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Big Purple NJ 'Bud Bus' Owner Arrested For Money Laundering, Deceptive Biz Practices: Cops Big Purple NJ 'Bud Bus' Owner Arrested For Money Laundering, Deceptive Biz Practices: Cops
Big Purple NJ 'Bud Bus' Owner Arrested For Money Laundering, Deceptive Biz Practices: Cops A 46-year-old Rockland County, NY man has been arrested for illegally selling marijuana out of a big purple van in New Jersey, authorities said. Bud Bus Inc. Founder William Schlette, of West Nyack, was charged with deceptive business practices, money laundering, and drug offenses, according to Warren County Prosecutor Anthony Picone. Two search warrants on Schlette's Bud Bus Inc, a van parked at 1077 State Highway 94 in Frelinghuysen Township, on March 7, culminated in the seizure of $1,900, a Ram Promaster van, a 2024 Loom trailer, suspected raw marijuana, and suspected cannabinoid i…
No-Show NJ Contractor Wanted In Bucks County No-Show NJ Contractor Wanted In Bucks County
No-Show NJ Contractor Wanted In Bucks County Authorities in Bucks County are looking for a New Jersey contractor accused of taking payment for projects he never completed.  Bernard Kanuck of Franklinville, NJ is the owner of Alpha One Construction LLC, said Central Bucks Regional police in a release.  Investigators say Kanuck was contacted by a Doylestown business owner about sidewalk repair. He started the job but stopped showing up, according to police.  Elsewhere in the borough, authorities said a North Hamilton Street homeowner paid the 40-year-old $2,100 for electrical work. He allegedly ripped out the wiring…
Manchester Dealership Accused Of Deceiving Customers, Charging 'Junk Fees': Attorney General Manchester Dealership Accused Of Deceiving Customers, Charging 'Junk Fees': Attorney General
Manchester Dealership Accused Of Deceiving Customers, Charging 'Junk Fees': Attorney General A car dealership in Connecticut is being accused of deceiving customers about the prices of its used cars and charging "junk fees" without consumers' consent, officials announced. These accusations were part of a complaint filed in US District Court against Hartford County auto dealer Manchester City Nissan by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and the Federal Trade Commission, Tong's office announced on Thursday, Jan. 4.  The complaint alleges that the dealership, located in Manchester at 30 Tolland Turnpike (Route 83), would often lie to customers about the prices of…
Fake Door-To-Door Contractor Sexually Assaults PA Woman In Her Home: Authorities Fake Door-To-Door Contractor Sexually Assaults PA Woman In Her Home: Authorities
Fake Door-To-Door Contractor Sexually Assaults PA Woman In Her Home: Authorities Every woman at home alone's worst nightmare came true when a group of men posing as home improvement contractors entered her home last Wednesday, police in West Chester said. Three men were going door-to-door on Nov. 22 claiming to represent Everest Roofing & Masonry contracting — a company that does not exist, according to a release from WCPD.  At one woman's home, a man who introduced himself as "Jimmy" handed over an Everest Roofing business card before going into her house and sexually assaulting her, investigators said.  The victim reported the attack and police called the phone …
US Attorney In Virginia Reportedly Investigating Washington Commanders For Financial Misconduct US Attorney In Virginia Reportedly Investigating Washington Commanders For Financial Misconduct
US Attorney In Virginia Reportedly Investigating Washington Commanders For Financial Misconduct On the same day embattled Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder opened the door to a potential sale of at least a portion of the franchise, federal officials are reportedly launching an investigation into the team’s financial improprieties. ESPN and other national outlets reported late on Wednesday, Nov. 2 that the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia launched an investigation into the team that is focused on alleged deceptive business practices. According to the report, prospectors “are focused on several areas and that the inquiry was triggered by a letter the Ho…
PA Collision Center Owner Surrenders After Submitting $426K In False Insurance Claims PA Collision Center Owner Surrenders After Submitting $426K In False Insurance Claims
PA Collision Center Owner Surrenders After Submitting $426K In False Insurance Claims A Bucks County collision center owner who submitted nearly 300 false insurance claims, pocketing more than $426,000 in payouts has surrendered to authorities, they said. John Paul Reis, 56, of Newtown Township, turned himself in on Thursday, Aug. 25, on charges of insurance fraud, deceptive business practices, forgery, and theft by deception, all third-degree felonies, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The charges come after a four-year investigation by county detectives that began in Sept. 2018, after they received a referral from officials with …
PA Contractor Ripped Off $86K From Clients, AG Says PA Contractor Ripped Off $86K From Clients, AG Says
PA Contractor Ripped Off $86K From Clients, AG Says A contractor in Pennsylvania has been charged after he accepted deposits to build elevators in six residents' homes but never did any of the work, authorities said. Michael Bloom, of Williamsport, agreed to the projects, which totaled $86,110, AG Josh Shapiro said. He provided little or no services in return and refused to give his customers refunds. Five of the homeowners left in the lurch by Bloom were over 60 years old, the AG said. “The law is clear on this,” AG Shapiro said. “Contractors can’t enter into a contract, accept money from a homeowner, and then fail to deliver — and that’s …
Chester Construction Worker Surrenders After Collecting $11K For Incomplete Jobs, Police Say Chester Construction Worker Surrenders After Collecting $11K For Incomplete Jobs, Police Say
Chester Construction Worker Surrenders After Collecting $11K For Incomplete Jobs, Police Say The owner of a Chester County construction company surrendered to police after collecting $11,000 from a resident for work that was never completed, authorities said. The 69-year-old victim told police he gave Glenolden-based Lane General Contracting owner Joseph Ronald Lane IV an $11,000 down-payment in October 2020, according to the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department. No construction work was ever done by Lane, who failed to return the money and stopped communicating with the resident, police said. An arrest warrant was subsequently issued for Lane, and he turned h…
Store Owner Charged With Endangerment For Selling Homemade Sanitizer That Burned Bergen Boys Store Owner Charged With Endangerment For Selling Homemade Sanitizer That Burned Bergen Boys
Store Owner Charged With Endangerment For Selling Homemade Sanitizer That Burned Bergen Boys Authorities on Tuesday charged the owner of a Bergen County 7-Eleven with child endangerment for selling a sanitizer she mixed herself using a commercial cleanser that ended up burning four local boys. Manisha Bharade, 47, Wood-Ridge also was charged with deceptive business practices before being released on a summons pending court action. Bharade mixed "commercially available foaming sanitizer, which was not meant for resale," with water in pump bottles -- unwittingly causing a harmful chemical reaction -- then sold them for $2.50 each at her store in River Vale, authorities said. “She w…
Store Owner Charged With Endangerment For Selling Homemade Sanitizer That Burned Bergen Boys Store Owner Charged With Endangerment For Selling Homemade Sanitizer That Burned Bergen Boys
Store Owner Charged With Endangerment For Selling Homemade Sanitizer That Burned Bergen Boys UPDATE: Authorities on Tuesday charged the owner of a Bergen County 7-Eleven with child endangerment for selling a sanitizer she mixed herself using a commercial cleanser that ended up burning four local boys. Manisha Bharade, 47, Wood-Ridge also was charged with deceptive business practices before being released on a summons pending court action. Bharade mixed "commercially available foaming sanitizer, which was not meant for resale," with water in pump bottles -- unwittingly causing a harmful chemical reaction -- then sold them for $2.50 each at her store in River Vale, authorities said.…