Crime & Safety
6 Charged In Money Laundering Scheme Run From Bergen County Jail
3 inmates were charged after more than $30,000 was transferred into their commissary accounts.
Charges were filed against six people, including three inmates, who ran a money laundering scheme based out of the Bergen County Jail, authorities announced Friday.
More than $30,000 was transferred into the accounts of Rashad Black, 31, of Hackensack; Christian Reyes, 27, of Secaucus; and James Miller, 30, of Paterson, along with other inmates through and internet-based commissary system, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.
Three others, Terrance Hart, 28, Ivy Hernandez, 24, both of Garfield and Tori Beato, 25, of Secaucus, also got money through the scheme, the prosecutor's office stated.
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The Bergen County Sheriff's Office and the prosecutor's office became aware of the scheme in September. The arrests occurred between Dec. 14 and Friday, authorities said.
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Photos, top row: Tori Beato, left, and Ivy Hernandez. Bottom row, from left: James Miller, Terrance Hart, Rashad Black and Christian Reyes/Bergen County Prosecutor's Office
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