U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey
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A former TD Bank employee based in New Jersey, Oscar Marcel Nunez-Flores, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and facilitating the movement of more than $26 million from the United States to Colombia through a money laundering scheme.
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A New Jersey couple has been indicted for allegedly obtaining more than $715,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A Bergen County woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $544,000 from a senior and disabled housing facility in Maywood, New Jersey.
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A Delaware-based manufacturing company with operations in Fairfield, New Jersey has agreed to pay nearly $2.9 million to resolve allegations that it improperly obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, according to an announcement by...
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A North Haledon man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization that imported and distributed large quantities of fentanyl analogues and other controlled substances.
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A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to charges of distributing controlled substances and illegally possessing a firearm, according to an announcement from Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello.
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Two senior members of a drug trafficking organization operating in Stephen Crane Village, Newark, have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in the group’s activities.
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A man from Middlesex County, New Jersey, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for receiving and possessing child pornography.
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A man from Camden County, New Jersey, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for his involvement in a cocaine distribution conspiracy and illegal firearm possession.
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A man from Hunterdon County, New Jersey, has been indicted on charges related to the possession of videos and images depicting child sexual abuse.
- Three men face federal charges over alleged bank fraud conspiracy targeting northern New Jersey mail
Three men have been charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with the theft of mail from collection boxes and postal vehicles throughout Northern New Jersey, according to an announcement by Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello.
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KeyBank National Association, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has agreed to pay $7.7 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting forgiveness requests for fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
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A Gloucester County man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for evading more than $3.4 million in federal taxes, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba.
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Two residents of New Jersey have admitted to their roles in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme, with one also pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining over $1.8 million in federal loans intended for COVID-19 relief, according to an...
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A New Jersey tax preparer has been convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating a scheme to obtain more than $170 million in fraudulent COVID-19-related tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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A New Jersey man previously convicted twice for defrauding investors was sentenced to 37 years in prison on November 14, 2025, for his involvement in a Ponzi-like scheme that caused investor losses exceeding $44 million.
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A woman from Passaic County, New Jersey, has admitted to defrauding the Social Security Administration by collecting more than $144,000 in survivor benefits after her mother's death.
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Two men from Bergen County have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of illegally voting in a federal election and making false statements during their applications for U.S. citizenship, according to an announcement from Senior Counsel...
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A Jordanian national residing in the Republic of Georgia has pleaded guilty to selling unauthorized access to the computer networks of at least 50 companies.
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A Somerset County resident has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and cocaine, resulting in the deaths of four people.