Ex-Goldman Sachs programmer from North Caldwell is convicted of stealing code to enable high-speed trading

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METUCHEN — A Brooklyn man faces charges of using false identification to try cashing a check at three banks in Middlesex County in one day. Saad Bhatti， 25， was arrested Thursday at the Wachovia Bank on Main Street in Metuchen after bank employees became suspicious of information he provide， police said. Authorities said Bhatti tried to deposit a $3，455...Fullstory»

local newsNew Jersey Local News，TRENTON ̵local news2; New Jerseys state Senate is considering defying Gov. Chris Christie over his plans to regulate medical marijuana more strictly than lawmakers say they envisioned when they voted to allow pot for some patients. A vote on a resolution to declare the regulations not fulfilling the lawmakers intent and force the undoing of some of the Republican governors...Fullstory»

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Sheriff’s officers statewide arrested 953 delinquent parents this week who collectively owe more than $14 million in child support as part of a 3-day sweep， authorities said today . The bi-annual child support sweep， conducted by the state’s 21 sheriff’s offices and other state officials， targets non-custodial parents who have either failed to pay child support or failed to appear...Fullstory»

NEWARK — A 25-year-old Newark man was convicted of murder today for gunning down another city resident two years ago in what authorities termed a drug-motivated homicide. Ibn Muhammad faces life in prison after an Essex County jury found him guilty of murder， witness tampering and multiple weapons offenses in the 2008 killing of 23-year-old Jefferey Christopher， said Acting...Fullstory»

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JERSEY CITY — Former New Jersey Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith continued testifying today at his federal bribery and extortion trial， at one point exiting the witness box to re-enact the way he said a FedEx envelope stuffed with cash was tossed into the open window of hilocal newsNew Jersey Local Newss parked car. Prosecutors contend the envelope contained a $10，000 cash bribe from...Fullstory»

NORTH CALDWELL — A former Goldman Sachs programmer was convicted today of stealing secret computer code that enables high-speed trading from the investment bank when he took a new job with a rival last year. The jury in U.S. District Court in Manhattan convicted Sergey Aleynikov of North Caldwell， N.J.， of theft of trade secrets and transportation of stolen...Fullstory»

EDISON — An Edison man sat with hands cuffed and head bowed in a courtroom today as his attorney entered a plea of not guilty to the fatal shooting of a township man in Thanksgiving week. Luis Padilla， 27， said nothing during the minutes-long hearing. Superior Court Judge Frederick De Vesa continued Padilla’s $1 million bail， set when Padilla...Fullstory»

ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP — A 46-year-old township woman is in stable condition at Morristown Memorial Hospital after being shot in her apartment Thursday night. Township police arrived at the Townsquare Village complex on Mt. Pleasant Avenue near the Rockaway mall at 6:21 p.m. after a 911 call reported that shots were fired， according to a release from the Morris County...Fullstory»

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PENNSVILLE TWP. — Authorities today arrested a Delaware woman who they say brandished two handguns and forced three tellers to the floor of the TD Bank branch and stole $103，000 in cash from the bank’s vault here earlier this week， police said. The suspect， Lashawnda Jones， 30 of Wilmington， Del.， has admitted to the heist here and three other robberies...Fullstory»

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Sweeney: This isnt the first mistake Rivera-Sotos made since joining the Court， but it should be his lastFullstory»

NEW BRUNSWICK — The Rutgers University student killed while riding her bicycle at the intersection of George Street and Route 18 was a 21-year-old California woman. Chelsea Traynor， of Concord， Cal.， was pronounced dead shortly after being struck Thursday morning by a Ford pickup truck driven by Roger Hoden， 40， of South River， said Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan....Fullstory»

• Ex-Goldman Sachs programmer from North Caldwell is convicted of stealing code to enable high-speed trading8:00 p.m. ET

San San Tes last haircut was over a year and half ago. Since that point he committed to growing his hair out for Wigs for Kids. After a trip to Indigo Hair Salon in New Brunswick， NJ Te got 12 inches cut off his head and donated to the cause.

Law says first-year cops cut due to economy need not re-take civil service exam， attend police academyFullstory»

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ROSELAND — A Livingston woman was killed when her car went off the road around 1:50 a.m. on Route 280 in Roseland， according to Capt. Frank Davis， a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police. Desirae Gallart， 24， was driving west on Route 280 when she lost control of her car while negotiating a curve in the road around...Fullstory»

NUTLEY — A Nutley man was arrested and charged with criminal sexual contact after attempting to touch a womans breasts， Nutley police said. Michael Arrabito Sr.， 48， was allegedly hiding in the hallway of a Hillside Avenue building and tried grabbing a residents breasts， authorities said in a press release. The 54-year-old woman was not harmed. Arrabito was previously...Fullstory»