Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Laundering $175,000 In Cash In Bergen County
A 50-year-old gas station owner was charged with money laundering, following an investigation in Ridgefield Park.
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ — A 50-year-old gas station owner was arrested Thursday on a money laundering charge after a search of his Honda minivan in Ridgefield Park revealed he was transporting $175,036 in cash through Bergen County, Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a news release.
Sumit Balmukund Pandya, of Richmond, Virginia, was charged with second-degree money laundering derived from criminal activity, and remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending his first court appearance.
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