Bergen Ex-NJ Transit Boss Must Repay $1.3M After Phone Theft Scheme: AG
A former NJ Transit supervisor will have to pay back more than $1.3 million after admitting to stealing over 1,000 cellphones in a years-long scheme, authorities said.
Peejay Manila, 37, formerly of Hackensack and now of Little Ferry, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 24, in Bergen County Superior Court, Davenport said. Manila pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful taking and third-degree failure to pay or turn over taxes, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said.
Under a plea agreement, Manila must pay approximately $1,383,000 in restitution to NJ Transit and about $56,000 in back ta…
Attempted Murder: Unconscious Woman Found In Rye Brook Home, Man Charged, Cops Say
A 37-year-old woman was found unconscious and not breathing inside a Westchester home, leading to an attempted murder charge against a man at the residence, police said.
Rye Brook Police were called to a home on Westview Avenue on Monday morning, March 30, for a report of a dispute, according to a news release issued Tuesday, March 31.
Responding officers located the woman inside the home and immediately began CPR, police said. Officers also detained a male party at the scene, identified as Hugo Soto-Diaz, 30, who lives at the home, police said.
Port Chester Rye Brook EMS arrived shortly a…
