PRESS RELEASE
TO: ALL NEWS MEDIA
FROM: PROSECUTOR JOHN MOLINELLI
DATE: JULY 2, 2009
Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced the arrests of Kerry A. Dressel, 353 Sussex Road, Wood-Ridge, NJ and Rachel Kressaty, 155 Parish Drive, Wayne, NJ.
The charges are the result of an investigation by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office White Collar Crime Unit, under the direction of Chief Joseph Macellaro of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and members of the United States Department of Education, Office of Inspector General.
Members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office White Collar Crime Unit received a complaint from the New York Office of the Inspector General, under the direction of Acting Inspector General Mary Mitchelson. The complaint alleged that Kerry A. Dressel, the former girls basketball Head Coach for St. Mary’s High School in Rutherford, NJ, committed Identity Theft when she used the identity of someone other than herself when she submitted an application for a student loan in the amount of $35,300.00. The application indicated that someone other than Ms. Dressel was enrolled in Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ as a full time student for the academic year 2007-2008. Ms. Dressel received a check dated August 30, 2007 in the amount of $35,300.00 from Education Finance Partners. She deposited the check in her personal checking account on September 7, 2007. When the check was deposited into her account the account balance had a negative balance. On September 14, 2007 Ms. Dressel began using the proceeds to pay for her personal expenses. The investigation revealed that Ms. Kressaty, the former girls basketball Assistant Coach in Ms. Dressel’s basketball program at St. Mary’s High School and a teacher at the Shepard High School in Morristown, NJ obtained the personal identifying information of the third party and completed the fraudulent application.
Further investigation into Ms.Dressel’s bank records indicated that she had other large deposits into her personal checking account as follows:
January 31, 2008: $40,000.00
July 21, 2008: $20,372.00
September 16, 2008: $19,628.00
A subpoena was issued for deposit records which indicated that each of the deposits listed above were actually checks issued to Kerry Dressel from the Sallie Mae Tuition Answer Loan Program. Ms. Dressel’s personal checking account was in a negative balance each time she deposited the Sallie Mae Tuition Loan checks into her personal checking account.
Ms. Dressel, also a teacher at the Shepard High School in Morristown, NJ provided false information when she completed each of the three separate Sallie Mae Tuition Loan Applications listed above. She indicated that she was applying for the student loans in order to pay for advanced degrees at New Jersey City University and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Ms. Dressel did not receive advanced degrees from those institutions.
Ms. Dressel fraudulently received a total of $115,300.00 in student loans. She used the majority of the proceeds to pay her personal expenses. Additionally, she diverted approximately $30,000.00 to retain two of her key basketball players. In some instances, Dressel paid the players’ tuition to St. Mary’s High School and masked the source of the funds by diverting payments through third parties. At other times, she would issue checks directly to a parent of one of the players. This is in violation of the rules and regulations as set forth by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association which governs high school athletics.
Kerry Dressel was charged with violations of 2C:20-4 (a), Theft By Deception, 2C:21-17(a)(1), Identity Theft 2C:20-9, Theft By Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property Received.
Rachael Kressaty was charged with violations of 2C:20-4(a), Theft By Deception and 2C:5-2/2C:20-4(a), Conspiracy to commit Theft By Deception.
This investigation is still on-going.
Prosecutor Molinelli stated that the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
CHARGE INFORMATION FORM
DEFENDANT: Kerry Ann Dressel D.O.B.: 03/01/1966
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 353 Sussex Road, Wood-Ridge, NJ
MARITAL STATUS: Single
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Shepard High School
LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT:
PRESENT POSITION: Teacher
ARREST INFORMATION FUGITIVE: NON FUGITIVE: X
ORIGINATING AGENCY: Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
DATE AND TIME OF ARREST: June 29, 2009
AGENCIES EFFECTING ARREST: BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
CHARGE AND STATUTE CITATIONS
1. Theft By Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property Received: 2C:20-9
2. Theft By Deception: 2C:20-4(a)
3. Identity Theft: 2C:21-17.2(a)
ARRAIGNMENT INFORMATION
ARRAIGNMENT DATE: June 30, 2009 at 4:00 PM.
JUDGE: CENTRAL MUNICIPAL COURT.
BAIL AMOUNT & CONDITIONS: ROR
PRESENT STATUS: PENDING FIRST APPEARANCE.
PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR ASSIGNED: Sergeant Sylvia Presto
BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
CHARGE INFORMATION FORM
DEFENDANT: Rachael Kressaty D/O/B: 08/01/1981
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 155 Parish Drive, Wayne, NJ
MARITAL STATUS: Single
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Unemployed
ARREST INFORMATION FUGITIVE: NON FUGITIVE: X
ORIGINATING AGENCY: Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
DATE AND TIME OF ARREST: June 30, 2009
AGENCIES EFFECTING ARREST: BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
CHARGE AND STATUTE CITATIONS
1. Theft By Deception: 2C: 20-4 (a)
2. Conspiracy to Commit Theft By Deception and Theft By Deception: 2C:5-2/2C:20-4(a)
ARRAIGNMENT INFORMATION
ARRAIGNMENT DATE: July 2, 2009 at 9:00 am
JUDGE: CENTRAL MUNICIPAL COURT
BAIL AMOUNT & CONDITIONS: ROR
PRESENT STATUS: PENDING FIRST APPEARANCE
PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR ASSIGNED: SERGEANT SYLVIA PRESTO
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PRESS RELEASE
TO: ALL NEWS MEDIA
FROM: PROSECUTOR JOHN L. MOLINELLI
DATE: JULY 2, 2009
Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced the arrest of Jalil J. RABB on drug distribution charges. The arrest came about as a result of a week long investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Narcotic Task Force, under the direction of Chief Joseph Macellaro and the Paramus Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard Cary .
On Wednesday, July 01, 2009, Jalil RABB was arrested by members of the Narcotic Task Force and Paramus Police Department after distributing 1040 pills of suspected Ecstasy to an Undercover Detective of the Bergen County Narcotic Task Force for $ 3,640.00 dollars in Paramus, New Jersey. This estimated street value of the suspected Ecstasy is in excess of Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00.)
Prosecutor Molinelli states that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
CHARGE INFORMATION FORM
DEFENDANT: JALIL J. RABB DOB: 01-12-1984
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 16 SEYMOUR STREET MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY 07504
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: UNEMPLOYED
LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT: N/A
PRESENT POSITION: N/A
ARREST INFORMATION
FUGITIVE: NON-FUGITIVE: XXX
DATE & TIME OF ARREST: JULY 01, 2009 @ 6:55 PM
PLACE OF ARREST/TOWN: PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY
AGENCIES EFFECTING ARREST: NARCOTIC TASK FORCE / PARAMUS POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHARGE AND STATUTE CITATIONS
-ONE (1) COUNT OF NJS 2C:35-5A.(1)/5B.(1) DISTRIBUTION OF MDMA (ECSTASY) IN A QUANTITY GREATER THAN FIVE (5) OUNCES, A FIRST DEGREE CRIME
ARRAIGNMENT INFORMATION
ARRAIGNMENT DATE: JULY 02, 2009 @ 1:00 PM
JUDGE: HONORABLE LOUIS DINICE, CENTRAL MUNICIPAL COURT
BAIL AMOUNT & CONDITIONS: $ 100,000.00 NO 10% OPTION
PRESENT STATUS: BERGEN COUNTY JAIL
PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR ASSIGNED: PEREZ
CASE #: BCP0901804B
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PRESS RELEASE
TO: ALL NEWS MEDIA
FROM: PROSECUTOR JOHN L. MOLINELLI
DATE: JULY 2, 2009
Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced the arrest of thirty-nine (39) year old, Walter Cano, D.O.B. 8/23/1969, 99 Van Winkle Avenue, Wallington, New Jersey, on one (1) count of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact (Third Degree).
The arrest came about as a result of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit, under the direction of Chief Joseph Macellaro and the Wallington Police Department, under the direction of Captain Stanley Kisala.
On Tuesday, June 30, 2009, a fourteen (14) year old female disclosed to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Wallington Police Department that between August and September of 2008, in Wallington, New Jersey, Walter Cano sexually assaulted the victim.
Honorable George Savino, J.M.C., set bail for Walter Cano at $10,000.00 with no 10% cash option and no contact with the victim. Walter Cano was remanded to the Bergen County Jail in lieu of bail.
Prosecutor Molinelli states that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and would like to thank the Wallington Police Department for their assistance and cooperation in this investigation.
CHARGE INFORMATION FORM
DEFENDANT: Walter Cano DOB: 8/23/1969
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 99 Van Winkle Ave
Wallington, NJ 07057
MARITAL STATUS: Married
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: SMS, 119 Harrison Ave., Harrison, New Jersey-Office Manager
ARREST INFORMATION
FUGITIVE: NON FUGITIVE: X
ORIGINATING AGENCY: Wallington Police Department
DATE AND TIME OF ARREST: 06/30/2009 @ 10:00 p.m.
AGENCIES AFFECTING ARREST: Wallington Police Department
CHARGE AND STATUTE CITATIONS
2C:14-3A Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact (1 count) 3rd Degree
ARRAIGNMENT INFORMATION
ARRAIGNMENT DATE: Monday, July 13, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m.
JUDGE: Honorable Casmir Sondey, J.M.C.
BAIL AMOUNT & CONDITIONS: $10,000.00 with no 10% cash option
No contact with the victim and surrender Passport
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PRESS RELEASE
TO: ALL NEWS MEDIA
FROM: PROSECUTOR JOHN L. MOLINELLI
DATE: JULY 2, 2009
Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced the arrest of a 34 year-old man in connection with a hit and run motor vehicle collision. The charges came about as a result of a joint investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit (FAIU), under the direction of Chief Joseph Macellaro and the Englewood Police Department, under the direction of Chief Arthur O’Keefe.
On Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at approximately 6:15 p.m., the Englewood Police Department responded to a call relative to a pedestrian struck in an apparent hit and run collision near the intersection of Humphrey Street and W. Englewood Avenue in Englewood, NJ. According to witnesses on the scene, the driver of a dump truck pulling a flat bed construction trailer was driving east on W. Englewood Avenue when it struck the pedestrian who was attempting to enter her vehicle which was parked on the south side of W. Englewood Avenue. The pedestrian, identified as Seon H. Ya, age 54, was transported to the Hackensack University Medical Center where she remains in critical condition having suffered serious bodily injury. Following the collision, the driver left the scene.
On Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at approximately 12:15 p.m., the Englewood Police Department received information which led members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit (FAIU) and the Englewood Police Department to the location of a vehicle fitting the description of the truck and trailer involved in the hit and run collision. Upon closer inspection of the vehicles, officers observed damage to the dump truck and flat bed construction trailer consistent with the damage to Seon Ha’s vehicle. A subsequent check into the individual driving the truck and trailer on June 30, 2009, revealed that Miguel Castillo, age 34, date of birth: March 9, 1975, of 135 Beechwood Avenue, Bogota, NJ had been driving the vehicles that day. Miguel Castillo was located at a job site in Teaneck, NJ and subsequently placed under arrest. Miguel Castillo was charged with N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.1, Leaving the Scene of an Accident involving Serious Bodily Injury, a crime of third degree. Castillo was remanded to the Bergen County Jail Annex in lieu of $35,000.00 bail, no 10% option set by Englewood Municipal Court Judge James E. Dow, Jr., J.M.C.
As with all defendants, Mr. Castillo is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable.
Prosecutor Molinelli wishes to thank Chief O’Keefe of the Englewood Police Department for his officers’ fine police work.
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PRESS RELEASE
TO: ALL NEWS MEDIA
FROM: PROSECUTOR JOHN L. MOLINELLI
DATE: JUNE 30, 2009
Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced the arrest of Takuya Ichikawa, D.O.B.: 01/29/1988 of 565 Winterburn Grove, Cliffside Park, New Jersey, on Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Sexual Assault charges.
The arrest came about as a result of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit, under the direction of Chief Joseph Macellaro and the River Edge Police Department, under the direction of Chief Thomas Cariddi.
In June 2009, a seven (7) year old male disclosed to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit that while attending Kids International, Inc., a Japanese Cultural School held on Saturday’s at 109 Continental Avenue, River Edge, New Jersey, he was fondled on his genitalia over his clothes by his teacher, Takuya Ichikawa. The seven-year-old male additionally disclosed that he witnessed Ichikawa fondle the genitalia of other classmates while they were students in Ichikawa’s class at Kids International, Inc. These incidents took place on Saturdays between October of 2008 and April of 2009.
The other students, age six, were interviewed by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit. Two additional students disclosed that Ichikawa fondled their genitalia during the time they were students in his class at Kids International, Inc.
On Monday, June 29, 2009, Takuya Ichikawa was charged with three counts each of Sexual Assault (2nd degree crimes) and three counts each of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (3rd degree crimes). The Honorable Donald Venezia, J.S.C., set bail for Takuya Ichikawa at $75,000.00 with no 10% cash option and no contact with the victim and must surrender his passport as a condition of his bail. Takuya Ichikawa was served copies of his complaints and was transported to the Bergen County Jail in lieu of bail.
Prosecutor Molinelli states that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and would like to thank the River Edge Police Department for their assistance and cooperation in the investigation.
CHARGE INFORMATION FORM
DEFENDANT: Takuya Ichikawa DOB: 01/29/1988
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 565 Winterburn Grove, Cliffside Park, NJ
MARITAL STATUS: Single
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Matsuwa Market Place, Cook/Cashier, Edgewater, NJ
ARREST INFORMATION
FUGITIVE: NON FUGITIVE: X
ORIGINATING AGENCY: River Edge Police Department/Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office/DYFS - Institutional Abuse
DATE AND TIME OF ARREST: 06/29/2009 @ 6:00 p.m.
AGENCIES AFFECTING ARREST: Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office,
Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Squad, River Edge Police Department
CHARGE AND STATUTE CITATIONS
2C:24-4a Endangering the Welfare of a Child (3 counts) 3rd Degree
2C:14-2B Sexual Assault (3 counts) 2nd Degree
ARRAIGNMENT INFORMATION
ARRAIGNMENT DATE: July 7, 2009
JUDGE: Honorable Bruce Safro, J.M.C.
BAIL AMOUNT & CONDITIONS: $75,000.00 with no 10% cash option
No contact with the victims or victims’ family
Surrender passport as a condition of bail
Bail set by the Honorable Donald Venezia, J.S.C.
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