After seven weeks and more than 65 witnesses in total, the trial of Paul Bergrin will come to an end today, as both he and the federal prosecutors are scheduled to present their closing arguments before the jury in the Honorable Dennis Cavanaugh’s courtroom in Newark’s Federal District Court. Bergrin, who began his legal career… Continue Reading
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The Government Rests – Bergrin to Present His Defense
After calling almost 50 witnesses during more than six weeks of trial, the Government rested its case yesterday against Paul Bergrin, who stands charged with offenses included murder,conspiracy, witness tampering, and cocaine trafficking. Following the dismissal of the jury for the day yesterday, arguments began over the logistics of producing witnesses scheduled to testify for… Continue Reading
Mentor vs. Mentee – Former Bergrin Associate Takes the Stand
Thomas Moran spent the last 2 days testifying in a federal courtroom in Newark, NJ against his former boss, Paul Bergrin, who stands charged with crimes including murder, racketeering,witness tampering, and cocaine trafficking, and who is representing himself at trial. During Bergrin’s cross-examination of Moran, his proclaimed former mentee, the battle proved to be intense… Continue Reading
“Oscar the Hit Man” Tells Jury Bergrin Wanted Someone Killed
He sat on the witness stand in a federal courtroom in Newark, NJ and told the jury that he was a former member of a Chicago faction of the violent Latin Kings gang. He admitted to being a drug dealer and a drug user, and admitted to having sex with women sent to his hotel… Continue Reading
Elizabeth Man Spends 3 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit
Emmanuel Mervilus, now 29-years old, no longer takes his freedom for granted. On the fateful night in October 2006, he said he was waiting in line at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Broad Street, near the downtown Elizabeth train station, waiting to buy an apple juice. At his trial in February 2008, the Union County Prosecutor’s… Continue Reading
