A jury in Newark federal court began deliberating Wednesday afternoon in the case of a Paterson police sergeant who authorities accuse of being the leader of a rogue group of cops who robbed residents under his supervision. Michael Cheff, who is currently suspended with pay from the department, faces charges of conspiring to deprive an individual of civil rights under the color of law and falsifying a police report followinghis arrest in 2020. The government’s case hinges on the testimony of the five former Paterson police officers — Matthew Torres, Jonathan Bustios, Daniel Pent, Frank Toledo …