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Former financial advisor from Hillsborough sentenced for role in Ponzi scheme Former financial advisor from Hillsborough sentenced for role in Ponzi scheme A Somerset County man was sentenced to 78 months in prison for engaging in a $2 million Ponzi scheme targeting elderly investors and for subscribing to a false tax return. Daniel Rivera, 51, of Hillsborough, a former financial advisor, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson to a superseding information chargin...

2 Read / Add Comments A confessed Somerset County con man is headed to federal prison for 6½ years for swindling elderly investors out of $2 million that he used, in part, to pay for his daughter’s college tuition and sorority fees. For nearly a decade, ex-financial advisor Daniel Rivera, 51, told primarily elderly investors that his Robbins Lane Properties was “staffed by experienced real estate professionals, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Riv...

Jersey City Council unanimously passes resolution to divest pension funds from fossil fuels By Daniel Ulloa/ Hudson County View Several residents spoke in favor of the resolution, which was sponsored by Ward E Councilman James Solomon, during the public portion of the meeting. Eleana Little, of the Progressive Democrats of Hudson County, said several colleges, including Rutgers University, put out a report that examines how storms will impact the state. “They expect the average annual hurrica...

Andrew Watson and Angela Flippo of Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge Andrew Watson and Angela Flippo have been assigned new roles at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge. Watson has been appointed the university’s associate vice president. He recently served as the school’s director of financial aid. Watson, who has been with the school for 10 years, has also served as admissions counselor, director of admissions and head coach of cross-country/track and field. Flippo will...

Hudson County View In Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop and his council slate have over $1.7 million cash on hand, with Ward C council candidate Tom Zuppa leading declared challengers with around $43,000 COH, according to reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Facebook photo. By John Heinis/Hudson County View Fulop, who is seeking a third term this fall, individually raised $18,742, but still has about $993,030 available after a strong final fundraisin...

On 14 August last year, LAPD officers were responding to reports of an alleged burglary attempt when they came upon Daniel Rivera, 37, standing near a ravine. Body-camera footage showed he hopped a fence into the wash, and was lying face down on the ground, largely motionless, as police approached. Even though he was unarmed and not moving, one officer kneeled on his back, two others handcuffed him, one shoved his face into the ground, and another shocked him with a Taser four times, causing hi...

Jersey City officials cut the ribbon at Riverview-Fisk Park, break ground at Reservoir #3 Jersey City officials came together to celebrate two major open space projects in the Heights: cutting the ribbon at Riverview-Fisk Park after $2.1 million renovations before breaking ground on a $6 million improvement project at Reservoir #3. “A couple years ago, we put in place the parks’ Open Space Trust Fund, which was the first time Jersey City ever did something like that and it has been a treme...

19 Diphtheria cases confirmed in Dominican Republic 19 Diphtheria cases confirmed in Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Republic´s Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera confirmed that 19 cases of Diphtheria were reported in the country. According to a press release, Rivera said they will expand immunization centers to prevent new infections. He also said that the Expanded Immunization Program is working in coordination with Provincial Directorates and Health Area...

Most of the electoral activity is taking place in Jersey City. But over the past few months, the West Hudson town of Kearny has also seen an unusual flurry of politicking.

By City News Service Apr 7, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A wrongful death lawsuit filed today alleges that Los Angeles Police Department officers used excessive and deadly force by using a stun gun on an unarmed burglary suspect who had already surrendered, then stood by without rendering aid when he went into cardiac arrest and died last summer. Daniel Rivera, 37, was pronounced dead Aug. 14 by paramedics, about a half hour after police responded to a call that a man was seen trying to break into...