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| Peter C. Harvey,
Attorney General
Division Of Criminal Justice For Immediate Release: |
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ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE |
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2004
(Jan. - Oct., 2004): 2003: CASE LISTING: State v. Darius "Red" Smith and Lawrence Furlow - State Grand Jury indictment of two Newark Police Officers charged with abusing their office by "shaking-down"and stealing cash and other items from purported drug dealers and other individuals. (10/1/04) State v. Brandy Johnson and Khalid Onion - State Grand Jury indictment of a Newark Police Officer and her paramour on charges of trafficking in illegal drugs and official misconduct as part of several independent and ongoing investigations targeting police corruption and misconduct by purported "rogue" officers in the Newark Police Department. (9/30/04) State v. Tyrone Dudley - Newark Police Officer enters guilty plea to a criminal Accusation charging abuse of office by "shaking-down" and stealing cash and other items from purported drug dealers and other individuals. The state investigation targeting corruption and other potential illegal activities by additional Newark police officers remains ongoing. (9/24/04)
State v. Michael Johnson and State v. Levi Melvin - Senior clerical worker for New Jersey Division of Taxation and a PA man charged by the Division of Criminal Justice - Special Prosecutions Bureau with stealing more than $81,000 from the Division of Taxation. Indictment charged that between January and March, 2002, Johnson, in his position as a DOT employee, stole 45 taxation checks, totaling more than $81,000, from the DOT, and illegally supplied them to Melvin, who cashed, or attempted to cash, 39 checks, totaling more than $71,000. Sentenced to seven years in State Prison and ordered to repay the State of New Jersey more than $21,000 in restitution. Permanently barred from holding future public employment. (7/30/04) State v. James H. Dowd and Vincenzo A. Perricone - Two former Burlington County corrections officers sentenced in Burlington County Superior Court on charges they smuggled contraband to prisoners in the Burlington County Jail in exchange for cash payments. Dowd was sentenced to three years in state prison and ordered to pay restitution. Perricone was sentenced to two years probation and was ordered to pay restitution. Both defendants forfeited their positions as Burlington County corrections officers and were banned from holding any future public employment. (7/16/04) State v. Paint Smart, Inc., Jose LoGrecco and Charles Paraboschi - Vice-President of an Essex County commercial painting business sentenced to five years in state prison and ordered to pay $250,000 in restitution to the defrauded school boards in three New Jersey school districts. The corporate officer, as well as the company, pleaded guilty in Bergen County Superior Court to operating a scheme that netted more than $1.5 million in fraudulent contracts to paint schools in Bergen, Passaic and Middlesex Counties. (5/14/04) State v. Ronald Corn - Former Mayor of Hainesport Township, Burlington County, sentenced to five years in state prison and ordered to repay the township more than $60,000 in restitution. (4/8/04) State v. Daniel Wilson - Former treasurer of the West Deptford Democratic Campaign Committee and Director of the Department of Public Works for the municipality of West Deptford sentenced to four years probation and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and court costs. Wilson was convicted on 11 counts of criminal activity. The verdict found Wilson guilty of multiple charges of falsifying or tampering with public records, tampering with public records or information, and Gloucester County municipal election campaign committee. Wilson also ordered to resign municipal position and banned from all future government employment. (4/2/04) State v. Michael E. Harkins - Former Executive Director of the Delaware River & Bay Authority pleaded guilty to federal and state criminal information charging two felonies relating to conduct while employed at the DRBA. Defendant waived indictment and entered guilty plea in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Harkins pleaded guilty to mail fraud and false statements on a federal tax return. The prosecution was coordinated by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Attorneys General of New Jersey and Delaware. (3/23/04) State v. Kristine Wisnewski - Former Municipal Finance Officer for Hainesport Township, Burlington County, sentenced to three years in state prison and ordered to repay the township $180,000 in restitution. (3/3/04) State v. Haynes Security, John J. D'Agostino, Carol D'Agostino and Benjamin Riggi - State Grand Jury indictment of Newark-based Haynes Security, Inc. and the company's President and Corporate Executive Officer (CEO) on corruption-related charges which include bribery, theft and conspiracy. The criminal indictment also charged a former PSEG corporate manager with receiving thousands of dollars from Haynes Security during the period Haynes provided security services to the energy company. (2/3/04) State
v. Charles Sampson - Former Jersey City Police officer indicted
by the Division of Criminal Justice - Special Prosecutions Bureau on charges
of conspiracy and official misconduct. Investigation targeted officers'
alleged attempts to obtain high-priced merchandise through the use of
stolen credit cards and/or fraudulent identification documents. (1/15/03) State
v. Daniel Pineda and David Gadomski - Parsons Inspection &
Maintenance Corporation employees assigned to the Kilmer Parsons Vehicle
Inspection Facility located in Edison, Middlesex County, were charged
via a State Grand Jury indictment. Both pleaded guilty to charges they
solicited cash bribes from motorists in exchange for ignoring vehicle
deficiencies and to allow "failed" vehicles to "pass"
the inspection process. (10/28/03) State v. William Hampton - Gloucester County man pled guilty to an Accusation which charged theft by unlawful taking for stealing nearly $360,000 from employer, JCA Associates, Inc. The investigation targeted allegations of corruption and other potentially illegal activities. (3/21/03) State v. Mark Neisser, Henry Chudzinski and William Vukoder - President and senior corporate executives of Burlington County-based engineering firm of JCA Associates. Pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent tax returns in order to conceal illegal campaign contributions made to a Gloucester County political campaign committee. Corporate officers resigned positions with JCA and ordered to cooperate with ongoing criminal investigations being conducted by the Division of Criminal Justice - Special Prosecutions Bureau. Civil settlement reached with JCA Associates requires the company to accept responsibility for the offenses committed by its officers, pay a $100,000 civil penalty, and establish an election law compliance program. (12/12/03) State v. Frank D'Agosta - Jersey City Police Officer pleaded guilty to official misconduct charges, admitting that he abused his office by extorting cash payments from an illegal gambling syndicate in exchange for protecting the gambling enterprise from arrest and prosecution. The Accusation charged that D'Agosta extorted more than $10,000 in protection money from the operators of at least one illegal gambling enterprise conducting business in Jersey City. # # # |
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