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An Essex County jury convicted a man charged in a 2009 fatal stabbing in Newark, 15 years after he fled to the Dominican Republic, prosecutors said Friday. A jury in state Superior Court in Newark on Wednesday found Cesar Campos guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and aggravated manslaughter, both first-degree crimes, plus related weapons charges, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens’ office announced. Campos, 49, who lived in Newark at the time of the incident, was charged with fatally stabbing Ricky Lauracuent outside the Pink Cat Lounge at the corner of Park Avenue and North 13th Str…

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