Fall Harvest Festival at The Historic Village at Allaire to Celebrate Fall Traditions

WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – On September 21 and 22, The Historic Village at Allaire will host its annual Fall Harvest Festival, offering a throwback to the harvest season. Families can enjoy a wide range of activities, including an apple cider pressing, an apple pie baking contest, live music, craft booths and free glitter tattoos. Visitors can also enjoy blacksmithing, carpentry and fiber arts demonstrations, while village residents walk through the area to bring the historic atmosphere to life.

The event will feature live animals, games, and tours of the village’s historic buildings, while the bakery and general store will offer delicious fall treats. Admission is $5-$10, providing an affordable and educational day for the whole family in a beautifully preserved 19th-century setting.

Hair Testing Company CEO Sentenced for Defrauding 88,000 Customers of $5.9 Million

NEW YORK — Kyle Tsui, the former CEO of a company that sold fake allergy and sensitivity tests, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for orchestrating a fraud that defrauded more than 88,000 customers of $5.9 million, according to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. The sentence by U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas followed Tsui’s guilty plea to charges of wire and mail fraud.

Tsui, 41, was extradited from Spain in November 2023 on charges stemming from a scheme that spanned from September 2018 to April 2019. Tsui falsely advertised its “highly rated” testing services, which allegedly included analyzing hair samples to determine sensitivity to 800 different food and environmental substances.

In reality, Tsui ordered his employees to throw away samples without conducting lab analysis, and customers were given fictitious results.

Tsui paid more than $4.1 million in pre-sentence forfeitures, which will be used to compensate fraud victims. In addition to his prison sentence, Tsui was ordered to serve a year of supervised release.

“Tsui defrauded tens of thousands of innocent victims whose health was put at risk because of false allergy and sensitivity test results,” said U.S. Attorney Williams. “Today’s sentencing — and the recovery of all the money Tsui stole — sends a message that brazen schemes like Tsui’s do not generate profits.”

Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in the investigation, including the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and international authorities.
Maryland Man Sentenced for Selling Fake Nursing Diplomas, Licenses

GREENBELT, Md. — A Maryland man has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for his role in a fraud scheme that involved the sale of fake nursing degrees, transcripts and licenses that allowed unauthorized individuals to obtain employment in the health care industry. Ejike Asiegbunam, 55, of Upper Marlboro, Md., was also ordered to forfeit more than $1.6 million in profits he made in the fraud, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron.

Asiegbunam operated a fake institution, Nursing School 2, and conspired with others between January 2018 and June 2021 to sell fake nursing credentials to individuals in Maryland and elsewhere. These buyers paid between $15,000 and $22,000 for the fake documents, which claimed they had completed required courses, including nursing degrees, without attending classes or performing clinical assignments.

In addition, Asiegbunam conspired with Johanah Napoleon, a Florida resident, to sell fake RN degrees from Palm Beach School of Nursing to individuals in Maryland and New York. Asiegbunam was paid a percentage of tuition fees for recruiting students.

By facilitating the issuance of fake nursing licenses, the program potentially created risks for patients by allowing unqualified individuals to work as nurses without proper training. Asiegbunam will be required to serve two years of parole after completing his prison sentence.
New York man pleads guilty to kidnapping and forcing sister into marriage in Yemen

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Waleed Abughanem, 32, of Lackawanna, N.Y., pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary imprisonment for his role in a conspiracy to kidnap his sister and force her into an arranged marriage in Yemen. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced the guilty plea Wednesday, which could result in a sentence of up to three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorneys Charles M. Kruly and Maeve E. Huggins, the victim, Abughanem’s sister, fled to Guadalajara, Mexico, in September 2021, fearing her family would pressure her into entering into an arranged marriage without her consent. Despite assurances from her father, Khaled Abughanem, and brother, Adham Abughanem, that she could marry her fiancé if she returned to the U.S., the family instead locked her in their Lackawanna home upon their return.

In October 2021, Khaled and Adham Abughanem convinced the victim to travel to Egypt with them under false pretenses and then took her to Yemen, where she was held against her will for more than a year. Waleed Abughanem knew about the plan and drove the victim to the airport, knowing she would be forced into an arranged marriage. He later traveled to Yemen, where he helped monitor her and lied to U.S. Customs and Border Protection about her whereabouts, claiming she was in the U.S.

The victim was held against her will in Yemen from October 2021 until her release in April 2023. The case is part of an ongoing investigation into forced marriages and international kidnappings.