Ex-Haddon Twp. commissioner admits taking unlawful payment

October 18, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A Haddon Township commissioner pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking a payment from a law firm in connection with a lawsuit against the township and has resigned his post, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced. Paul Dougherty, 48, a lawyer who also has served as…

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State police: Crime down sharply in Camden

October 10, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. CAMDEN – The city’s streets grew safer over the first nine months of 2018, with double-digit percentage drops for murders and four other major crimes, New Jersey State Police statistics show. But the lower figures, which mirrored a statewide improvement, also indicated Camden residents remained more vulnerable to…

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Summary Judgement & Qualified Immunity: Shooting or Self Defense

October 2, 2018 |

Baskin v. Martinez and the City of Camden In considering plaintiff’s appeal, we must adhere to well-settled principles applicable to summary judgment motions. A court must “consider whether the competent evidential materials presented, when viewed in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, are sufficient to permit a rational factfinder to resolve the alleged disputed…

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Teacher Charged with Luring – September 15, 2018

September 15, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Jonathan Liano, 38, of Sicklerville in Winslow Township, believed he was chatting with a 14-year-old girl he met online. However, the fifth-grade teacher had actually been sending sexually explicit messages to an undercover detective working with the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High-Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU). The investigation…

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Legalize marijuana New Jersey – News flash: Prior Conviction Expungements

September 13, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This month’s recent modified proposed legislation for marijuana legalization in New Jersey has included the automatic right for every person with a prior possession of marijuana charge to obtain an expungement. However the key Provision in the most recent proposed legislation is the fact that the defendant,…

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As a Passenger, Did the Police Get You Out of the Car Without Any Reason?

September 4, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Were you ever a passenger in a motor vehicle the with the police conducting a motor vehicle stop. Did the police get you out of the car without any reason? Have you been threatened or harassed during a motor vehicle stop by law-enforcement?  Was there absolutely no…

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Rbiai Ouazene v. Board of Review and Dell Marketing LP

August 18, 2018 |

Rbiai Ouazene v. Board of Review and Dell Marketing LP Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Ouazene,was fired from his employment and attempted to collect unemployment benefits. The deputy director found Ouazene eligible for benefits. Dell appealed, and a hearing occurred before the tribunal, which reversed the deputy’s decision.” Ouazene, appellant, was employed…

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Man accused of stealing pension money from deceased police officer’s kids

August 17, 2018 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A 58-year-old New Jersey man stole more than $22,000 in pension money intended for the children of a police officer who died in 2012, authorities said. Mark Johnson (Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office) Mark Johnson, of Egg Harbor Township, took six pension checks and deposited them into accounts…

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