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The CEO of a Lyndhurst company that sold surveillance cameras to law enforcement agencies across New Jersey has been charged with sourcing the equipment from companies that were suspected of foreign intelligence gathering, and lying about it. Tamer Zakhary, 49, of Toms River, was charged with three counts of wire fraud and making false statements, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger’s office announced Thursday. Authorities alleged Zakhary sold $35 million worth of cameras and equipment manufactured by companies in China that were specifically banned by a defense law passed in 2018 because of con…

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