Burlington County Man Admits Possessing Destructive Devices

TRENTON, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing five destructive devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Jeremy Giliberti, 52, of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with possessing destructive devices.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

On July 26, 2023, Hamilton Township Police Division officers conducted a motor vehicle stop of Giliberti. During a subsequent search of Giliberti's vehicle, one of the officers found a duffle bag on the front passenger-side floor which contained four pipe bombs. Two of the devices were encased in 5-inch steel pipes and two of the devices were encased in cardboard tubing wrapped in duct tape. Following a search of Giliberti's residence, law enforcement recovered a fifth destructive device. All five of the devices contained numerous metal pellets, an explosive mixture, and a pyrotechnic fuse.

The charge of possession of a destructive device is punishable by a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 3, 2024.

U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Newark Field Division, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Ross A. Marchetti; members of the Hamilton Township Police Division, under the direction of Chief Kenneth R. DeBoskey; members of the New Jersey State Police Bomb Unit, under the direction of Col. Patrick J. Callahan; and members of the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri, with the investigation leading to today's plea.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracey Agnew of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Trenton.