As a result of this conduct, Raja evaded $543,815 in personal income taxes for tax years 2016, 2017, and 2018.
November 27, 2023
TRENTON, N.J. – A New York, man, formerly from Manalapan, NJ, today admitted evading personal income taxes for the tax years 2016 through 2018, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Khuram Raja, 37, of Locust Valley, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one count of tax evasion.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
During tax years 2016, 2017, and 2018, Raja owned and operated a company that provided construction and building services in Manalapan, NJ. Raja earned income from the company and filed business tax returns for the company for tax years 2016 and 2017 that materially understated the company’s income. Raja failed to report certain taxable income that the company received in cash and checks cashed at check-cashing facilities, and deducted expenses from the company’s reported income that included certain personal expenses that were not, in fact, expenses of the company. Raja failed to file business tax returns for tax year 2018 by the applicable deadline. Raja did not file personal income tax returns for tax years 2016, 2017, and 2018 by the applicable deadlines, and failed to report the income from the company that would have flowed through to his personal income tax returns. As a result of this conduct, Raja evaded $543,815 in personal income taxes for tax years 2016, 2017, and 2018.
The charge of tax evasion carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, or twice the gross pecuniary gain or loss, whichever is greatest. Sentencing is scheduled for April 16, 2024.
U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of IRS – Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Tammy Tomlins, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine M. Romano of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Health Care Fraud in Newark.
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Defense counsel: Ernesto Cerimele Esq., Morristown, New Jersey
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November 27, 2023
TRENTON, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 240 months (20-years) in prison for his conviction on drug and weapon charges, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Dyshawn Moss, 42, of Manchester, New Jersey, was convicted on Oct. 27, 2022, following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp on five charges: possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Judge Shipp imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court.
According to documents in this case and evidence at trial:
On May 24, 2019, law enforcement agents went to arrest Moss outside of his apartment building in Manchester, New Jersey. Inside his apartment, Moss possessed over 1,000 grams of fentanyl, over 1,300 grams of heroin, and over 2,600 grams of cocaine; drug-packaging materials; over $150,000 in cash; and a 9mm Taurus handgun loaded with 10 rounds of ammunition.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Shipp sentenced Moss to 10 years of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited members of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz; and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago, with the investigation leading to the conviction.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Vera Varshavsky and Olta Bejleri of the Criminal Division in Newark.
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Defense Counsel: Mark Davis Esq., Hamilton, New Jersey
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There have been 27 homicides reported in the City of Trenton in 2023
November 27, 2023
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the victim of the early morning Black Friday shooting in Trenton as Leroy Tutt, 37, of Trenton. This brings the total homicide victims in Trenton for 2023 to 27 as of November 27, 2023.
On Friday, November 24, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Trenton police responded to the first block of Oliver Avenue for a ShotSpotter activation. Responding officers arrived on scene to discover an adult male on the sidewalk shot multiple times. The victim was transported to Capital Heath Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Elijah Phillips at (609) 414-2006 or Sgt. Roberto Reyes at (609) 256-0997. Information can also be emailed to [email protected].
In a previous case not previously reported on, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office sated that on September 25, 2022, at approximately 11:23 p.m., Trenton Police Officers were detailed to the area of the 400 block of N. Clinton Avenue on a report of a sick or injured person. Upon arrival officers located Andre Clark, who was conscious but could not speak. The victim was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment. Additionally, the officers reported Clark had no visible signs of injury and nothing appeared suspicious.
On October 7, 2022, Officers conducted a welfare check and were informed Clark was in critical condition with a brain bleed from blunt force trauma. Further investigation would identify Tyquasia Peterson as the suspect who assaulted Clark and was charged accordingly.
This year, on June 11, 2023, Clark succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force was notified, and Peterson was charged with the homicide.
Another case update includes Nayquan Loveless. He was shot along with Ralph Conquest on April 20, 2023, but was not pronounced until August 15, 2023.
Names of the 2023 Trenton Homicide Victims
- 1/16/2023 Donnell Williams, 29, Trenton, Shooting.
- 2/12/2023 Stephanie Vil, 34, of Burlington, Shooting.
- 2/16/2023 Khalil Glanton, 23, Trenton, Stabbing.
- 3/24/2023 Harold Rosario, 19, Trenton, Shooting.
- 3/26/2023 Nyeisha Saunders, 41, Trenton, Shooting.
- 4/09/2023 Jhosse Tolentino, 23, Trenton, Shooting
- 4/12/2023 Jared Anderson, Trenton, Shooting (died May 29)
- 4/14/2023 Daniel Garvin, 46, Trenton, Shooting
- 4/20/2023 Ralph Conquest, 43, of Lawrence, Shooting
- 4/20/2023 Nayquan Loveless, 22, passed away 8/15/2023
- 5/14/2023 Roger Martinez-Rodriguez, 27, Trenton, Stabbing
- 5/14/2023 Justin Reed, 24, of Ewing, Shooting (died May 22)
- 5/26/2023 Sherief Treadwell, 36, Trenton, Shooting
- 6/09/2023 Markell Biggs, 20, Trenton, Shooting
- 6/11/2023 Shaquan Brown, 23, Trenton, Shootin
- 6/11/2023 Andre Clark, Blunt Force Trauma from incident on September 25, 2022
- 6/15/2023 James Junior Journigan, 36, Shooting
- 6/15/2023 Louis Washington, 38, Trenton, Shooting, (died June 17)
- 6/19/2023 Ernest Denard, 61, Stabbing
- 6/22/2023 Guillermo Sanchez, Shooting
- 7/01/2023 Precious Saunders, 32, of Trenton
- 8/23/2023 Taquan Foxworth, 29, of Trenton, Shooting 8/19
- 9/02/2023 Ronald Taylor, 40, of Trenton, Shooting
- 9/16/2023 Balil Lewis, 37, of Trenton, Shooting
- 9/28/2023 Unidentified Male Homicide Chestnut Avenue
- 10/19/2023 Corey Jones, 40, of Trenton, Stabbing
- 11/24/2023 Leroy Tutt, 37, of Trenton Shooting
Trenton Murders Per Year Since 1989
NJ State Police Uniform Crime Report available here: https://www.njsp.org/ucr/uniform-crime-reports.shtml
1989 = 22
1990 = 21
1991 = 7
1992 = 16
1993 = 11
1994 = 9
1995 = 16
1996 = 14
1997 = 12
1998 = 15
1999 = 8
2000 = 14
2001 = 13
2002 = 19
2003 = 13
2004 = 18
2005 = 31
2006 = 18
2007 = 25
2008 = 19
2009 = 18
2010 = 15
2011 = 23
2012 = 24
2013 = 37
2014 = 32
2015 = 17
2016 = 21
2017 = 23
2018 = 16
2019 = 15
2020 = 40
2021 = 40
2022 = 23
2023 = 27 as of November 27, 2023 **
* Prior to 1989 the known highest murder number was 1970 with 27
** Known as of November 24, 2023
*** NJ State Police Crime Statistics have not been updated since 2020
