'Nasty,' 'Popa,' Other Members Of Newark's 'Famous Boyz' Drug Gang Plead Guilty
Several members of a Newark street gang affiliated with the Bloods have pleaded guilty to a variety of drugs, weapons and other offenses over the last few weeks stemming from the gang's drug dealing in the state's largest city, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Tuesday.
The gang, Famous Boyz, is a subset of the Brick City Brims, which is in turn affiliated with the national Bloods gang, authorities said. Their base of operations was on South 18th and 15th Avenues in Newark, which the gang referred to as "8 Block," "18th" or with a simple "8," according to authorities.
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Husband And Wife From W. New York Admit Running $500K Ponzi Scheme
A married couple from West New York pleaded guilty to multiple offenses related to an investment firm that was really cover for a Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Monday.
Alcibiades Cifuentes, 36, and his wife Jennifer Wee Cifuentes, 38, ran a hedge fund, Cifuentes Fund Management, which they said was investing in foreign currencies and commodities.
In reality, for three years beginning in 2012, the couple took investors' money and bought jewelry, an Audi R8 and other items. They took some cash from more recent investors in the fund and gave it to older invest…
Garwood, Jersey City Men Charged In Takedown Of Global Child Porn Network
A South Korean man was indicted by a Washington, D.C. grand jury for running a child pornography site described as the largest of its kind and used by people across the globe, including at least two men from New Jersey, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Wednesday.
Jong Woo Son, 23, is already imprisoned in South Korea for operating Welcome To Video, which was used by people in several U.S. states as well as Ireland, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and other countries. The site hosted at least 250,000 images and videos, according to authorities.
Among the numerous Americans charged in t…
