide dating back nearly 37 years, authorities said.
Joseph Quiros-Soto, 62, was charged with murder and murder during the commission of a burglary in the 1989 killing of Mauricio Cuadra, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced Thursday May 28.
Quiros-Soto was arrested Wednesday, May 27, at his home in Griffin, Georgia, by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, according to prosecutors. He remains detained in Georgia pending extradition to New Jersey, authorities said.
The case dates back to Aug. 9, 1…
