Friday, May 18, 2012
Dov Rand, who practices in West Orange, accepted cash payments for patient referrals
A doctor from Franklin Lakes admitted in federal court Friday that he took cash payments in exchange for patient referrals, the US Attorney's Office in New Jersey said in a release. Dov Rand, 47, who practices in West Orange, pleaded guilty to one county of violating the federal healthcare anti-kickback statute, US Attorney Paul Fishman said. Rand and 12 other New Jersey doctors were arrested in December and charged with accepting envelopes of cash from Orange Community MRI, a diagnostic facility in Orange, according to the release. Orange Community MRI's executive director, Chirag Patel, 36, of Warren, was also charged in connection with the scheme. Each month, the company calculated kickbacks to Rand based on the number of Medicare and …
Officials: Woman died after vehicle was left running for 20 hours in attached garage
A Wyckoff woman died from what is believed to be carbon monoxide poisoning in her Covington Place home Friday after a vehicle was inadvertently left running in an attached garage, family and officials said Friday afternoon. Mary Ringley was 82 years old and lived alone with her dog, according to her son Steven Ringley, who had discovered her body earlier that afternoon. Steven, visibly distraught outside his mother's home Friday, said he grew concerned after numerous phone calls to his mother went unanswered earlier in the day. The Wanaque resident said he often spoke to his mother on the phone, so when she didn't pick up Friday morning he drove from Wanaque to Wyckoff to check up on her. He arrived at the Covington Place home around …
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One winds up on the train tracks, another on a front lawn.
Each week, Patch takes a peek at some of the more surprising, shocking, stunning and occasionally silly police-related incidents reported throughout New Jersey for "OMGs from NJ PDs." On the Wrong Track: Contrary to popular belief, there is no "wrong side of the tracks." Well, not unless you count the top side. A driver who made a wrong turn wound up on the train tracks paralleling Route 17, leading authorities to shut down New Jersey Transit traffic on the line, according to Hasbrouck Heights Police. It took police about an hour to remove the vehicle from the tracks. We're not sure how long it took onlookers to remove their palms from their faces. Not Quite a Smoking Gun, But Close: You think smoking's bad for you? It's even worse if you…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Pop in Please owner: Items were returned, but charges will be filed against alleged shoplifter
A shoplifter walked out of a trendy Franklin Lakes boutique shop last week with hundreds of dollars worth of jewelery, according to the owner of Pop In Please. The chic boutique's owner, Ivy Becker, alleges that a "troubled girl in town" stole about $500 worth of micellaneous jewelery. The theft at the Franklin Avenue business occurred Thursday or Friday of last week, according to Franklin Lakes Police Lt. John Bakelaar, who, citing an ongoing investigation, was otherwise mum on details surrounding the shoplifting incident. Becker said that all of the stolen jewelry had been returned to the store, though not by the girl who stole it. The store owner said she would be pressing charges, but declined further comment on details pertaining to …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Woman claimed she once worked for acclaimed financier George Soros, prosecutors say.
A Manahawkin woman bilked investors out of about $450,000 over six years by claiming their money was going to a hedge fund handled by New York City finance magnate George Soros, the Bergen County Prosecutor said Monday. Dunya Predovan, 57, was arrested Thursday on charges of theft by deception and issuing bad checks after investigators with the Prosecutor’s Office and Alpine police uncovered her Ponzi scheme, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said in a statement. Predovan told victims she worked for Soros in the 1980’s and promised a large return on the investments, Molinelli said. Soros, however, had never heard of Predovan and she had not worked for the famed financier, according to the prosecutor. “To date, none of the victims have received …
PSEG gas main replacement on Wyckoff Ave. expected to take 13 days
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[Updated 2:30 p.m., May 15: Due to inclement weather, PSEG has revised the day road work would begin.] The township said traffic would be affected starting Friday, May 18, as PSEG crews and contrators replace a gas main on Wyckoff Avenue. Wyckoff Police will guide commuters along alternating lanes of traffic on Wyckoff Avenue between Woodbury and Spring Meadow drives during the nearly two weeks in which PSEG expects to be working starting Friday. Motorists should anticipate delays and plan for extra travel time or plan an alternate route, according to the township. If weather cooperates work would continue through Thursday, June 7, the utility company told township officials. Inclement weather or unforeseen conditions may require PSEG to …
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
Fort Lee police Saturday arrested Wilman Conde, a player for the New York Red Bulls, charging him with aggravated assault on a police officer at an apartment where officers were responding to noise complaint.
A defender for the New York Red Bulls was charged with assaulting a police officer in Fort Lee early Saturday morning after police responded to a noise complaint at a 15th Street apartment, authorities said. Fort Lee police officers arrived at the Charlton at 5:30 a.m. Saturday to find loud music coming from one of the apartments, authorities said. After opening the door, the officers were met by Fhanor Dominguez-Sanchez, the owner of the apartment, and Wilman Conde, a 29-year-old who spent years in the Colombian leagues and with the Chicago Fire of the MLS before signing with the Red Bulls in January, according to police. Conde has been limited to two matches with the Red Bulls this season because of a groin injury. Dominguez-Sanchez and …
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Northbound side of highway was corked at Russell Avenue
A single-car accident brought traffic to a standstill on both sides of Route 208 near Russell Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. The northbound side of the highway was completely blocked off at Russell Avenue and drivers were diverted into the township, causing extensive back-ups on Wyckoff Avenue. "At 1:46pm, a small truck driven by a Pompton Lakes man ran off the roadway northbound between Russell Avenue and Ewing Avenue and struck a utility pole," Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox said. There were no injuries as a result of the crash, he added. Following the crash, the utility pole fell across the northbound lanes with wires dangling into the left-most lane of the southbound side, Fox added. There were significant traffic delays on Wyckoff …
Joseph Bigica — a major Democratic donor — will pay $2.1M to IRS
Franklin Lakes insurance broker Joseph Bigica has admitted that he failed to pay more than $2 million in personal income taxes and made almost $100,000 in illegal contributions to a an unnamed federal entity, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced Wednesday. A major Democratic donor, Bigica, 46, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Faith S. Hochberg in Newark federal court to one count of corruptly interfering with the due administration of the internal revenue laws and one count of conspiring to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act. “Today, Joseph Bigica admitted he cheated the United States of millions in taxes and by intentionally skirting campaign finance laws,” said U.S. Attorney Fishman. “By putting assets …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Jimmy Nunez, 31, was arrested in connection with a high-end vehicle theft ring in April
Police charged a Newark man who was arrested last month following a state-wide investigation with the October theft of two high-end automobiles from a Franklin Lakes home, according to borough police Lt. John Bakelaar. Cops say Jimmy Nunez, of Newark, entered an unlocked car parked in the driveway of a Franklin Lakes Road home and found a garage door opener on October 14, 2011. Nunez opened the garage door and found two high-end import vehicles — a $130,000 Ferrari Spyder and a $60,000 Mercedes Benz SUV — and made off with both luxury cars, according to police. Bakelaar said his department believes Nunez was assisted by a second unknown individual. Franklin Lakes Police served Nunez, who is currently being held on related charges in the…
joshmo
4:26 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Shame on Mr. Fishman! You waste our hard earned tax dollars paying your salary! You should be ashamed of yourself, hope you sleep well at night! more ›