A federal judge this afternoon revoked the bail of Solomon Dwek, remanding him to custody in connection to his Baltimore arrest two weeks ago on charges that he kept a rental car out for weeks after he was supposed to return it.
Federal judge revokes Solomon Dwek's bail after Baltimore arrest
Terrence T. McDonald • The Jersey Journal
A federal judge this afternoon revoked the bail of Solomon Dwek, remanding him to custody in connection to his Baltimore arrest two weeks ago on charges that he kept a rental car out for weeks after he was supposed to return it.
Prosecutors had suggested Dwek be committed to house arrest, but Judge Jose L. Lineras said Dwek is a “danger to the community” who needs to be behind bars.
Dwek is “a consummate defrauder and an extremely cunning liar,” Lineras said today after revoking Dwek’s bail. “He has defrauded by his own admission many of the people he came in contact with.”
During Dwek’s bail hearing this afternoon, FBI Special Agent Sean McCarhty testified that he discovered there was a warrant out for Dwek’s arrest earlier this month when he was reviewing the criminal backgrounds of potential witnesses in the corruption trial of former Secaucus mayor Dennis Elwell.
When McCarthy asked Dwek about the report, Dwek lied, saying he hadn’t rented the car, according to the FBI agent. Dwek also submitted a false affidavit to the Hertz Corporation regarding the rental car, the agent said.
Dwek, the son of a Deal, NJ rabbi, was arrested in 2006 in connection to a $50 million bank fraud. His cooperation with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in its Operation Bid Rig III investigation led to the July 2009 arrests of 46 public officials and politicians, including Elwell.