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Charles Kushner, the real estate executive, philanthropist and political donor who pleaded guilty to 'crimes of greed, power, and excess' last August, failed to show any remorse or humility, prosecutors […]

In an emotional handwritten letter in August, Charles Kushner, a major developer, political donor and philanthropist in New Jersey, apologized to his sister for hiring a prostitute to seduce her […]

In their earliest meetings and telephone calls, the Pakistani-born F.B.I. informer and the British clothing merchant talked about Ukrainian weapons, Osama bin Laden and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In a […]

A prosecutor told a federal jury here on Tuesday that a British man accused of supporting terrorists was an eager arms merchant who once praised Osama bin Laden and talked […]

The manslaughter trial of the former basketball player Jayson Williams, left, was rescheduled to March 7 from Jan. 10 because one of his five lawyers, Michael Kelly of Buffalo, had […]

Before F.B.I. agents arrested him in August 2002, Lev Trakhtenberg, a Russian-born producer and promoter living in Brooklyn, had spent about four years bringing Russian dancers, singers and actors to […]

A sexual abuse lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, its former bishop and several churches and schools cleared a legal hurdle Wednesday when a New Jersey judge rejected […]

Defense lawyers say their clients were on a humanitarian mission, just trying to do a good deed for a family in need. But the clients -- a judge and two […]

After spending nearly nine months in jail, Thomas Trantino, the paroled killer of two New Jersey police officers and one of the state's most infamous convicts of recent years, was […]

A jury yesterday began deliberating the fate of Thomas Trantino, the paroled killer of two policemen, after opposing lawyers in his assault trial drew sharply contrasting images of him and […]

A lawyer for Thomas Trantino, the paroled killer of two New Jersey police officers, displayed a message in court on Thursday from the woman he is accused of assaulting, in […]

The former female companion of Thomas Trantino, the paroled killer of two New Jersey police officers, has changed her story again, testifying on Wednesday that he beat her last fall […]

Before losing a two-year court fight in May, a private beach club on the Atlantic Ocean here wanted to charge $15,000 for a lifetime membership or $700 for eight badges […]

In the latest twist in the assault case against Thomas Trantino, the paroled killer of two New Jersey police officers, his former female companion and accuser has apparently reversed herself […]

The owner of two Manhattan restaurants was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in New Jersey on charges of helping to arrange the murder of his fiancee on a […]

DNA evidence that sat in police files for more than 30 years has led to the arrest of a 53-year-old sex offender on charges he raped and murdered a 13-year-old […]

A few days before he was slain and dismembered, William T. McGuire, 39, a computer specialist at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, told a neighbor that he and his […]

Seven animal rights advocates were arrested on Wednesday on charges of trying to disrupt the work of a New Jersey pharmaceutical testing company and threatening its employees and those of […]

The former N.B.A. star Jayson Williams will be retried on the charge of reckless manslaughter that left a jury deadlocked last month after his first trial in the fatal shooting […]

At the start of jury deliberations in the Jayson Williams trial last month, the presiding judge, in a relatively rare move in New Jersey, gave the jury a written copy […]

In a split verdict after a 15-week trial, Jayson Williams was acquitted Friday of aggravated manslaughter and two other serious charges in the fatal shooting of a chauffeur at his […]

The jurors in the Jayson Williams manslaughter trial disclosed on Thursday that they had reached verdicts in six of the charges and were deeply divided on the two other counts. […]

On the second day of deliberations, the jury in the Jayson Williams manslaughter trial asked for a rereading of testimony dealing with charges that Mr. Williams tried to cover up […]

Wrapping up a three-month trial plagued by delays and charges of prosecutorial misconduct, defense lawyers told a jury on Monday that Jayson Williams should be acquitted of manslaughter in the […]

Testimony in the Jayson Williams manslaughter trial ended on Tuesday after a gun expert called by the defense criticized prosecutors for letting a Browning Arms Company executive inspect Mr. Williams's […]

The jury in the Jayson Williams manslaughter trial returned to court Monday after nearly three weeks and learned for the first time about the evidence squabble that had led to […]

The judge in the Jayson Williams manslaughter trial rejected a defense motion on Thursday that sought the dismissal of all charges because prosecutors failed to turn over photographs and notes […]

Lawyers for Jayson Williams, the former New Jersey Nets star, asked a judge yesterday to dismiss all charges against him, saying that the prosecutor in his manslaughter trial had committed […]

A 25-year-old parolee has been arrested and charged with shooting a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University during a brawl at a dance early Sunday. Detectives said that they think the […]

The manslaughter trial of Jayson Williams was suspended for one week on Monday because of a growing controversy about evidence involving a prosecution inspection of the 12-gauge shotgun that was […]

Early in the investigation into the fatal Seton Hall dormitory fire in January 2000, the Essex County prosecutor's office agreed to pay two members of organized crime $60,000 apiece to […]

The aggravated manslaughter trial of Jayson Williams was disrupted on Thursday when the defense accused prosecutors of violating the rules of evidence and interfering with Mr. Williams's right to a […]

Despite an earlier statement from his lawyer that he would take the stand, Jayson Williams said in court on Wednesday that he would not testify in his own defense at […]

A private detective testified on Tuesday that a former teammate of Jayson Williams's who has been a key prosecution witness in Mr. Williams's manslaughter trial asked for money or a […]

A weapons expert testifying in defense of Jayson Williams, the former New Jersey Nets star, conceded on Monday that he was unable to say positively that a malfunction had caused […]

The shotgun that discharged and killed a chauffeur at Jayson Williams's country estate two years ago could have malfunctioned because of worn parts and pieces of debris in its firing […]

The defense in the manslaughter trial of Jayson Williams, the former pro basketball star, opened its case on Wednesday with a prominent forensic pathologist who contradicted prosecution testimony about the […]

The judge in the manslaughter trial of Jayson Williams, the former New Jersey Nets star, on Tuesday rejected most of a package of motions the defense had submitted the day […]

The defense in the manslaughter trial of Jayson Williams, the former New Jersey Nets star, asked the judge on Monday to allow the jury to watch a computerized video suggesting […]

A ring that stole millions of dollars worth of medications, including Zocor, Viagra and Claritin, and resold them on the black market was broken up this week with the arrests […]

The prosecution rested its case yesterday in the manslaughter trial of the former Nets star Jayson Williams, left, after the defense again tried to suggest that the shotgun that killed […]

A State Police firearms expert who analyzed the shotgun used in the fatal shooting of Costas Christofi testified on Tuesday that the gun had no mechanical problems and that it […]

Two members of the Harlem Globetrotters testified Monday that they tried to comfort Costas Christofi after he was hit in the chest by a shotgun blast and lay dying on […]

A transient with a history of aggressive behavior who claimed that he had a bomb took two employees of a limousine company hostage Friday and kept SWAT teams at bay […]

An expert in crime-scene analysis testified on Thursday that he believed that Jayson Williams was standing four to five feet from Costas Christofi when a shotgun Mr. Williams was holding […]

A second former teammate of Jayson Williams testified on Thursday that an open shotgun held by Mr. Williams discharged as he jerked it upward, killing a chauffeur. The witness, Chris […]