Criminal Law
Authorities Seek to Detain Father Charged in Alleged $100M Deli Scam, Son At Large
Federal authorities sought to detain one of the men charged in an alleged multiyear fraud scheme involving a neighborhood deli in a small New Jersey town, according to court records.
The man – Peter Coker Sr., 80 – was arrested Monday in North Carolina and then let go after the government agreed to the conditions surrounding his release. His son Peter Coker Jr., 53, was also charged. He is based in Hong Kong and remains at large.
Authorities also charged another North Carolina resident, James Patten, 63, on Monday. Both he and Coker Sr. are expected to appear in a New Jersey federal court at a yet-to-be-determined date.
