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2 Jun

Brooklyn Man Charged with Threatening to Assault and Murder ICE Officer and His Family

NEWARK, N.J. – A Brooklyn man was charged with threatening to assault and murder a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement officer outside an ICE detention facility, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Nicholas Matthew Scelfo, 27, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested for influencing, impeding, and retaliating against a federal officer...

16 May

Five Members of New Jersey and Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Organization—including Two Jamaican Nationals—Arrested in NJ-Homeland Security Task Force Operation

CAMDEN, N.J. – Five members and associates of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia—including two Jamaican citizens—were arrested this week and charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. As alleged, this drug trafficking organization distributed large quantities...

4 May

Trenton Gang Leader Convicted in New Jersey Murder and Racketeering Case

TRENTON – Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice announced today the conviction of the leader of a violent Trenton street gang on charges including murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, racketeering, conspiracy, being a leader of organized crime and of a narcotics trafficking network, and other charges following a...

3 Apr

Air Force Officer Indicted for Child Exploitation Offenses

TRENTON, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was indicted yesterday for various child exploitation offenses, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Gabriel Perez, 31, of Eastampton, New Jersey, was charged in a two-count Superseding Indictment with attempted enticement and coercion of a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States...

25 Mar

H Block Gang Member Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy

BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug conspiracy charges. Eric Celestino, 31, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised...

24 Mar

New Jersey man sentenced for sexually assaulting woman during flight

A New Jersey man will spend over two years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a woman seated next to him on a commercial flight, federal officials said Monday. Vernon Baker, 41, of Linden, was sentenced to 25 months in prison in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania, the...

7 Mar

Essex County Man Convicted of Drug Distribution and Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man was convicted of firearm and narcotics offenses following a three-day trial, Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello announced. Mookadean Cheeseboro, 38, of Newark, was convicted by a federal jury on February 11, 2026, of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon,...

6 Mar

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in Threatening Red Mass Attendees at St. Matthews Cathedral

Defendant Arrested with More Than 100 Homemade Explosive Devices WASHINGTON – Louis Geri, 41, of Vineland, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection with threatening to detonate more than 100 homemade explosive devices on the steps of St. Matthew’s Cathedral during the annual Red Mass attended...