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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Morristown Woman Gets 18 Months In Fed Pen For Smuggling $2M In Airplane Parts To Iran
A Morristown woman must spend the next year and a half in federal prison for helping smuggle more than $2 million worth of aircraft parts to buyers in Iran who authorities said have ties to Hezbollah and Hammas. Joyce Eliabachus, 53, was the principal officer and operator of Edsun Equipments, a purported New Jersey-based aviation parts trading company that she ran from her home, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. She conspired with others in “an international procurement network that surreptitiously acquired large quantities of aircraft components from United States-based manufacturers and…
Hartford, CT
News
Covid-
19: Costa Rica To Open Borders To Residents Of 6 US States
Costa Rica is re-opening its borders to Americans who reside in six specific states. Residents of Vermont, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maine, and Connecticut may all begin traveling to Costa Rica again starting Sept. 1. Many countries have closed their borders to American tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. Costa Rica’s re-opening strategy is unique in its targeted border opening. As of Aug. 3, these countries were among the ones Americans could still visit during the pandemic, according to National Geographic: Albania, Brazil, Camb…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds: NJ Couple's Online Dating Scam Costs Those Looking For Love $6 Million
A married South Jersey couple orchestrated an online dating scam that wooed victims out of more than $6 million, federal authorities said. Martins Friday Inalegwu, 31, and his wife, Steincy Mathieu, 24, both of Burlington County’s Maple Shade, employed several accomplices – many of them living in Nigeria – to romance victims online and then take their money, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. After making initial contact through dating and social media sites with phony identities, the thieves struck up what appeared to be romantic relationships with the victims either throug…
Brentwood, NY
News
Long Island Woman Sentenced For Providing Material Support To ISIS
A 30-year-old woman on Long Island will spend more than a decade behind bars for offering material support to ISIS. Brentwood resident Zoobia Shahnaz has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. Specifically, Donoghue said Shahnaz provided more than $150,000 to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and attempted to travel to Syria to join ISIS. According to court papers, between March 2017 and July 2017, Shahnaz defrauded numerous financial institutions to obtain money f…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Westchester Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney Takes Leading Role In House Impeachment Inquiry
Maybe you were at work and unable to tune into, watch or listen to Wednesday's opening day of public testimony before the House Intelligence Committee. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, whose 18th Congressional District includes northern Westchester County and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was there. As part of the House impeachment inquiry, Maloney questioned William Taylor, chargé d’affaires and now acting ambassador to Ukraine, and George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, two witnesses subpoenaed by the House Perman…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
U.S. House Begins Taking Open, Televised Testimony Against President Trump
In his defense, President Donald Trump's supporters point to what the Republican from New York described as a "perfect" transcript of summer phone calls with Ukraine's president. Trump admitted requesting help investigating alleged corruption in Ukraine. The matter allegedly involved former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. Outside the White House fence, protesters chanted during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erogan's visit to Washington, D.C. During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced reporters from their resp…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Westchester Congressman Has Lead Role In Opening Public Impeachment Testimony
This story has been updated with links to the opening days' questioning by U.S. congressmen representing Westchester County, NY, and Fairfield County, CT. In his defense, President Donald Trump's supporters point to what the Republican from New York described as a "perfect" transcript of summer phone calls with Ukraine's president. Trump admitted requesting help investigating alleged corruption in Ukraine. The matter allegedly involved former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. During a news conference on Wednesday Nov. 12, President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Er…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
CT Congressmen Rip Trump's Turkey Ceasefire
President Trump declared Thursday's ceasefire at the Turkish-Syrian border was "an incredible outcome." But the Republican's assessment was immediately shot down by congressional Democrats from Connecticut. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal tweeted: "The President got rolled, & so did our national integrity. It is yet another betrayal to our Kurdish partners & a boon to our adversaries, Russia & Iran. "This illusory solution is a catastrophic, roundabout way for President Trump to give President Erdogan exactly what he wanted: a Kurdish withdrawal, & free reign over northern Syr…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Video
: 'We Want Nothing To Do With This Disastrous Policy,' Westchester Congressman Engel Says
By an overwhelming 354 to 60 bipartisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, Oct. 16 delivered a condemnation of President Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from northern Syria. The resolution, introduced by New York Congressman Eliot Engel, said Trump's "disastrous policy" has thrown the region into bloody chaos and unraveled Middle East diplomacy. "What kind of message does this send to the world. . . when we betray one of our close partners -- just throw them out like an old shoe,?' Engel asked during his speech on the House floor. "Congress must s…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Morris County Woman Admits Smuggling $2M In U.S. Aircraft Parts To Iranian Airlines
A Morristown woman admitted in federal court Tuesday that she helped smuggle $2 million worth of aircraft parts to Iran. Joyce Eliabachus, 52, took a plea deal from the government at the same that time that charges were announced against an Iranian resident for his role in the scheme. Peyman Amiri Larijani, 33, was charged with conspiracy to violate Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to smuggle goods from the U.S. Larijani was also charged in federal court in the District of Columbia in two separate indictments unseal…
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Wayne Nurse Captured Adventure In Breathtaking Photos Before Deadly Fall
A 27-year-old nurse from Wayne who fell to his death Sunday while climbing a mountain in Wyoming had a clear penchant for photography and the outdoors. Burak Akil was found dead Monday morning at Teewinot Mountain by park rangers after failing to show up for his shift at a local hospital, according to multiple reports. The traveling nurse, an FDU graduate, leaves behind a social media page brimming with breathtaking photos of his excursions. “The mountains speak & the wise man listens," Akil wrote in the description segment of the page. Akil had a clear passion for sharing his t…
