Another N.J. Statewide Sweep Planned After 1,200 Deadbeat Parents Busted

Another statewide sweep of deadbeat parents will soon be underway after New Jersey has rounded up more than 1,200 people this year who owed $25 million in child support, officials say.

John Armeno, executive director of the Sheriffs Association of New Jersey, said a deadbeat parent raid is typically carried out prior to school starting or after the December holiday season.

Armeno acknowledged such statewide raids happen twice a year, although sheriff's offices in each county may conduct their own raids.

He said the money should help the children get clothing when they need it, which is typically before school starts or following the winter holidays.

The news comes after 1,221 delinquent parents were busted earlier this year in a three-day February sweep.

Additional targets included parents who have failed to appear at court hearings to establish a child support order or order for medical support, according to an association release.

The sheriff’s officers canvassed the state, serving 1,221 warrants and collecting $224,088.36. The total amount of money owed on the warrants was $25,390,459.66.

“Our twenty-one County Sheriffs and their Officers strive to do their best during the year and especially during these sweeps to make sure that the children of our state receive the support they are supposed to receive," Michael F. Strada, the Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey president, said in the release.

"Our children are our most prized possession; every parent must do everything they can to be a part of their child’s life. You can never get the time back that passes by.”

The Sheriffs’ Association of New Jersey has attached the statistics for each county indicating the number of warrants executed and the amount of child support owed and collected.

In some areas, the sweep may already be underway.

In Hudson County, 50 deadbeat parents were arrested after their public assistance benefits were put on hold, authorities announced to nj.com last week.

The offenders included Darrell Hargrove, 51, who had child support arrearages of $117,504, as well as Timothy Beckett, 46, and Darrell Bates, 34, both of Jersey City, who owed $51,080 and $31,789, respectively, according to the report.

Here is a list of deadbeat parents that involved the Bergen County Sheriff's Office:

• Robert Genardi (Rutherford) - $445,886.82
• Tayseer Ziadeh (Cliffside Park) - $292,141.15
• Joseph F. Tait (Bergenfield)- $75,553.46
• Vincent L. Lindsey (Teaneck) - $71,889.29
• Kenneth James Comer (Westwood) - $46,198.60
• Peter Paul Bedrosian (Hackensack) - $35,495.00
• Daniel R. Senmartin (Wood-Ridge)- $21,769.37
• Frederick Kildosher (Elizabeth) - $20,000.00
• Jeffrey Costa (Hackensack) – $20,352.00
• Keshone Britt (Paterson) - $17,143.00

Also, in February, 44 parents were arrested for owing a combined total of nearly $1 million in child support, according to authorities.

The arrests were made by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office as part of a statewide sweep conducted last month through NJ Kids, according to Sheriff Frank Provenzano.

Here is a list of deadbeat parents arrested and how much they owed:

1. Alexander Ledda Ohare, 28, of Somerville - $5,938.00
2. Jagdish Parekh, 54 of Franklin Park - $56,734.86
3. Rhonda R. Burton, 47 of Somerset - $3,458.29
4. Charles Burney, 55, of Somerset - $12,729.68
5. Timothy M. Walker, 46, of Somerset - $7,350.74
6. Cecil Holmes, 51 of Somerville - $1,666.36
7. Camilla Mishoe, 33, of Somerville - $15,131.32
8. Andrew T. Baker, 30, of Somerville - $40,523.67
9. Daniel Sabosik, 32 of Carteret - $9,640.86
10. Reinaldo Gonzalez, 26 of New Brunswick - $9,490.00
11. Felix Ortiz, 42, of North Plainfield - $704.42
12. Richard Dronebarger, 47 of South Bound Brook - $51,072.38
13. Rafael Espinosa, 36, of Bridgewater - $8.830.96
14. Ryan A. Wyckoff, 26 of Branchburg - $15,184.50
15. Dax T. Gallimmore, 45 of South Bound Brook - $201,405.24
16. William A. Quesada, 33, of Bound Brook - $5,904.38
17. Kevin Jones, 36, of Plainfield - $1,006.15
18. Bruce Ferguson, 59, of Manville - $2,790.71
19. William E. Rose, 52, of Somerville - $21,002.22
20. Steven Green, 53, of Somerville - $5,766.39
21. Maurice S. Malachi, 27, of Somerset - $13,456.82
22. David Szaro, 50, of Somerville - $73,945.59
23. Anthony J. Papavero, 49 of Somerville - $25,890.25
24. Kristian K. Sims, 36, of Bound Brook - $5,152.60
25. Joseph T. Ferrullo, 46, of Manville - $44,072.49
26. Muhammad Williams, 50, of Somerville - $28,439.96
27. Efrain Guzman, 39, of Avenel - $7,916.49
28. Hassain A. Diggs, 43, of Highland Park - $85,358.18
29. Austin Shaw, 33, of Somerville - $1,523.95
30. Daniel T. Baggott, 33, of North Plainfield - $1,055.06
31. Joseph A. Davia, 36, of North Plainfield - $6,201.00
32. Fitzgerald Elliot, 48, of Somerville - $10,129.93
33. Darwin Alejandro Pinzon, 29 of North Plainfield - $13,289.75
34. Standford J. McKeithan, 43 of Plainfield - $8,949.47
35. Messenia T. Chiles, 34 of Linden - $2,568.00
36. Corrine Horvath, 26, of Edison - $2,838.85
37. Peter A. Primavera, 58, of Somerville - $28,379.64
38. Angel M. Lopez, 30, of Somerville - $17,123.81
39. Elaine Jacoby, 47, of Branchburg - $7,206.43
40. Paul N. Ayala, 33, of Somerville - $941.36
41. Luis R. Veras, 39, of Somerset - $4,920.00
42. Thomas J. Williams, 32, of Bound Brook - $1,731.88