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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Week in Review: Man Charged in Crash Had 23 Suspensions, Scammer Admits $200K Fraud

Other top stories include: Prosecutors say man recorded sex abuse, candidates talk vacant storefronts.

A look back the week's top stories in Teaneck:  A 33-year-old Teaneck man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Newark federal court to scamming a New York City bank and two individuals out of more than $200,000 while free on bail for a separate multi-million dollar swindle, federal prosecutors said. Moshe Butler admitted to a bank fraud charge accusing him of defrauding Morgan Stanley Smith Barney out of around $37,417 by first opening an investment account with the bank that allowed immediate access to funds deposited by check, prosecutors said. He first deposited a $50,000 check in the account, but burned through the money on largely failed securities and commodities option contracts. Teaneck's six township council candidates took questions this …

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Hackensack Man Who Allegedly Videotaped Sex Abuse Arrested in Teaneck

Prosecutors say man sexually abused acquaintance in August 2011.

A 23-year-old Hackensack man was arrested in Teaneck Monday after investigators learned he sexually abused a juvenile female acquaintance last year and videotaped the crime, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said today. Ashley Salas faces charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to a joint statement from Prosecutor John L. Molinelli and Teaneck Police Chief Robert Wilson. The abuse occurred once in August 2011 at the victim’s home, the statement said. Investigators learned of the alleged assault after the victim recently told her parents, who alerted township police. The victim told investigators Salas videotaped the abuse using his cell phone, authorities said. Salas was held on $200,000 bail, with …

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